15/09Result

61st Match, County Championship Division One at Birmingham, Sep 15-18 2025

EssexEssexESS
325/5 (104 ov)
WarwickshireWarwickshireWAR

Match drawn

15/09Result

61st Match, County Championship Division One at Birmingham, Sep 15-18 2025

EssexEssexESS
325/5 (104 ov)
WarwickshireWarwickshireWAR

Match drawn

Day 4

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Essex all but seal Division One status with watery draw at Edgbaston

Visitors take 10 points to virtually confirm safety going into final round of Championship season

Day 2

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Allison leads Essex march with safety in sight

Charlie Allison's 98 heads impressive collective effort while Michael Pepper remains 54 not out

Essex INNINGS		R	B
D Elgar	caught	48	111
PI Walter	caught wk	25	31
T Westley	bowled	25	102
CWJ Allison	caught	98	175
MJJ Critchley	caught wk	47	64
MS Pepper	not out	54	94
NRM Thain	not out	18	47
SR Harmer
CE Bennett
DAJ Bracewell
JA Porter
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 5, w 1)
TOTAL	325 (5 wkts; 104 ovs)

Warwickshire BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
ER Bamber	21.0	6	52	2	2.47
OJ Hannon-Dalby	19.0	6	38	0	2
NN Gilchrist	19.0	2	70	2	3.68	(1w)
EG Barnard	17.0	5	41	0	2.41
MG Booth	17.0	2	68	1	4
RM Yates	5.0	0	19	0	3.8
DR Mousley	6.0	0	28	0	4.66

Essex 1st innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	51	D Elgar	PI Walter
2nd	45	T Westley	D Elgar
3rd	15	T Westley	CWJ Allison
4th	98	MJJ Critchley	CWJ Allison
5th	77	MS Pepper	CWJ Allison
6th	39	MS Pepper	NRM Thain

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	14	7	1	6	224
SUR	14	5	1	8	208
SOM	14	4	3	7	181
SUS	14	4	4	6	172
WAR	14	3	2	9	172
ESS	14	3	3	8	172
YOR	14	4	4	6	168
HAM	14	2	3	9	145
DUR	14	2	6	6	144
WOR	14	1	8	5	103