- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR82.2 Lovely length with the new ball, swinging back in and clean through Browne as he loses his off stump. Fine knock 220/188.4 A rare error from Cook as he drives loosely outside off, and feathers a nick to the keeper 241/2102.3 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 288/592.5 shoulders arms as the ball nips back, and up goes the finger! A short stay for Lawrence 257/393.5 slides onto the back foot, pinned by one that keeps low, and Porter receives the slowest of slow deaths from the umpire 262/4158.5 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 514/9121.2 nibble off a good length and beats the outside edge! Stevens strikes to break a key stand 353/6145.1 round the wicket, pushed across Wheater, who has a hack with flat feet and chops onto his own stumps 447/7149.3 attempted whip across the line, out comes his off stump 469/8153.5 short, swivels into a pull, straight at short midwicket 489/9Extras31 (b 4, lb 10, nb 16, w 1)TOTAL514 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Bird 28 7 85 3 3.03 0 0 ME Milnes 29 7 88 0 3.03 0 0 NN Gilchrist 27 3 98 3 3.62 0 6 DI Stevens 24 7 44 1 1.83 0 0 MR Quinn 28 3 90 2 3.21 0 0 TS Muyeye 17.5 1 68 1 3.81 1 0 DJ Bell-Drummond 5 0 27 0 5.40 0 2
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR90.3 keeps a touch low perhaps, from round the wicket, and bursts through Compton's previously resolute defences. A fine knock 280/37.1 Wicket-to-wicket line, pinned on the knee. That's plumb 36/150.6 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 157/2105.6 two for Critchley! Similar delivery to his first wicket, full length, pinned on the pad by another googly. Canny bowling 318/4125.4 nibbles outside off, and Stevens falls to a snick to slip. The Essex Murali strikes! 400/5Extras58 (b 17, lb 7, nb 32, w 2)TOTAL581 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Porter 29 9 91 0 3.13 0 3 SJ Cook 32 10 63 2 1.96 0 2 MT Steketee 29 7 96 0 3.31 1 9 S Snater 24 7 68 0 2.83 0 2 MJJ Critchley 46 9 114 4 2.47 0 0 DW Lawrence 24.3 2 98 3 4.00 1 0 AN Cook 1 0 8 0 8.00 0 0 T Westley 2 0 19 0 9.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras1 (b 1)TOTAL68/1d (22 Overs, RR: 3.09)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Nick Browne, 6.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB NN Gilchrist 4 1 6 1 1.50 0 0 TS Muyeye 11 2 33 0 3.00 0 0 MR Quinn 4 0 15 0 3.75 0 0 BG Compton 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kent , elected to field first
Season
Match days
7,8,9,10 April 2022 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Essex 12, Kent 12
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
- Batting and bowling points: Essex 4, Kent 4
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