• BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    107
    253
    329
    13
    0
    42.29
    82.2 Lovely length with the new ball, swinging back in and clean through Browne as he loses his off stump. Fine knock 220/1
    88.4 A rare error from Cook as he drives loosely outside off, and feathers a nick to the keeper 241/2
    102.3 extra lift off the deck outside off, hint of away movement, and a firm snick to the keeper as Westley is lured outside his eyeline! Bird strikes again, on a pitch that seems livelier this morning 288/5
    92.5 shoulders arms as the ball nips back, and up goes the finger! A short stay for Lawrence 257/3
    93.5 slides onto the back foot, pinned by one that keeps low, and Porter receives the slowest of slow deaths from the umpire 262/4
    132
    179
    268
    13
    2
    73.74
    158.5 attempted back-foot dab, opening the face for a run through third man, and it's all over for Critchley as he under-edges onto his middle stump 514/9
    121.2 nibble off a good length and beats the outside edge! Stevens strikes to break a key stand 353/6
    145.1 round the wicket, pushed across Wheater, who has a hack with flat feet and chops onto his own stumps 447/7
    149.3 attempted whip across the line, out comes his off stump 469/8
    153.5 short, swivels into a pull, straight at short midwicket 489/9
    not out
    11
    19
    18
    0
    0
    57.89
    Extras
    31 (b 4, lb 10, nb 16, w 1)
    TOTAL
    514 all out (158.5 Overs, RR: 3.23)
    Fall of wickets: 1-220 (Nick Browne, 82.2 ov), 2-241 (Alastair Cook, 88.4 ov), 3-257 (Dan Lawrence, 92.5 ov), 4-262 (Jamie Porter, 93.5 ov), 5-288 (Tom Westley, 102.3 ov), 6-353 (Adam Rossington, 121.2 ov), 7-447 (Adam Wheater, 145.1 ov), 8-469 (Shane Snater, 149.3 ov), 9-489 (Mark Steketee, 153.5 ov), 10-514 (Matt Critchley, 158.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JM Bird2878533.0300
    ME Milnes2978803.0300
    NN Gilchrist2739833.6206
    DI Stevens2474411.8300
    MR Quinn2839023.2100
    TS Muyeye17.516813.8110
    DJ Bell-Drummond502705.4002
  • BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    129
    289
    370
    19
    0
    44.63
    90.3 keeps a touch low perhaps, from round the wicket, and bursts through Compton's previously resolute defences. A fine knock 280/3
    7.1 Wicket-to-wicket line, pinned on the knee. That's plumb 36/1
    50.6 The new boy makes the breakthrough! Looped up on a very full length, looks like the googly, and Muyeye is pinned on the shin to end an enterprising stand 157/2
    c Critchley b Lawrence
    129
    332
    429
    15
    0
    38.85
    105.6 two for Critchley! Similar delivery to his first wicket, full length, pinned on the pad by another googly. Canny bowling 318/4
    125.4 nibbles outside off, and Stevens falls to a snick to slip. The Essex Murali strikes! 400/5
    c sub b Critchley
    67
    184
    216
    7
    1
    36.41
    b Critchley
    9
    23
    29
    2
    0
    39.13
    not out
    53
    46
    58
    6
    2
    115.21
    c SJ Cook b Lawrence
    4
    4
    13
    1
    0
    100.00
    absent hurt
    -
    Extras
    58 (b 17, lb 7, nb 32, w 2)
    TOTAL
    581 all out (187.3 Overs, RR: 3.09)
    Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 7.1 ov), 2-157 (Tawanda Muyeye, 50.6 ov), 3-280 (Ben Compton, 90.3 ov), 4-318 (Ollie Robinson, 105.6 ov), 5-400 (Darren Stevens, 125.4 ov), 6-475 (Jordan Cox, 165.4 ov), 7-494 (Nathan Gilchrist, 172.6 ov), 8-558 (Matt Milnes, 184.5 ov), 9-581 (Matt Quinn, 187.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JA Porter2999103.1303
    SJ Cook32106321.9602
    MT Steketee2979603.3119
    S Snater2476802.8302
    MJJ Critchley46911442.4700
    DW Lawrence24.329834.0010
    AN Cook10808.0000
    T Westley201909.5000

Close of Play

  • Thu, 7 Apr - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 272/4 (T Westley 28*, MJJ Critchley 4*, 96 ov)
  • Fri, 8 Apr - day 2 - Kent 1st innings 122/1 (BG Compton 47*, TS Muyeye 43*, 33 ov)
  • Sat, 9 Apr - day 3 - Kent 1st innings 405/5 (JM Cox 100*, ME Milnes 2*, 129 ov)
  • Sun, 10 Apr - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 68/1d (22 ov) - end of match

Match Notes