SOM vs ESSEX 44th Match, 20 Aug 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Essex

Taunton

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

278

SOM

469/10 (127.5)

Essex chose to BOWL

ESSEX

158/10 (42.4)

Somerset won by 8 wickets

County Championship Division One SOM vs ESS players TEST past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	6	218.2	1309	555	13	66.7	5	0	0	0	✅	1	278	238	28	8
Jamie Porter	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0	6	112.3	674	66	21	50	11	0	0	0		18	71	11	48	8
Lewis Goldsworthy	SOM	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0	3	122	366	212	0	33.3	3	0	0	0		20	50	38	0	8
Noah Thain	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	2	94	188	68	2	50	6	0	0	0		22	37	33	0	0
Shane Snater	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0	6	168.8	1013	163	26	100	9	0	0	0	✅	11	118	22	84	8
Tom Westley	ESSEX	BAT	✅	5	RHB	9	1	193	59	24.12	42.6	1	33	OB	1	0	4		3		0	-	1	4	156.2	625	337	0	100	3	0	0	0		21	38	34	0	0
Tom Abell	SOM	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	6	201.3	1208	696	0	83.3	5	0	0	0	✅	8	149	113	0	32
Jake Ball	SOM	BOWL	✅	4	RHB	8	0	67	31	8.37	53.6	0	9	RFM	6	3	17	114.33	3.36	204	0	1/47	1	4	104.5	418	26	15	25	7	0	0	0		19	55	3	48	0
Jack Leach	SOM	BOWL	✅	39	LHB	59	22	498	92	13.45	37.33	1	65	SLA	67	142	23.4	34.07	3.08	66.2	16	5/66	18	6	100.8	605	139	13	33.3	10	0	0	0	✅	3	229	9	208	8
Paul Walter	ESSEX	ALL	✅		LHB							0	0	LM			0				0		0	6	119.5	717	393	0	66.7	2	0	0	0	✅	6	161	157	0	0
Joshua Thomas	SOM	ALL	✅		LHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0	7	94	658	386	0	28.6	1	0	0	0	✅	2	243	239	0	0
James Rew	SOM	WK	✅	1	LHB	2	0	39	24	19.5	43.33	0	6	NA	0	0					0	-	3	7	164	1148	538	0	71.4	6	0	0	0	✅	7	158	122	0	32
Charlie Allison	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	6	151.2	907	501	0	66.7	4	0	0	0	✅	5	199	195	0	0
Archie Vaughan	SOM	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0	5	141	705	261	9	80	8	0	0	0	✅	9	140	-4	140	0
Dean Elgar	ESSEX	BAT	✅	86	LHB	152	11	5347	199	37.92	47.78	37	710	SLA	45	15	3.8	44.86	3.89	69	1	4/22	92	6	115.7	694	380	0	50	1	0	0	0		14	100	96	0	0
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	NA			0				0		0	6	72.2	433	133	0	50	7	0	0	0		17	79	67	0	8
Sam Cook	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	1	RHB	0	0	0				0	0	RMF	2	1	15.5	119	3.83	186	0	1/72	0	6	128.8	773	53	27	83.3	10	0	0	0	✅	10	121	9	108	0
Lewis Gregory	SOM	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0	5	193.4	967	191	23	100	9	0	0	0		15	95	15	76	0
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	14	RHB	20	4	273	47	17.06	36.99	0	24	OB	24	69	21.8	21.79	2.87	45.4	9	6/37	7	6	227.8	1367	391	25	100	8	0	0	0		16	88	44	40	0
Migael Pretorius	SOM	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0	6	104	624	44	23	50	11	0	0	0		13	104	80	20	0
Tom Lammonby	SOM	ALL	✅		LHB							0	0	LMF			0				0		0	6	79.7	478	224	4	33.3	2	0	0	0		12	107	103	0	0
Henry Nicholls	SOM	BAT	✅	60	LHB	94	9	3358	200	39.5	51.32	23	379	OB	0	0					0	-	36							4	0	0	0	✅	4	202	190	0	8

Completed matches of Somerset
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SOM	10 Apr - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Somerset	ESSEXEssex	SOM	149/10 (51.0)	348/10 (92.3)	Somerset Somerset won by 10 wickets
HAM vs SOM	17 Apr - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	HANTSHampshire	SOM	238/10 (59.1)	288/10 (85.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 2 wickets
SOM vs YOR	01 May - 03:30 PM	Taunton	Somerset	YORKSYorkshire	SOM	162/10 (43.2)	274/10 (78.4)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by 75 runs
GLA vs SOM	08 May - 03:30 PM	Cardiff	Glamorgan	SOMSomerset	GLAM	354/10 (102.5)	229/10 (71.1)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 2 wickets
NOT vs SOM	12 Jun - 03:30 PM	Nottingham	Notts	SOMSomerset	NOTTS	310/10 (103.0)	193/10 (64.0)	Somerset Somerset won by 306 runs
SOM vs ESS	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Taunton	Essex	SOMSomerset	ESSEX	469/10 (127.5)	158/10 (42.4)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets
SOM vs GLA	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Taunton	Somerset	GLAMGlamorgan	SOM	194/10 (59.2)	441/10 (109.1)	Somerset Somerset won by an innings and 64 runs
LEI vs SOM	08 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leicester	Leics	SOMSomerset	LEICS	363/10 (75.4)	157/10 (51.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 377 runs
YOR vs SOM	15 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leeds	Yorkshire	YORKSYorkshire	SOM	212/10 (65.4)	201/10 (59.4)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by 185 runs

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	03 Apr - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	ESSEXEssex	HANTS	461/7 (138.3)	156/10 (48.3)	Essex Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
ESS vs SOM	10 Apr - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Somerset	ESSEXEssex	SOM	149/10 (51.0)	348/10 (92.3)	Somerset Somerset won by 10 wickets
WAS vs ESS	17 Apr - 03:30 PM	Birmingham	Essex	WARWarwickshire	ESSEX	190/10 (64.5)	205/10 (73.5)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 41 runs
ESS vs HAM	08 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	235/10 (71.3)	273/10 (90.0)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
ESS vs LEI	15 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	LEICSLeics	ESSEX	333/10 (90.2)	293/10 (85.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets
LEI vs ESS	12 Jun - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Leics	ESSEXEssex	LEICS	401/10 (97.4)	187/10 (63.2)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
ESS vs NOT	19 Jun - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	ESSEXEssex	NOTTS	184/10 (57.4)	457/10 (126.0)	Notts Notts won by an innings and 52 runs
SOM vs ESS	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Taunton	Essex	SOMSomerset	ESSEX	469/10 (127.5)	158/10 (42.4)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets
ESS vs SUS	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Sussex	SUSSSussex	ESSEX	275/10 (99.0)	177/10 (58.5)	Sussex Sussex won by 47 runs
YOR vs ESS	08 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leeds	Yorkshire	YORKSYorkshire	ESSEX	390/10 (118.0)	171/10 (69.4)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by an innings and 106 runs
ESS vs WAS	15 Sep - 03:00 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	ESSEXEssex	WAR	134/10 (44.0)	191/10 (61.1)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 8 wickets

Completed matches at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
SOM vs YOR	01 May - 03:30 PM	Somerset	YORKSYorkshire	SOM	162/10 (43.2)	274/10 (78.4)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by 75 runs
SOM vs ESS	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Essex	SOMSomerset	ESSEX	469/10 (127.5)	158/10 (42.4)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets
SOM vs GLA	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Somerset	GLAMGlamorgan	SOM	194/10 (59.2)	441/10 (109.1)	Somerset Somerset won by an innings and 64 runs

Top batting performance for SOM
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SOM vs WAS	6	Thomas Rew	caught	149	287	19	0	51.91
SOM vs YOR	2	Joshua Thomas	caught	136	155	18	1	87.74
NOT vs SOM	6	Thomas Rew	not out	127	151	8	6	84.1
SOM vs SUS	5	Tom Abell	caught	119	192	12	1	61.97
SOM vs WAS	8	Craig Overton	lbw	111	232	15	1	47.84
SOM vs SUS	7	Craig Overton	bowled	111	137	14	2	81.02
SOM vs ESS	1	Joshua Thomas	bowled	110	162	15	1	67.9
NOT vs SOM	1	Jordan Hermann	bowled	106	211	11	1	50.23
HAM vs SOM	5	Tom Abell	not out	101	229	8	0	44.1
LEI vs SOM	1	Joshua Thomas	bowled	100	154	15	0	64.93
LEI vs SOM	4	Henry Nicholls	not out	100	112	9	4	89.28
SOM vs ESS	4	Henry Nicholls	bowled	96	191	13	0	50.26
SOM vs GLA	2	Tom Lammonby	caught	95	173	9	0	54.91
SUS vs SOM	2	Tom Lammonby	lbw	93	171	12	0	54.38
SOM vs WAS	4	Lewis Goldsworthy	caught	90	184	13	0	48.91
SOM vs SUS	4	James Rew	caught	86	133	6	3	64.66
GLA vs SOM	5	Tom Abell	caught	86	152	11	0	56.57
HAM vs SOM	4	James Rew	caught	86	115	15	0	74.78
LEI vs SOM	2	Tom Lammonby	caught	74	95	11	0	77.89
SOM vs ESS	6	James Rew	not out	74	127	10	0	58.26

Top bowling performance for SOM
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
NOT vs SOM	Craig Overton	16.5	7	29	6	1.72
SOM vs YOR	Lewis Gregory	16	4	43	6	2.68
SOM vs ESS	Jack Leach	55.2	22	81	5	1.46
HAM vs SOM	Lewis Gregory	17	4	42	5	2.47
LEI vs SOM	Craig Overton	11	2	33	4	3
SUS vs SOM	Craig Overton	20	1	66	4	3.3
SOM vs ESS	Jack Leach	13	2	37	4	2.84
NOT vs SOM	Lewis Gregory	13.4	1	51	4	3.73
GLA vs SOM	Migael Pretorius	34	10	74	4	2.17
SOM vs YOR	Craig Overton	23.5	3	94	4	3.94
SOM vs NOT	Migael Pretorius	25	7	65	4	2.6
YOR vs SOM	Jake Ball	14.4	5	49	3	3.34
YOR vs SOM	Craig Overton	27	9	44	3	1.62
YOR vs SOM	Migael Pretorius	15	2	51	3	3.4
YOR vs SOM	Lewis Gregory	18	5	46	3	2.55
LEI vs SOM	Jack Leach	9.1	1	30	3	3.27
LEI vs SOM	Craig Overton	13	7	23	3	1.76
LEI vs SOM	Jake Ball	11	2	39	3	3.54
SOM vs GLA	Migael Pretorius	16	5	45	3	2.81
SOM vs GLA	Jack Leach	22	8	46	3	2.09

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
LEI vs ESS	4	Jordan Cox	caught	204	201	26	2	101.49
SUR vs ESS	3	Tom Westley	caught	136	169	22	2	80.47
SOM vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	114	254	13	2	44.88
ESS vs SUR	1	Dean Elgar	caught	113	191	14	1	59.16
LEI vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	caught	110	135	11	0	81.48
SUR vs ESS	2	Dean Elgar	not out	107	238	10	1	44.95
SUR vs ESS	2	Paul Walter	lbw	101	184	14	0	54.89
LEI vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	bowled	97	136	12	1	71.32
ESS vs SUS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	96	132	8	2	72.72
SOM vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	94	236	11	0	39.83
SUR vs ESS	1	Dean Elgar	caught	92	161	15	0	57.14
ESS vs HAM	5	Matt Critchley	not out	90	73	15	0	123.28
ESS vs HAM	9	Simon Harmer	not out	80	118	14	0	67.79
ESS vs LEI	8	Wiaan Mulder	not out	79	124	9	0	63.7
ESS vs LEI	6	Charlie Allison	caught	72	103	11	0	69.9
YOR vs ESS	7	George Bell	not out	64	118	6	1	54.23
SUR vs ESS	7	Noah Thain	caught	64	126	12	0	50.79
ESS vs WAS	7	George Bell	not out	61	84	8	0	72.61
ESS vs SUS	4	Charlie Allison	lbw	56	86	8	0	65.11
SOM vs ESS	2	Dean Elgar	caught	56	125	9	0	44.8

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
YOR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	30	3	85	5	2.83
ESS vs NOT	Simon Harmer	45	9	165	5	3.66
WAS vs ESS	Sam Cook	15	3	58	5	3.86
ESS vs HAM	Matt Critchley	4.3	1	9	5	2
ESS vs WAS	Matt Critchley	19.1	4	54	4	2.81
ESS vs SUS	Jamie Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93
ESS vs SUS	Simon Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.33
ESS vs SUS	Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.56
SOM vs ESS	Sam Cook	29	5	92	4	3.17
ESS vs LEI	Sam Cook	9.4	4	19	4	1.96
ESS vs LEI	Shane Snater	9	5	12	4	1.33
ESS vs HAM	Simon Harmer	31	8	66	4	2.12
WAS vs ESS	Jamie Porter	20	3	59	4	2.95
ESS vs WAS	Shane Snater	6.3	3	17	3	2.61
YOR vs ESS	Shane Snater	28	5	82	3	2.92
ESS vs SUS	Sam Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68
ESS vs SUR	Sam Cook	15	5	41	3	2.73
ESS vs SUR	Zaman Akhter	10.2	3	36	3	3.48
ESS vs SUR	Simon Harmer	38	13	92	3	2.42
SOM vs ESS	Shane Snater	26	5	96	3	3.69

Somerset vs Essex, 44th Match