- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras19 (lb 19)TOTAL380 all out (115.1 Overs, RR: 3.29)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Jake Libby, 9.4 ov), 2-60 (Samit Patel, 19.3 ov), 3-113 (Chris Nash, 31.1 ov), 4-235 (Billy Root, 67.1 ov), 5-257 (Riki Wessels, 77.4 ov), 6-309 (Ross Taylor, 92.4 ov), 7-312 (Tom Moores, 96.3 ov), 8-341 (Matthew Carter, 105.6 ov), 9-362 (Luke Fletcher, 112.4 ov), 10-380 (Matt Milnes, 115.1 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (b 6, lb 2, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL206 all out (59.3 Overs, RR: 3.46)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Varun Chopra, 4.5 ov), 2-19 (Tom Westley, 7.5 ov), 3-26 (Dan Lawrence, 12.5 ov), 4-80 (Alastair Cook, 30.6 ov), 5-124 (Adam Wheater, 40.2 ov), 6-125 (Simon Harmer, 41.2 ov), 7-130 (Matt Coles, 42.4 ov), 8-156 (Ravi Bopara, 47.2 ov), 9-185 (Neil Wagner, 51.2 ov), 10-206 (Matt Quinn, 59.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB LJ Fletcher 16 5 43 4 2.68 0 1 ME Milnes 9 1 20 1 2.22 0 0 M Carter 15.3 8 34 4 2.19 0 0 HF Gurney 13 0 68 1 5.23 1 0 SR Patel 6 0 33 0 5.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras24 (b 8, lb 8, nb 6, w 2)TOTAL266 all out (72.1 Overs, RR: 3.68)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Chris Nash, 5.6 ov), 2-35 (Matt Milnes, 15.1 ov), 3-83 (Samit Patel, 27.1 ov), 4-87 (Ross Taylor, 29.3 ov), 5-95 (Jake Libby, 32.4 ov), 6-123 (Riki Wessels, 42.5 ov), 7-143 (Billy Root, 49.2 ov), 8-178 (Luke Fletcher, 58.5 ov), 9-208 (Matthew Carter, 63.4 ov), 10-266 (Tom Moores, 72.1 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (lb 2, nb 4)TOTAL139 all out (58.5 Overs, RR: 2.36)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Alastair Cook, 1.4 ov), 2-15 (Varun Chopra, 3.3 ov), 3-31 (Tom Westley, 10.5 ov), 4-86 (Dan Lawrence, 30.1 ov), 5-94 (Ravi Bopara, 37.3 ov), 6-94 (Jamie Porter, 38.2 ov), 7-114 (Simon Harmer, 44.1 ov), 8-129 (Adam Wheater, 46.5 ov), 9-133 (Matt Coles, 47.4 ov), 10-139 (Neil Wagner, 58.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB LJ Fletcher 11 5 28 2 2.54 0 1 ME Milnes 20 7 44 4 2.20 0 1 HF Gurney 14 3 43 2 3.07 0 0 M Carter 9 4 21 0 2.33 0 0 SR Patel 4.5 3 1 2 0.20 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Nottinghamshire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
20,21,22,23 June 2018 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Nottinghamshire 23, Essex 3
Close of Play
- Wed, 20 Jun - day 1 - Nottinghamshire 1st innings 311/6 (TJ Moores 28*, LJ Fletcher 2*, 96 ov)
- Thu, 21 Jun - day 2 - Nottinghamshire 2nd innings 35/1 (JD Libby 20*, ME Milnes 3*, 12 ov)
- Fri, 22 Jun - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 88/4 (RS Bopara 33*, JA Porter 0*, 35 ov)
- Sat, 23 Jun - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 139 (58.5 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNottinghamshire stroll derails Essex's title defence
Essex won the Championship by a distance last summer, but their defence faltered again with their second successive home defeat
Injured Moores launches six-hitting blitz
Tom Moores, batting with a runner, struck 27 off one over from Simon Harmer as his do-or-die innings turned the match in Nottinghamshire's favour
Offspinner Matt Carter impresses again as Nottinghamshire take control
After dismissing the reigning champions for 206 to lead by 174 runs on first innings, Notts decided against enforcing the follow-on
Ross Taylor's hundred makes it Nottinghamshire's day
Taylor is playing his penultimate red-ball game for the county and guided Notts into a dominant position with a 208-ball 146