- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras26 (b 1, lb 6, nb 16, w 3)TOTAL451/5d (97.4 Overs, RR: 4.61)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Alastair Cook, 8.6 ov), 2-308 (Tom Westley, 75.6 ov), 3-319 (Paul Walter, 78.1 ov), 4-330 (Matt Critchley, 79.4 ov), 5-424 (Nick Browne, 93.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WA Agar 23 9 67 2 2.91 0 3 NN Gilchrist 25 2 139 0 5.56 2 3 C McKerr 18 1 84 2 4.66 0 0 JDM Evison 16 1 76 0 4.75 0 0 Hamidullah Qadri 12 1 45 0 3.75 0 1 JA Leaning 3.4 0 33 1 9.00 1 1
20/04Result
County Championship Division One at Canterbury, Apr 20-23 2023
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![Essex]( "Essex")
451/5d -
![Kent]( "Kent")
342/7 (78 ov)
20/04Result
County Championship Division One at Canterbury, Apr 20-23 2023
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![Essex]( "Essex")
451/5d -
![Kent]( "Kent")
342/7 (78 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras9 (lb 3, nb 6)TOTAL342/7 (78 Overs, RR: 4.38)Fall of wickets: 1-162 (Ben Compton, 30.3 ov), 2-212 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 40.6 ov), 3-228 (Jack Leaning, 48.4 ov), 4-267 (Jordan Cox, 57.4 ov), 5-268 (Sam Billings, 58.3 ov), 6-288 (Zak Crawley, 63.1 ov), 7-326 (Hamidullah Qadri, 73.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Porter 14 2 57 1 4.07 0 1 S Snater 13 3 39 0 3.00 0 0 BMJ Allison 7 0 38 0 5.42 0 0 DAJ Bracewell 9 0 52 1 5.77 0 0 SR Harmer 31 3 141 4 4.54 0 0 MJJ Critchley 4 0 12 1 3.00 0 2
Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
20,21,22,23 April 2023 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Essex 12, Kent 8
Close of Play
- Thu, 20 Apr - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 164/1 (NLJ Browne 54*, T Westley 71*, 42 ov)
- Fri, 21 Apr - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 289/1 (NLJ Browne 105*, T Westley 138*, 74 ov)
- Sat, 22 Apr - day 3 - Kent 1st innings 342/7 (JDM Evison 38*, C McKerr 4*, 78 ov)
- Sun, 23 Apr - day 4 - no play
Match Notes
- Kent 1st innings
- Batting and bowling points: Essex 5, Kent 2
Match Coverage
All Match NewsZak Crawley finds his zone for Kent to enliven impending stalemate
Opener makes 170, his highest score for Kent but draw looms with bad weather lurking
Tom Westley, Nick Browne hundreds drive Essex between the showers
Limited play frustrates visitors as Kent struggle to make inroads in 32 overs of action
Wes Agar shines on Kent debut as Essex batters pile on the gloom for hosts
Unbeaten Tom Westley, Nick Browne dominate rain-hit day after Alastair Cook's flying start
