Essex v. Leicestershire
Match drawn
LV= County Championship - Division Two
Result: Match drawn
Toss: Essex
Umpires: Neil Bainton, Steve O'Shaughnessy
Match Referee:
Match summary (at close)
| Essex First innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Westley | lbw | b W.A. White | 125 | 292 | 13 | 0 |
| J.C. Mickleburgh | run out (M.A. Thornely) | 126 | 243 | 14 | 1 | |
| O.A. Shah | lbw | b C.W. Henderson | 36 | 59 | 4 | 0 |
| M.L. Pettini | not out | 72 | 89 | 6 | 1 | |
| R.N. ten Doeschate | not out | 63 | 63 | 6 | 3 | |
| A.J. Wheater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| *+J.S. Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| G.R. Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| H. Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D.D. Masters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| M.A. Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 0, lb 8, nb 4, w 0) | 12 | ||||
| Total | (3 wkt declared, 124 overs) | 434 | ||||
Fall of Wickets:
1-248 (248 J.C. Mickleburgh), 2-272 (24 T. Westley), 3-314 (42 O.A. Shah)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.J. Hoggard | 24 | 4 | 62 | 0 | - |
| N.L. Buck | 23 | 3 | 84 | 0 | - |
| W.A. White | 22 | 2 | 70 | 1 | - |
| S.J. Thakor | 9 | 1 | 44 | 0 | - |
| C.W. Henderson | 35 | 3 | 128 | 1 | - |
| R.R. Sarwan | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - |
| M.A. Thornely | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| Leicestershire First innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.P. Smith | c J.C. Mickleburgh | b D.D. Masters | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| M.A. Thornely | c T. Westley | b D.D. Masters | 115 | 236 | 8 | 4 |
| E.J.H. Eckersley | c R.N. ten Doeschate | b D.D. Masters | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| R.R. Sarwan | c H. Singh | b D.D. Masters | 21 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
| M.A.G. Boyce | lbw | b D.D. Masters | 77 | 165 | 9 | 0 |
| S.J. Thakor | not out | 62 | 85 | 3 | 1 | |
| W.A. White | c H. Singh | b M.A. Chambers | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| +P.G. Dixey | c R.N. ten Doeschate | b H. Singh | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| C.W. Henderson | c H. Singh | b D.D. Masters | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| N.L. Buck | lbw | b G.R. Napier | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| *M.J. Hoggard | c H. Singh | b D.D. Masters | 28 | 67 | 4 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 12, lb 10, nb 6, w 1) | 29 | ||||
| Total | (close, 115 overs) | 359 | ||||
Fall of Wickets:
1-6 (6 G.P. Smith), 2-8 (2 E.J.H. Eckersley), 3-63 (55 R.R. Sarwan), 4-241 (178 M.A.G. Boyce), 5-248 (7 M.A. Thornely), 6-263 (15 W.A. White), 7-280 (17 P.G. Dixey), 8-285 (5 C.W. Henderson), 9-303 (18 N.L. Buck), 10-359 (56 M.J. Hoggard)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.D. Masters | 26 | 11 | 60 | 7 | - |
| G.R. Napier | 15 | 6 | 35 | 1 | - |
| M.A. Chambers | 17 | 5 | 61 | 1 | - |
| H. Singh | 37 | 7 | 96 | 1 | - |
| R.N. ten Doeschate | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | (1w) |
| T. Westley | 12 | 1 | 54 | 0 | - |
