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Somerset vs Essex Scorecard, County Championship Division One 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 20 August 2026
Somerset batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JT  Joshua Thomasb Shane Snater |
110 | 162 | 15 | 1 | 67.9 |
 Tom Lammonbyb Samuel Cook |
20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 95.2 |
 Lewis Goldsworthyc Michael Pepper b James Porter |
16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 51.6 |
 Henry Nichollsb Samuel Cook |
96 | 191 | 13 | 0 | 50.3 |
 Tom Abellb Shane Snater |
65 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 52.4 |
| JR James Rew (wk)not out |
74* | 127 | 10 | 0 | 58.3 |
 Jake Ballb Samuel Cook |
3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| AV Archie Vaughanb James Porter |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Lewis Gregory (c)lbw b Shane Snater |
11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.3 |
 Jack Leachc James Porter b Samuel Cook |
5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 |
 Migael Pretoriuslbw b Matthew Critchley |
48 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 21 (b 4, lb 15, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 469 (all out, 127.5 ov) | ||||
1-34 Tom Lammonby 5.4 ov, 2-94 Lewis Goldsworthy 17.4 ov, 3-213 Joshua Thomas 55.3 ov, 4-312 Henry Nicholls 81.4 ov, 5-348 Tom Abell 94.3 ov, 6-352 Jake Ball 98.6 ov, 7-353 Archie Vaughan 99.5 ov, 8-382 Lewis Gregory 108.1 ov, 9-397 Jack Leach 113.3 ov, 10-469 Migael Pretorius 127.5 ov
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  James Porter1 nb |
27 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 2.59 |
 Samuel Cook |
29 | 5 | 92 | 4 | 3.17 |
 Shane Snater |
26 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 3.69 |
 Simon Harmer |
31 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 4.00 |
| NT Noah Thain |
2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
 Matthew Critchley |
11.5 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4.56 |
 Tom Westley |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, bowl
- Start
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:00 UK
- Competition
- County Championship Division One 2026
Somerset vs Essex Questions
When is Somerset vs Essex?
Somerset vs Essex starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Thursday 20 August 2026, at The Cooper Associates County Ground, St James Street, Taunton, part of County Championship Division One 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Somerset vs Essex head to head?
The Somerset vs Essex head to head is level at 4-4 from 10 FirstClass meetings, with 2 draws, and the latest, on 20 August 2026 at The Cooper Associates County Ground, was won by Somerset.
What is Somerset's recent form?
Somerset have won 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first D L W W D; most recently they drew with Surrey on 24 Sep, 731 to 422 & 127/5.
What is Essex's recent form?
Essex have won 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first D L L L D; most recently they drew with Glamorgan on 24 Sep, 129 & 351/6 to 505.
What is a good score at The Cooper Associates County Ground?
A good first-innings score at The Cooper Associates County Ground is around 316, the average over its last 30 FirstClass matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.