BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Green	b SJ Cook	24	66	90	3	0	36.36

Tom Lammonby	lbw b SJ Cook	0	3	8	0	0	0.00

Tom Abell (c)	c †Wheater b Beard	19	43	58	4	0	44.18

Eddie Byrom	lbw b SJ Cook	117	217	312	16	0	53.91

George Bartlett	c AN Cook b Porter	12	47	62	1	0	25.53

Steven Davies †	c †Wheater b SJ Cook	27	39	65	5	0	69.23

Craig Overton	lbw b Porter	66	136	156	9	0	48.52

Lewis Gregory	lbw b SJ Cook	9	10	16	0	1	90.00

Josh Davey	not out	17	38	45	3	0	44.73
Jack Leach	lbw b Harmer	3	13	33	0	0	23.07

Jack Brooks	b Harmer	0	1	3	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 1, lb 4, nb 2)	7
TOTAL	102 Ov (RR: 2.95)	301
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tom Lammonby, 1.3 ov), 2-34 (Tom Abell, 15.2 ov), 3-52 (Ben Green, 20.4 ov), 4-94 (George Bartlett, 36.3 ov), 5-139 (Steven Davies, 51.2 ov), 6-266 (Craig Overton, 90.4 ov), 7-270 (Eddie Byrom, 91.6 ov), 8-279 (Lewis Gregory, 93.5 ov), 9-301 (Jack Leach, 101.5 ov), 10-301 (Jack Brooks, 101.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	29	9	85	2	2.93	132	12	0	0	0
36.3 to GA Bartlett, driven, edged, gone! The pressure finally tells as Bartlett drives with stiff hands at a full length delivery, and Sir Alastair Cook's bucket hands are waiting as he crouches at first slip! That's the impact of maiden, after maiden, after maiden.. 94/4 90.4 to C Overton, huge appeal and gone! Porter slides one a touch fuller, straight as a die as ever, Overton's big stride was true, but too gallumphing for that length. Up goes the finger, and the new ball strikes immediately. 266/6
Sam Cook	32	10	76	5	2.37	157	11	1	0	0
1.3 to TA Lammonby, an inswinger and it strikes him on the pad in line! Lammonby is out for a duck. 0/1 20.4 to BGF Green, bowled through the gate! Somerset are in trouble now and no mistake! A perfect line and length, nibbling back off the seam, into middle and off, and Essex are soaring! Glenn McGrath-esque, taking the ball down the slope on that occasion after moving it away for most of his spell. A worthy wicket. 52/3 51.2 to SM Davies, gottim! Little Chef fillets a thin outside edge and Wheater gobbles it up! Davies had been keen to put bat on ball in that channel outside off, but this was a slightly indeterminate prod, and Cook gets his man - third wicket of the innings for him. 139/5 91.6 to EJ Byrom, round the wicket, thumps the pad, and up goes the finger! A change of angle, a fuller length, Byrom works across the new line but misses. Up goes the finger to end a superb and gutsy innings, richly acknowledged by his team-mates and opposition alike. 270/7 93.5 to L Gregory, huge moo across the line, and Gregory's gone! That's five for Cook, and well deserved too. Very full, very straight, tempting the launch into the stands again, and thudded on the knee-roll. 279/8
Aaron Beard	11	1	68	1	6.18	42	11	0	0	1
15.2 to TB Abell, stunning take from Wheater! Quite the response from Beard, digging it into the hips and flicking the glove as Abell attempted to ride the extra bounce. The ball ballooned down the leg side, but was dipping sharply as Wheater cartwheeled his left glove to the turf, and scooped it up!. 34/2
Simon Harmer	20	6	36	2	1.80	100	5	0	0	0
101.5 to MJ Leach, round the wicket, pins the knee, and Harmer strikes! Nathan Lyon winces ... that's the way to do it. Half forward, a touch straighter, Leach played for turn but it slid into the pad, and Somerset are nine-down. 301/9 101.6 to JA Brooks, bowled him! Well, that was short and sweet, tossed onto a perfect length, outside off, biting the pitch, twisting through the gate as Brooks wafts airily. Now then ... that's not terrible news for Somerset. Runs on the board, and a chance to have a dart with the new ball before the close.... 301/10
Dan Lawrence	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0	0
Paul Walter	9	1	29	0	3.22	33	2	0	0	0

Essex 1st Innings (120 ovs maximum)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Overton b Gregory	8	47	54	0	0	17.02

Alastair Cook	c Overton b Gregory	172	289	383	26	0	59.51

Tom Westley (c)	c Abell b Lammonby	51	137	210	7	0	37.22

Dan Lawrence	c Lammonby b Gregory	6	21	24	0	0	28.57

Paul Walter	lbw b Gregory	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Ryan ten Doeschate	lbw b Overton	21	64	85	3	0	32.81

Jamie Porter	b Gregory	13	51	61	2	0	25.49

Adam Wheater †	not out	26	65	113	2	0	40.00
Simon Harmer	c Overton b Gregory	0	3	8	0	0	0.00

Aaron Beard	not out	14	47	53	1	0	29.78
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, nb 10)	26
TOTAL	120 Ov (RR: 2.80)	337/8
Did not bat: Sam Cook
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Nick Browne, 13.6 ov), 2-197 (Tom Westley, 65.2 ov), 3-208 (Dan Lawrence, 70.5 ov), 4-208 (Paul Walter, 70.6 ov), 5-264 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 92.1 ov), 6-266 (Alastair Cook, 93.4 ov), 7-303 (Jamie Porter, 105.5 ov), 8-303 (Simon Harmer, 107.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Overton	29	6	66	1	2.27	136	8	0	0	0
92.1 to RN ten Doeschate, pinned in front! Raps him on the knee roll, up goes the finger - Somerset and Craig Overton have barged themselves an opening! First wicket of the day for Overton, who's bowled well. Good pace, maybe seamed in with ten Doeschate stuck on the crease, looked pretty adjacent. 264/5
Josh Davey	23	3	70	0	3.04	96	7	0	0	0
Lewis Gregory	27	5	72	6	2.66	134	9	0	0	4
13.6 to NLJ Browne, there it is, breakthrough for Somerset, Gregory finds the edge from round the wicket and second slip gobbles it up! Immediate success from changing the angle of attack and Browne's watchful innings is over. 27/1 70.5 to DW Lawrence, short, and clobbered straight to midwicket! That's not a good look for Lawrence, he's been properly undone by Gregory's aggression. Climbed into another pull, but his weight was way back, and he simply scooped it to the catcher!. 208/3 70.6 to PI Walter, round the wicket, stone dead lbw! Wow! That's fast, full and straight, Walter was going nowhere, and the finger was up to the batsman almost as quickly as the ball! Essex, suddenly, are feeling the heat!. 208/4 93.4 to AN Cook, huge wicket late in the day! Cook fences to second slip, brilliantly taken low down by the diving Overton! Cook grimaces as he heads off, it's been a magnificent knock but his dismissal has left the door ajar for Somerset to try and burgle a first-innings lead!. 266/6 105.5 to JA Porter, yorker, timber! Gregory has five as Porter's middle stump is uprooted! Well, it's not come quite when Somerset most wanted it, but it's a timely end to a very valuable knock from the nightwatchman. Right up to the blockhole, straight and aggressive. A pleasing sight for any fast bowler.. 303/7 107.2 to SR Harmer, nicked and gone! A fine sharp take from Overton at second slip! Right in the channel from the tireless Gregory, Harmer has to play at it to defend his off stump, and that fizzed into the cordon. That lead could be academic at this rate. Wickets are tumbling again, and there's plenty time for an on-field finish. 303/8
Jack Brooks	9	3	25	0	2.77	47	5	0	0	1
Tom Abell	2	0	10	0	5.00	9	2	0	0	0
Jack Leach	22	4	52	0	2.36	101	5	0	0	0
Tom Lammonby	8	2	26	1	3.25	38	5	0	0	0
65.2 to T Westley, flicked in the air and straight to square leg! Oh my, what a start for Somerset! There were two men posted for that favoured flick, and Westley spanged straight into the frying pan of a leg trap, for a fine sharp tumbling catch. Now then, that changes things!. 197/2

Somerset 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Green	c AN Cook b Beard	41	80	110	6	1	51.25

Tom Lammonby	lbw b Harmer	116	151	201	17	0	76.82

Tom Abell (c)	c Browne b Porter	15	21	33	2	0	71.42

Eddie Byrom	b Porter	1	28	32	0	0	3.57

George Bartlett	c Westley b Porter	5	21	25	1	0	23.80

Steven Davies †	c AN Cook b Harmer	19	50	61	3	0	38.00

Lewis Gregory	c AN Cook b Porter	1	5	6	0	0	20.00

Craig Overton	not out	45	72	94	4	1	62.50
Josh Davey	not out	16	29	39	1	0	55.17
Extras	(lb 11, nb 2)	13
TOTAL	76 Ov (RR: 3.57)	272/7d
Did not bat: Jack Leach, Jack Brooks
Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Ben Green, 27.5 ov), 2-155 (Tom Abell, 35.4 ov), 3-167 (Eddie Byrom, 43.5 ov), 4-187 (George Bartlett, 49.6 ov), 5-187 (Tom Lammonby, 50.1 ov), 6-188 (Lewis Gregory, 51.3 ov), 7-224 (Steven Davies, 66.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	23	4	73	4	3.17	101	8	1	0	1
35.4 to TB Abell, oh, Abell's gone, chipped to square leg! One ball after raising the fifty stand, Porter breaks through, though it was something of a gift as Abell flicked off his pads, but straight to the fielder. 155/2 43.5 to EJ Byrom, dragged on, Porter strikes again! Wasn't the length for it, looking to force a drive and ends up chopping into his own woodwork... Just 1 off 28 balls, the first-innings centurion unable to get going this time. That'll pep Essex up, with Lammonby looking imperious at the other end. 167/3 49.6 to GA Bartlett, miscued straight to mid-on! Third wicket for Porter, and frustration for Bartlett as he tried to take things on. Stepped out purposefully, but Porter hit the pitch hard and his cross-batted swipe looped tamely towards the edge of the square. 187/4 51.3 to L Gregory, Cook takes a blinder at slip! Porter rips out another, climbing into the shoulder of the bat, the edge flew high and wide of Wheater, but there was Cook, springing across like a lamb gambolling over a stile, grabs it two-handed to his left!. 188/6
Sam Cook	16	2	56	0	3.50	69	8	0	0	0
Simon Harmer	32	9	101	2	3.15	141	14	1	0	0
50.1 to TA Lammonby, done on the inside, up goes the finger! Harmer strikes at the other end, two in two for Essex, and it's the mighty Lammonby back in the sheds! Slid the ball on with the arm, classic offspinner's dismissal as the left-hander propped out looking for some turn. He's applauded in by his team-mates, a fine knock and it's given Somerset a sniff of that elusive bit of first-class silverware. 187/5 66.1 to SM Davies, turn and bounce, finds the edge, scooped at slip! Beautiful from Harmer, put the lid on the scoring, then served up the killer ball, shifting his line across to off stump, finding some grip as Davies leant forward, and Cook was on hand with his buckets to snaffle the offering! That's a key scalp late in the day, and may determine Somerset's approach from hereon in. 224/7
Paul Walter	1	0	3	0	3.00	3	0	0	0	0
Aaron Beard	4	0	28	1	7.00	13	4	0	0	0
27.5 to BGF Green, gottim, nips away to find the edge, swallowed at first slip! Beard leaps in celebration, hair flowing in the wake of his Alice band... Essex finally make the breakthrough, looked a good ball, straightening as Green attempted to close the bat face, and nicked straight into Alastair Cook's bread basket. 105/1

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 237 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Abell b Gregory	13	26	31	3	0	50.00

Alastair Cook	c †Davies b Gregory	31	63	101	5	0	49.20

Tom Westley (c)	lbw b Overton	0	6	7	0	0	0.00

Dan Lawrence	lbw b Leach	35	88	118	5	0	39.77

Paul Walter	lbw b Leach	21	84	120	2	0	25.00

Ryan ten Doeschate	c Bartlett b Leach	46	137	164	5	0	33.57

Adam Wheater †	not out	14	80	103	2	0	17.50
Simon Harmer	not out	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 10, nb 8)	19
TOTAL	80.3 Ov (RR: 2.22)	179/6
Did not bat: Aaron Beard, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Nick Browne, 7.2 ov), 2-26 (Tom Westley, 8.3 ov), 3-68 (Alastair Cook, 23.2 ov), 4-98 (Dan Lawrence, 36.1 ov), 5-131 (Paul Walter, 52.5 ov), 6-179 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 79.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Overton	17	7	37	1	2.17	86	6	0	0	0
8.3 to T Westley, beautiful length and bang in line, it beats the edge and raps Westley on the pad! The umpire's finger goes up, Westley is gone for a duck and Essex are two down, still 211 shy of the target. 26/2
Josh Davey	9	3	18	0	2.00	45	2	0	0	0
Lewis Gregory	21.3	5	52	2	2.41	108	6	0	0	3
7.2 to NLJ Browne, full and just outside off angling away, Browne prods and it's snaffled by Tom Abell at third slip! Gregory comes on and makes an immediate breakthrough for Somerset. 25/1 23.2 to AN Cook, gets him this time! Cook stands his ground, but umpire Warren's finger stays raised! Gregory and Somerset are cock-a-hoop, it must have been the slightest tickle as he pushed forward on off... Cook is smiling ruefully to himself as he trudges off. Did he hit it? We'll never know for certain, but Somerset have the breakthrough in the scorebook, and that's all that matters. 68/3
Jack Brooks	8	3	11	0	1.37	43	2	0	0	0
Jack Leach	22	10	38	3	1.72	114	3	0	0	1
36.1 to DW Lawrence, Massive appeal and Lawrence is gone! He has a long look at his inside edge as he leaves... that was the arm-ball, sliding into the pads, undoubtedly in line. And suddenly this is heading for a cliffhanger!. 98/4 52.5 to PI Walter, trapped him in front! Up goes the finger, Walter has been crowbarred out! Somerset have No.5 and they are almost in sight of the Essex tail... Bit of turn for Leach, straightening from round the wicket, and that looked a good shout (albeit my angle is from long-on). 131/5 79.5 to RN ten Doeschate, walloped across the line, and Tendo holes out to midwicket! Technically, it's not over yet! Maybe the temptation of that half-century was too great, a chance to free the arms but he spooned it. And now it's four wickets in seven balls for Somerset!. 179/6
Eddie Byrom	1	0	4	0	4.00	5	1	0	0	0
Tom Lammonby	2	1	8	0	4.00	10	2	0	0	0

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Wed, 23 Sep - day 1 - Somerset 1st innings 119/4 (Eddie Byrom 51*, Steven Davies 13*, 44 ov)

Thu, 24 Sep - day 2 - Somerset 1st innings 301

Fri, 25 Sep - day 3 - Essex 1st innings 271/6 (Jamie Porter 5*, Adam Wheater 0*, 98 ov)

Sat, 26 Sep - day 4 - Somerset 2nd innings 227/7 (Craig Overton 17*, Josh Davey 2*, 67.5 ov)

Sun, 27 Sep - day 5 - Essex 2nd innings 179/6 (80.3 ov) - end of match

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A team must close their innings at 120 overs in the first innings, as per the regulations.
Essex in their first innings closed at 120 overs

MATCH DETAILS

Lord's, London
Toss	Essex, elected to field first
Series	Bob Willis Trophy
Season	2020
Series result	Essex won the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy
Hours of play (local time)	10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	23,24,25,26,27 September 2020 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Rob Bailey Russell Warren
Match Referee	Dean Cosker

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Essex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
NLJ Browne	caught	13	26
AN Cook	caught	31	63
T Westley	lbw	0	6
DW Lawrence	lbw	35	88
PI Walter	lbw	21	84
RN ten Doeschate	caught	46	137
AJA Wheater	not out	14	80
SR Harmer	not out	0	3
Extras	(b 1, lb 10, nb 8)
Total	179(6 wkts; 80.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
C Overton	17	7	37	1	2.17
JH Davey	9	3	18	0	2
L Gregory	21.3	5	52	2	2.41 (3 nb)
JA Brooks	8	3	11	0	1.37
MJ Leach	22	10	38	3	1.72 (1 nb)
EJ Byrom	1	0	4	0	4
TA Lammonby	2	1	8	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	25	Alastair Cook	Nick Browne
2nd	1	Alastair Cook	Tom Westley
3rd	42	Alastair Cook	Dan Lawrence
4th	30	Dan Lawrence	Paul Walter
5th	33	Ryan ten Doeschate	Paul Walter
6th	48	Ryan ten Doeschate	Adam Wheater
7th	0	Adam Wheater	Simon Harmer

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Bob Willis Trophy

Central Group

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	NRR
SOM	5	4	0	1	97	-1.344
WORCS	5	2	1	2	74	-5.449
WARKS	5	0	1	4	53	-0.650
NHNTS	5	1	2	2	49	10.777
GLOUC	5	1	2	2	45	0.469
GLAM	5	0	2	3	43	2.234

North Group

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	NRR
YORKS	5	3	0	2	87	-2.187
DERBS	5	2	1	2	74	-2.499
LANCS	5	2	1	2	66	-1.760
NOTTS	5	0	2	3	59	4.033
LEICS	5	1	2	2	49	-0.343
DURH	5	0	2	3	41	1.368

South Group

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	NRR
ESSEX	5	4	0	1	90	-5.678
KENT	5	3	1	1	82	0.740
MIDDX	5	2	2	1	62	-0.571
HANTS	5	2	2	1	57	-1.208
SURR	5	1	4	0	36	-1.207
SUSS	5	1	4	0	12	3.569

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