Essex vs Durham match prediction 18 Apr 2021

ESS vs DUR Day 4 Match Predictions and Betting Tips

The last day of Essex vs Durham will take place on 18 April. The match commenced at the County Ground in Chelmsford on 15th April. I have picked the top ESS vs DUR betting tips from day 4 to get you a win from the day.

Day 3 turned out more exciting than we thought it would be in the ESS vs DUR head to head match. While Simon Harmer got out without scoring another run in the cricket match today, Paul Walter went on to score his highest of 77 runs. Ben Allison, who played his debut match last season, showed his mettle and scored 52 runs, his first half-century. Samuel Cook, who is a phenomenal bowler and bowled Will Young on his first bowl later in the day, rivaled his own high score by scoring 37 runs again today.

Durham got off to a poor start in their innings too, both the openers got out on a duck, and David Bedingham also managed to score just 18 runs before getting caught by Ben Allison. Scott Borthwick is playing as an anchor to his team, with 9 runs from 88 balls. Jack Burnham is the other player on the crease with 31 runs from 51 balls. Will Durham cinch the 108 runs needed to win, or will Essex bounce back and get 7 wickets before Durham can do that? We will have to watch and find out, won’t we? Meanwhile, I have the top ESS vs DUR match predictions for you to make some money from the last day of the game.

ESS vs DUR player bets

The two players on the crease are our obvious betting candidates for Day 4. The players might have been on the crease for a while now, but this may soon be coming to an end. Take a gander at the top ESS vs DUR player betting tips from the game.

Jack Burnham to score under 49.5 runs

The first bet is for the aggressive 24-year-old batsman for Durham, who has been playing for the team for 5 years. Jack Burnham has scored 31 runs at a Strike Rate of 60.78 in this game. He has played 43 First-Class matches and scored 1748 runs from them. His career averages 25.33 and he has only 1 century and 10 half-centuries. You heard that right, 10 half-centuries from 43 games, which were all hit prior to 2020. In the Bob Willis Trophy, he got a high score of just 31 runs, from his 5 innings. His play was average even in the Specsavers County Championship 2019. Durham was playing in Division 2 and Jack Burnham got just 4 half-centuries from 23 innings. This was incidentally the same number of times Burnham managed to get out on a Duck in the series.

Jack Burnham is not up to form to get a half-ton even if his play is slightly better in his 2nd innings. In his first match against Nottinghamshire, he scored only 18 runs in his 2nd innings, and 42 runs in his first innings. Even in the first innings in this game, Burnham scored just 1 run before getting bowled out. If I had to pick one from all the ESS vs DUR day 4 betting markets, this would be the most lucrative one. Bet365.com has offered odds of 1.90 for Jack Burnham to score under 49.5 runs.

Scott Borthwick to score under 28.5 runs

The second bet is for the captain of the Durham outfit who got in a century in the first innings. I know this might put him in a position to bet over for, but hear me out before you go rushing to lose money. Scott Borthwick scored 92 in his first innings of the first match of the Bob Willis Trophy too. In that match, he scored 1 run in the second innings. He has scored 9 runs off 88 balls without any boundaries and is just trying to anchor, so his teammates can score the small target. Consider two scenarios, Durham wins, and Borthwick’s squad scores the target. Borthwick is anchoring and stays not out on the crease, with a few more singles scored. The second scenario involves him coming out to hit losing his wicket. He will not be able to achieve the target in either of the cases.

Scott Borthwick has transferred this season from Surrey, and he did not do much in the Bob Willis Trophy. He scored two half-centuries from 10 innings, which were the only 2 innings he scored over 29 runs too. Borthwick scored a total of 192 runs at an average of 19.20 in the BWT. Even in the match, he scored 50 runs against Sussex, he got out at 11 runs in the second innings. While he has scored 8160 runs from 211 innings, at 39.04, his performance has steadily but surely declined. He even scored just 0 and 1 runs in two innings in the first match against Nottinghamshire. This is another one of the top ESS vs DUR match predictions for day 4. Bet365.com has offered odds of 1.90 for Scott Borthwick to score under 28.5 runs.

Essex vs Durham Team Bets

The only team betting market available for the last day of the game is the runs at the fall of the next wicket. This gives us a really good opportunity to make money as both the players on the crease are targets for the wicket. Take a look at the top ESS vs DUR team match prediction.

Score at the fall of the 4th wicket to be under 79.5 runs

The last bet seems like the obvious third choice when we have two players who are expected to score under 20 runs. Durham are currently at 60 runs and need 20 more runs without losing a wicket to get to the target. Both Jack Burnham and Scott Borthwick are inconsistent players, who are expected to get out pretty soon. The start of the day brings even more chances for the players who have been standing strong to falter.

We have two players who have never partnered before at a partnership of 40 runs currently. We do know that these players are not in top form, and have a really high chance of losing their wicket at the beginning of the day. The bowling combination of Samuel Cook, James Porter, Simon Harmer, and Ben Allison makes it even more likely for a wicket to be lost within 20 runs. This is another great ESS vs DUR betting tip for Day 4. Bet365.com has offered odds of 1.83 for the runs at the fall of the next wicket to be under 79.5.