RESULT

GLA vs ESS Scorecard, County Championship Division One, 24 September, 2026, Sophia Gardens & Match Stats

GLA

505/10 (157.1 ov)

ESS

129/10 (45.1 ov) & 351/6 (85.3 ov)

Match Drawn

Glamorgan 1st Inning

505/10 (157.1 ov)

RR 3.21

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zain c G Bell b Z Akhter	37	73	5	0	50.68
Asa Tribe c G Bell b Z Akhter	184	383	20	0	48.04
Kiran Carlson b MJJ Critchley	107	158	13	0	67.72
Benjamin Kellaway lbw b MJJ Critchley	2	22	0	0	9.09
Colin Ingram c D Elgar b Z Akhter	42	100	6	0	42.00
Billy Root c PI Walter b SR Harmer	59	88	7	0	67.05
Chris Cooke c G Bell b S Cook	20	45	1	1	44.44
Mason Crane c G Bell b Z Akhter	7	11	1	0	63.64
Daniel Douthwaite c J Auld b Z Akhter	21	45	2	1	46.67
Timm van der Gugten lbw b S Cook	0	2	0	0	0.00
Raymond Toole Not out	5	16	1	0	31.25
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 9, w 7, nb 0, p 0)	21
TOTAL (3.21 RUNS PER OVER)	505/10 (157.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 76-1 (Zain, 23.3 ov), 254-2 (Kiran Carlson, 73.1 ov), 260-3 (Benjamin Kellaway, 79.2 ov), 348-4 (Colin Ingram, 109.2 ov), 451-5 (Billy Root, 136.4 ov), 451-6 (Asa Tribe, 137.4 ov), 461-7 (Mason Crane, 141.2 ov), 490-8 (Chris Cooke, 151.1 ov), 490-9 (Timm van der Gugten, 151.3 ov), 505-10 (Daniel Douthwaite, 157.1 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Samuel Cook	29	5	56	2	1	1.93
Jack Auld	24	1	87	0	1	3.63
Zaman Akhter	23.1	6	107	5	1	4.62
Paul Walter	3	0	13	0	0	4.33
Simon Harmer	41	8	115	1	0	2.80
Matt Critchley	31	4	95	2	0	3.06
Tom Westley	6	0	18	0	0	3.00

Essex 1st Inning

129/10 (45.1 ov)

RR 2.86

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar c CB Cooke b T Gugten	2	11	0	0	18.18
Paul Walter c CA Ingram b R Toole	0	18	0	0	0.00
Tom Westley lbw b ZU Hassan	23	33	5	0	69.70
Charles Allison b ZU Hassan	15	27	2	0	55.56
Matt Critchley lbw b R Toole	21	58	4	0	36.21
Noah Thain b ZU Hassan	1	4	0	0	25.00
George Bell lbw b T Gugten	12	25	2	0	48.00
Simon Harmer b ZU Hassan	35	51	6	0	68.63
Zaman Akhter b R Toole	9	18	1	0	50.00
Samuel Cook c KS Carlson b ZU Hassan	8	19	1	0	42.11
Jack Auld Not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	3
TOTAL (2.86 RUNS PER OVER)	129/10 (45.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 2-1 (Dean Elgar, 2.5 ov), 6-2 (Paul Walter, 5.6 ov), 36-3 (Charles Allison, 13.3 ov), 41-4 (Tom Westley, 15.4 ov), 47-5 (Noah Thain, 17.3 ov), 73-6 (George Bell, 25.2 ov), 100-7 (Matt Critchley, 33.1 ov), 118-8 (Zaman Akhter, 39.1 ov), 128-9 (Samuel Cook, 43.1 ov), 129-10 (Simon Harmer, 45.1 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Timm van der Gugten	15	5	56	2	3.73
Raymond Toole	15	7	21	3	1.40
Zain	8.1	3	14	5	1.71
Benjamin Kellaway	3	0	20	0	6.67
Mason Crane	4	0	15	0	3.75

Essex 2nd Inning

351/6 (85.3 ov)

RR 4.11

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter b ZU Hassan	15	34	1	0	44.12
Dean Elgar lbw b B Kellaway	108	181	15	0	59.67
Tom Westley lbw b B Kellaway	65	141	8	0	46.10
Charles Allison c AM Tribe b MS Crane	42	45	7	1	93.33
Matt Critchley lbw b MS Crane	20	27	3	1	74.07
Noah Thain Not out	21	27	2	1	77.78
George Bell lbw b T Gugten	66	58	11	0	113.79
Simon Harmer Not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 11, w 1, nb 2, p 0)	14
TOTAL (4.11 RUNS PER OVER)	351/6 (85.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 31-1 (Paul Walter, 11.5 ov), 197-2 (Tom Westley, 58.4 ov), 204-3 (Dean Elgar, 60.4 ov), 259-4 (Matt Critchley, 69.6 ov), 266-5 (Charles Allison, 71.3 ov), 351-6 (George Bell, 84.5 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Zaman Akhter, Samuel Cook, Jack Auld

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Timm van der Gugten	15	5	50	1	0	0	3.33
Raymond Toole	13.3	1	61	0	0	0	4.52
Zain	15	3	47	1	0	0	3.13
Daniel Douthwaite	14	2	61	0	1	1	4.36
Mason Crane	14	0	58	2	0	0	4.14
Benjamin Kellaway	12	1	59	2	0	0	4.92
Kiran Carlson	2	0	4	0	0	0	2.00

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: County Championship Division One
DATE & TIME: Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 03:00 PM
TOSS: Essex elected to bowl
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Batting ConditionAverage