County Championship Division One 2026
Surrey vs Essex, 15th Match
Match drawn
Surrey (SUR)
409/10 (117.1 ov)
302/2 (85.6 ov)
Essex (ESS)
472/10 (156.3 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division One 2026
- Match
- 15th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Kennington Oval, London, England
- Toss
- Surrey opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Jack Shantry, Martin Saggers
- Match referee
- Phil Whitticase
Playing XI
Surrey
- Rory Burns (c) · WK-Batsman
- Dominic Sibley · Batsman
- Jamie Smith · WK-Batsman
- Ollie Pope · WK-Batsman
- Dan Lawrence · Batting Allrounder
- Ben Foakes (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Jordan Clark · Bowling Allrounder
- Tom Lawes · Bowling Allrounder
- Sean Abbott · Bowler
- Gus Atkinson · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Fisher · Bowler
Essex
- Dean Elgar · Batsman
- Paul Walter · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Westley (c) · Batsman
- Charlie Allison · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Critchley · Batting Allrounder
- Michael Pepper (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Noah Thain · Bowling Allrounder
- Simon Harmer · Bowler
- Shane Snater · Bowler
- Sam Cook · Bowler
- Jamie Porter · Bowler
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Foakes b Jordan Clark | 92 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Paul Walter | lbw b Sean Abbott | 101 | 184 | 14 | 0 | 54.89 |
| Tom Westley | b Tom Lawes | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Charlie Allison | lbw b Fisher | 40 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 59.7 |
| Matthew Critchley | c Rory Burns b Tom Lawes | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Michael Pepper | b Gus Atkinson | 17 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 48.57 |
| Noah Thain | c Jamie Smith b Dan Lawrence | 64 | 126 | 12 | 0 | 50.79 |
| Simon Harmer | lbw b Sean Abbott | 41 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 54.67 |
| Shane Snater | c Rory Burns b Dan Lawrence | 17 |
Surrey innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | c Michael Pepper b Jamie Porter | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dominic Sibley | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 101 | 283 | 8 | 0 | 35.69 |
| Jamie Smith | c Michael Pepper b Snater | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15.62 |
| Ollie Pope | c and b Jamie Porter | 69 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 52.67 |
| Dan Lawrence | c Sam Cook b Noah Thain | 125 | 204 | 15 | 2 | 61.27 |
| Ben Foakes | b Critchley | 33 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Jordan Clark | lbw b Critchley | 43 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 71.67 |
| Tom Lawes | c and b Harmer | 36 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 50.7 |
| Sean Abbott | c Critchley b Harmer | 8 |
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | lbw b Gus Atkinson | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8.11 |
| Dean Elgar | not out | 107 | 238 | 10 | 1 | 44.96 |
| Tom Westley | c D Sibley b Dan Lawrence | 136 | 169 | 22 | 2 | 80.47 |
| Charlie Allison | not out | 35 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| Matthew Critchley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noah Thain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simon Harmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Snater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |