County Championship Division Two 2026
Worcestershire vs Gloucestershire, 31st Match
Worcestershire won by 5 wkts
Worcestershire (WORCS)
289/10 (105.6 ov)
185/10 (81.1 ov)
Gloucestershire (GLOUCS)
388/10 (148.4 ov)
87/5 (25.1 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 31st Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- New Road, Worcester, England
- Toss
- Gloucestershire opt to bat
- Umpires
- Simon Widdup, Steve OShaughnessy
- Match referee
- Jason Swift
Playing XI
Worcestershire
- Daniel Lategan · Batsman
- Jake Libby · Batsman
- Gareth Roderick (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Adam Hose · Batsman
- Brett DOliveira (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Matthew Waite · Bowler
- Ethan Brookes · Bowling Allrounder
- Tom Taylor · Bowling Allrounder
- Beyers Swanepoel · Bowler
- Ben Allison · Bowler
- Fateh Singh · Bowler
Gloucestershire
- Cameron Bancroft (c) · WK-Batsman
- Joe Phillips · Batsman
- Tommy Boorman · Batsman
- Miles Hammond · Batsman
- James Bracey (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Jack Taylor · Batting Allrounder
- Graeme van Buuren · Batting Allrounder
- Daaryoush Ahmed ·
- Kristian Clarke · Bowler
- Luke Charlesworth · Bowler
- Will Williams · Bowler
Gloucestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | c G Roderick b Beyers Swanepoel | 52 | 130 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
| Joe Phillips | c Jake Libby b Ben Allison | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Tommy Boorman | c Daniel Lategan b Tom Taylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Miles Hammond | not out | 139 | 309 | 18 | 0 | 44.98 |
| James Bracey | c G Roderick b Beyers Swanepoel | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Graeme van Buuren | c Daniel Lategan b Fateh Singh | 23 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 40.35 |
| Jack Taylor | c Ethan Brookes b Ben Allison | 21 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Kristian Clarke | c G Roderick b Beyers Swanepoel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daaryoush Ahmed |
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | lbw b Will Williams | 33 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Jake Libby | lbw b Will Williams | 29 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 38.16 |
| Gareth Roderick | b Daaryoush Ahmed | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22.58 |
| Adam Hose | b Luke Charlesworth | 52 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 42.98 |
| Brett DOliveira | c Bancroft b Gv Buuren | 52 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 34.67 |
| Ethan Brookes | c James Bracey b Kristian Clarke | 66 | 233 | 6 | 0 | 28.33 |
| Ben Allison | c Bancroft b Gv Buuren | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Matthew Waite | lbw b M Hammond | 63 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | st James Bracey b Gv Buuren |
Gloucestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | c Ben Allison b Matthew Waite | 56 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 38.62 |
| Joe Phillips | c Ethan Brookes b Beyers Swanepoel | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Tommy Boorman | lbw b Fateh Singh | 28 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 25.93 |
| Miles Hammond | c and b Fateh Singh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bracey | lbw b Matthew Waite | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme van Buuren | b Matthew Waite | 32 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 64 |
| Jack Taylor | b Fateh Singh | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Kristian Clarke | c and b Fateh Singh | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Daaryoush Ahmed | c Ethan Brookes b Fateh Singh |
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | c Bancroft b Gv Buuren | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Libby | c Bancroft b Gv Buuren | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.73 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | c Tommy Boorman b Gv Buuren | 35 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 92.11 |
| Gareth Roderick | not out | 24 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Adam Hose | c Bancroft b Kristian Clarke | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brett DOliveira | c James Bracey b Gv Buuren | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Ethan Brookes | not out | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Matthew Waite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Taylor | 0 | 0 |