17/04Result

12th Match, County Championship Division One at Birmingham, Apr 17-20 2026

Warwickshire won by 41 runs

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Keith Barker marks Warwickshire return with match-winning haul

Three wickets in an over amid his 4 for 29 rocks Essex's run chase

Match Centre

Match Details

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Series

County Championship Division One 2026

Toss

Essex , elected to field first

Season

2026

Match days

17,18,19,20 April 2026 (4-day match)

Umpires

Ben Debenham

Richard Kettleborough

Match Referee

Dean Cosker

Points

Warwickshire 19, Essex 3

Scorecard Summary

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Match Coverage

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Keith Barker marks Warwickshire return with match-winning haul
Three wickets in an over amid his 4 for 29 rocks Essex's run chase
Fascinating final day looms as Essex eye victory target against Warwickshire
Tenth-wicket stand of 32 between Nathan Gilchrist and Ethan Bamber evens contest up after Sam Cook's five-for
Hain heroics hold up Essex before weather intervenes again
Visitors reach 110 for 3 in reply to 190 on another day of interruptions
Porter four-for leaves Warwickshire rocking despite Hain grit
Essex seamers make most of conditions before rain sets in at Edgbaston

Essex INNINGS		R	B
SJ Cook	caught	14	25
D Elgar	lbw	0	7
PI Walter	caught	8	45
CWJ Allison	bowled	0	3
MJJ Critchley	caught	4	5
LM Benkenstein	bowled	39	93
MS Pepper	caught	9	41
SR Harmer	caught	32	57
S Snater	caught wk	11	36
Zaman Akhter	caught	35	68
JA Porter	not out	0	7
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 6, w 3, nb 2)
TOTAL	164 (all out; 64.2 ovs)

Warwickshire BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
ER Bamber	16.0	4	57	2	3.56	(1w)
KHD Barker	17.0	5	29	4	1.7	(1w)
NN Gilchrist	7.0	2	31	0	4.42	(1nb)
EG Barnard	11.0	6	12	1	1.09
JA Thompson	8.0	3	24	1	3
BJ Webster	4.2	2	4	2	0.92
RM Yates	1.0	1	0	0	0

Essex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	15	D Elgar	SJ Cook
2nd	1	SJ Cook	PI Walter
3rd	0	PI Walter	CWJ Allison
4th	5	MJJ Critchley	PI Walter
5th	37	PI Walter	LM Benkenstein
6th	22	MS Pepper	LM Benkenstein
7th	2	SR Harmer	LM Benkenstein
8th	30	SR Harmer	S Snater
9th	51	SR Harmer	Zaman Akhter
10th	1	JA Porter	Zaman Akhter

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WAR	4	1	1	2	55
SOM	3	2	0	1	54
NOT	3	1	0	2	44
SUS	3	2	0	1	42
ESS	4	1	2	1	40
SUR	3	0	0	3	37
LEI	3	0	1	2	32
GLA	3	0	1	2	27
YOR	3	0	1	2	26
HAM	3	1	2	0	25

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WAR	4	1	1	2	55
SOM	3	2	0	1	54
NOT	3	1	0	2	44
SUS	3	2	0	1	42
ESS	4	1	2	1	40
SUR	3	0	0	3	37
LEI	3	0	1	2	32
GLA	3	0	1	2	27
YOR	3	0	1	2	26
HAM	3	1	2	0	25

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WAR	4	1	1	2	55
SOM	3	2	0	1	54
NOT	3	1	0	2	44
SUS	3	2	0	1	42
ESS	4	1	2	1	40
SUR	3	0	0	3	37
LEI	3	0	1	2	32
GLA	3	0	1	2	27
YOR	3	0	1	2	26
HAM	3	1	2	0	25

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Series

Toss

Season

Match days

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

WARWICKSHIRE 190(64.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 205(73.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

WARWICKSHIRE 220(62.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 164(64.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

Keith Barker marks Warwickshire return with match-winning haul

Fascinating final day looms as Essex eye victory target against Warwickshire

Hain heroics hold up Essex before weather intervenes again

Porter four-for leaves Warwickshire rocking despite Hain grit

WARWICKSHIRE 190(64.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 205(73.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

WARWICKSHIRE 220(62.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 164(64.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WAR	4	1	1	2	55
SOM	3	2	0	1	54
NOT	3	1	0	2	44
SUS	3	2	0	1	42
ESS	4	1	2	1	40
SUR	3	0	0	3	37
LEI	3	0	1	2	32
GLA	3	0	1	2	27
YOR	3	0	1	2	26
HAM	3	1	2	0	25