County Championship Division One 2026
Warwickshire vs Essex, 12th Match
Day 4: 2nd Session - Essex need 43 runs
Warwickshire (WARKS)
190/10 (64.5 ov)
220/10 (62.2 ov)
Essex (ESS)
205/10 (73.5 ov)
163/8 (60.6 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division One 2026
- Match
- 12th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
- Toss
- Essex opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Ben Debenham, Richard Kettleborough
- Match referee
- Dean Cosker
Playing XI
Warwickshire
- Alex Davies (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Robert Yates · Batsman
- Dan Mousley · Batting Allrounder
- Sam Hain · Batsman
- Zen Malik · Batsman
- Ed Barnard (c) · Bowling Allrounder
- Beau Webster · Batting Allrounder
- Jordan Thompson · Bowling Allrounder
- Keith Barker · Bowler
- Ethan Bamber · Bowler
- Nathan Gilchrist · Bowler
Essex
- Dean Elgar · Batsman
- Paul Walter · Batting Allrounder
- Luc Benkenstein · Batting Allrounder
- Charlie Allison · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Critchley · Batting Allrounder
- Michael Pepper (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Simon Harmer · Bowler
- Shane Snater · Bowler
- Zaman Akhter · Bowler
- Sam Cook (c) · Bowler
- Jamie Porter · Bowler
Warwickshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Yates | c Paul Walter b Jamie Porter | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Alex Davies | c Michael Pepper b Jamie Porter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Mousley | lbw b Jamie Porter | 10 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 30.3 |
| Sam Hain | batting | 88 | 179 | 11 | 2 | 49.16 |
| Beau Webster | b Snater | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Ed Barnard | lbw b Zaman Akhter | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Zen Malik | lbw b Jamie Porter | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Jordan Thompson | c Paul Walter b Sam Cook | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Keith Barker | c Snater b Zaman Akhter | 22 |
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Robert Yates b Ethan Bamber | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Paul Walter | c Mousley b Ethan Bamber | 46 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 47.42 |
| Luc Benkenstein | c Alex Davies b K Barker | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Charlie Allison | lbw b Nathan Gilchrist | 44 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 46.81 |
| Sam Cook | c Robert Yates b Nathan Gilchrist | 19 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 41.3 |
| Matthew Critchley | c Zen Malik b Ethan Bamber | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Michael Pepper | c Webster b Nathan Gilchrist | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | b Nathan Gilchrist | 48 | 91 | 6 | 2 | 52.75 |
| Shane Snater | lbw b Ed Barnard |
Warwickshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Yates | c Charlie Allison b Snater | 22 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Alex Davies | c Harmer b Sam Cook | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Dan Mousley | c Luc Benkenstein b Sam Cook | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hain | c Harmer b Sam Cook | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Webster | b Sam Cook | 91 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 73.98 |
| Ed Barnard | c Paul Walter b Snater | 17 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 68 |
| Zen Malik | c Charlie Allison b Jamie Porter | 21 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 44.68 |
| Jordan Thompson | c Paul Walter b Harmer | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Keith Barker | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook |
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | c J Thompson b K Barker | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| Dean Elgar | lbw b K Barker | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | c K Barker b Ed Barnard | 8 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 17.78 |
| Charlie Allison | b K Barker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | c Mousley b Ethan Bamber | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Luc Benkenstein | b Ethan Bamber | 39 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 41.94 |
| Michael Pepper | c Robert Yates b K Barker | 9 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 21.95 |
| Simon Harmer | batting | 29 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 70.73 |
| Shane Snater | c Alex Davies b J Thompson | 11 |