Essex pad out their Group One lead as lbws abound in three-day thumping of Durham
One of the world's most boring records takes Essex closer to shot at title defence
27/05Result
Group 1, County Championship at Chester-le-Street, May 27-29 2021
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![Essex]( "Essex")
182 & 301 -
![Durham]( "Durham")
99 & 189 (87 ov)
27/05Result
Group 1, County Championship at Chester-le-Street, May 27-29 2021
-
![Essex]( "Essex")
182 & 301 -
![Durham]( "Durham")
99 & 189 (87 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Durham , elected to field first
Season
Match days
27,28,29 May 2021 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Points
Essex 19, Durham 3
Scorecard Summary
ESSEX 182 (62.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Pepper92 (167)
- Paul Walter28 (67)
- Chris Rushworth4/32 (16)
- Ben Raine4/45 (14.2)
DURHAM 99 (47.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ned Eckersley16 (45)
- Cameron Bancroft20 (67)
- Jamie Porter3/27 (12.4)
- Sam Cook4/38 (21)
ESSEX 301 (89.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ryan ten Doeschate55 (104)
- Adam Wheater81 (132)
- Ben Raine5/64 (23.5)
- Brydon Carse3/69 (15)
DURHAM 189 (87 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Alex Lees48 (119)
- Michael Jones35 (126)
- Peter Siddle3/47 (23)
- Jamie Porter4/31 (19)
END OF OVER:87 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | DURH: 183/9
- Chris Rushworth5 (11b)
- Jamie Porter19-9-31-4
- Sam Cook19-7-39-2
86.6
W
Porter to Potts, OUT,
MJ Potts b Porter 11 (39m 33b 0x4 1x6) SR: 33.33
86.5
6
Porter to Potts, SIX,
86.4
0
Porter to Potts, no run,
86.3
0
Porter to Potts, no run,
86.2
0
Porter to Potts, no run,
86.1
0
Porter to Potts, no run,
Match Coverage
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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 |