Blossoming Sam Cook goes against the grain in grim draw for Essex at Worcestershire
Neither side can avoid stalemate on a pitch suffering from winter floods and chilly spring
29/04Result
Group 1, County Championship at Worcester, Apr 29-May 2 2021
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![Essex]( "Essex")
561/8d -
![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
364 & 129/2 (57 ov) (f/o)
29/04Result
Group 1, County Championship at Worcester, Apr 29-May 2 2021
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![Essex]( "Essex")
561/8d -
![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
364 & 129/2 (57 ov) (f/o)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
29,30 April, 1, 2 May 2021 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Essex 12, Worcestershire 11
Scorecard Summary
ESSEX 561/8d (174 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Alastair Cook115 (263)
- Tom Westley113 (256)
- Brett D'Oliveira3/147 (46)
- Alzarri Joseph2/92 (24)
WORCESTERSHIRE 364 (138.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Daryl Mitchell67 (141)
- Brett D'Oliveira67 (150)
- Simon Harmer4/85 (49)
- Sam Cook4/60 (29)
WORCESTERSHIRE 129/2 f/o (57 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Tom Fell35 (102)
- Jake Libby*52 (139)
- Tom Westley0/2 (2)
- Sam Cook2/7 (11)
END OF OVER:57 | 1 Run | WORCS: 128/2
- Jake Libby52 (139b)
- Gareth Roderick13 (71b)
- Simon Harmer24-8-34-0
- Dan Lawrence4-0-19-0
56.6
0
Harmer to Libby, no run,
56.5
1
Harmer to Roderick, 1 run,
56.4
0
Harmer to Roderick, no run,
56.3
0
Harmer to Roderick, no run,
56.2
0
Harmer to Roderick, no run,
56.1
0
Harmer to Roderick, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBlossoming Sam Cook goes against the grain in grim draw for Essex at Worcestershire
Neither side can avoid stalemate on a pitch suffering from winter floods and chilly spring
Daryl Mitchell, Brett D'Oliveira, Tom Fell marshall Worcestershire roadblock
Simon Harmer takes three but Essex face battle to force home advantage
Tom Westley grinds Worcestershire once more as pitch battle ensues
Lifeless surface leaves Essex facing tough victory push despite mountain of runs
Alastair Cook finds his old self at New Road as Essex take a grip
First hundred of the season for former England captain steers visitors
County Championship
| Division 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| LANCS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| WARKS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| HANTS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| YORKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ESSEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| GLOUC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| DURH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| NHNTS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| SUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| GLAM | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Division 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KENT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| MIDDX | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| WORCS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| LEICS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| DERBS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| SUSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
| WARKS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
| DURH | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| ESSEX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
| WORCS | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
| DERBS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
| HANTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
| GLOUC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| SUR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
| LEICS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
| MIDDX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| Group 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| LANCS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
| YORKS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| GLAM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
| NHNTS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| KENT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
| SUSS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |