Essex finish season with comfortable win as Allison shines again
Fourth-innings chase completed in an hour and a quarter on final morning
24/09Result
66th Match, County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Sep 24-27 2025
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
433 & 99 -
![Essex]( "Essex")
438 & 99/3 (18.1 ov)
24/09Result
66th Match, County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Sep 24-27 2025
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
433 & 99 -
![Essex]( "Essex")
438 & 99/3 (18.1 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Somerset , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.40, Close 17.30
Match days
24,25,26,27 September 2025 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Essex 22, Somerset 6
Scorecard Summary
SOMERSET 433 (122.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Lewis Goldsworthy100 (193)
- Joshua Thomas86 (127)
- Jamie Porter3/66 (27)
- Charlie Bennett3/73 (16.2)
ESSEX 438 (106 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Dean Elgar118 (227)
- Paul Walter158 (167)
- Jack Leach2/47 (8)
- Craig Overton6/88 (27)
SOMERSET 99 (33.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- James Rew19 (19)
- Joshua Thomas39 (65)
- Simon Harmer2/2 (1.3)
- Jamie Porter4/18 (12)
ESSEX 99/3 (18.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Paul Walter30 (31)
- Charlie Allison*32 (34)
- Lewis Gregory2/43 (9)
- Jake Ball1/30 (4.1)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsEssex finish season with comfortable win as Allison shines again
Fourth-innings chase completed in an hour and a quarter on final morning
Jamie Porter rips through fragile Somerset, puts Essex on course for win
Somerset skittled for second-innings 99, leaving Essex with 95 target
Walter rallies Essex in reponse to Somerset's 433
Opener hits 158 off 167 balls as hosts edge closer to mathematical safety
Somerset young guns drive agenda as Essex toil for points
Rew, Thomas impress with bat as Tom Abell sits out for mandatory concussion protocol
