Essex vs Somerset, Division 1

County Div 1 2026 · 4day · Fri, 10 Apr 2026, 10:00 UTC · County Ground, Chelmsford

Somerset won by 10 wickets (Essex 149 & 245, Somerset 348 & 49/0).

Essex: 149 (51 ov) & 245 (72.3 ov)
Somerset: 348 (92.3 ov) & 49/0 (5.4 ov)

Essex squad

Dean Elgar – Batsman
Paul Walter – Allrounder
Wiaan Mulder – Allrounder
Charlie Allison – Batsman
Matthew Critchley – Allrounder
Luc Benkenstein – Bowler
Michael Pepper (wk) – Wicketkeeper
Simon Harmer – Bowler
Shane Snater – Bowler
Samuel Cook (c) – Bowler
James Porter – Bowler

Somerset squad

Jack Leach – Bowler
Joshua Thomas – Allrounder
Tom Lammonby – Allrounder
Tom Kohler-Cadmore – Batsman
Tom Abell – Batsman
James Rew (wk) – Wicketkeeper
Lewis Goldsworthy – Bowler
Migael Pretorius – Bowler
Craig Overton (c) – Bowler
Josh Shaw – Bowler
Jake Ball – Bowler
Will Smeed – Batsman
Archie Vaughan – Allrounder