ESS vs SOM Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - Match 65

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Last Updated on Sep 24, 2025 03:00 PM
ESS vs SOM Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Essex vs Somerset Cricket Match Previews

County Championship Division One 2025

ESS 99/3 (18.1)

SOM 99/10 (33.3)

ESS 438/10 (106)

SOM 433/10 (122.2)

Essex won by 7 wkts

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Charlie Allison* 32344294.11764705882352
Matthew Critchley19243079.16666666666666
BowlersOMRWECO
Jake Ball* 4.103017.2
Lewis Gregory924324.78

Last Wicket: Paul Walter c Gregory b Jake Ball 30(31) - 56/3 in 10.1 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Essex won by 7 wkts
Somerset 1st Innings 433-10 (122.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Archie Vaughan
c Paul Walter b Jamie Porter
8
19
1
0
42.11
Joshua F Thomas
b Jamie Porter
86
127
14
1
67.72
Lammonby
lbw b Charlie Bennett
47
129
3
0
36.43
James Rew (wk)
c (sub)Simon Fernandes b D Bracewell
74
115
8
0
64.35
Kohler-Cadmore
c (sub)Simon Fernandes b D Bracewell
6
8
1
0
75.00
Goldsworthy
c Charlie Allison b Charlie Bennett
100
193
14
0
51.81
Kasey Aldridge
c (sub)Simon Fernandes b Jamie Porter
5
16
1
0
31.25
Craig Overton
b Harmer
60
70
11
0
85.71
Jack Leach
c (sub)Simon Fernandes b Charlie Bennett
14
44
1
0
31.82
L Gregory (c)
c Jamie Porter b Harmer
9
11
0
1
81.82
Jake Ball
not out
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
23
 (b 8, lb 8, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total
433
 (10 wkts, 122.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
20-1 (Archie Vaughan, 6.4), 141-2 (Joshua F Thomas, 40.5), 167-3 (Lammonby, 49.6), 184-4 (Kohler-Cadmore, 52.4), 274-5 (James Rew, 81.2), 281-6 (Kasey Aldridge, 86.2), 379-7 (Craig Overton, 105.5), 412-8 (Jack Leach, 116.5), 425-9 (L Gregory, 119.6), 433-10 (Goldsworthy, 122.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Jamie Porter
27
8
66
3
0
0
2.40
D Bracewell
22
2
87
2
2
0
4.00
Harmer
25
2
65
2
0
0
2.60
Charlie Bennett
16.2
1
73
3
2
1
4.50
Noah Thain
19
1
78
0
2
0
4.10
Critchley
13
1
48
0
0
0
3.70
Essex 1st Innings 438-10 (106 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Elgar
lbw b Kasey Aldridge
118
227
17
1
51.98
Paul Walter
c Goldsworthy b Craig Overton
158
167
21
3
94.61
Harmer
c Kasey Aldridge b Craig Overton
12
22
3
0
54.55
Westley (c)
c Joshua F Thomas b Craig Overton
7
11
1
0
63.64
Charlie Allison
b Craig Overton
27
59
4
0
45.76
Critchley
lbw b L Gregory
29
54
4
0
53.70
Michael Pepper (wk)
lbw b Craig Overton
17
24
2
0
70.83
Noah Thain
not out
15
28
2
0
53.57
D Bracewell
c (sub)Ben Green b Craig Overton
0
18
0
0
0.00
Charlie Bennett
c and b Jack Leach
22
26
5
0
84.62
Jamie Porter
c Joshua F Thomas b Jack Leach
6
4
0
1
150.00
Extras
27
 (b 8, lb 11, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
Total
438
 (10 wkts, 106 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
277-1 (Paul Walter, 60.2), 295-2 (Harmer, 66.4), 307-3 (Westley, 70.1), 319-4 (Elgar, 73.2), 369-5 (Charlie Allison, 88.1), 379-6 (Critchley, 91.5), 393-7 (Michael Pepper, 94.4), 399-8 (D Bracewell, 98.5), 432-9 (Charlie Bennett, 105.2), 438-10 (Jamie Porter, 105.6)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Craig Overton
27
5
88
6
0
0
3.30
Jake Ball
16
3
59
0
0
0
3.70
Archie Vaughan
15
2
59
0
0
0
3.90
L Gregory (c)
22.2
2
87
1
6
0
3.90
Lammonby
3
0
17
0
2
0
5.70
Jack Leach
8
1
47
2
0
0
5.90
Kasey Aldridge
14.4
1
62
1
0
0
4.20
Somerset 2nd Innings 99-10 (33.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Archie Vaughan
b Jamie Porter
8
21
2
0
38.10
Joshua F Thomas
lbw b Jamie Porter
39
65
7
0
60.00
Lammonby
lbw b Charlie Bennett
0
5
0
0
0.00
James Rew (wk)
c Noah Thain b Charlie Bennett
19
19
4
0
100.00
Kohler-Cadmore
b D Bracewell
0
4
0
0
0.00
Goldsworthy
b Harmer
19
58
1
0
32.76
Kasey Aldridge
c (sub)Simon Fernandes b Jamie Porter
0
5
0
0
0.00
Craig Overton
lbw b Jamie Porter
2
6
0
0
33.33
Jack Leach
run out (Charlie Allison/(sub)Simon Fernandes)
1
7
0
0
14.29
L Gregory (c)
not out
2
3
0
0
66.67
Jake Ball
b Harmer
1
8
0
0
12.50
Extras
8
 (b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
99
 (10 wkts, 33.3 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
22-1 (Archie Vaughan, 6.3), 23-2 (Lammonby, 7.6), 59-3 (James Rew, 13.6), 60-4 (Kohler-Cadmore, 14.5), 89-5 (Joshua F Thomas, 26.1), 89-6 (Kasey Aldridge, 26.6), 91-7 (Craig Overton, 28.6), 95-8 (Jack Leach, 31), 97-9 (Goldsworthy, 31.6), 99-10 (Jake Ball, 33.3)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Jamie Porter
12
5
18
4
0
0
1.50
D Bracewell
7
1
33
1
0
0
4.70
Charlie Bennett
10
2
36
2
0
0
3.60
Noah Thain
2
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
Harmer
1.3
0
2
2
0
0
1.30
Critchley
1
0
2
0
0
0
2.00
Essex 2nd Innings 99-3 (18.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Paul Walter
c L Gregory b Jake Ball
30
31
3
0
96.77
Dean Elgar
lbw b L Gregory
0
1
0
0
0.00
Tom Westley (c)
c James Rew b L Gregory
13
21
2
0
61.90
Charlie Allison
not out
32
34
4
2
94.12
Matthew Critchley
not out
19
24
3
0
79.17
Extras
5
 (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
99
 (3 wkts, 18.1 Ov)
Did not Bat
Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk) , Noah Thain , Simon Harmer , Doug Bracewell , Charlie Bennett , Jamie Porter
Fall of Wickets
2-1 (Dean Elgar, 1.1), 30-2 (Tom Westley, 5.5), 56-3 (Paul Walter, 10.1)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Craig Overton
5
0
25
0
0
0
5.00
Lewis Gregory (c)
9
2
43
2
4
0
4.80
Jake Ball
4.1
0
30
1
0
0
7.20
Match Info
Match
ESS vs SOM, 66th Match, County Championship Division One 2025
Date
-
Toss
Somerset won the toss and opt to bat
Time
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires
Nigel Llong, Russell Warren
Match Referee
Wayne Noon
Essex Squad
Playing
Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Tom Westley (c), Charlie Allison, Matthew Critchley, Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk), Noah Thain, Simon Harmer, Doug Bracewell, Charlie Bennett, Jamie Porter
Bench
Mackenzie Jones, Robin Das, Jordan Cox, Sam James Cook, Shane Snater
Support Staff
Somerset Squad
Playing
Archie Vaughan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Lammonby, James Rew (c), Lewis Goldsworthy, Kasey Aldridge, Joshua F Thomas, Lewis Gregory (wk), Craig Overton, Jack Leach, Jake Ball
Bench
Ben Green, Finley James Hill, Alfie Ogborne, Migael Pretorius, Tom Abell
Support Staff

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ESS vs SOM Match Prediction, County Championship Division One 2025, Essex vs Somerset Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

ESS vs SOM (Essex vs Somerset) Match Details

Match Essex vs Somerset (ESS vs SOM)
League County Championship Division One 2025
Date Wednesday, 24th September 2025
Time 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT)

ESS vs SOM Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

ESS vs SOM Match Venue: County Ground Chelmsford, Chelmsford, England

ESS vs SOM Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.

ESS vs SOM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Chelmsford, GB will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 17°C on the match day with 57% humidity and 26.5 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 73% chances of precipitation during the game.

ESS vs SOM (Essex vs Somerset) Playing 11

Essex (ESS) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Paul Walter, 2. Matt Critchley, 3. Tom Westley(C), 4. Charles Allison, 5. Michael Pepper(WK), 6. Noah Thain, 7. Dean Elgar, 8. Simon Harmer, 9. Jamie Porter, 10. Shane Snater, 11. Charlie Edward Bennett

Somerset (SOM) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Tom Kohler Cadmore(WK), 2. Archie Vaughan, 3. Tom Lammonby, 4. James Rew(WK), 5. Tom Banton, 6. Lewis Goldsworthy, 7. Kasey Aldridge, 8. Joshua Thomas, 9. Craig Overton, 10. Lewis Gregory(C), 11. Jack Leach

Essex vs Somerset (ESS vs SOM) Match Preview

ESS vs SOM Match Preview: Essex will lock horns against Somerset in County Championship Division One 2025 on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 03:30 PM IST.

Somerset

Essex (ESS) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Robin Das and Matt Critchley will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
  • Robin Das was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Tom Westley will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Charles Allison and Luc Benkenstein will strengthen the middle order for Essex.
  • Tom Westley will lead the Essex as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Simon Fernandes will do the Wicket Keeping for Essex.

Spin Bowlers

  • Luc Benkenstein and Tom Westley will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Shane Snater and Charlie Edward Bennett will lead the pace attack of his team.

Somerset (SOM) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Tom Kohler Cadmore and Archie Vaughan will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
  • Tom Kohler Cadmore was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Tom Lammonby will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • James Rew and Tom Abell will strengthen the middle order for Somerset.
  • Lewis Gregory will lead the Somerset as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Tom Kohler Cadmore will do the Wicket-Keeping for Somerset. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Spin Bowlers

  • Jack Leach will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Ben Green and Kasey Aldridge will lead the pace attack of his team.

Essex vs Somerset (ESS vs SOM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

ESS vs SOM Match Prediction: Somerset has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, SOM will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

ESS vs SOM County Championship Division One 2025 Match Expert Advice: Luc Benkenstein will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Shane Snater will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

ESS vs SOM Head to Head

ESS vs SOM Head to Head Records: Essex vs Somerset have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Essex have won 0 whereas Somerset have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
ESS0 Won
SOM0 Won

Live Telecast

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POINTS TABLE - English County Championship

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1Leicestershire1277400205
DDWLW
2Surrey1240800186
LWDDW
3Nottinghamshire1251060186
WDDDD
4Glamorgan1252500180
LWWDD
5Somerset1242600163
DDWDD
6Warwickshire1231800159
DDWDD
7Derbyshire1222800153
DDLLD
8Middlesex1244400150
DLWWL
9Gloucestershire1213800146
DDLDD
10Essex1223700140
DDWLW
11Lancashire1223700139
LLWWD
12Sussex1234500138
DLLDD
13Northamptonshire1224600137
DDLDW
14Yorkshire1234500135
DWDWD
15Hampshire1222800132
DDDDD
16Durham1225500126
DLLDD
17Kent1225500109
DDLDD
18Worcestershire121740088
LDLDL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: County Championship Division One 2025 Schedule

Recent Forms: 4761, Cricket, ESS vs SOM

SOM - D D W D D
ESS - D D W L W

ESS vs SOM Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

ESS vs SOM Winning Prediction

  1. Somerset looks more strong as compared to Essex, Make a 7-4 combination in favour of Somerset

ESS vs SOM Small League Must Picks:

ESS - Luc Benkenstein [0 points], Shane Snater [0 points]
SOM - James Rew [196 points], Jack Leach [118 points]

ESS vs SOM Grand League Risky Picks:

ESS - Nick Browne [0 points], Charlie Edward Bennett [0 points]
SOM - Josh Davey [0 points], Kasey Aldridge [0 points]

ESS vs SOM Death Over Bowlers:

ESS - Shane Snater
SOM - Kasey Aldridge

Essex (ESS) Key Players

  • Noah Thain [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Jamie Porter [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
  • Matt Critchley [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
  • Simon Harmer [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Paul Walter [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Dean Elgar [PTs: 0, CR: 9]

Somerset (SOM) Key Players

  • Lewis Gregory [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Tom Banton [37*]
  • Archie Vaughan [PTs: 45, CR: 6]
  • Joshua Thomas [PTs: 46, CR: 5.5]
  • Lewis Goldsworthy [PTs: 66, CR: 7.5]
  • Tom Lammonby [PTs: 70, CR: 8]

ESS vs SOM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Matt Critchley [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
  • Paul Walter [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Archie Vaughan [PTs: 45, CR: 6]
  • Joshua Thomas [PTs: 46, CR: 5.5]
  • Tom Lammonby [PTs: 70, CR: 8]

ESS vs SOM Injury / Unavailability

Essex Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Somerset Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

ESS vs SOM Live Stream

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ESS vs SOM match will be live telecast on FanCode.

ESS vs SOM Cricket Match Highlights

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Essex vs Somerset (ESS vs SOM) Squads

Essex (ESS) Squad: Simon Harmer, Michael Pepper(WK), Nick Browne, Tom Westley(C), Samuel Cook, Jamie Porter, Paul Walter, Shane Snater, Robin Das, Luc Benkenstein, Matt Critchley, Adam Rossington(WK), Jamal Richards, Noah Thain, Charles Allison, Mackenzie Jones, Jordan Cox(WK), Dean Elgar, Simon Fernandes(WK), Charlie Edward Bennett

Somerset (SOM) Squad: Ben Green, Lewis Gregory(C), Tom Banton, Tom Abell, Tom Lammonby, Josh Davey, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Kasey Aldridge, Lewis Goldsworthy, Will Smeed, James Rew(WK), Andrew Umeed, Alfie Ogborne, Joshua Thomas, Sean Dickson, Tom Kohler Cadmore(WK), JT Langridge, Fin Hill, Jake Ball, Archie Vaughan, James Theedom, Migael Pretorius, Thomas Rew(WK), Kian Roberts

ESS vs SOM Experts Team

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ESS vs SOM SL Team

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