RESULT

WAR vs ESS Scorecard, County Championship Division One, 17 April, 2026, Edgbaston & Match Stats

WAS

190/10 (64.5 ov) & 220/10 (62.2 ov)

ESS

205/10 (73.5 ov) & 164/10 (64.2 ov)

Warwickshire won by 41 runs

Warwickshire 1st Inning

190/10 (64.5 ov)

RR 2.93

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Robert Yates c PI Walter b JA Porter	8	12	1	0	66.67
Alex Davies c MKS Pepper b JA Porter	0	1	0	0	0.00
Dan Mousley lbw b JA Porter	10	33	2	0	30.30
Sam Hain Not out	88	179	11	2	49.16
Beau Webster b S Snater	14	17	2	0	82.35
Ed Barnard lbw b Z Akhter	9	27	2	0	33.33
Zen Malik lbw b JA Porter	4	21	1	0	19.05
Jordan Thompson c PI Walter b S Cook	13	11	2	0	118.18
Keith Barker c S Snater b Z Akhter	22	48	2	0	45.83
Ethan Bamber c MKS Pepper b S Snater	0	7	0	0	0.00
Nathan Gilchrist b S Cook	7	35	1	0	20.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 6, w 3, nb 2, p 0)	15
TOTAL (2.93 RUNS PER OVER)	190/10 (64.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-1 (Alex Davies, 0.2 ov), 12-2 (Robert Yates, 4.2 ov), 25-3 (Dan Mousley, 10.4 ov), 48-4 (Beau Webster, 17.2 ov), 65-5 (Ed Barnard, 23.5 ov), 96-6 (Zen Malik, 32.1 ov), 113-7 (Jordan Thompson, 35.4 ov), 144-8 (Keith Barker, 48.1 ov), 145-9 (Ethan Bamber, 49.5 ov), 190-10 (Nathan Gilchrist, 64.5 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Jamie Porter	20	3	59	4	1	0	2.95
Samuel Cook	18.5	7	38	2	0	2	2.02
Shane Snater	12	3	34	2	0	0	2.83
Zaman Akhter	13	3	47	2	0	1	3.62
Simon Harmer	1	0	2	0	0	0	2.00

Essex 1st Inning

205/10 (73.5 ov)

RR 2.78

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar c RM Yates b ER Bamber	7	25	1	0	28.00
Paul Walter c D Mousley b ER Bamber	46	97	7	0	47.42
Luc Benkenstein c AL Davies b KHD Barker	1	7	0	0	14.29
Charles Allison lbw b NN Gilchrist	44	94	8	0	46.81
Samuel Cook c RM Yates b NN Gilchrist	19	46	3	0	41.30
Matt Critchley c Z Malik b ER Bamber	11	18	0	0	61.11
Michael-Kyle Pepper c BJ Webster b NN Gilchrist	0	2	0	0	0.00
Simon Harmer b NN Gilchrist	48	91	6	2	52.75
Shane Snater lbw b EG Barnard	8	42	1	0	19.05
Zaman Akhter b KHD Barker	4	14	0	0	28.57
Jamie Porter Not out	1	9	0	0	11.11
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 11, w 1, nb 4, p 0)	16
TOTAL (2.78 RUNS PER OVER)	205/10 (73.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 18-1 (Dean Elgar, 9.2 ov), 19-2 (Luc Benkenstein, 10.4 ov), 103-3 (Paul Walter, 33.1 ov), 127-4 (Charles Allison, 42.3 ov), 136-5 (Samuel Cook, 46.4 ov), 136-6 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 46.6 ov), 144-7 (Matt Critchley, 49.6 ov), 173-8 (Shane Snater, 62.6 ov), 186-9 (Zaman Akhter, 67.5 ov), 205-10 (Simon Harmer, 73.5 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Keith Barker	17	8	37	2	2	1	2.18
Ethan Bamber	20	3	44	3	0	0	2.20
Ed Barnard	17	7	38	1	0	0	2.24
Jordan Thompson	10	0	35	0	0	0	3.50
Nathan Gilchrist	9.5	0	40	4	0	0	4.07

Warwickshire 2nd Inning

220/10 (62.2 ov)

RR 3.53

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Robert Yates c CW Allison b S Snater	22	56	4	0	39.29
Alex Davies c SR Harmer b S Cook	5	17	0	0	29.41
Dan Mousley c L Benkenstein b S Cook	0	5	0	0	0.00
Sam Hain c SR Harmer b S Cook	0	5	0	0	0.00
Beau Webster b S Cook	91	123	16	0	73.98
Ed Barnard c PI Walter b S Snater	17	25	4	0	68.00
Zen Malik c CW Allison b JA Porter	21	47	3	0	44.68
Jordan Thompson c PI Walter b SR Harmer	7	19	1	0	36.84
Keith Barker c MKS Pepper b S Cook	11	24	2	0	45.83
Ethan Bamber Not out	19	25	3	0	76.00
Nathan Gilchrist b S Snater	17	28	2	1	60.71
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	10
TOTAL (3.53 RUNS PER OVER)	220/10 (62.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 14-1 (Alex Davies, 5.5 ov), 14-2 (Dan Mousley, 7.4 ov), 14-3 (Sam Hain, 9.3 ov), 58-4 (Robert Yates, 16.6 ov), 94-5 (Ed Barnard, 26.2 ov), 144-6 (Zen Malik, 40.3 ov), 153-7 (Jordan Thompson, 45.1 ov), 177-8 (Beau Webster, 52.2 ov), 188-9 (Keith Barker, 54.2 ov), 220-10 (Nathan Gilchrist, 62.2 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Jamie Porter	13	8	31	1	2.38
Samuel Cook	15	3	58	5	3.87
Shane Snater	9.2	4	15	3	1.61
Zaman Akhter	7	1	41	0	5.86
Simon Harmer	18	3	65	1	3.61

Essex 2nd Inning

164/10 (64.2 ov)

RR 2.55

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Samuel Cook c JA Thompson b KHD Barker	14	25	3	0	56.00
Dean Elgar lbw b KHD Barker	0	7	0	0	0.00
Paul Walter c KHD Barker b EG Barnard	8	45	1	0	17.78
Charles Allison b KHD Barker	0	3	0	0	0.00
Matt Critchley c D Mousley b ER Bamber	4	5	1	0	80.00
Luc Benkenstein b ER Bamber	39	93	8	0	41.94
Michael-Kyle Pepper c RM Yates b KHD Barker	9	41	1	0	21.95
Simon Harmer c RM Yates b BJ Webster	32	57	4	0	56.14
Shane Snater c AL Davies b JA Thompson	11	36	2	0	30.56
Zaman Akhter c SR Hain b BJ Webster	35	68	7	0	51.47
Jamie Porter Not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 6, w 3, nb 2, p 0)	12
TOTAL (2.55 RUNS PER OVER)	164/10 (64.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 15-1 (Dean Elgar, 5.1 ov), 16-2 (Samuel Cook, 5.3 ov), 16-3 (Charles Allison, 5.6 ov), 21-4 (Matt Critchley, 8.2 ov), 58-5 (Paul Walter, 19.3 ov), 80-6 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 35.3 ov), 82-7 (Luc Benkenstein, 36.6 ov), 112-8 (Shane Snater, 46.4 ov), 163-9 (Simon Harmer, 62.1 ov), 164-10 (Zaman Akhter, 64.2 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Ethan Bamber	16	4	57	2	0	1	3.56
Keith Barker	17	5	29	4	0	1	1.71
Nathan Gilchrist	7	2	31	0	1	0	4.42
Ed Barnard	11	6	12	1	0	0	1.09
Jordan Thompson	8	3	24	1	0	0	3.00
Beau Webster	4.2	2	4	2	0	0	0.92
Robert Yates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00

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

Match Information

SERIES: County Championship Division One
DATE & TIME: Friday, April 17, 2026 · 03:30 PM
TOSS: Essex elected to bowl
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
UMPIRES: Ben Debenham (England), Richard Kettleborough (England)
MATCH REFEREE: Dean Cosker (England)

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