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  • New £10,000 prize for county cricketers
    A new £10,000 prize awaits county cricket's most valuable player, after an overhaul of the FTI MVP ranking system.

    16/04/2013 (38 days old) | Read more
  • Foster targets one-day improvement
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex captain James Foster is looking for his side to make their mark in one-day cricket this year. 

    27/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • 50 years of one-day cricket
    By Andrew Hignell
    With the domestic first-class season starting today in Abu Dhabi, it’s an appropriate time to remember that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of limited-overs cricket into the county calendar,

    24/03/2013 (62 days old) | Read more
  • Statsman: Me and Dad
    By Andrew Hignell
    I wish I could have had a pound for every time somebody has asked me the question – name the father and son who played for Glamorgan during the 1980s. 

    08/03/2013 (78 days old) | Read more
  • Foakes relishes Lions' exposure
    By Paul Hiscock
    Although England Lions lost all six of their seven one-day matches on the recent trip to Australia, including a 4-0 whitewash by the


    07/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Warne's warning over Aussie spin worries

    By Richard Gibson
    The dearth of homegrown spinners in Australia has been highlighted just days after their best of all-time Shane Warne published his vision for their future development.



    07/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • Second spinner incentives run into opposition
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspodent
    Plans to incentivise counties for playing a second specialist spinner have run into strong opposition from county coaches and chief executives.

    05/03/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
  • Graves poised to take ECB role
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire’s executive chairman Colin Graves is set to replace Dennis Amiss as the ECB’s deputy chairman having won the ballot of the chairmen of the first-class counties and the MCC by ten votes to seven.

    04/03/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire finally get their man
    By Paul Hiscock
    If at first you don’t succeed.....

    03/03/2013 (83 days old) | Read more
  • Wheater move to Hampshire confirmed
    By Bruce Talbot
    Hampshire have confirmed their signing of wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Wheater from Essex.

    01/03/2013 (84 days old) | Read more
  • PCA urge players to seek help on drugs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is to encourage county players who may be taking recreational drugs to seek help 

    01/03/2013 (85 days old) | Read more
  • County rookies to receive career guidance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption 

    25/02/2013 (89 days old) | Read more
  • PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

    21/02/2013 (93 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Bresnan's sound advice
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan got some sound advice from England team-mate Graeme Swann before heading off to the Mayo Clinic in the United States to undergo elbow surgery last week.

    18/02/2013 (96 days old) | Read more
  • Essex receive a Bopara boost
    By Paul Hiscock
    Ravi Bopara's disappointment at not attracting interest at the Indian Premier League auction for the second successive year is, however, a

    05/02/2013 (109 days old) | Read more
  • PCA initiative links to Maynard Trust
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Tom Maynard Trust is linking up with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to support the players’ union’s Personal Development and

    04/02/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Pune's mad money
    By Richard Gibson
    The maddest of the mad money splashed during the Indian Premier League auction this week was surely the $700,000 Pune Warriors parted with to

    04/02/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
  • Topley ready for Lions challenge
    By Paul Hiscock
    Reece Topley, Essex's fast-emerging young pace bowler, is heading to Australia for the third time in the past twelve months and

    31/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • Graves and Hilliard want No 2 role
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Two county chairmen are in a fight to succeed Dennis Amiss as deputy chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.

    31/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • Quiney to join Essex in 2013
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex have successfully negotiated terms to bring 30-year-old Victoria batsman Rob Quiney to this country for his first taste of county cricket.

    23/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
  • Book aids PCA awareness programme
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is sending all 2,300 of its members a best-selling book on depression as part of its on-going

    21/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • Essex have high hopes of their ECG
    By Paul Hiscock
    Cricket grounds like the SCG and MCG in Australia enjoy world-famous status, but Essex hope that the decision to rebrand the title of their

    20/01/2013 (125 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Inverarity losing it in translation
    By Richard Gibson
    Australian chairman of selectors John Inverarity is always very precise in his language when explaining decisions made by his panel – which provided

    16/01/2013 (129 days old) | Read more
  • PCA offer prize for off-field initiative
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketer’s Association has launched a new award to find the most proactive player, past or present, off the pitch.

    16/01/2013 (129 days old) | Read more
  • Spain link to aid Essex fielding camp plan
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex have identified fielding as a key area of their game that needs improving if they are to become a competitive unit in all forms of cricket

    10/01/2013 (135 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire chase Tait
    By Richard Gibson
    Cash-strapped Yorkshire want to follow Roses rivals Lancashire's lead and host pop concerts.

    07/01/2013 (138 days old) | Read more
  • Velani to combine U19 tour with studies
    By Paul Hiscock
    Kishen Velani, one of the most exciting young talents at Essex, is eagerly looking forward to a trip to South Africa having been selected just

    03/01/2013 (142 days old) | Read more
  • Bopara's challenge as Essex start post-East era
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex begin the new year seeking a chief executive following the expected departure of David East who has taken up a similar role with

    02/01/2013 (143 days old) | Read more
  • Bopara plotting way back to England duty
    By Paul Hiscock
    The services of Ravi Bopara are up for grabs, but before Essex supporters get alarmed it should be explained that the all-rounder is not intending to leave

    27/12/2012 (149 days old) | Read more
  • PCA chief opposed to Notts' IPL stance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association hopes that counties will not follow Nottinghamshire’s example by preventing English

    22/12/2012 (154 days old) | Read more
  • Benefit boost in 2013 for tireless Masters
    By Paul Hiscock
    David Masters has been given an extra reason to celebrate the forthcoming festive season. The tireless Essex seamer has

    19/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cow shot debt to 'The Gnome'
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s increasingly positive approach to batting is no surprise to Keith Fletcher, one of his mentors as a schoolboy.

    18/12/2012 (158 days old) | Read more
  • Wallace to succeed Solanki as PCA chairman
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace has been elected the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

    17/12/2012 (159 days old) | Read more
  • Calthorpe and Whitaker eclipse Cook
    By Andrew Hignell
    Alastair Cook’s bizarre run out in the Kolkata Test against India was the first time in 312 innings in first-class cricket that the opening

    08/12/2012 (167 days old) | Read more
  • Shah gears up for more T20 globetrotting
    By Paul Hiscock
    After a few weeks' rest, Owais Shah is working hard in the Chelmsford indoor nets. Together with a number of his county colleagues, the 34-year-old batsman has

    30/11/2012 (176 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cut-price captain's log
    By Richard Gibson
    England captain Alastair Cook spent time on the telephone garnering advice from predecessor Andrew Strauss before the current tour of India and carries a Test-specific notebook to

    24/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
  • PCA grants reach £1 million mark
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association has passed the £1 million landmark in educational funding grants for past and present players over the last ten years.

    23/11/2012 (183 days old) | Read more
  • Mahmood 'lost his way' at Lancashire: Grayson
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex head coach Paul Grayson believes Sajid Mahmood "lost his way" at Lancashire in recent seasons and is delighted to have beaten off several other counties for

    21/11/2012 (185 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Ramps steps up for England
    By Richard Gibson
    Such have been the advances since English cricket’s first academy intake 11 years ago – which included Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann and Andrew Flintoff – that the 2012-13 Performance

    09/11/2012 (196 days old) | Read more
  • 2012: the worst year for batting?
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season was played in the wettest summer, from a cricketing point of view, since the introduction of two-divisional County Championship cricket in 2000, while in meteorological terms it was

    06/11/2012 (200 days old) | Read more
  • Ten Doeschate voices Dutch concern
    By Paul Hiscock
    One consequence of the revamping of the domestic fixture list from 2014 will be the omission of Netherlands, Scotland and the Unicorns from the Clydesdale Bank 40.

    06/11/2012 (200 days old) | Read more
  • Statistics confirm 2012 rain damage
    By Andrew Hignell
    The so-called summer of 2012 was, from a meteorological point of view, the wettest for a hundred years. As far as

    29/10/2012 (208 days old) | Read more
  • Hilliard gives Essex approval to structure changes
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex have welcomed the ECB’s announcement concerning the structure of the domestic competitions from 2014 that

    19/10/2012 (218 days old) | Read more
  • ECB propose rethink on county schedule
    The County Championship will involve Sunday starts from 2014 onwards after the ECB board announced a new four-year schedule

    19/10/2012 (218 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Decision time for McGrath
    By Richard Gibson
    One conclusion drawn from Anthony McGrath’s absence from Yorkshire’s Champions League squad is that his future lies away from the club.

    12/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
  • Godleman looks for fulfillment at Derbyshire
    By Andy Wilson
    Billy Godleman believes that Derbyshire is the right environment to help him fulfil his potential as a future England batsman.

    11/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • Scorers oppose ECB analyst plans
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County scorers are opposing plans by the England and Wales Cricket Board to do without away team scorers and replace them with analysts from

    10/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
  • David East to leave Essex for Abu Dhabi
    By Paul Hiscock
    David East will be severing a 30-year association with Essex at the end of the year when he takes up an appointment as chief executive of Abu Dhabi Cricket Club and

    05/10/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • New deals for the Essex eight
    By Paul Hiscock
    Eight Essex players, including four emerging young prospects, have committed themselves to the county for the foreseeable future by signing extended contracts.

    05/10/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's dash, Anderson's style
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s unassuming demeanour makes him extremely popular in the England dressing room but his personality rarely projects beyond those four walls.

    02/10/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
  • Finn incidents may prompt MCC law change
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England paceman Steven Finn’s regular disturbing of the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride has prompted the MCC to consider a law change that would make

    02/10/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 groups for 2013 announced
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire will face Midlands rivals Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 group stage

    19/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Pietersen left out of England squad
    England have left out Kevin Pietersen from their Test squad for the tour of India. Two uncapped batsmen, Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root, have been called up. 

    18/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • PCA launch initiative to combat depression
    By Robin Hutchison
    While county cricket spectators may have felt down in the dumps about the wettest summer for a century, the very real subject of depression among the players they watch is altogether more serious.

    17/09/2012 (250 days old) | Read more
  • County groundsmen win national award
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The hard work of county groundsmen across the country during one of the wettest summers on record has been officially recognised with a prestigious national award.

    17/09/2012 (250 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Steyn's sympathy, KP tweet fall-out
    By Richard Gibson
    Ravi Bopara received sympathy for his current plight from an unusual source in his final international appearance before heading to the ICC World Twenty20.

    16/09/2012 (250 days old) | Read more
  • Wettest summer for 100 years: the details
    By Andrew Hignell
    It's official: 2012 has been the wettest summer for exactly a hundred years

    15/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire have beaten Essex by  239 runs and have to wait on the outcome at Derby to see if they will be crowned champions. They claimed last 4 wickets in 21 balls.essex 148 all out and Rafiq 5 for 50. Shah 71 not out.

    14/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Two wickets in four balls as Yorkshire on the cusp of victory. Wheater reverse sweeps and is caught  by the wicket-keeper down the leg side then Napier orods forward and is out for 0. Both wickets fall to Rafiq. 140 for 8

    14/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    James Foster the sixth wikcet to fall. He had scored 10 when he pushes forward to Rafiq and give Jaques a catch at short leg. 127 for 6 and Shah 56 not out. 

    14/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Essex v Yorkshire
    Owais Shah is holding the innings together having posted an unbeaten 51. His half-centry came from 99 balls and included one six and 3 fours. James Foster is not out 9 and Essex are 104  for 5, still 284 short of their target.

    14/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire claim two wickets in three balls. Pettini is brilliantly caught by Gary Ballance at leg slip for 17 to give Rafiq a wicket and then ten Doeschate pulls to wide mid-on for 1 off  bowling of Ashraf. Shah still there with 32 out of 76-5. 

    14/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Essex v Yorkshire
    Essex are 28 for 2 with Shah and nightwatchman Tom Craddock both 4 not out. The target for victory at the start of  the innings was 388.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Jaik Mickleburgh  falls for 2 to a bat/pad catch by Phil Jaques  off Azeem Rafiq. Essex, chasing 388 for victory. Then Steve Patterson has Tom Westley caught by Hodd for 18.  22 for 2 

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire declare on 252 for 8 with Rafiq unbeten on 75. Essex need 388 to win and there are 11 overs remaining today

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Anthony McGrath goes for 68 when he holes out to deep square leg where Adam Wheater took the catch while Graham Napier claimed his 9th wicket of the match. Then Steve Patterson bowled by Tymal Mills for 0. 222 for 8 is the score and 357 the lead.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire now lead by 340 runs  having reached the interval on 205 for 6. Anthony McGrath is 57 and Azeem Rafiq is 49 not out.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Essex v Yorkshire
    Anthony McGrath reaches a studious 50  having faced 145 balls and completes his  half-century  with the fifth boundary of his innings. Yorkshire now  195 for 6 and the lead is 330.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire have extended their overall lead to 291 having reached 156 for 6. Anthony McGrath has 35 and Azeem Rafiq 22.  Spinners Tom Westley and Tom Craddock have bowled 22 successive overs in tandem and it's only taken 65 minutes.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Andrew Hodd is out for 1 to the fifth ball after lunch. He pushed forward and the leg break accounts for him when the ball goes off the edge to James Foster. Yorkshire 113  for 6.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire 110 for 5 representing an overall lead of 245.  Anthony McGrath has 12 and Andrew Hodd 1. Tom Westley has a productive spell before lunch taking 2 for 9 in 7 overs.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Gary Ballance is the victim of an outstanding diving catch by Tom Craddock at  cover point to leave Yorkshire 108 for 5. Ballance scored 27 and the lead is 244. 

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Adam Lyth falls to a brilliant reactionary catch at short leg by Jaik Mickleburgh off the bowliong of Tom Westley for 51. Yorkshire are now 95 for 4. 

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    12 overs before Yorkshire find the boundary  and then they add another two balls later. Adam Lyth  the  batsman with a stroke down to vacant third man and then a straight drive. Both off Ryan ten Doeschate 70 for 3 and Lyth 39.

    13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Essex v Yorkshire
    That's it for the day with bad light bringing about a premature end with 7 scheduled overs remaining. Yorkshire 44 for 3 lead by 179.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Bad light has stopped play with 7 overs still scheduled. Yorkshire 44 for 3 with Adam Lyth 26* and Gary Ballance 1.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Phil Jaques and Andrew Gale both fall to Graham Napier to give the bowler his 8th wicket of the match.  Jaques is caught by Shah at slip  for 6 and Gale drives to Pettini at point for 5. Adam Lyth 19 not out and Yorkshire are 40 for 3.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Joe Root out for 2 to follow a first innings duck and Napier again accounts for him. This time he is caught by Mark Pettini at mid-wicket. Yorkshire now 14 for 1 having gained a first innings lead of 135 runs.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Essex all out for 177 and that's a deficit of 135. Tom Craddock was the last wicket to fall, he had made 8 before he edged Moin Ashraf to Adam Lyth at second slip. Tymal Mills left unbeaten on 20, his highest score.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Tymal Mills has clubbed two sixes off Azeem Rafiq and the follow-on has been saved. 173 for 9. Mills a career-best 18 and Tom Craddock 6

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Two wickets in 2 balls, Graham Napier is caught at second slip for 20, then Reece Topley is lbw for 0. Both fall to Ashraf. 148 for 9.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Essex v Yorkshire
    Essex 138 for 6 still requiring  25 runs to avert the follow-on.  Good effort though by Ryan ten Doeschate who is 60 not out having faced 108 balls with  2x6,  6x4.  

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Adam Wheater attempts to pull a Ryan Sidebottom delivery and is caught at mid-on by Andrew Gale for 16. That gives Yorkshire a second bowling point and puts them on top of the table.  119 for 6 and Ryan ten Doeschate is 54 not out.  

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Steve Patterson claims a second wicket when James Foster goes on the back foot and is struck on the pads. He made 16 and Essex are 99 for 5. Ryan ten Doeschate though has 50 to his name reaching  the milestone from 74 balls with 2x6, 5x4

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    A 50 partnership between Ryan ten Doeschate and James Foster in 15 overs has improved the Essex score  which is currently 92 for 4. Foster contributed 7 of the 50 stand with five singles and a 2.  ten Doeschate struck 2x6 and 4x4  

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    The second ball after lunch accounts for Owais Shah who is caught at slip off the spin of Azeem Rafiq. He scored 6 and Essex are currently 40 for 4. Ryan ten Doeschate 9, James Foster 0.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Essex v Yorkshire
    Miserable  15 overs before lunch for Essex who are 32 for 3. They still trail Yorkshire by 280 runs

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Now Mark Pettini is leg before wicket, this time the bowler is Moin Ashraf. Pettini scored 1 and Essex are 26 for 3.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Great bowling change by Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale. He introduces Azeem Rafiq  and the bowler responds with the wicket of Tom Westley with his first delivery when the batsman is lbw for 18. 25 for 2.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Boyce planning John O'Groats-Land's End walk
    By Mark Baldwin
    Leicestershire batsman Matt Boyce is planning to walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End this autumn in aid of depression in sport.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Jaik Mickelburgh is out when he edges a delivery from Steve Patterson onto his stumps. he made 4 and Essex  are 10 for 1.  

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Graham Napier took 5 for 65  and that's the seventh time in his career he's performed the feat.  It's the second time this season that the all-rounder has taken a five-for.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire all out for 312 when Patterson has a swish at a Graham Napier delivery and loses his leg stump. He scored 17  leaving Ashraf  6 not out

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire have completed a third batting point and they are now 308 for 9 . Patterson has 16, Ashraf 5 

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Rafiq is out caught by Foster wafting outside off stump to give Napier a 4th wicket. He scored 53 and Yorkshire are 299 for 9.

    12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    The final delivery of the day brings a wicket when Tom Craddock takes a return catch off Ryan Sidebottom who had scored 37. Azeem Rafiq is 49 not out and Yorkshire reach the close on 284 for 8.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire's 8th wicket pair doing a good job and their stand is worth 40 so far. Rafiq is 43 not out - his highest of the season -  and Sidebottom has 23. The White Rose county are 264 for 7 

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    A second bonus point for Yorkshire after Ryan Sidebottom straight drives Reece Topley  for 4. 253 for 7 from 85 overs, Sidebottom 22, Rafiq 38. Their partnership is worth 30 valuable runs thus far. 

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Hodd tryng to sweep is run out for 22 by ten Doeschate when the ball rolls into the off side and the batasman sets off for a suicidal run. It ends a stand of 58 in 23 overs. 224 for 7 and Rafiq is 32.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire 190 for 6 from 64 overs, Rafiq 7, Hodd 12.
    Two wickets in the session for Topley and one each for Westley and Napier.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Pace man Reece Topley deceives Gary Ballance with a slower ball and the batsman pops up a catch to mid-on. Then Anthony McGrath follows a leg side ball from Topley to give Foster a catch. He scored 18 and Yorkshire are 166 for 6. 

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Tom Westley removes Andrew Gale who skips down the wikcet but picks out Tymal Mills at cover off a leading edge. Gale scored 10 and Yorkshire are now 136 for 4

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Three balls after lunch and Phil Jaques top-edges a Graham Napier delivery to Tymal Mills at long leg. Jaques  added 2 runs to his lunch score, Yorkshire now 129 for 3. Andrew Gale 9, Gary Ballance 12.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Essex v Yorkshire
    Promotion chasers Yorkshire are 111 for 2  from 30 overs, Phil Jaques is 36 and Andrew Gale 7 and both wickets have fallen to Graham Napier. Batsmen out are Joe Root  for 0 and Adam Lyth 67.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Essex v Yorkshire
    100 up for Yorkshire with a boundary by Gale in the 25th over. He has 9, Jaques has 29 and Yorkshire are 103 for 2. Batsmen out, Root for 0 and Lyth for 67, both falling to Napier.  

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Graham Napier easily the pick of the bowlers so far. Using the benefits of a green-tinged wicket, he has Joe Root lbw for 0 in his first over before adding Adam Lyth, c. Foster off a lifting delivery. His figures now 7-2-16-2 and Yorkshire 90-2.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Adam Lyth has now departed. He made a sparkling 67 that included 11 boundaries beofre edging a lifter from Napier to James Foster. Root was out to the ninth ball of the innings and Yorkshire  are 89 for 2 from 20 overs.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    An hour's play and Yorkshire are 72 for 1 with Adam Lyth and Phil Jaques rattling along merrily. They've put on 68 in 14 overs. Lyth has 59 and Jaques 13. 

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire raise the 50 with the 8th boundary of the innjngs - and all scored by Lyth.  Now 55 for 1 with Phil Jaques joining Lyth in the 50 stand  for 2nd wicket spanning 10 overs. Lyth has 45, Jaques 10

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire won the toss - Essex v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire batting but they lose Joe Root to the third ball of 2nd over when he pushes half-forward to Graham Napier and is lbw for 0.  4-1 

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Yorkahire
    Essex - Westley, Mickleburgh, Shah, Pettini, ten Doeschate, Foster, Wheater, Napier, Craddock, Topley, Mills. Yorkshire - Root, Lyth, Jaques, Gale, Ballance, McGrath, Hodd, Ashraf, Rafiq, Sidebottom, Patterson.

    11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Shah and Essex ready to spoil Yorks party
    By Paul Hiscock
    Although Essex are resigned to spending another year in Division Two of the County Championship, they will have a significant part to play in deciding the outcome of this year's promotion race when

    10/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Kieswetter's rise, Davies's fall
    By Richard Gibson
    Craig Kieswetter is set to oust rival Steven Davies for the back-up wicketkeeper position on England’s Test tour to India this winter.

    09/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Hampshire v Essex
    Hampshire have lost by 122 runs.  Last man David Griffiths played on for 21 after putting on 62 with Jimmy Adams, who carried his bat for 139. Two Yorkshire bonus points next week will confirm Hampshire's stay in division two for another season.

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    Hampshire are still hanging on at 300-9 - just another 125 required. Last pair Griffiths 21 and Adams 139 have put on 60 so far.

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Soon after Jimmy Adams reached his hundred (190 balls, 13 fours), David Balcombe was caught behind for 13. 240-8

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Like James Vince in the previous over, Sean Ervine (4) edged a tentative prod forward to James Foster before Ryan Ten Doeschate bowled Michael Bates, his third wicket of the day. Hampshire 213-7. 

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    James Vince has gone, caught behind for 15,a first wicket of the innings for Reece Topley. 208-5

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Hampshire v Essex
    185 for 4 with Jimmy Adams 77* and James Vince 1*. Hampshire still require 240 for victory to keep their promotion hopes alive.

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Liam Dawson offers a return catch to Ryan ten Doeschate and is dismissed for 90 to leave Hampshire 183 for 4. His demise ends a 4th wicket stand of 160 in 42 overs with Jimmy Adams who is 78 not out

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    50 for Jimmy Adams when he strsight drives reece Topley to the boundary. He has faced 93 balls with 5 fours and his 4th wicket panrtership with Lliam Dawson took 96 minutes. Hampshire 135 for 3. Dawson is 55 not out.

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    A drive past mid-on  that races to the boundary and then 2 runs into the leg side bring Liam Dawson his 50 from 66 balls with 7 boundaries. 104 for 3.

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    Overnight news from the  Ageas Bowl concerns the Hampshire target which has been reduced by 2 runs after it was detected that the scorers had credited Essex with 2 runs off a "dead ball." So they now only need 425 to win! Currnently 75 for 3.

    07/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Hampshire v Essex
    Hampshire 73-3; Adams 36, Dawson 25. They will begin the final day needing an unlikely 354, but their fourth-wicket pair have added 50 so far.

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Scoreboard pressure is telling, Shafayat ct behind against Chambers for 3. Hants 23-2

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Carberry's pulled Topley down the throat of Chambers at deep backward square leg, out for 6. Hampshire 18-1

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Hampshire need 427 to win after finally bowling Essex out for 475. That would be the second-highest successful fourth-innings total in the club's history...

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Essex 460-9. Graham Napier has chopped on against David Balcombe, who bowled Maurice Chambers with his next ball.  They lead by 411, surely too many for Hampshire even on this increasingly flat wicket.

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Hampshire v Essex
    Essex are 429 for 6 which represents a lead of 380. James Foster 45, Adam Wheater 18 and a declaration is imminent one would think.  

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Ryan ten Doeschate's jaunty innings ends on 69 when he is superbly caught by substitute Sean Terry at deep gully.  The  6th wicket pair added 89 in 14 overs with James Foster contributing 41. Essex 411-6 lead by 362  

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    Entertaining 50 from Ryan ten Doeschate taking 47 balls  and including 2 x  6's and 7 x  4's. He and James Foster have posted a brisk 50 stand taking just 36 minutes and 54 balls. Essex 377 for 5.

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    An hour's play after lunch and Essex lose their second wicket of the session. This time it's Mark Pettini who departs having scored 17.  He pushes forward to spinner Liam Dawson and edges to w/k Michael Bates. 322-5 Overall lead is 273  

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Owais Shah is out for 161 when he edges a ball from Tomlinson into the gloves of wicket-keeper Michael Bates .Shah batted for 6 and a half hours and Essex are 289 for 4 which represents a lead of 240

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Hampshire v Essex
    277-3 Shah 160 Pettini 2 and just 60 runs scored this morning

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Nightwatchman Tom Craddock edges David Balcombe to first slip where Jimmy Adams pouches the chance. Craddock goes for 16 but has batted for 93 minutes today and put on 58 with Owais Shah for the 3rd wicket. Essex 270-3 and Shah has 155

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    Owais Shah 150 not out, he's faced 248 deliveries and the 26th four of his innings takes him to 150.  He's also struck one six. Nightwatchman Tom Craddock is still in situ, 16 not out and Essex 270 for 2, yet to lose a wicket this a.m. 

    06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Hampshire v Essex
    Essex close on 217-2 - a lead of 168 - with Owais Shah still there on 124 (180 balls) after nightwatchman Tom Craddock saw out the final over.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Jaik Mickleburgh has finally gone for 73 with four overs of the day remaining well caught by a diving Liam Dawson at slip after driving hard at Simon Katich's chinaman. He put on 193 with Owais Shah (121*). Essex 212-2

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    Owais Shah has straight-driven Sean Ervine for his 17th four to reach his century from just 128 balls. Essex 169-1, 120 ahead.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    Jaik Mickleburgh has a 142-ball 50 (seven fours). It's very attritional out there, in stark contrast to the first innings. Essex 159-1, Shah 91.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Hampshire v Essex
    Poor session for Hampshire, whose promotion hopes are looking increasingly slim. As they have tea with Essex 128-1 (Shah 71, Mickleburgh 41), a look at how Yorkshire and Kent are doing will not improve their mood.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    103-run partnership so far between Shah 67 and Jaik Mickleburgh 39. Essex 122-1, 73 ahead. Spin from both ends from Dawson and now Katich.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    The Ageas Bowl wicket is flattening out in the sunshine and Owais Shah is capitalising. He has a 72-ball 50 and Essex are 107-1 - a lead of 58.  

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Tom Westley nicked Balcombe to second slip shortly after lunch, Essex now 31-1, still 18 behind Hampshire's 229. 

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Tom Westley nicked Balcombe to second slip shortly after lunch, Essex now 31-1, still 18 behind Hampshire's 229. 

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Hampshire v Essex
    Essex have reached lunch unscathed in their second innings, 9 without loss. Tom Westley has 5 and Jaik Mickleburgh 4. The deficit on on first innungs was 49 runs.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Sean Ervine clouts a deliveery from Graham Napier into the hands of Mark Pettini at deep square leg and departs for 43 to end a stand of 43 with James Tomlinson. Then Griffiths is out for 1 bowled by Tom Craddock. 229 all out.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Reece Topley strikes for the third time this morning when Bates is lbw for 6. Then in next over, Balacombe is lbw to Chambers for 0, 185 for 8.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Bilal Shafayat is caught at third slip by Ryan ten Doeschate chasing a wider delivery from Reece Topley without addition to his overnight 41 and Hampshire are 175 for 6,  still 5 runs behind the Essex 1st innings score.

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Four runs and a wicket in the first over of the say. James Vince the man to go, a loose drive and he is caught by  wicket-keeper James Foster off Reece Topley  for 26. Hampshire 169-5

    05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Hampshire v Essex
    Hampshire end the first day just 15 runs behind Essex on 165 for 4. Bilal Shafayat 42 not out, James Vince 22 not out. 

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Wicket number 14 for the day here at the Ageas Bowl. Liam Dawson offers a tentative drive to a ball from Graham Napier and is caught behind for 17 to leave Hampshire 128 for 4. Bilal Shafayat 35 not out.

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Simon Katich drives out to the boundary at deep backward point where he is caught by Mark Pettini to give Essex their third wicket and Ryan ten Doeschate his first of the innings. Hampshire 96 for 3

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Having been squared up by Maurice Chambers, England hopeful Michael Carberry sent a leading edge to short mid wicket, where Grahem Napier held on a to a diving catch on the run. Carberry struck eight fours in his 42 (59 balls).  Hampshire 61-2 

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    A fine cover drive to the boundaryby Michael Carberry  takes Hampshire to 51 for 1 from 15 overs in reply to the Essex first innings total of 180 all out. Carberry 37 not out

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    The first wicket of the Hampshire innings and Jimmy Adams pays the price for a leading edge off an intended pull. Caught by Jaik Mickleburgh off a skier at short mid wicket with Maurice Chambers the successful bowler. 21 for 1.

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    Four wickets for David Balcombe as Essex are bowled out for 180. Those victims cost 57 runs, Sean Ervine takes 2 for 19 and David Griffiths 3 for 40. Top effort from Mark Pettini who scored 58.

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Essex all  out 180, Craddock is bowled for 9 by Ervine fending at a short delivery and the ball rolls onto hs stumps and then Chambers is caught behind for 0.

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Two of them in three balls. Mark Pettini goes, spendidly caught by Liam Dawson diving to his left at 2nd slip off David Griffiths for 58 and then graham Napier  caught behind off Sean Ervine for 26. Both fell with score on 166.

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    Mark Pettini reaches an 87 ball half-century with the 8th boundary of his innings. Essex 153 for 6.  Pettini 53, Napier  

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Hampshire v Essex
    Essex 86-5 at lunch, David Balcombe's 3-22 includes his 50th wicket of the season. 

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    A 2nd catch at 3rd slip for James Vince and a third wicket for David Balcombe, who has been excellent this morning. James Foster goes to the last ball before lunch for 10.

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Jimmy Adams has taken another slip catch in David Griffiths' first over, Ten Doeschate gone after flashing outside off stump. Essex 47-4

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    Another slip catch, James Vince at 3rd this time and Tomlisnon has his first wicket, the big scalp of Owais Shah for 9. Essex 25-3 

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    David Balcombe has his 50th fc wicket of the season, the reliable Dawson his 30th catch at second slip. Jaik Mickleburgh gone for 7. Essex 25-2

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Hampshire v Essex
    Hants have made 3 changes to the LVCC side that lost at Leicestershire 2 weeks ago. Shafayat, Vince and Griffiths in for McKenzie, Wood and Kabir Ali. Briggs has only played 4 Champo games all year and is unavailable ahead of World T20.

    04/09/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • White Rose bedraggled but still blooming
    By Andrew Hignell
    The summer of 2012 is finally over – well, at least it is from a meteorological point of view, with September 1 marking the start of autumn. For the weather-beaten cricketers of

    03/09/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Derbyshire v Essex
    The rain is still falling and time has run out for Essex. There's no doubt which side will be the happier.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Essex
    Rain at Derby and that is very welcome for the home side. They are 173-7 with 22 minutes of the final hour remaining.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Poynton is caught by Foster standing up to Masters for one and Derbyshire are in trouble now at 163-7. Essex have a minimum of 11 overs to get the last three wickets.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    They're very interested now. Wainwright has been bowled by Craddock third ball and it's 160-6.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Durston has played on to Craddock for 60 at 160-5. Derbyshire are no longer looking for the win but Essex are interested again.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    A stand of 107 in 23 overs between Durston and Redfern ignited hopes that the chase might be back on here but Redfern has been caught at mid on from a leading edge for 46. It's 158-4 and Derbys, if they do still fancy going for it, need 116 in 19 overs.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Derbyshire v Essex
    50 for Durston, off 81 balls with four fours and a six. Derbyshire are 137-3.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Derbyshire v Essex
    Derbyshire are 69-3, with Durston 9 and Redfern 9. In theory, the home side are looking for another 205 to win and Essex need another seven wickets in 35 overs but this one should be heading for a draw.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Having just watched Borrington get out by dancing down the wicket to the leg spinner, Khawaja has done the same and he too has been stumped. That's not the smartest piece of cricket and Derbys are battling to save this now at 51-3.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Borrington is stumped after taking a step or two down the wicket to Craddock for 13 and Derbys are now 48-2. It already looks as if they have abandoned any intention to chase down the target of 274.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Derbyshire have made a swift start but have lost the wicket of Madsen for 31, lbw to Masters at 42-1 in the ninth over.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Essex
    Essex have declared. They have set Derbyshire 274 to win and have allowed themselves a minimum of 58 overs to bowl Derbyshire out. The asking rate is 4.72 and Derbyshire might not be tempted to go for that. Foster finished 58 not out.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Ten Doeschate is the latest to get to 50 and get out, caught behind off Turner for 52. Essex are batting on at 261-5.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Derbyshire v Essex
    Essex are 243-4 at lunch on what is developing as a pretty easy batting wicket. Ten Doeschate is 42 and Foster 25, so the lead is 222 with a minimum of 68 overs to go, minus the two for the change-over, if Essex bat on. The ball is in their court.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Pettini has completed his 50 off 54 balls with four fours but, from the next ball he faced, he is caught by Turner st deep midwicket off Whiteley and Essex are 189-4, ahead by 168.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    A very entertaining innings from Westley has ended when he was caught behind off Turner for 82. Essex are 133-3, ahead by 112.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Essex have started looking to get a move on to try to win the game but have lost Shah in the fourth over of the day, caught at extra cover for 26, to give Palladino his 50th Championship wicket of the season.

    31/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Derbyshire v Essex
    Essex are 85-1, a lead of 64, with Westley 51 and Shah 26. They have started at quite a pace and the final day will show how much ambition they still have to stay in any sort of promotion contention.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Derbyshire v Essex
    Totally out of context with everything we have seen so far in the match so far, Westley has hit a speedy 50 off 41 balls with 10 fours to take Essex on to 77-1.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    In the fourth over, Mickleburgh has nicked Groenewald through to the wicketkeeper and though Essex are back in front, they are 24-1.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Turner is lbw to Craddock for 13 and Derbyshire are all out for 266, a lead of 21, which they would happily have settled for this morning at 32-4. Poynton was unbeaten on a fine 55, Masters finished with 5-51 in 30 overs.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Essex
    Yes they can! Turner's off drive to the boundary takes Derbyshire to 251-9.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Napier gets through the defences of Groenewald to bowl him for 18 and make it 240-9. Can Derbyshire get the second batting point?

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Derbyshire v Essex
    The new ball has been taken but that hasn't stopped Poynton, who made a maiden century last week, completing his 50 off 106 balls with six fours. Derbyshire are 235-8, trailing by 10.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Derbyshire v Essex
    Derbyshire make it to tea at 221-8 with Poynton 36 and Groenewald 13 and the first innings deficit is down to 24. However, the new ball is due one over after tea.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    The stand is broken at 86 with Whiteley bowled driving at the leg spin of Craddock for 56. Derbyshire are 206-8 and that was a very important stand.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Derbyshire v Essex
    Whiteley has completed a valuable 50, only his second of the season but it has come in a stand worth 65 so far with Poynton (25 not out). The score is 185-7 and the deficit is down to 60.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Wainwright goes for the drive at Masters and skies a catch to mid off. That makes it 120-7 and gives Masters his fifth wicket.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Redfern drives and is caught at second slip off Napier for 31 at 111-6. One ball later and the teams are off for rain. That will be an early lunch.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Masters strikes again. Borrington is lbw for 42 for his fourth wicket to make it 92-5. Borrington and Redfern put on 60 for the fifth wicket.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    This is going to be a very tricky first session for Derbyshire. Masters has had Durston caught behind for one in the fourth over of the day at the home side are 32-4.

    30/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 group finale sums up rain-hit summer
    By Andrew Hignell
    A microcosm of the summer of 2012 in all its watery entirety was seen in the the last round of Clydesdale Bank 40 group games on Monday August 27.

    29/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Essex
    Finally, the verdict is that the outfield is still too wet for play to be possible today. Derbyshire, facing the prospect of a tricky hour, will be relieved.

    29/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Essex
    Astonishingly, the decision to call play off for the day has not yet come. The umpires are to have another look at 5pm and it's actually starting to look a bit brighter.

    29/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • England plan county Ashes warm-up
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England are lining up a match against county opposition next season as a warm-up to the Ashes series.

    29/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Counties set to reject Champions League
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Counties are unlikely to take part in next year’s Champions League Twenty20 competition because it is likely to clash with the climax to the domestic season.

    29/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Essex
    Miserable morning in Derby but it has stopped raining for now and the umpires have called an inspection for noon. It may be optimistic to believe the prospects of play soon after that are especially good.

    29/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Derbyshire v Essex
    Derbyshire are 28-3 and pretty happy to get back to the changing room. Borrington is 14 and Durston 0 and they trail Essex by 217.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Night watchman Palladino is lbw to Napier for five and now Derbyshire are 27-3.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Another for Masters, who is having a very good opening burst. Khawaja has edged to second slip for nought and Derbyshire are 16-2.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Masters has produced a good ball to beat the defensive push of Madsen and bowl him for two at 12-1 in the seventh over.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Masters is run out coming back for a second run against the arm of Whiteley at deep midwicket. He falls for a useful 35 and Essex are all out for 245.Wainwright (4-64 in 23.5 overs) is the pick of the Derbyshire bowling.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    A top-edged sweep from Chambers gave Turner an easy catch at backward point and Wainwright a fourth wicket at 235-9.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    The resistance of Napier has ended at 225-8 when the Essex all-rounder drove at Wainwright and was well caught at slip by Durston for 42. He and Masters put on 74 and played very well to give Essex a fingerhold back on the game.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Derbyshire v Essex
    Napier (27) and Masters (14) have initiated a bit of a revival at 201-7 at team with an unbroken stand of 50 so far. Tea may have come at a good time for Derbyshire, who really need to press home this advantage.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Essex are in big trouble now at 151-7. Ten Doeschate was lbw to Wainwright for 29, Foster took on the arm of Madsen at mid on and lost when he was on 31 and Wheater was lbw to Turner for 26.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Derbyshire v Essex
    Essex are 78-4, with ten Doeschate 13 and Foster 2. Certainly Derbyshire's morning as they look to push a step closer to promotion.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Wainwright, in his second over, has got one to really spit at Pettini on 14 and Durston has taken an excellent catch, low to his left, at slip. Derbys are on top at 74-4.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Turner has ripped out Shah's off stump on 26 and Essex are now 57-3.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    The defensive push of Westley is beaten and he is bowled by Groenewald for 14 to make it 33-2 in the 14th over.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Derbyshire v Essex
    Mickleburgh has attempted to hook Palladino and has been caught behind for five to make Essex 5-1 in the fifth over. That's wicket number 49 for Palladino.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Derbyshire v Essex
    Masters has passed a fitness test for Essex and returns after three weeks out with a side strain but Harbhajan has gone back to India. Turner replaces Clare for Derbys. DERBYS: Borrington, Khawaja, Durston, Madsen, Redfern, Whiteley, Wainwright, Poynton, Palladino, Groenewald, Turner. ESSEX: Westley, Mickleburgh, Shah, Pettini, ten Doeschate, Foster, Wheater, Napier, Craddock, Masters, Chambers.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Derbyshire v Essex
    Derbyshire won the toss and have decided to field. It's a lovely sunny day but we are playing on the end of the square which usually gives help to the seamers.

    28/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Middlesex v Essex
    Middlesex win by 54 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method after bad light brings aboiut a premature end.

    27/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Ryan  ten Doeschate becomes the seventh wicket to fall. he is caught at mid-on for 18 to give the impressive Sandhu a third wicket.  James Foster was bowled by Berg for 12 and the writing is on the wall for Essex. 198 for 7  after 35 overs

    27/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Owais Shah out for 53 when he slices to short third man. He scored 53 out of 165 for 5 and we are in the 30th over.

    27/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Essex
    Back at his former home, Owais Shah has reached his 50 from 46 balls that includes a six and four other boundaries. Essex 162 for 4 from 29.2 overs

    27/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Essex
    Tom Westley 68 not out having just hit Stirling over the ropes for 6. and Essex are 153 for 3 from 27.2 overs with Owais Shah 44 not out.  The required rate is now 10.7.  

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    50 partnership in 55 balls between Tom Westley and Owais Shah moves Essex onto 115 for 3 from 22.1  overs. Westley has 47 and Shah, back at his former stomping ground, has just struck a 6 to reach 27.

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  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Not just one wicket but three as Essex capitualte to 51 for 3. Pettini out for 29, Harbhajan for 3 and the latest to go is the luckless Bopara for 2  who edged a lifting deivery from Sandhu to the wicket-keeper.

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  • Interval - Middlesex v Essex
    Middlesex all out for 288  losing their last wicket off the final ball of the innings when Collymore is run out.

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    Midldesex have just been awarded 6 penalty runs for slow Essex over rate. 283 for 8  from 38.4 overs

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  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Dawid Malan is out, caught at long-on off Harbhajan for 134.  A sperb innings of 108 balls with 3x6 and 12 x4. Middlesex 272 for 6 from 37.3 overs

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  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Gareth Berg departs for 61 when he steps back to drive a Bopara delivery and gives Foster his 3rd catch of the innings. It ends a partnership of 132 in 20 overs. Malan 104* and Middlesex 231 for 4 in 35th over

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  • Landmark - Middlesex v Essex
    Glorious century for Dawid Malan spanning 89  deliveries with  one 6 and 10 four, the latest taking him to three figures . Gareth Berg has reached his 50 from 52 balls with 5 boundaries.  Middlesex 216 for 3 in the 32nd over

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    Dawid Malan on 85 and deserves a century for his forcing and entertaining innings that has underpinned Middlesex score of 171 for 3 with 14 overs remaining. Greg Smith has finished his bowling stint with figures of 2-32. Gareth Berg on 33. 

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    Dawid Malan on 78 as Middlesex recover well after losing their first wicket without a run on the board. They are now 156 for 3 from 24 overs

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  • Landmark - Middlesex v Essex
    Fifty for Dawid Malan from 45 balls that includes 8 fours as he guides Middlesex to 110 for 3 in the 18th over.

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  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Paul Stirling takes a wild swing at a ball from Greg Smith and edges to James Foster behind the wicket. he scored 29 and Middlesex are 63 for 2 after 8 overs

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    Four 4's ioff successive deliveries from Maurice Chambers with Dawid Malan finding the boundary each time as Midldesex reach 50 from 37 balls with Malan 27.

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  • Team News - Middlesex v Essex
    Middx- Denly, Malan, Stirling, Dexter, Rossington, Davey, Berg, Crook, Smith, Sandhu, Collymore.
    Essex - Pettini, Westley, Shah, Bopara, ten Doeschate, Foster, Smith, Harbhajan, Phillips, Chambers, Mills. 

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  • Team News - Middlesex v Essex
    Middx- Denly, Malan, Stirling, Dexter, Rossington, Davey, Berg, Crook, Smith, Sandhu, Collymore.
    Essex - Pettini, Westley, Shah, Bopara, ten Doeschate, Foster, Smith, Harbhajan, Phillips, Chambers, Mills. 

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  • Essex won the toss - Middlesex v Essex
    A wicket for Essex just 3 balls into the match when left-arm spinner Tim Phillips has Joe Denly caught by James Foster for a duck. Paul Stirling and Dawid Malan have improved the situation with boundaries and Middlesex are now 20 for 1 from 4 overs

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  • Hip injury forces Jefferson to retire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire batsman Will Jefferson has been forced to retire from county cricket by a degenerative hip injury just a year after he helped the county win the Friends Life t20.

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  • Result - Essex v Lancashire
    Lancashire win by 8 wickets with 21 balls to spare. Croft 66 not out, Brown 87 not out, his highest score of the season.

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  • Essex v Lancashire
    Lancashire close to achieving their sixth win in a row in the CB40 and a home semi-final tie. They only need 8 more runs to win  with 6 overs remaining.  Karl Brown 83, his highest score of the season in any form of the game. 

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  • Essex v Lancashire
    Very impressive batting by Karl Brown and Stephen Croft who are taking Lancashire to the most comfortable of victories and a home tie in the semi-finals. Brown is 68 and Croft 55 , 157 for 2 from 29.4 overs 

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  • Landmark - Essex v Lancashire
    Croft now reaches 50 having faced 73 balls with 4x4. 137-2 from 26 overs.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Lancashire
    A fine half-century for Karl Brown who reaches the landmark from 57 balls with 2x6, 4x4. Lancashire cruising along 133-2 from 26 overs. Croft 48 not out 

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  • Essex v Lancashire
    Good progress by the Lancashire third wicket pair of Croft and Brown. Their partnership is worth 87 in 16 overs, Croft 39 Brown 47. 115-2  from 24 overs and 72 more runs needed

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  • Essex v Lancashire
    Lancashire 45 for 2 after 10 overs,  Brown 10, Croft 13  

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  • WICKET - Essex v Lancashire
    Two wickets down quickly for Lancashire  who are 34 for 2  after seven overs. Prince  is bowled by Phillips for 14 and then Moore tries a cross batted slog against Chambers and is bowled for 9.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Lancashire
    Ashwell Prince tries a reverse sweep paddle and is bowled by Tim Phillips for 14. Lancashire 21 for 1 after 3 overs and the PA Announcer has just introduced the next batsman as Steffan Parry!

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  • Interval - Essex v Lancashire
    Essex all out for 186 with Oliver Newby returning career-best figures of 5 for 35. Concerns here though regarding the floodlights, one of the pylons is not illuminating. 

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  • Essex v Lancashire
    Five overs remaining and Essex  are 165 for 7. A good blow by Phillips adds another 6 to the score as he sends a ball from Shahzad back past the bowler. 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Lancashire
    Adam Wheater is caught at short extra cover by Paul Horton who holds on to a powrful drive  that gives Oliver Newby a fourth wicket. Essex 155 for 7 in the 33rd over. Phillips 20 not out

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  • Essex v Lancashire
    Essex are 150-6 from 31 overs. Foster attempted a padlde sweep and is bowled by Parry  for 13. Wheater 25* and Phillips 18* trying to repair damage with a stand of 44 so far.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Lancashire
    Greg Smith drives Oliver Newby to Gary Keedy at mid-off and departs for 9, then Ryan ten Doeschate is caught at mid-on off a full toss from  Gary Keedy and Essex are 78 for 4 in 16th over.

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  • Team News - Essex v Lancashire
    Lancashire –Moore, Prince, Croft, Brown, Horton, Cross, Shahzad, Chapple, Newby, Parry, Keedy.

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  • Team News - Essex v Lancashire
    Essex – Westley, Pettini, Shah, ten Doeschate, Foster, Smith, Wheater, Singh, Phillips, Chambers, Mills.

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  • Bopara to guest for Gloucestershire
    By Richard Latham
    Ravi Bopara will play for Gloucestershire as a guest in tomorrow’s one-day match against the South Africans at Bristol.

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  • Result - Essex v Netherlands
    Essex win by 117 runs,  Harbhajan Singh 5 for 37.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Netherlands
    Ed Szwarczynski fails to contend with an express delivery from Tymal Mills and is bowled for 2. 177 for 6 in the 29th over

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  • WICKET - Essex v Netherlands
    Michael Swart the latest Netherlands batsman to be dismissed. He reaches 50 but is out immediately afterwards lbw to Ravi Bopara. Harbhajan has the other 3 wickets and Netherlands  are 134  for 4 in the 22nd over.

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  • Essex v Netherlands
    Terrific response by Netherlands who are 106 for 1 off 15 overs. Myburgh caught in the deep off Harbhajan for 33 but Swart 35 and Cooper 33

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  • Essex v Netherlands
    Ryan ten Doeschate scored 52  out of 314-8.  Good score from the hiome side who lost Mark Pettini for 0 and Ravi Bopara for 1 within the first 5 overs. 

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  • Interval - Essex v Netherlands
    Essex innings concludes on 314-8 with James Foster top-scoring with 79. Westley 59, Shah 44 and Graham Napier 35. First time that Netherlands have conceded 300 in the competition.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Netherlands
    Ten balls to get off the mark, Ravi Bopara is caught behind off next delivery faced for 1. Mark Pettini out for 0 to the 2nd delivery of the match but Tom Westley has 5 fours in his 26 not out. Owais Shah 10* (2x4) 39-2 after 6 overs

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  • Team News - Essex v Netherlands
    Netherlands - W.Baressi, L.Van Beek, M.Bukhari, T.de Grooth, T.Heggelman, S.Myburgh, P.Seelaar, T.Gruijters,
    E.Szwarczynski, M.Swart, T.Cooper.

     

     Umpires – M.Benson & M Saggers.

     



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  • Team News - Essex v Netherlands


     

    Essex - Westley,Pettini, Bopara, Shah, ten Doeschate, Foster, Wheater, Napier, Harbhajan
    Singh, Phillips, Mills.

     




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  • Result - Essex v Glamorgan
    Match drawn, Glamorgan 260 for 6  Jim Allenby 103.  Essex 10 points, Glamorgan 9 points

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  • TEA - Essex v Glamorgan
    The match is heading for a draw, Glamorgan 212 for 4 which represents a lead of 130. Battling half-centuries for  Ben Wright (67) and Jim Allenby (79) who batted through the afternoon session.

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Ben Wright and Jim Allenby appear to have saved the day for Glamorgan. They have put together an unbroken 5th wicket stand worth 131 to give their side an overall lead of 102. At present Glamorgan are 184-4 and both batsmen have scored half-centuries

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Glamorgan
    97-4 and Glamorgan lead by 15 runs. Three wickets for Harbhajan who Essex will be looking to spearhead their quest for victory after lunch. Ben Wright 18*, Jim Allenby 19 *

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan have now wiped off the first innings deficit but they have lost 4 wickets in the process, three to Harbhajan and one to Graham Napier. They are 82 for 4.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan reached  the close on 16 without loss, safely surviving the 6 overs that remaained after Essex declared on 520-9 and a lead of 82 runs.

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Essex declare on 520-9 and Glamorgan have 6 overs to face before the close. They trail by 82 on first innings. One run taken off the opening over bowled by Harbhajan with fielders crowdingaround  bat. 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Adam Wheater moves out of his crease to drive Robert Croft and is stumped for 17. Essex 460 for 6, a lead of 22.

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Essex lead by 21  as they reach 460 for 5. Adam Wheater takes 4 and 6 off succcessive deliveries from Graham Wagg  and is 17* while James Foster has 12. Owais Shah is out for 138 (4x6, 17x4) when he drove Wagg into the hands of mid-off.

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Essex complete 5 batting bonus points with 1 ball to spare when Owais Shah drives Jim Allenby to the deep mid-on boundary. Shah is 137, Ryan ten Doeschate 3 and Essex are 410-3

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  • TEA - Essex v Glamorgan
    Essex are 376 for 2 and need another 24 from 3 overs  to complete their full haul of batting points. Owais Shah 106 not out and Mark Pettini 3 not out.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Tom Westley is lbw trying to sweep Robert Croft for a career-best 185. Essex 371 for 2 with Owais Shah 104 not out. He reached three figures with a 6 that landed on the press tent.  

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    Owais Shah reaches 100 when he goes down pitch to loft Robert Croft over mid-wicket for 6. His hundred has taken 158 balls and includes 13x4 and 2x6. Tom Westley 185 not out and Essex 369 for 1 from 104 overs

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    New ball has been taken by Glamorgan  after 89 overs and Essex are 319 for 1, 119 runs behind. Tom Westley is 172  and Owais Shah has 67. A hot afternoon at Colchester andits hard work for the  bowlers on a flat track.

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Glamorgan
    Essex 266 for 1 trailing Glamorgan by 172 runs. Tom Westley is 150 not out having faced 242 balls with 25 boundaries and Owais Shah is 36 not out.

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Essex 263 for 1, Owais Shah 35* having taken 31 balls to get off the mark. Tom Westley 149 not out.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    The opening stand ends when Jaik Mickleburgh edges behind to Mark Wallace to give Huw Waters the breakthrough. He is out for 74 but his partner Tom Westley has three figures to his name, reaching his century from 149 balls with 20 fours. 179-1

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Glamorgan
    Tom Westley and Jaik Mickleburgh  composed an unbroken partnership of 165 to launch a perfect response for Essex to their opponents first innings 438. Westley was 90 at the close while his partner had scored 72, both flawless innings.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    Jaik Mickleburgh reaches 50 with the eighth boundary of his 71 ball innings. Tom Westley is 68 not out  and Essex are 122 without loss, a good response to the Glamorgan first innings of 438 all out.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    Tom Westley reaches his 50 with the eleventh four of his innings and quickly moves onto 61 as the Essex openers post a three-figures partnership. Jaik Mickleburgh 38 not out and the home side are 102 without loss, still trailing by 336

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  • TEA - Essex v Glamorgan
    Tom Westley and Jaik Mickleburgh have started promisingly with 45 in the opening eleven overs of the innings. Mickleburgh 16 and Westley has 27 includng three fours in one over from Graham Wagg.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan 438 all out. The final wicket to fall is Graham Wagg who made 54 including 2x6, 5x4 before holing out to deep extra cover off Maurice Chambers.  Glamorgan 5 bonus points, Essex 2 bonus pounts thus far.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Dean Cosker caught by Ryan ten Doeschate at short fine leg trying to force the pace off Harbhajan who now has 4 wickets. Glamorgan 431 for 9. Graham Wagg though is three short of a half-century

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan achieve thier fifth batting point with one ball to spare but have lost the wicket of Mark Wallace who was caught by James Foster off Harbhajan  for 36. Then Robert Croft is c by Harbhajan off Willoughby for 16. 417-8

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan 354 for 6 Mark Wallace 26, Graham Wagg 2. Harhajan has taken a couple of wickets this morning and is beginning to get turn from the pitch.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Stewart Walters is out for 159 when he turns a ball from Harbhajan into the waiting hands of Ryan ten Doeschate. Glamorgan 352 for 6 now havbong lost their third wicket of the day.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Jim Allenby is out for 5 chasing a ball down the leg side and is caught by James Foster off Graham Napier. Stewart Walters is 155 niot out and Glamorgan are 324 for 5.  

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Ben Wright drives Harbhajan to mid-wicket and is caught by Adam Wheater for 47. Stewart Walters though is 153 not out, his highest score for the county and Glamorgan are 317-4

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    New ball has been taken but it hasn't curbed Ben Wright who strikes the first two deliveries from Maurice Chmabers for 2 and then 4. Glamorgan 295 for 3, Wright 30, Walters 145

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    We are just underway at Colchester where the weather prospects are much improved for today. Ben Wright is off the mark with a single and Stewart Walters has just faced his first delivery of the day; he remains 129 not out. Glamorgan 243-3

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Glamorgan
    Rain has stopped play for the day with Glamorgan 242 for 3. Stewart Walters has 129, his highest score of the season and Ben Wright is 0 not out 

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  • Interval - Essex v Glamorgan
    Bad light and rain causes another stoppage. Glamorgan 242 for 3, Walters 129*, Wright 0*

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Marcus North is out for 24. He had just been dropped by Harbhajan off Graham Napier but then two deliveries later, the fielder holds onto another chance.  Meanwhile Walters marches on,  129 not out and Glamorgan 242 for 3.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    100 for Stewart Walters, he faced 140 deliveries and reached three fgures with the 15th four of his innings when gliding a ball from Ryan ten Doeschate to the fine leg boiundary. But then rian forced an early tea with Glamorgan 193 for 2 and North 11*

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    Stewart Walters glides Ryan ten Doeschate down to the fine leg boundary for the ninth four of his innings, a shot that completes his hundred having faced 140 balls. Glamorgan 193 for 2 with Marcus North 11 not out but rain has now stopped play.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    Will Bragg nicks a ball from Graham Napier onto his stumps and is bowled for 54 to end a second wicket partnership worth 107 in 28 overs. 133 for 2

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    100 partnership - and untroubled -  between Will Bragg and Stewart Walters, they started their liaison  with the loss of Nick James when the score was  26. Now 128 for 1 and both batsmen have scored 54.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Glamorgan
    Will Bragg ad Stewart Walters both reach their fifties - and in successive overs and with the ninth four of their respective innings'. Bragg faced 94 balls and Walters 72 balls and Glamorgan are 126 for1

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Play has resumed and Glamorgan have just scored their first boundary after lunch with Bragg steering the ball down to third man off Chambers. 94-1 and Bragg is on 44,

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Glamorgan
    Lunch taken 7 minutes earlier when light rain brought the players off the field. Glamorgan 87-1 Will Bragg 40, Stewart Walters 27  and 27.3 overs have been bowled.

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Harbhajan Singh is bowling now but the Glamorgan batsmen playing him comfortably at present. 67-1 Bragg 29, Walters 18.

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  • Essex v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan have moved on to 51 for 1 with Will Bragg posting the milestone with a pull to the square leg boundary. Stewart Walters is 12, Bragg has 21 and Essex have used three bowlers, Harbhajan still  to be unleashed.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Glamorgan
    First of the game and it falls to Maurice Chambers who has Nick James picked up at forward short leg by Jaik Mickleburgh for 14. Will Bragg 14 Stewart Walters is 7 not out, Glamorgan 40-1 

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  • Team News - Essex v Glamorgan
    Essex - Westley, Mickleburgh, Shah, Pettini, ten Doeschate, Foster, Wheater, Napier, Singh, Chambers,. Willoughby
    Glamorgan - James, Bragg, Walters, North, Allenby, Wright, Wallace, Wagg, Croft, Cosker, Waters.

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  • Glamorgan won the toss - Essex v Glamorgan
    Overcast at Colchester but play will start on time.

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  • Who else will join the 'Compton club'?
    By Andrew Hignell
    A thousand runs in the County Championship – it’s the target most batsmen set themselves in the four-day competition at the start of the summer and also the yardstick by which comparisons are

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  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's wait, Surrey's stir
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan is yet to be given clearance from England to play for Yorkshire in Twenty20 finals day – although he will be under family pressure to make sure he is available on August 25.

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  • Result - Kent v Essex
    Ryan ten Doeschate hits Adam Riley for six over long on and a leg-single to clinch a seven wicket win for Essex. Kent claim 4pts and Essex 21 after winning with four sessions remaining.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Mahmood strikes again. The Kent all-rounder bags a second victim on his season's championship bow. Tom Westley's late decision to leave alone proved fatal as the ball darted down the Nackington Road slope to pluck out the right-hander's off stump. At 20-2 Essex need a further 35 to win.    

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    A consolation wicket for Kent. Needing 55 to win, Essex opener Jaik Mickleburgh walked across his stumps aiming to work to leg against Azhar Mahmood, only to miss a straight one and go leg before for one. At 10-1 Essex need a further 45 for their second win of the summer. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Kent all out for 101 and Essex will need 55 runs to win after lunch. Matt Coles was last man to go, checking his drive against Maurice Chambers and chipping a catch to a diving Harbhajan Singh at short mid-wicket. Chambers finished with 4-31 while Napier and Singh bagged three apiece for a weakened Essex attack. Kent captain Rob Key then duly presented Coles with his county cap, together with Sam Northeast.  

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  • Extended session: Kent v Essex
    Under ECB regulations for this season Essex, with Kent nine wickets down, will be playing on for an extra half-an-hour, or eight overs, in order to try and complete the home second innings. Kent are 97 for nine and 50 runs ahead, so the wonderful Kent carvery lunch in the Colin Cowdrey stand will have to wait after all!

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Jones goes for 13. Glancing at a popping delivery from Harhajan Singh the Kent wicketkeeper picked out Ryan ten Doeschate at leg slip to make it 83-9. Kent lead by 36 - so lets hope we get to lunch, I fancy the carvery today!

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Kent have lost two more wickets in three balls and are heading for a three-day defeat. Alex Blake's mistimed cut against Harbhajan Singh sailed into the hands of Chambers at backward point and then, to his first delivery, Azhar Mahmood drove a good length ball from Graham Napier to short extra cover where Jaik Mickleburgh took a sharp low catch. At 69-8 Kent lead by only 22 runs.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Stevens goes for 22. Driving across the line to a Graham Napier in-ducker Kent's popular strokemaker goes leg before to make it 62 for six. Kent are 15 runs ahead, so at least Essex will be made to bat again for a probable three-day win.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Chambers strikes again. Michael Powell sparred at a quick bouncing delivery from the Jamaica-born pace bowler and feathers a catch through to the keeper James Foster. Powell went for five and Kent, at 31 for five, still tail Essex by 16.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Kent's hopes of salvaging anything positive from this game just took a huge blow with the departure of Brendan Nash. The one-time West Indies Test bat took a late decision to leave alone against Maurice Chambers only to see the ball dart down the St Lawrence slope, brush his back pad and leave the left hander stone cold leg before.  Kent are 17-4.

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  • Kent v Essex
    Well its another steamy morning for day three of the 161st Canterbury Week and a day when Kent find themselves in hot water. They resume on nine for three, trailing Essex by 38 runs after a disastrous showing on Ladies Day.

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  • Finn incident prompts new instruction
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County umpires have been told not to call dead ball if a bowler breaks the wicket at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride as England seamer Steven Finn did in the Headingley Test

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  • Close Of Play - Kent v Essex
    Kent are deep in trouble at the close having slumped to nine for three in the space of 45 balls of their second innings. Rob Key was controversially given caught down the leg side and night watchman Adam Riley soon followed. To make matters worse Sam Northeast went leg before to a Harbhajan flipper to the last ball of the day. The hosts will trail by 38 going into day three.  

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Rob Key goes for four with only four overs of the day remaining. The Kent skipper, shaping to glance against Gaham Napier, is adjudged to have edged down the leg side by umpire Jeremy Lloyds. Key showed his displeasure at the decision and may well end up in hot water over the matter. Kent are 8-1 and trail by 39.

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  • Kent v Essex
    Kent are batting again and trail by 47 on first innings after Essex finally succumbed for 273. After stoic resistance from James Foster (76) and Graham Napier (43) the last four wickets fell with a rush as Kent bagged four for 20 in 29 balls, three of them to Charlie Shreck.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Graham Napier's resolve has also come to an end for 43. Essex are now 269 -9 after Geraint Jones snaffled a catch off Shreck. Next ball up, Masters nicks his first ball from Shreck to go for a golden and Shreck is on a hat-trick. Chambers survives.

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  • Landmark - Kent v Essex
    Essex take the lead with four, first-innings wickets intact. James Foster (66*) and Graham Napier (18*) are still there with power to add as the visitors ease past the Kent total of 226.   

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  • TEA - Kent v Essex
    Essex 203-6 after 73 overs and trail  by only 23. James Foster is unbeaten on 58, while Graham Napier is yet to get off the mark.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Adam Wheater goes for 82. The right-hander tossed his wicket away on the cusp of the tea break by pre-empting a reverse sweep against Adam Riley. Setting himself way too quickly, Wheater gave Riley the chance to fire in a fuller, quicker ball that struck Wheater on the boot to draw a successful leg before appeal.

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  • Landmark - Kent v Essex
    Essex captain James Foster 50 posts a stoic half-century after three hours 16 minutes at the crease. It came off 150 balls and included five fours and could yet prove crucial in the context of this match.

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  • Landmark - Kent v Essex
    100 stand between Essex sixth-wicket pair of Adam Wheater (70*) and James Foster (48*) has moved the visitors to 181 for five to trail Kent by only 45 as we approach tea on day two.


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  • Landmark - Kent v Essex
    50 Adam Wheater from 81 balls and with eight fours. At the other end, James Foster has batted almost three hours for 40 as Essex reach 157-5.

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  • Kent v Essex
    A 50 stand between James Foster and Adam Wheater has moved Essex even closer to first innings parity with Kent. Foster has batted 150 minutes for 28, while Wheater has struck five fours in his eye-catching 39. After 57 overs Essex have reached 129 for five and trail the hosts by 97.
     

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  • WICKET & LUNCH - Kent v Essex
    Darren Stevens breaks a fifth-wicket stand worth 53 in 18.4 overs between Ryan ten Doeschate and James Foster, who came together with their side on 23-4. Ten Doeschate was the man to go, chasing a wide away swinger he edged through to the keeper Geraint Jones to leave his skipper, Foster, unbeaten on 18 at the interval.  Essex are 82 for five and trail by 144 runs at the interval.

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  • Landmark - Kent v Essex
    50 up for Essex who, at 23-4, were threatening their worst ever total against Kent (34 all out scored at Brentwood in 1969). Ryan te Doeschate is leading the fightback thus far with a briske 24 not out.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Charlie Shreck takes his second of the morning to reduce Essex to 23-4. Pettini (1), pushing from the crease and without much by way of forward movement, is squared up by a leg cutter that trims the top of off stump. Chasing Kent's first innings 226, Essex appear in deep trouble.

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  • Kent v Essex
    The heat haze has yet to burn off, but we look set fair for a good day at St Lawrence for the second day of the 161st Canterbury Week. Thursday is, of course, Ladies Day, when the men wear carnations in their buttonholes and the Ladies turn out in their finest frocks and hats for the Fashion on the Outfield competition.
    Play looks set to start on time at 11am. 

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  • Close Of Play - Kent v Essex
    Essex reach 14 without loss in the nine overs through to the close, so go into day two facing a deficit of 212. Kent were dismissed soon before tea for 262 with Napier, Masters and Chambers bagging two apiece. Only Michael Powell, with a patient 62 in almost three hours, posted a half-century for the Hop County. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Kent all out for 226. Napier, Masters and Chambers bag three apiece as the hosts are skittled in 84.3 overs. Mahmood was last man out for a valient 49, when batting with a runner. Essex have eight overs of the day to survive. 

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  • Kent v Essex
    Kent's Azhar Mahmood has gone in the fetlock and has Sam Northeast running for him after a bout of cramp, but at least Kent have limped past 200 for a batting bonus point. Mahmood has reached 40* while last man Charlie Shreck has chipped in with 2.
     

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Kent woes continue at Cricket Week as the hosts slide to 193-8. Matt Coles clips a half-hearted shot through the leg-side against Harbhajan Singh to pick out David Masters at wide mid-on.

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  • TEA - Kent v Essex
    Michael Powell falls for 62 on the cusp of tea. Following one from Maurice Chambers wide outside off he edges to Harbhajan in the cordon to make it 184-7.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Kent 143-6 as Jones goes for five, leg before when pushing inside the line of a Napier off-cutter.

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  • Kent v Essex
    Two fours, either side of cover, by Powell off Napier has taken Kent to 143-5. Powell going along nicely on 46, and Geraint Jones with him on 5. You sense this is the crucial stage of the innings for Kent, with Essex pushing hard for another wicket

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Darren Stevens goes for 20 as the Kent slide gathers momentum. Driving against Graham Napier, the right-hander dragged the ball onto leg stump to make it 120 for five.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Kent's Brendan Nash failed to make the most of his pre-lunch let off and goes for 11 to leave his side in deeper trouble at 82-4. The left-hander fenced at one from David Masters to edge toward second slip where Harbhajan Singh made amends for his earlier blunder by taking the catch.

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  • LUNCH - Kent v Essex
    Kent go in on 82 for three with Brendan Nash on 10 and Michael Powell with 12. Nash received a life just before the break when Harbhajan Singh downed a regulation catch at second slip off David Masters.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Northeast, looking good on 32, flashed at Chambers and Harbhajan Singh at second slip could only parry a shoulder-high chance to James Foster, for the keeper to complete the catch. Then, next over, Alex Blake on 19 was bowled by Napier playing no shot. 58-3

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  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Rob Key, the Kent captain, cuts a disconsolate figure as he walks back to the dressing room after chipping a low return catch to Maurice Chambers in the fourth over. Key made 5, and Kent are 12-1

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  • Kent..... won the toss - Kent v Essex
    The hosts will bat on the opening day of the 161st Canterbury Cricket Week. Rob Key, fit again after picking up an injury in the field at Derby last week, won the toss and has selected Adam Riley in place of James Tredwell, who is on England Lions duty. Seamer Mark Davies is rested, so Azhar Mahmood comes in for a rare four-day appearance.
    Kent: Northeast, Key, Powell, Nash, Blake, Stevens, Jones, Mahmood, Coles, Shreck, Riley.
    Essex: Mickleburgh, Westley, Shah, Pettini, ten Doeschate, Wheater, Foster, Napier, Singh, Masters, Chambers.

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  • Result - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex win by 7 wickets with 9 balls to spare. Owais Shah 45 not out, Ryan ten Doeschate 23 not out.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Owais Shah and Ryan ten Doeschate have collected 27 from the last couple of overs, Essex need 15 from 3 overs for victory. 137 for 3. Shah 44* ten Doeschate 7*

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Successive  boundaries by Owais Shah, one straight and the next through extra cover. 124 for 3 and Essex need 28 from 4 overs, 124-3.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Greg Smith is out for 20 caught at deep mid-wicket by Rob Taylor off the bwling of Michael Thornely and the Eagles are 102 for 3.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Mark Pettini out for 28, chips Wayne White to mid-off  to give the bowler his second wicket in as many deliveries. Owais Shah averts the hat-trick and Essex are 64 for 2 from 11 overs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Birthday boy Wayne White breaks the opening stand trapping Tom Westley in the crease for 27 and Essex are 62-1 after 9 overs

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    It's a stroll for Essex who are 60 without loss and need a further 92 from 17 overs to win. Mark Pettini and Tom Westley matching strides run for run, Pettini 26, Westley 27.

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  • Interval - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire close on 151-7.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
     Taylor stumped by James Foster for 4 off Harbhajan , the Foxes 140-6  with one over to go. Harbhajan 3 for 29

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Wayne White drives Harbhajan into the hands of Graham Napier at long on and the Foxes are  125 for 5 after 21.1 overs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Graham Napier sends the off stump of Shiv Thakor cartwheeling, he's out for 8  and Leicestershire are 112 for 4 in the 20th over.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Brilliant running catch by Napier to catch Thornely off the bowling of Westley for 55. Leicestershire 106-3 from 18 overs and have seven overs remaining. 

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    50 for Michael Thornely from 48 balls with 1x6 and 4x4, Leicestershire are 99-2 from 17.1 overs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    First ball from ten Doeschate accounts for Smith who pulls the ball to deep mid wicket where Harbhajan takes a superb catch. Smith out for 18 and Leicestershire 94-2 in the 17th over 

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Seventh bowler used by Essex in 17 overs with Ryan ten Doeschate taking the ball. Leicestershire 94-1.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely on 47 for the Foxes who are 87 for 1 from 15.1 overs. Greg Smith has just struck Harbhajan for 4 and is 17 not out

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    The Foxes are 50-1 after 10 overs, Michael Thornely isw 31 not out and Greg Smith 3 not out

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan is the first wicket to fall in the match. He pulls Harbhajan to deep mid wicket where Tim Phillips collects the catch.
    Sarwan 14 out of 41- for 1 in the 8th over.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Maiden sent down by Graham Napier to Ramnaresh Sarwan and Leicestershire are 6 without loss after 2 overs.

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  • Team News - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex - Pettini, Westley, Shah, Smith, ten Doeschate, Wheater, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Harbhajan, Mills.
    Leics - White, Sarwan, Smith, Thornely, Boyce, Thakor, Dixey, Taylor, Sykes, Buck, Jospeh.

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  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leicesterhsire will bat, 25 overs per side.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Start at 4.00 p.m. with 25 overs per side.
    Still waiting news of  teams and toss

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    No chance of starting on time here at Chelmsford where it's been bucketing down. Pools of water on the outfield and it's still raining. 

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  • Result - Essex v Leicestershire
    Match abandoned as a draw after heavy rain during lunch left underfoot conditions saturated on outfield. Essex 10 points Leicestershire 7.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics 336-9 after a stubborn last-wicket stand of 33 between Shiv Thakor, the 18-year-old who has made a Championship-best 53 not out, and Matthew Hoggard, unbeaten on 16. Leics trail Essex by 98.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Nathan Buck lbw for 7 to a near-yorker from Graham Napier. Leics 303-9, with Shiv Thakor 37 not out. Twelve overs remaining today.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Another Leics scalp for David Masters. Switching ends, to the Hayes Close End, he has Claude Henderson caught at second slip by Harbhajan. 285-8, but at least Leics have saved the follow on

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics 280-7, still five runs short of the follow-on target, with Paul Dixey caught at backward short leg off Harbhajan for 4.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Wayne White goes for 5, edging Maurice Chambers to Harbhajan Singh at second slip - a ball after Harbhajan had spilled Shiv Thakor on 13. Leics now 263-6

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Two wickets with the second new ball by David Masters, and Leics are suddenly 248-5 and not looking quite so smug. Boyce went to the first ball with the new cherry, lbw for 77 shuffling across his stumps, and Thornely has just thick-edged to gully on 115

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  • TEA - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics 230-3, with Thornely 111 and Boyce 69. So far they have added 167, but the second new ball is due in two overs' time.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely 100, his second for Leicestershire in the Championship since joining them from the Unicorns in late May. 209 balls, 4x6, 7x4. Leics now 208-3, with Boyce also going well on 61

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Hundred stand for the fourth wicket between Thornely and Boyce, and a good effort it has been. Thornely straight drove Harbhajan for his second six soon after reaching 50, and is now 75. Boyce is on 46 and Leics are 166-3.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics are 131-3, with Thornely 54 not out and Matt Boyce on 34. The pair have added 29 runs since lunch, in 50 minutes. Slow going, but you cannot be critical of Thornley and Boyce in this situation - they are both showing great application

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Leicestershire
    An initial six-minute rain break was followed by another ten minutes of action, with Leics moving to 102-3 in a further 2.5 overs, but then more showers at 12.50 has meant an early lunch. Thornely 43, Boyce 16.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Off for rain at Chelmsford, though it might only be for a short time. Leics 94-3 having added 62 runs in 24 overs this morning, for the loss of Sarwan. Thornely, who hit Harbhajan for six early on, is on 39 and Matthew Boyce has 12

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    A big wicket for Essex: Ramnaresh Sarwan is brilliantly caught, above his head at second slip, by a leaping Harbhajan Singh off Masters as the West Indies Test batsman attempted to force away on the offside. Sarwan made 21 and Leics are 63-3

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Under way on time at Chelmsford and Leics, resuming on 32-2 and needing 285 to avoid following on against Essex, have moved - not without a few alarms against David Masters and Harbhajan Singh - to 50-2

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics, through Michael Thornely and Ramnaresh Sarwan, have at least seen out the closing overs. Leics, on 32-2, are 402 runs behind and need another 253 just to avoid the follow-on

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    And Masters now has a second wicket, as Ned Eckersley mishits an attempted pull and is well-held above his head at short mid-wicket by a leaping Ten Doeschate. Eckersley out for 2 and Leics are 8-2.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    David Masters, who took 8-10 when Essex beat Leicestershire at Southend this time last year, has made the breakthrough with the new ball, having Greg Smith smartly held by Mickleburgh at short leg for 5. Leics 6-1 with 9 overs still to be bowled tonight

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex have declared at 434-3, with Pettini (72*) and Ten Doeschate (63*) having added 120 in 20 overs. Leics will have 14 overs to bat tonight.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Century stand in 17 overs between Pettini and Ten Doeschate, as Essex go to 424-3 - and still no sign of a declaration, with 19 overs left today. Ten Doeschate's 50, fittingly reached with his third six, took 48 balls, and Pettini's 50 took 60 balls

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    A fourth batting point for Essex, confirmed when Ten Doeschate drove Henderson for a flat six over long off from the second ball of the 110th over. Essex 355-3, Pettini 36, Ten Doeschate 25

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Shah lbw for 36 propping forward to Henderson, three balls after surviving a strong claim for a catch at slip off the slow left-armer. Ten Doeschate now in with Pettini, and both batsmen have just taken fours off Henderson. Essex 329-3

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  • TEA - Essex v Leicestershire
    Another sharp shower has forced the players off, and the umpires have sensibly announced that tea will now be taken as the groundstaff concentrate on getting the covers on again. Essex have moved on to 308-2 from 100.5 overs, with Shah 34 and Pettini 14

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    The sun is out again at Chelmsford, and play will resume at 3.20pm, after a delay of 81 minutes. There will be 47 overs remaining (13 overs lost) and tea will be taken at 4.20pm

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Rain stopped play at Chelmsford. A heavy shower has swept across the ground, with Essex 272-2 after 93 overs, but most of the rain seems to have gone past us on the town side. Some dark clouds still in the distance however and look threatening

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Tom Westley lbw to Wayne White for 125, on the back foot and beaten by one which seamed in and also kept a little low. He had batted for 292 balls, hitting 13 fours. Essex 272-2

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex 259-1, with Westley on 117 and Shah 8. The second new ball, which is nine overs old, has kept a check on the scoring rate: Essex added 98 runs in 32 overs this morning, and will want to accelerate this afternoon

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Mickleburgh run out for 126, after being sent back by Westley and beaten by a direct hit on the bowlers' stumps by Thornely running in from cover. Essex 248-1 with Owais Shah joining Westley, who is on 114

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    And Tom Westley has now gone to his ton - his fourth in first-class cricket. 230 balls, 11x4. His hundred came with an on driven four off Michael Thornely. Essex are now 211-0.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Mickleburgh has reached his hundred first, dabbing Hoggard down for a quick single on the legside and graciously acknowledging the applause from a good crowd. 195 balls, 12x4, 1x6. Westley is on 97 and Essex are 203-0

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Away on time at Chelmsford, with Jaik Mickleburgh and Tom Westley building on yesterday's 161-run opening partnership. They have now taken the Essex total to 183-0, with Mickleburgh reaching 89 with a beautiful extra cover 4 off Hoggard. Westley is on 88

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex finish a weather-shortened day, in glorious early evening sunshine, at 161-0 with Mickleburgh on 81 and Westley on 75

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Westley, who reached a 126-ball fifty, was almost caught off the glove on 52 when he tried to hook Hoggard and Paul Dixey, the Leics keeper, ran forward and dived in an attempt to catch the ball before it hit the turf. Westley 61, Mickleburgh 68, Essex 130-0

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Mickleburgh went to his fifty with a lofted on drive for six against Claude Henderson's left-arm spin, and he then pulled Buck for four to go to 57. Westley is on 49 and Essex are making good progress at 107-0

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Tom Westley brought up the Essex fifty in the 20th over with an off-driven four against Shiv Thakor's medium pace, and he has now moved to 29. With Jaik Mickleburgh on 27, Essex are 57-0.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Play did resume at 3.30pm, with 48 overs remaining today, and Essex have now moved on to 33-0 with Jaik Mickleburgh taking successive boundaries off Nathan Buck, the first cleverly guided to third man and the second four a powerful pull to mid-wicket

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    An early tea is being taken at 3.10pm, and the Essex groundstaff are now beginning to take off the covers. Quite a bit of water has to be shifted from them, but the weather does seem at last to be improving and there is an official hope of a 3.30pm start

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Still no play at Chelmsford. It has almost stopped raining now, and the skies look a bit clearer, but the covers remain on and a mopping-up operation would take at least 45 minutes to an hour to complete, so perhaps 4pm for a resumption?

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    An early lunch, starting at 12.45, has been decreed here at Chelmsford by umpires Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy as the rain continues to fall and full covering is on.

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  • Cricket Diary: Miller's decision, Bumble's dragon
    By Richard Gibson
    Big-hitting David Miller has declared himself available for Yorkshire if they reach the Champions League – despite it meaning he will miss up to three first-class matches for his South African franchise

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Where did this rain come from? A dry morning has suddenly taken a turn for the worse, and the players have been driven off. Essex are 18-0 from 8.3 overs, with Mickleburgh on 6 and Westley on 12

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  • Team News - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex: Mickleburgh, Westley, Shah, Pettini, Ten Doeschate, Wheater, Foster, Napier, Harbhajan Singh, Masters, Chambers.
    Leicestershire: Smith, Thornely, Eckersley, Sarwan, Boyce, Thakor, White, Dixey, Henderson, Buck, Hoggard

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  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex won toss and bat, and we will be away on time at a warm and dry Chelmsford. Teams to follow.....

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  • Result - Worcestershire v Essex
    Essex recorded only their second win of the season in the CB40 when they won by 25 runs. A century from Pettini and an unbeaten 24-ball 50 from ten Doeschate underpinned the win assisted by 2 wickets for Harbhajan and 3 for Graham Napier.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Essex
    Neil Pinner is the 5th wicket to fall. His demise for 15 is caused by an inswinging delivery from Graham Napier which raps him on the pads. Daryl Mitchell caught for 1, James Cameron  run out for 29. 163-5 from 30 overs,107 required  

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  • WICKET Worcestershire v Essex
    Moeen Ali nicks a lifting delivery from paceman Maurice Chambers and is caught by wicket-keeper Adam Wheater for 42. 59-2 after 12 overs 

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Essex
    Vikram Solanki is the first victim in the Royals innings when he pulls Graham Napier into the hands of Greg Smith at deep square leg for 7, 22-1 in 7th over.

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  • Interval - Worcestershire v Essex
    Essex post 269-4 from their 40 overs, Pettini 111, Westley 62 and ten Doeschate reaches 50 not out with 6 off final ball . Opening stand of 118 between Pettini and Westley in 21 overs laid the foundations for demanding total.

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  • Worcestershire v Essex
    Pettini enjoys a let-off when he pulls Mitchell to deep mid-wicket but sub fielder Matt Pardoe allows ball to go through his hands for 6. Essex now 160-1 form 28 overs, Pettini 74 and Shah 23.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Essex
    Breakthrough at last for the Royals and it comes in 21st over when Tom Westley is run out by Brett D'Oliveira's throw from gully,. Westley scored 62 and the Eagles are laying the foundatiohs for a decent total. 121-1 from 23 overs, Mark Pettini 56 not out

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  • Worcestershire v Essex
    Essex going well at New Road, 111-0 at the half-way stage. Pettini 49 and Westley 61.

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  • Team News - Worcestershire v Essex
    Worcestershire - SOLANKI, ALI, HUGHES, MITCHELL, CAMERON, PINNER, ANDREW, SCOTT, D'OLIVEIRA, LUCAS, SHANTRY. Essex - PETTINI WESTLEY, SHAH, SMITH, TEN DOESCHATE,MICKLEBURGH,WHEATER, NAPIER, PHILLIPS, SINGH, CHAMBERS



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  • Worcestershire v Essex
    Essex have made a steady start against Worcetershire. Wesley and Pettini move them up to 35-0 after 6 overs.

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  • Cricket Diary: Cardiff t20 beds crisis
    By Richard Gibson
    Supporters of Hampshire, Sussex and Yorkshire are already experiencing problems with restricted hotel availability for the Friends Life t20 finals day – a month before the event.

    27/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Somerset v Essex
    All over andSomerset reach t20 Finals Day for 4th successive year. Essex beaten for 27 runs, ten Doeschate skied to deep mid-wicket to be dismissed for a plucky 47 after Masters had been bowled earlier in the over by Lewis Gregory 

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Not good reading this for Essex follwers because Tim Phillips has just been caught at mid on for 8. Last hopes rest withRyan ten Doeschate who is 24 not out. Score 120-8 from 16 overs

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Graham Napier briefly lifted Essex spirits with successive fours but then skied Lewis Gregory to mid-wicket and into the waiting hands of Marcus Trescothick. Napier  trudged back to the dug out to leave Essex 93-7  in the 14th over. 

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Another departure as James Foster is caught and bpwled by George Dockrell for 26. Good catch by the slow left-armer diving forward to take the chance low down. 85-6 after 13 overs and Essex need 91 to win. 

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Having survived the early dramas, Alastair Cook is the latest casualty caught by Richard Levi taking a fine catch running from short fine leg to account for the England opener for 28. Essex in trouble 56 for 5 at the halfway stage.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Signs of desperation here at Taunton by Essex. James Franklin run out going for a second run and  beaten  by the throw from Lewis Gregory from 3rd man. He scored 4 and Essex 43-4 after 8 overs

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Another one bites the dust. This time its Owais Shah who had clubbed a 6 and then straight drive a 4 of Lewis Gregory before falling to Albie Morkel who had him caught at 3rd man for 13 by George Dockrell. 23-3 in the 5th over.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Having lost Mark Pettini in the the 2nd over, Essex have now lost Ravi Bopara for a duck to the second ball of the third over. 9-2. 

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  • Somerset v Essex
    Essex on their way attempting to score 176 for victory and a trip to the Swalec. They have lost their first wicket  to the last ball of the 2nd over, Pettini caught for 2 off Thomas picking out Dockrell at mid-on and Essex 9-1.  

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  • Interval - Somerset v Essex
    Somerset 175-6 and probably no better than par in the excellent batting conditions. There was only one six in the innings, but Hildreth's innings was a gem. Topley 3-27 from four overs.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Hildreth run out by a strong Phillips throw attempting a second run, but not before reaching a 33-ball half century with 4 successive fours off Masters. He went for 58 and Somerset are 159-6 after 18 overs.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Morkel never timed the ball in a scratchy innings of eight, ended by a catch at long-on by Cook off Masters to leave Somerset 118-5 at the end of the 14th over. Hildreth is 32 not out.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Another key wicket for Topley. Buttler was on 33 and starting to motor when lofting the left-arm seamer to long-off where Cook took another simple catch. Somerset 91-4 in the 11th over. 

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  • Somerset v Essex
    Correction: The successful bowler for the Levi wicket was Topley, who now has 2-16 from two overs.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Levi the latest to go, caught behind off a good length ball from Masters, with Foster standing up to the stumps and making it look easy. Somerset were 54-2 after the 6 overs of power play. They are now 56-3 in the seventh over.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Trescothick has gone just when he was starting to look dangerous, brilliantly caught by the diving Napier at short fine leg off Topley. Somerset 44-2 in the fifth over.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Essex
    Big start for Essex as Kieswetter hit the first ball of the match from Phillips straight to Cook at long-off. Somerset 5-1 after the opening over.

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  • Team News - Somerset v Essex
    Somerset: Levi, Kieswetter (wkt), Trescothick (capt), Buttler, Hildreth, Morkel, Gregory, Trego, Thomas, Waller, Dockrell.
    Essex: Cook, Pettini, Shah, Bopara, Ten Doeschate, Napier, Foster (capt, wkt), Franklin, Phillips, Masters, Topley.

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  • Essex won the toss - Somerset v Essex
    The visitors have elected to field first in hot sunshine under cloudless skies, with a packed crowd gathering.

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  • Result - Essex v Hampshire
    HAMPSHIRE WIN BY 2 RUNS. Adam Wheater's remarkable hitting almost won it against the odds for Essex but, at 357-9 and on 98, Wheater tried to hit the penultimate ball of an over by James Tomlinson over long on for six and was caught there by Ervine. He held his head in his hands, not believing what he had done. But, from 317-9, he had batted brilliantly to get Essex so close. Wheater 4x6 and 12x4 from 111 balls.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Is this the end of Essex's spirited pursuit of 360? David Masters, propping forward, is lbw to Danny Briggs for 6 and Essex are 317-9. Wheater, now joined by last man Tom Craddock, is Essex's final hope on 58 not out

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  • TEA - Essex v Hampshire
    Essex 310-8, needing 50 more, with Wheater on an excellent 54 not out and David Masters on 4. Harbhajan Singh gave it away by charging at Danny Briggs and getting stumped for 40, after a stand of 68 with Wheater, and Masters was dropped by Briggs on 4

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    The return of Mascarenhas at the Hayes Close End has prompted a furious assault by Essex's 8th wicket pair Wheater and Harbhajan. First Wheater swung him for six and then the Indian hit him over mid-wicket for four and six as the over cost 18. Essex 266-7

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Graham Napier goes next, lifting a ball from Tomlinson tamely to shortish extra cover. Napier made 3 and Essex are 222-7. Harbhajan Singh in to join Wheater and this partnership is surely Essex's last chance. Tomlinson has taken 3-5 in 22 balls

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Game is going Hampshire's way now. Ten Doeschate drives outside off and is caught at gully off James Tomllnson for 42 and Essex are 210-6. Adam Wheater on 8 is joined by Graham Napier.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Greg Smith is out for 42 to the 5th ball after lunch. He drove the first ball to the boundary but then perished against James Tomlinson being caught at extra cover by Jimmy Adams.  Now 204-5, Ryan ten Doeschate 40, Adam Wheater off mark with a 4.

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Hampshire
    Ten Doeschate (39) and Smith (38) have taken their fifth wicket stand to 63 by lunch, batting with increasing freedom, and not even four overs with the second new ball could bring Hampshire any further success before the interval. Essex 195-4.

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    Essex now 170-4 and, at last, starting to make some progress against the Hampshire bowling in pursuit of their win target of 360. Ryan ten Doeschate, is on 28 and Greg Smith is 25 after surviving a sharp chance to short mid on off Mascarenhas (12-4-24-1 today)

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    After almost four hours at the crease, Billy Godleman is out for 40 - brilliantly caught, diving to his left, by keeper Michael Bates off another cutter from Mascarenhas. Essex are 132-4, and it is advantage Hampshire.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    An early breakthrough at sunny Chelmsford for Hampshire, who have removed Essex captain Mark Pettini in the day's 4th over. Pettini, pushing at Dimi Mascarenhas, edged low to second slip for Liam Dawson to take the catch. Pettini 25, Essex 113-3, chasing 360

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  • An unwanted century for Yorkshire
    By Andrew Hignell
    Yorkshire have set an unwanted record in this soggy summer, becoming the first county to top 100 hours of lost cricket in the LV= County Championship.

    22/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Essex v Hampshire
    The match is nicely poised with Essex 102-2 and needing a further 258 for victory. Determined performance from Billy Godleman who is 37 not out having faced 141 balls while Mark Pettini is unbeaten on 16 having faced 78 balls. 

    21/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    Absorbing cricket here at Chelmsford. Billy Godleman is playing an inings of model concentration and has just struck his first boundary in 37 overs. He  is 23 not out, Mark Pettini is 14 and Essex 84-2 chasing 360 for victory.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Tom Westley is trapped leg before by David Balcombe for 26. The batsman was attempting  to force the ball into the leg side. Essex are 61-2 requiring another 299 for victory. Billy Godleman 15 not out having faced 73 balls.  

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  • TEA - Essex v Hampshire
    In pursuit of 360 to win,  Essex are 44-1 with Billy Godleman 11 and Tom Westley 14. 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Jaik Mickleburgh is bowled for 18 by James Tomlinson trying to play the ball into the leg side. Essex 25 for 1, Billy Godleman 7 not out

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    Correction to the number of overs available to Essex in their search for 360 runs to beat Hampshire. They have a day and 48 overs at their disposal.

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  • Interval - Essex v Hampshire
    The declaration has arrived with Hampshire 54 without loss. Neil McKenzie 27, Jimmy Adams 23 and Essex require 360 to win in one day and 51 overs.

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    Eleven overs gone and Hampshire 44 without loss as they move towards a declaration although when we do not know.  Essex spinners Tom Craddock and Tom Westley are bowling but we have yet to see an over from  either Harbhajan or David Masters.

    21/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    Brave moves between both captains here. Essex have declared their first innings on 18 without loss leaving Hampshire with a lead of 305 and five full sessions remaining.

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Hampshire
    A slow start by Essex with the 18 runs before lunch spanning 18 overs. David Balcombe's first spell reads 7-6-2-0.
    Jaik Mickleburgh reached double figures from 51 balls, Billy Godleman has 6 from 48 balls.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Danny Briggs  becomes Harbhajan's first victim for Essex when he skies a leading edge to Greg Smith at cover point. He scored 7 out of 323 all out. James Tomlinson 6 not out

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    David Balcombe gives Graham Napier his fourth wicket when he loses his leg stumpto a ball that kept  low having scored 1. Hampshire  313-9
    313-9

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Two early wickets for Essex, McKenzie edges a Masters delivery to give Wheater a 4th catch. He only added 5 runs this morning and then Mascarenhas is bowled by Napier for 7 playing all around a delivery that took out off stump. 312-8

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Hampshire
    Off for the day at Chelmsford, where the playing area is quickly beginning to resemble a lake with large pools of water forming near the run-off areas around the covers.

    20/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    Raining harder now at Chelmsford and it is a familiarly bleak scene with full covering across the whole square. The weather seems to have set in which, with play at the Oval this morning, is quite remarkable. Only in England...

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    Rain means a delayed start here to day two - the players actually got on to the field at 11am but were then forced back into the dressing rooms by a heavy shower. Still raining a bit, but the delay should not be too long

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Hampshire
    Neil McKenzie has batted through the day for his magnificent 134 not out from 270 balls, with 13 fours and 380 minutes of intense concentration, and Hampshire have reaped the benefit at 303-6. Dimi Mascarenhas is 7 not out.

    19/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Michael Bates (27) gloves a catch to keeper Wheater as he tries to leave a rising ball from Napier. Essex have the second new ball, Hants are now 288-6 with 9 overs to go to the close and McKenzie still there on 126

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  • Landmark - Essex v Hampshire
    Superb, disciplined hundred for Neil McKenzie, who stroked Ryan ten Doeschate through extra cover for his 11th four to reach three figures. 210 balls, 295 minutes. Hants 237-5 with 20 overs left in the day

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Masters, the best Essex bowler today by some distance, has made a much-needed breakthrough for his team, with Ervine bowled off an inside edge for 55 to leave Hants 216-5 in the 68th over. Ervine added 110 in 28 overs with McKenzie, who is on 90

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  • TEA - Essex v Hampshire
    Hants 205-4, with McKenzie on 84 and Ervine 51, and making excellent progress. Not even Harbhajan, who had an initial spell of 14-1-31-0 and has also bowled three more overs for 13 runs up to the interval, can do anything about a stand now worth 99

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    McKenzie (68*) and Sean Ervine (31*) have now added 63 for the fifth wicket, taking Hants to 169-4, but Essex have had their chances to break the partnership - especially when Harbhajan spilled a catch at second slip when Ervine, on 8, edged Masters

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    David Masters strikes, Liam Dawson is out - leaving Hants 106-4 in the 40th over and in a spot of bother. Dawson, on 24, tried to turn Masters away on the legside off the back foot but lifted a soft catch to Napier at short mid wicket.

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    Half-an-hour into the afternoon session, with Harbhajan wheeling away from the River End and first Ten Doeschate and now Masters operating from the other, but Hants have moved on to 104-3 with McKenzie a watchful 37 and Liam Dawson on 23

    19/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Essex v Hampshire
    Hampshire 70-3 at lunch, losing Simon Katich to the penultimate ball of the session. Katich fell for 5, edging a fine ball from Ten Doeschate that was angled across him to keeper Wheater. Ten Doeschate sprinted across the square in triumphant celebration

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  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Bilal Shafayat is beaten by a break-back from Ryan ten Doeschate, and is lbw for 31 from the last ball of the 28th over. Hants 64-2 and we are just six minutes away from lunch. Another black cloud overhead.

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  • Essex v Hampshire
    Hampshire 50-1 after 24 overs of steady seam. Harbhajan Singh now coming on for his first bowl of the match. Shafayat is on 29, and opener McKenzie a very slow 17

    19/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Hampshire
    Jimmy Adams was surprised by one from Graham Napier that bounced, and he edged to Adam Wheater behind the stumps. Out for 2 and Hants are struggling to get going against some tight new ball bowling from Napier and David Masters at 8-1 in the eighth over

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  • Patel named county cricket's most valuable player
    By Robin Hutchison
    Two wickets for 42 runs and an innings of 36 from 35 balls in a six-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Hampshire on Tuesday night

    19/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Hampshire
    James Foster absent for Essex for personal reasons - Adam Wheater keeps wicket
    Essex: Godleman, Mickleburgh, Westley, Pettini, Ten Doeschate, Smith, Wheater, Napier, Harbhajan Singh, Masters, Craddock; Hampshire: Adams, Shafayat, Katich, McKenzie, Dawson, Ervine, Bates, Mascarenhas, Balcombe, Briggs, Tomlinson

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  • Hampshire won the toss - Essex v Hampshire
    The toss has been won by Hampshire, who will bat, but a big dark cloud is now overhead and it is starting to rain. It was dry and sunny half an hour ago, and this game is not due to begin until 12 noon due to Essex playing in a floodlit CB40 last night

    19/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex win by 9 wickets. Dawid Malan 76 not out from 68 balls (2x6, 7x4).

    18/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Chris Rogers is caught in the deep for 64 but Middlesex almost at the finishing line. They need another 9 to win from 24 balls.

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    Dawid Malan completes a run a ball half-century  that includes 1 six and 4  fours. Chris Rogers 50 from 48 balls with 2x6 and 5x4. Midldesex are on their way to a convincing win. 113 without loss after 17 overs. They need 34 more for victory.

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex 62 without loss from 11 overs  require 85 more runs to win from 14 overs. Dawid Malan 32, Chris Rogers 26.

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex really cracking along now after a steady start. They have taken 28 from the last 3 overs and are 44-0 from 8 overs.

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  • Interval - Essex v Middlesex
    Essex close on 146-7 with Adam Wheater hitting three sixes in a 19-ball 33 while Jaik Mickleburgh was 22 not out. The pair added 53 in 5 overs to give the innings much-needed imptus in the closing stages.

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    Three overs remain of the Essex innings and they are 111-6 and the second batting powerplay is now to start.

    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Tom Westley caught at deep mid wicket by Chris Rogers for 12 off Tom Smith and, 4 balls later, Mark Pettini is run out for 44 beaten by a direct throw from mid-wicket by Rogers. Essex now 64-4 in the 15th over

    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Middlesex
    50 partnership for 3rd wicket of which Westley has contributed 12 runs. Mark Pettini is 43 not out and Essex 62-2 in the 13th over

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    Six boundaries in first 10 overs of the Essex innings as they reach 42-2.

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    End of first batting powerplay and Essex are 22-2 after 5 overs,

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Two wickets in two balls for Toby Roland -Jones as the bowler sends down a double-wicket maiden. James Franklin is adjudged caught behind for 4 and then Greg Smith falls lbw for a duck. Essex 12-2 after 3 overs

    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex - Scollay, Malan, Morgan, Crook, Rogers, Dexter, Rayner, Berg, Simpson, Smith, Roland-Jones.

    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Middlesex
    Essex - Pettini, Franklin, Westley, Mickleburgh, ten Doeschate, Smith, Wheater, Napier, Phillips, Masters, Mills.


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  • Middlesex won the toss - Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex have elected to field and the match will be 25 overs per side.

    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Middlesex
    Stopped raining now. 7.00 p.m. start is the intention with 25 overs per side. 

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    It had just been annoucend that the match would be 32 overs per side with a 6.00 p,m. start when the rain started again. Covers are on. No toss or teams announced yet.

    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Middlesex
    Stopped raining now and the news is that we are hoping for a 6.00 P.M. start. No toss or teams yet.

    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Middlesex
    It's raining here at Chelmsford and as I write, further covers are being placed on the outfield.
    The start will obviosuly be delayed.


    18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Two CB40 matches off already
    Two of today's scheduled CB40 games - Glos v Essex at Cheltenham and Middlesex v Leics at Uxbridge - are off already

    15/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Match drawn: Gloucestershire 5 points Essex 4. Another washout at Cheltenham so not a ball bowled on last two days. It's so wet that a quick change in the weather will be required for tomorrow's CB40 game between the teams to go ahead.

    14/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    No cricket, only inspections of the conditions. The latest inspection at 2.00 p.m. was less than conclusive and so the umpires will look again in an hour's time. The problem is the very wet  surrounds alongside the pitch and parts of the outfield.

    13/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Although it is a bright and dry morning, torrential and persistent rain last night  has left the outfield sodden. An early lunch will be taken at 12.30 p.m. and an inspection will then taken place at 1.10 p.m.

    13/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Gloucestershire v Essex
    The weather has won again. Play called off for the day at 4.45 p.m.

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Still raning here and just waiting for confirmation that play is abandoned for the day.

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    RAIN STOPPED PLAY - Yes the rain is back and appears to be set for a while. Gloucestershire were 284-4 from 100 overs when the weather closed in, Hamish Marshall 72, Ian Cockbain 8. Reece Topley has figures of 3 for 70. 

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Hamish Marshall  beginning to dominate the afternoon session. He's on 63 and Ian Cockbain is 4 as the hosts move on to 271-4. Darker clouds are beginning to close in towards Cheltenham though. We are promosed rian around tea time .

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Ed Cowan's innings of endurance spanning 268 balls ends with his score on 103 when he is pinned in front of his stumps by David Masters. He had reached three figures off the previous delivery when driving the ball to the boundary for his 12th four

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Hamish Marshall strikes the seventh boundary of his innings - two within three deliveries off David Masters - to reach a 95-ball half-century as the home side move on to 244-3.  

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Correction to Ed Cowan's lunch score, he is 82 not out with Gloucestershire 224-3 from 81 overs.

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  • LUNCH - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Gllucesterhsire 224-3 COWAN 80* MARSHALL 42*, Opener Cowan has added 29 runs this morning  to his overnight score.

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    New ball taken at 220-3 and Hamish Marshall immediately carves David Masters first delivery with the new cherry to the boundary. Marshall 42* and Cowan 82* 224-3

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Essex have used 6 bowlers this morning in an unsuccssful bid to unhinge Ed Cowan. He has added 29 runs in 90 balls and is 80 not out. Gloucestershire 217-3

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Cowan moving on reletlessly to what could be a significant contribution in his last Championship match for Gloucestershire. He has excellent technique and uses his feet well.  195-3 and he's contributed 66 so far

    12/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Steady progress by Gloucestershire who have scored 25 runs in the 11 overs of play this morning. Cowan still enthrenched , he has scored 9 runs in the session so far.  172-3

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Second ball of the day and Alex Gidnman is adjudged lbw trying to turn the ball into the leg side. He scored 8 and is the third wicket of the innings for Reece Topley. 153-3 now

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  • FICA supports legal action over unpaid BPL fees
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire batsman Alexei Kervezee, Northamptonshire wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien and Kent’s former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood are among overseas players allegedly still owed money by

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Gloucestershire were 147-2 when the players went off for bad light since when it has been bucketing down. Ed Cowan celebrated his county cap with an unbeaten 51, grinding it out on a slow pitch. Tomorrow it could be water polo!

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Housego has gone for 60, bowled by a full length ball from Topley, who now has 2-35 from 12 overs. Cowan is unbeaten on 47 and has been joined by Alex Gidman. Gloucestershire 131-2 in the 45th over.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Gloucestershire v Essex
    At tea Gloucestershire are 89-1 from 33 overs, Housego on 39 and Cowan on 29. Both have hit sixes, Housego over mid-wicket off the third ball delivered by Harbhajan Singh and Cowan with a pull off Napier, having taken 57 balls to reach double figures.

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Glos 23-1 and Howell the man out for 18 , lbw trying to force Topley through the leg side. Essex have had several other loud appeals rejected and Cowan has made just two of 32 balls. Sun is out and as always the College Ground looks a picture.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Correction to Essex team. Reece Topley is playing instead of Tom Craddock. Play has resumed and Gloucestershire are 21 without loss after nine overs.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Ed Cowan was presented with his Gloucestershire cap before play began. The Australian Test batsman will play only five games for the county before leaving to lead his country's A tour of England later this month. Glos 11-0 and rain has stopped play.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Glos: Howell, Cowan, Housego, Gidman (capt), Marshall, Cockbain, Young, Batty (wkt), Saxelby, Payne, Norwell.
    Essex: Westley, Pettini, Smith, Foakes, Mickleburgh, Foster (capt & wkt)), ten Doeschate, Napier, Masters, Harbhajan Singh, Craddock.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire won the toss - Gloucestershire v Essex
    The home side have elected to bat first under the clearest skies of the day. Play should start at 1pm with 13 overs lost.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    An early lunch will be taken with a view to starting at 1pm. One minute the skies are blue and the next grey so it's anybody's guess how much more rain we are going to get.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Gloucestershire v Essex
    Harbhajan Singh set to play for Essex, while Will Gidman is ruled out for Gloucestershire by a side injury. The umpires will inspect again at 11.45pm and there is some blue sky amid the grey. More showers forecast though.

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  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    There will be a delayed start at Cheltenham due to a heavy downpour as the teams were warming up. The umpires will inspect at 11am, but there are more threatening clouds around and we could be in for a frustrating day.

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: More short stuff for Bairstow
    By Richard Gibson
    England have publicly dismissed Jonny Bairstow’s troubles against the short stuff sent down by West Indies as ‘just a few good balls’ but it is a weakness that they will have been privately concerned about

    11/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Soggy FLt20: a horror story
    By Andrew Hignell
    Today, on the morning after the completion of the Friends Life t20 group stage, TheCricketer.com can reveal the full horror of the disruption caused by bad weather to

    09/07/2012 (320 days old) | Read more
  • Friends Life t20: quarter-final draw
    Quarter-final matches: Notts v Hants; Somerset v Essex; Sussex v Gloucs; Yorks v Worcs. Ties to be played on July 24 or July 25

    08/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Hampshire v Essex
    Match abandoned without a ball bowled. The outcome of the game between Durham and Lancashire means that Essex progress to the quarter-finals as one of the best two third-placed sides.  Hampshire finish second in South Group.  

    08/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    There will be another inspection at 4.30 p.m. Parts of the outfield at the Ageas Bowl are saturated. A 5 overs per side match might be in prospect here - if we're lucky!

    08/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    The umpires have made an inspection and will look again at 3.30 p.m. No team news or toss yet

    08/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    A heavy deluge at 1.45 p.m. and the covers are on. At the moment though,  its dry and the ground staff are undertaking mopping-up operations.

    08/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Time to end the Twenty20 debate
    By Mark Baldwin
    There is only one way to solve the debate about whether a dedicated mid-season slot or a season-long tournament is the best way forward for English cricket's ten-year-old Twenty20 Cup

    07/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Kent v Essex
    Essex win by 23 runs, Kent finishing on 126-9 thanks to late hitting from Geraint Jones. Kent are out of the competition but Essex, who go to Hampshire for their final game on Sunday, can still qualify either in second or third place in the South Group

    06/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Essex
    Both Azhar Mahmood and Alex Blake hit big sixes, but then were bowled by Masters and Topley respectively, and with Adam Ball also falling for 18 the Kent innings is coming to an anti-climactic conclusion at 104-7 in the 18th over

    06/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Kent v Essex
    Two silly run outs in the 11th over have left Kent in even deeper trouble at 50-4, with just nine overs to go and 100 runs to get. First, Northeast was short of his ground after colliding with Stevens in mid-pitch coming back for two, and then Stevens was sent back looking for a short single

    06/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Essex
    Kent's powerplay overs have not gone exactly as planned. Sam Billings, tied down by the Essex seamers, was bowled for 8 swinging at David Masters, and Essex are perhaps favourites here now as Kent have reached just 21-1 from their first six overs

    06/07/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Kent v Essex
    Kent, with a decent bowling effort spearheaded by Darren Stevens's 4-0-13-3 in the middle of the innings, have held Essex to 149-5 from their 20 overs. Owais Shah, strangely in at No 4, hit Azhar for a big six over mid wicket in the last over to end 25*

    06/07/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Essex
    Essex 97-1 off 12 overs and on target for a challenging total before a 4,000-plus crowd basking in the early evening sunshine. Pettini, who whacked off spinner Adam Riley for two sixes in the 10th over, has 53 and Smith is on 31.

    06/07/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Essex
    Essex 49-1 off 6 overs, James Franklin fell to the second ball of the match, lifting Mark Davies to Kent captain Rob Key at short extra cover but Mark Pettini, with a six over long on off Azhar Mahmood, and Greg Smith have made good progress since then

    06/07/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Kent v Essex
    Kent: Northeast, Billings, Key, Stevens, Mahmood, Blake, Jones, Ball, Cook, Davies, Riley.
    Essex: Pettini, Franklin, Smith, Napier, Shah, Ten Doeschate, Foster, Wheater, Phillips, Masters, Topley

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  • Kent won the toss - Kent v Essex
    Kent have decided to field on what is a lovely evening at present here at Canterbury.

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  • England Under-19 World Cup squad named
    By Paul Bolton
    Six Midlands youngsters have been included in the England Under-19 squad for the ICC Under 19 World Cup which will be played in Australia next month

    06/07/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Middlesex
    Essex win by 2 wickets after Rayner bowls a wide to give them the winning runs 14 balls to spare.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Now ten Doeschate is bowled for 2 and two balls later Foster is caught by wicket-keeper Simpson for 8 to give Wilkin his third wicket. Essex 103 -7 in the 17th over.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex keeping their interest alive having reduced Essex to 93 for 5 from 15 overs. Three wickets for Tom Smith, one for debutant Ollie Wilkin and a run out. The last two wickets to fall are Shah for 8 and  Napier for 6.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Mark Pettini edges to the wicket-keeper and goes for 50 to give Tom Smith a second wicket in one over. Essex 78-3 in the twelfth over.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Greg Smith bowled  by namesake Tom for 27 and Essex 77 for 2 in the 12th over. Mark Pettini 50 from 38 balls (3x6,  4x4)

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    Excellent progress  by Essex who are 66 for 1 from 9 overs. Pettini 42 (4x4, 2x6) and Smith 24 not out

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    James Franklin is run out without receiving a ball. Essex 3-1 in the second over chasing 110 for victory.

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  • Interval - Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex all out for 109, the last wicket to fall was that of Roland-Jones, run out for 5. 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Now Topley takes two wickets in two balls and both caught by ten Doeschate. Denly departs for 53 from 56 balls and next ball Wilkin goes for 4. One over to go and Middlesex are 99-9.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Two wickets in 2 balls for ten Doeschate,  Crook caught at short fine leg by Shah for 0. Denly  completes a run a ball half-century. Middlesex 94-7 from 17 overs 

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  • Essex v Middlesex
    At last a 6, the first of the innings and the first boundary for 52 balls. Later in same over bowled by Topley, Denly strikes a 4 as 17 are taken from the over. Middlesex 90-5 from 16 overs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Simpson run out for a duck. Middlesex 73-5 with just 5 overs to go and they've still only managed 4 boundaries.
    Denly 36 not out

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Berg is bowled by Phillips for 12 . Only four boundaries in the Middlesex innings so far and they are 63-4 from 13  overs. Phillips now finished his spell 4-0-12-1

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Malan on 9, becomes the third wicket to fall when he is  the victim of a controversial decison and adjudged caught & bowled by Smith.  At the halfway stage, a pedestrian Middlesex innings has advanced to 49-3 with opener Denly  21*

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    Hesitation costs Rossington his wicket when he pauses and then decides to go for a second but is run out by Wheater's throw from square leg. 21-2 in the fifh over

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  • WICKET - Essex v Middlesex
    First wicket of the night with the last ball of the second over and Neil Dexter falls lbw to Graham Napier for 2.
    Middlesex 11-1 Denly 7*

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  • Team News - Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex - Dexter, Berg, Crook, Denly, Malan, Rossington, Simpson, Rayner, Wilkin, Smith, Roland-Jones.
    Ollie Wilkin makes his debut for Middlesex

    05/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Middlesex
    Essex - Pettini, Franklin, Shah, ten Doeschate, Foster, Smith, Wheater, Napier, Phillips, Masters, Topley

    05/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex won the toss - Essex v Middlesex
    Middlesex will bat first, beautiful evening at the sun trap that is Chelmsford.

    05/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Essex aim promotion push with Harbhajan
    By Paul Hiscock
    Essex are hoping that the signing of Harbhajan Singh will prove the defining factor as they attempt to win promotion in the County Championship.

    04/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Foster first keeper to win monthly FTI MVP award
    James Foster has capped a series of impressive displays to become the first wicketkeeper to win the monthly award for the FTI Most Valuable Player.

    02/07/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's T20 poser
    By Richard Gibson
    Yorkshire face the prospect of being without both their overseas stars if they extend their impressive Twenty20 Cup form beyond the group stages.

    02/07/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Hampshire
    Hampshire win by six wickets, with two full overs to spare, after Maxwell swung the last ball of the 18th over, from Napier, for his fourth six. Maxwell finished 60* from 24 balls, with 6x4 too, to stun Essex. Katich also played well for his 42*

    29/06/2012 (329 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    Another blitz by Glenn Maxwell, the 23-year-old Aussie who hit 66* from 32 balls in Hampshire's win at Kent last Sunday, has all but won this game too. Maxwell has just gone to a 21-ball 50 by blasting 30 from the 17th over, bowled by Phillips, with 3x6 and 3x4

    29/06/2012 (329 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    Neil McKenzie fell first ball, stumped by Foster off Phillips, but Sean Ervine and Simon Katich rallied Hants until Ervine swung wildly at Ten Doeschate and was bowled for a 16-ball 22. Katich, 25*, is joined by Maxwell and Hants are now 102-4 in the 13th

    29/06/2012 (329 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    Hampshire's initial six-over powerplay resulted in them reaching 47-1 - a sound enough foundation for the loss of Jimmy Adams, yorked by Napier, but James Vince (32) has just chipped a return catch to Tim Phillips from the first ball of the seventh over

    29/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Essex v Hampshire
    James Foster, not for the first time in this year's competition, gave the Essex innings some much-needed late impetus with two sixes in the 20th over, bowled by Glenn Maxwell, to lift his team to 176-4 - one run less than last night v Sussex on the same pitch

    29/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    Pettini had hit three sixes when he holed out to deep extra cover for 38 from 26 balls in the ninth over. Graham Napier has come and gone for 1 but Franklin went past 50 from 34 balls and Ten Doeschate is also ticking. Essex 107-2 off 13.

    29/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Hampshire
    A fast start by Essex, for whom both Franklin and Pettini have already hit two sixes. Essex are 50 for no wicket after just five overs

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  • Team News - Essex v Hampshire
    Essex: Pettini, Franklin, Napier, Ten Doeschate, Foster (capt/wkt), Smith, Wheater, Westley, Phillips, Masters, Topley
    Hampshire: Vince, Adams, Katich, McKenzie, Ervine, Maxwell, Dawson, Mascarenhas, Wood, Bates, Briggs

    29/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire won the toss - Essex v Hampshire
    Hampshire captain Dimi Mascarenhas has won the toss and opted to bowl first

    29/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Sussex
    Sussex won by 4 wickets with 1 ball to spare, to extend their lead at the top of the South Group. Brown hits winning runs

    28/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Joe Gatting bowled by Napier for 22. Ten runs needed off the final 6 balls to be bowled by ten  Doeschate. Beer and Brown at the crease.

    28/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Michael Yardy drags a ball from Greg Smith onto his stumps and departs. Sussex 161-5 with two overs remaining and needing 178 to win 

    28/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Murray Goodwin bowled by Graham Napier for 19 from 15 balls. Sussex 155-4 with three overs remaining and 23 wanted.

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  • Essex v Sussex
    Sussex 132-3 needing 46 from the last 5 overs. Goodwin 12, Gatting 6.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Matt Prior caught at deep mid-wicket for 35 off 19 balls with 3x4 and 2x6, Reece Topley the successful bowler. Sussex 118-3 from 13 overs


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  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Luke Wright picks out Greg Smith at long on and departs for 46. Sussex 88-2 at the halfway stage.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Chris Nash gives Essex their first wicket when driving Reece Topley to long on. He made 31 out of 77 and Sussex need 97 from 11 overs - 81-1 and Wright 45 not out

    28/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Sussex
    Sussex are off to a good start, the Sharks are 43 without loss from 5 overs, Luke Wright 17 and Chris Nash 24. They need another 135 from 15 overs.

    28/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Essex v Sussex
    Essex innings ends on 177-4. Foster reached his half-century with a 6 having faced 26 balls (4x4 and 4x6). He put on 65  for the 5th wicket with Wheater whose contribution was 5. Foster ended 65 not out 

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Sussex
    Eight runs from  over 18 takes Essex onto 154-4. Foster 44 not out.

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  • Essex v Sussex
    Essex 117-4 from 15 overs. The latest wicket to fall was that of ten Doeschate who was caught on the cover boundary off the bowling of Wright for 39 that included two sixes and three fours.

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Brown makes amends, catches Napier who skies a leading edge to give Yardy the wicket. Napier out for 32 and Essex 83-3 from 11 overs.

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Sussex
    Halfway stage in the Essex innings and they are 66-2. They were slow getting away and were 39-2 after the powerplay but ten Doeschate and Napier are starting to get going now

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Sussex
    Halfway point of the Essex innings and they are 66-2. Napier 18, ten Doeschate 17 but Napier dropped on 15 by w/k Brown. Will it be costly?

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Sussex
    Napier pulls Liddle for 6 and then drives through the off side for 4 to bring up 50. 53-2 from 8 overs 

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Sussex
    Both openers dismissed, Pettini for 1 and Franklin for 25 (from 20 balls with 4x4's). He  lost his off stump to a ball from Liddle that kept low and Essex 33-2 from 5.1 overs.

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Sussex
    Prior plays his first T20 game of the season for Sussex after recovering from an Achilles injury. Styris misses out though after dislocating a thumb in the match between these two on Sunday

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Essex v Sussex
    Apologies for delay but trafffic was a nightmare getting to Chelmsford. Essex won the toss and are batting. Just lost their first wicket as Franklin goes for 13. Score 16-1

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Sussex
    Essex - Pettini, Franklin, Westley, Smith, ten Doeschate, Foster, Napier, Wheater, Phillips, Masters, Topley.
    Sussex - Nash, Wright, Goodwin, Prior, Gatting, Yardy, Brown, Khan, Beer, Liddle, Arif Gondal.


    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Sussex
    Essex elect to bat. Match starts at 7.10 p.m.

    28/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Hussey hails Australia's "complete performance"
    By Paul Hiscock
    Experienced middle-order batsman David Hussey took great heart from his side's performance as Australia warmed up for the start of their ODI series against England on

    27/06/2012 (332 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Australia
    Australia won by 179 runs. Tim Phillips run out for 10 and Essex bowled out for 134 from 32.4 overs. Nice warm-up win for the tourists ahead of the start of the ODI series on Friday.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Australia
    Essex are now 120 for 8. Greg Smith had his stumps rearranged by Pat Cummins having scored 2 then Graham Napier was leg before to Xavier Doherty for 8. James Foster has just been dismissed, caught at backward point for 41, 3rd wicket for Cummins.

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Australia
    Ravi Bopara pays the price for dabbling outside off sturmp when he is caught by wicket-keeper Matthew Wade for 39. Essex 95 for 5 after 21 overs.

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Australia
    Play has resumed  and no overs lost. Essex 66-4 from 17 overs

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  • Essex v Australia
    Rain stopped play with Essex 59-4 after 15 overs. Horrible mix-up  between Bopara and ten Doeschate sees the latter run out for 15. Bopara is 28 not out, James Foster 4  but the weather appears to be improving and hopeful of a reusmption soon.

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Australia
    Started to rain at Chelmsford but the game is continuing and Ryan ten Doeschate has just thumped a 6 off Xavier Doherty. 45 for 3, Ravi Bopara 19, ten Doeschate 14

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Australia
    Mark Pettini out for 1 when he carves Brett Lee to wide third man. Then in the next over, Alastair Cook is caught at first slip off Clint McKay for 5. Essex 10-2 after 4 overs.

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  • Interval - Essex v Australia
    Australia end their 50 overs on 313-9, with last player dismissed Patrick Cummins who skied to Alastair Cook at cover to give Reece Topley a fourth wicket.

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Australia
    Excellent running catch by James Foster after Matthew Wade skies a ball from Graham Napier. The Essex captain/wicket-keeper completed the catch at square leg. Wade made 47 and Aussies are 309-7 with one over left. 

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  • Essex v Australia
    Michael Clarke has retired out for a 73-ball 76 that included 9 fours. A superb catch by Ravi Bopara diving forward at deep extra cover accounted for David Hussey (67) off the bowling of Tim Phillips.   229-5  from 38 overs

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  • Landmark - Essex v Australians
    Century stand between Michael Clarke and David Hussey, completed in 15 overs. Hussey reaches 50 in 48 balls with 6x4 and Clarke 50 from 55 balls with 5x4. Australia 183-3 from 30 overs 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Australia
    George Bailey is superbly caught low down at backward point by Greg Smith off Reece Topley for 12. Aussies 79-3 in the 14th over and Topley has taken 2-11 from 4.3 overs

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  • Essex v Australia
    Both Australian openers are out. David Warner caught at deep mid-wicket when pulling a ball from Graham Napier for 26 and then Shane Watson caught down the leg side by James Foster off Reece Topley for 33.  12 overs gone 77-2 Bailey 11 Clarke 5

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • Team news Essex v Australia
    Australia - Warner, Watson, Bailey, Clarke, Hussey, Wade, Smith, Lee, Doherty, Cummins, McKay 

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • Team news Essex v Australia
    Essex - Pettini, Cook, Bopara, Westley, Smith, ten Doeschate, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Mills, Topley

    26/06/2012 (333 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Australia
    Australia won toss and bat in thiis 50 overs per side day/night match .

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  • Uneven pattern to t20 weather
    By Andrew Hignell
    Being  - roughly - at the halfway point in the group stage of the Friends Life t20 competition, it is an appropriate time to see how the weather has been affecting

    25/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Sussex beat Essex by 19 runs
    Sussex beat Essex by 19 runs. Essex got closer than it seemed they would at one stage thanks to a brilliant 47 off 20 balls by James Foster but it still wasn't enough. Liddle took 3-35 and Styris 2-28 against his old club.

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Essex
    Essex not making much headway chasing down Sussex's 209-6 at Hove. They are 74-2 after 10 overs with their best hope being Mark Pettini who is 43 not out.

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Essex
    Sussex set a target of 209-6 against Essex at Hove. Second highest ever total for Sussex in T20 and second highest of the season in the competition. Gatting finishes on 45 not out. Nash made 52. Topley 3-43

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Essex
    Sussex are 154-3 with 5 overs remaining. latest wicket to fall was that of Nash, brilliantly stumped by Foster off a wide ball from ten Doeschate for 52.

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  • Sussex v Essex
    11 overs gone, Sussex making merry at  116-2. Wright out for 40 from 21 balls, Goodwin just gone for 11 from 8 balls but Nash 47 not out and Styris 6 not out

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Essex
    Four overs gone and Sussex on the rampage. A 6 each already for Nash and Wright and the Sharks are 40-0

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex won the toss - Sussex v Essex
    Sussex will bat

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Sussex v Essex
    Sussex. Wright, Nash, Gatting, Machan, Goodwin, Styris, Yardy, Brown, Khan, Beer, Liddle.
    Essex Pettini, Westley, Wheater,.ten Doeschate, Franklin, Smith, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Masters, Topley

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  • Team News - Sussex v Essex
    One change for Essex with Westley coming in. Westley, Pettini, Wheater, ten Doeschate, Franklin, Smith, Foster*†, Napier, Topley, Phillips, Masters

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Sussex v Essex
    Still no Juan Theron for Sussex after he flew back to South Africa for personal reasons. They stick with the same team that beat Middlesex on Friday night. Wright, Nash, Gatting, Machan, Goodwin, Styris, Yardy*, Brown†, Khan, Beer,  Liddle

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex won the toss - Sussex v Essex
    Sussex skipper Mike Yardy has made it three in a row by winning the toss and electing to bat first against Essex at Hove. Top of the south group clash this one

    24/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Surrey
    Essex won by 3 wickets with Tim Phillips hitting the winning single off the final delivery of the game after Essex had needed 15 to win from the last over. James Franklin carried his bat for 63. 

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  • Essex v Surrey
    Intersting finish in prospect here at Chelmsford. he home side are 102-6 having lost 2 wickets in one Chris Tremlett over including Graham Napier for a first ball duck.
    James Franklin still there  with 51. Essex 106-6 from 15 overs.  

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  • Essex v Surrey
    Good over for Essex who collect 20 from Gareth Batty's third over after the bowler had only conceded 6 from his previous two.
    Essex 91 for 3 from 12 overs.

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  • Essex v Surrey
    10 overs gone and Essex are 60-3 chasing 145 for victory. Franklin 32* Foster 9*

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  • WICKET - Essex v Surrey
    Couple of early wickets for Surrey. Pettini goes for a duck to the 4th ball of the innings and Smith is caught having scored 10. Essex 32-2 from 4 overs, Franklin 16 not out.

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  • Interval - Essex v Surrey
    Surrey innings closes on 144-9, Top scorers Jason Roy with 36 and Matt Spriegel  35, Reece Topley returns 3-28 and Ryan ten Doeschate 2-20

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  • Essex v Surrey
    Five overs of their innings remanin and Surrey are 112 for 5. de Bruyn bowled by Smith for 18, Matt Spriegel a patient 17 not out

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  • Essex v Surrey
    Halfway stage of the Surrey innings and Surrey are 82 for 4, Rory Burns the latest wicket to fall, stumped by Foster off Tim Phillips for 15.

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  • Essex v Surrey
    Five overs gone and Surrey are 62-2 with Jason Roy going well . He's 36 not out and has just struck a 6 off Phillips

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  • WICKET - Essex v Surrey
    Davies caught by Napier at mid wicket for 21 off the bowling of Topley and 42-1 become 43-2 when, two deliveries later, Kartik is run out for 0. Surrey 49-2 in the 5th over. 

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  • Essex v Surrey
    We are underway at Chelmsford on what is a very emotional night. The minute's silence in memory of Tom Maynard was observed impeccably.

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  • Team News - Essex v Surrey
    Essex - Pettini, Franklin, ten Doeschate, Napier, Foster, Smith, Wheater, Phillips, Comber , Masters, Topley
    Surrey - Davies, Roy, Burns, DeBruyn, Spriegel, Batty, Ansari, Kartik, Meaker, Tremlett, Nannes.


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  • Surrey..... won the toss - Essex v Surrey
    Surrey will bat.

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  • BREAKING NEWS
    ECB hand Danish Kaneria a life ban from playing for match-fixing. Mervyn Westfield is banned from playing for five years, although he can start playing club cricket after three years.

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  • Result - Middlesex v Essex
    Essex win by 6 runs after brave belated effort from Middlesex led by Crook 22 and Rayner 39 not out. Midldesex innings ended 149-9 and Essex claim second win in as many nights.

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    M iddlesex in deep trouble at 46-5 from 10 overs. Only Adam Rossington with 22 has managed to pose any threat to mthe buoyant Essex attack  but he's been trapped lbw by David Masters.

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  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Wickets tumbling in the Middlesex innings. in the first 6.1 overs, they are 28-4. Two wickets for Phillips and one each for Masters and  Napier.  Rossington scored 22  but  Rogers managed  3 and Joe Denly and Dawid Malan 1

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  • Interval - Middlesex v Essex
    Essex scored 155-6 from their 20 overs, good bowling by Ollie Rayner 2-16 and Middlesex only conceded 34 runs from last 5 overs

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  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Napier skies a catch and is out for a 12-ball 28. Essex 143-5 and two overs to face.

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    Graham Napier has struck 22 from the first 6 balls he faced taking Essex to 130-3 from 16 overs.

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    Ten Doeschate three 6's  in two overs has moved onto 38 Foster is 9 and Essex 103-2. Franklin stumped for 23 off Rayner. 14 overs gone

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  • WICKET - Middlesex v Essex
    Essex lose the wicket of Mark Pettini who steps back to cut and is bowled by Ollie Rayer for 26, of which 20 came  in boundaries and 4 of those from Toby Roland-Jones. Essex 50-1 after 7.2 overs Franklin 18 ten Doeschate 2

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  • Middlesex v Essex
    good start by Essex 38 without loss after 5 overs, Pettini and Franklin both 17 and on the boundary hunt.

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  • Essex won the toss - Middlesex v Essex
    Essex have opted to bat first.
    Middlesex team - Rogers, Denly, Rossington, Malan, Dexter, Berg, Simpson, Rayner, Crook, Roland-Jones, Smith.
    Essex - Pettini, Franklin, Napier, ten Doeschate, Foster, Smith, Wheater, Westley, Phillips, Masters,Topley.


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  • ECB endorse result of controversial Essex-Kent game
    By Mark Baldwin
    Kent anger over the controversial, and indeed farcical, finish to their floodlit Friends Life t20 match against Essex at Chelmsford has met with little sympathy from the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Matt Coles has just confirmed he scored 8 runs, not 6. So, unofficially, Essex have won by 1 run - not 3. We will wait to see what happens now - and whether Kent will complain officially about not being told exactly how many runs they needed in a frantic finale

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  • Result - Essex beat Kent by 3 runs
    The official line is that Essex's margin of victory is 3 runs. But Matt Coles is in the book as scoring 6, whereas many in the ground believe he made 8. Perhaps this is not the final word...

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  • Essex v Kent
    Confusion here about the margin of victory. It is either 3 runs or 1 run!! But, whatever, Essex have won. Smith's 5 for 19 is a career-best in t20, and Napier clean bowled last man Mark Davies with the final ball. But, did Kent need 4 or 2 to win at that stage? We are waiting to find out the official decision.

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  • Essex v Kent - Essex won
    Essex have won the game, but we still don't know the margin! Six penalty runs, for not bowling their overs quickly enough, almost cost Essex as two sixes by Northeast and another by Ball hauled Kent towards their target.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Three wickets in an over by Greg Smith has made it all but certain that Essex will win this game. First he had Billings caught at cover for 59, mis-hitting, before having Nash caught behind from the next ball and bowling Geraint Jones from the last ball. Kent 120-6 after 17.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Kent, on 76-3 from 12 overs, will have to go some to win this. Stevens, out for 21, skied to long on but Sam Billings has just swung Reece Topley for 6 and is on 45 not out. Brendan Nash just in to join him.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Essex get the breakthrough and its two wickets in two balls for David Masters. Rob Key is bowled for 5 and Azhar Mahmood is pinned in the crease for 0, 23-2 after 4.2 overs chasing 159 to win

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  • Interval - Essex v Kent
    Two sixes by Foster off Coles in the 18th over, and three more sixes off the same bowler in the 20th - first by Adam Wheater and twice again by Foster, the second off a no ball that counted 8 - boosted Essex to 158-6. Foster was bowled by Coles for 51 from the penultimate ball

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  • Essex v Kent
    Essex 94-4 after 15. Franklin was bowled by Adam Ball for a 41-ball 39, and the youngster also bowled Ten Doeschate for 12 after Napier had been run out for 20 by Stevens's throw from deep square leg, going for a third run. Greg Smith in with James Foster

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  • Essex v Kent
    Essex 41-1 after 7 overs. James Franklin has 26*, having hit 14 from Darren Stevens' opening over, with three lovely fours. Mark Davies has bowled his four overs straight through, ending with 1-19 after having Mark Pettini caught behind in his second over

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  • Team News - Essex v Kent
    Essex: Pettini, Franklin, Comber, Smith, Ten Doeschate, Wheater, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Masters, Topley
    Kent: Key, Billings, Azhar Mahmood, Stevens, Nash, Northeast, Jones, Ball, Coles, Tredwell, Davies
    Michael Comber in for injured Owais Shah for Essex

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  • Kent won the toss - Essex v Kent
    Rob Key, the Kent captain, has asked Essex to bat first

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  • Franklin targets longer-term deal
    By Paul Hiscock
    James Franklin hopes the offer of a contract to play for Essex as one of their overseas options in this year's Friends Life t20 competition leads on to a longer-term comeback in county cricket

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  • Surrey's Tom Maynard dies aged 23
    The Surrey batsman, Tom Maynard, has died at the age of 23 after an incident at Wimbledon Park station on Monday.

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  • Result - Surrey v Essex
    Surrey won by 17 runs as Essex finish 111-9 Batty 3-20.

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Going Surrey's way this. Essex 86-7 with 5 overs left. The visitors have lost 6 wickets for 32.

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Essex are 71-3 at the halfway stage of their reply with Bopara 27  not out. Could be interesting finish

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Essex lose their firstwicket as Pettini goes for 20 trying to cut Dernbach and is caught by wicket-keeper Davies. 44-1 in the 6th over and Bopara 22 not out.

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  • Interval - Surrey v Essex
    Surrey innings closes on 128-8.  Gary Wilsontop-scored with  33 off 33 balls , Jason Roy 22.  Napier's 4 overs cost 16 with 3 wickets and Phillips returned 2-19 from his 4 overs. Best stand was 40 for the 6th wicket between Ansari and Wilson

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  • Surrey v Essex
    5 overs to go and Surrey are 94-6 just beginning to up the tempo. Wilson 16 and Ansari 12

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Halfway throiugh the Surrey innings and they are 67-4 with Jason Roy 22 not out.

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  • Surrey v Essex
    5 overs played and Surrey are 35-3, two wickets in as many deliveries for Graham Napier. Steven Davies top score so far but out for 19. Crowd estimated  at 8,000

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  • Team News - Surrey v Essex
    Essex - Pettini, Shah, Bopara, ten Doeschate, Franklin, Smith, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Mills, Masters.

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  • Bremner to head up Twenty20 fun
    By Paul Bolton
    This season’s Friends Life t20 really will be ‘hit and giggle cricket’ following the decision of the England and Wales Cricket Board to hire a team of comedians, headed by Rory Bremner, to provide

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  • Statistics reveal huge extent of county rain disruption
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season could prove to be one of the dampest of recent times if the level of weather disruption experienced across the country during the past few days continues

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Result - match drawn and Northamptonshire secure batting point with one over to spare. Final points tally, Northamptonshire 6 Essex 9 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Jmaes Middlebrook is bowled by Tom Craddock for 100 to earn Essex a bowling point. Northamptonshire need 15 from 4 overs to secure a batting point.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Hundred for James Middlebrook from 138 balls with a 6 and 13 fours. He faced 9 balls before moving off 99 and into three figures. 168-2 and 6 overs left for teams to play for additional bonus points. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Kyle Coetzer is undone by a Graham Napier yorker. he scored 39 and we have a minimim of 17 overs left. 127-2 and Middlebrook is 77 not out and scenting  a ton against his former counrty.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    James Middlebrook takes a half-cenutry off his former county. He reaches the milestone with a straight 6 off Tom Westley. He has also collected 8 fours in his 74-ball knock. 79-1

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Northamptonshire 43 -1 as the game meanders towards a draw and the few people at Wantage Road can then wend their way home.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Having replaced David Masters (5-4-4-0) in the attack, Graham Napier sends the off stump of Ben Howgego  cart-wheeling with his  first delivery. The opener scored 1 and looked uncomfortable for most of his 39 minutes at the crease. 26-1 

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  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Essex have declared  immediately on securing their 5th batting point.  400-5  and 48 overs left in the match

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Ravi Bopara holes out to deep mid wicket and to end his innings of 174. Essex need another 22 from four plus overs to gain 5th batting point. 378-6

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Foster is caught at long-on by sub Keogh for 135. Essex have really upped the tempo after lunch as they seek maximum batting points. 74 runs added in 8 overs since the interval. Ravi Bopara 168 not out, Essex 358-5. Stand with Foster worth 294 in 74 overs

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Essex
    282-4 at the interval. Ravi Bopara 125 and James Foster 106. Fifteen overs left for further bonus points.  No signs of a finish being set-up. Their partnership  is currently worth 225.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Century for James Foster. he likes facing the Northamptonshire attack having taken  a hundred off them at Chelmsford last year. He and Bopara have set record 5th wkt stand for Essex v these opponents. Currently  worth 219, previous best 147

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  • Counties in line for £1 million grants
    By Paul Bolton
    Counties are in line for a cash injection of £1 million each to improve their facilities from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new £130 million broadcasting deal with ESPN

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Good news from Wantage Road where we start on time. Only 63 overs have been possible in three days up until now but that beats the 27 overs in four days when the two teams met at Chelmsford earlier in the season.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Play has been called off for the day, rain, rain and more rain. The forecast is more hopeful for tomorrow although underfoot conditions on the outfield are very soggy.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Rain this morning and no play yet and imminent prospects not looking good.  Rumours of an early lunch at 12 o'clock. We should play this sport in the summer

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Play called off for the day at 2.27 p.m. and still raining. Essex 195-4.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Early lunch taken at 12.45 p.m. after bad light stopped play at 12.05. Essex have added 57  runs in the 13 overs of play that have been possible and are 195-4 . Bopara 87 with 15 x 4's and Foster 60 with 12 x 4's. The stand is worth 138 

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  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Bad light has stopped play after Bopara hits three boundaries in an over off Lee Daggett. Umpires then conferred and took the payers off. Essex 195-4 Bopara has added 22 runs this morning and is 87, Foster has added 35 and is 60.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Although the light is becoming more gloomy, no problems  for James Foster who reaches 50 with his 7th four of the morning and two deliveries later, he adds another four taking his tally for the innings to 12. He has 57 out of 177-4 Bopara 73*

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    100 partnership for the 5th wicket between James Foster and Ravi Bopara. it arrives with the second of successive boundaries by Foster who first of all cover drove Jack Brooks then pulled the ball  through mid-wicket.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    James Foster has a look at the first ball of the day and then stright drives the next to the boundary. Jack Brooks the bowler and Essex 143-4 

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Start delayed until 11.15 after early morning rain. Essex will resume on 138-4

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  • Cricket Diary: Impi closure hits Collingwood and Wright
    By Richard Gibson
    New Age Impi have disbanded after just one season participating in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 cricket, leaving captain Paul Collingwood and fellow England international Luke Wright seeking

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Play called off  for the day with Essex 138-4,.. Bopara 65 Foster 25. A total of 46 overs were lost from the day's schedule

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Rain stopped play so tea is being taken. 138-4 from 50 overs and Bopara playing splendidly 65 not out and Foster 25 not out.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Bopara's 9th boundary takes him to 50 out of 123-4. He's faced 112 balls and has just taken three fours in one over  off Daggett.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Ravi Bopara moving up a gear, hes just struck Daggett for 2 fours in three deliveries, one straight and one through covers taking Essex onto 115 for 4 from 44 overs. Bopara has 46 and Foster 21.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Glorious straight drive by Bopara for 4 off Daggett takes him onto 32 having added 18 in 11 overs to his lunch score. Foster, having survived a difficullt chance to Coetzer at  3rd slip before he had scored, is 13 not out

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Resume here at 3.10 if no further rain. Tea at 4.45 and 16 overs lost - so far. Essex will recommence on 62-4

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    No play here since lunch, we are due a third inspection at 2.45 p.m. but we have been treated to a  fly-past by the Red Arrows, very imoressive and very quick.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Essex 62-4 from 29 overs. Bopara 14 Foster 0. We went off an over prematurely for lunch after bad light was followed by rain and it is still raining. Bopara 67 balls to get into double figures   

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Foakes beaten all ends up by Willey for 0 as Essex lose two wickets in as many overs. 57-4

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Pettini out for 32, jabs bat down on a deliveey from Willey and edges a catch to wicket keeper Murphy.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    An hour played and Essex are 46-2 although both batsmen, Pettini and Bopara, have survived reasonable  lbw appeals.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    TWO WICKETS in two balls, Westley, having collected 2 fours in 1st over goes caught at second slip for 12 and next ball. new batsman Shah sets off for a single and is beaten by Housego's direct throw from point. Essex 22-2

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    TWO WICKETS in two balls, Westley, having collected 2 fours in 1st over goes caught at second slip for 12 and next ball. new batsman Shah sets off for a single and is beaten by Housego's direct throw from point. Essex 22-2

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  • Essex won the toss - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Northamptonshire team - Peters, Howgego, Coetzer, Wakely, White, Middlebrook, Murphy, Willey, Vaas, Daggett, Brooks. Essex - Westley, Pettini, Shah, Bopara, Foakes, ten Doeschate, Napier, Masters, Willoughby, Craddock.

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  • Essex beat Gloucestershire by 8 wickets
    Essex win with 19 balls to spare, with Bopara 120 not out from 100 balls (2x6, 12x4) and Owais Shah 15*. it is Essex's first win of the CB40 season

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  • Landmark - Essex v Gloucestershire
    Bopara 100 from 91 balls, with two sixes and eight fours. Westley was stumped for 82, having added 185 with Bopara, but Owais Shah has now come in to help administer the last rites. Essex 209-2 in the 36th over

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  • Essex v Gloucestershire
    Essex cruising to victory here, and the Bopara-Westley partnership continues to flourish. Bopra's fifty took him only 45 balls, and Westley's 55 balls, and their stand has since accelerated to 176. Bopara is 93* and Westley 78*. Essex 176-1 after 25 overs

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  • Essex v Gloucestershire
    Bopara and Westley continue to flourish on a Chelmsford pitch which has eased as the day has gone on. Bopara, on 48, has played some pedigree strokes and Westley has also impressed with 43. Essex 94-1 after 16 overs

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  • Essex v Gloucestershire
    Mark Pettini fell to the third ball of the Essex reply - brilliantly held by a diving Alex Gidman at slip off Ian Saxelby - but Ravi Bopara and Tom Westley have taken Essex on to 39-1 in the 8th over

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  • Interval - Essex v Gloucestershire
    Glos plundered 102 from the last 10 overs of the innings, with Cockbain ending 52 not out from 44 balls and Jack Taylor 22* from 12, to finish with a creditable 224-5. From 78-3 at halfway, very creditable.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Gloucestershire
    Williamson out for a superb 77, made from 73 balls with seven fours and a six over long on against the returning Mills. Ian Cockbain proved a good foil for the classy Williamson in a stand of 85 in 11 overs. Glos now 182-5 with almost four overs left

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  • Essex v Gloucestershire
    Williamson beaten twice by Bopara, but in between, swings him for Gloucestershire's first boundary for 17 overs to go to 27. Essex on top here, with Glos 96-3 after 25 overs

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  • Essex v Gloucestershire
    Tymal Mills, bowling regularly at 90mph and above, has got rid of Marshall for 24, bowled trying to make room to flay away into the offside, during a fine spell from the Hayes Close end. Howell on to 26 and, with Kane Williamson 9, Glos are 64-2 in the 18th

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  • Essex v Gloucestershire
    Benny Howell has just launched a ball from David Masters high over wide mid-wicket for six, with a pull come mow, and Hamish Marshall took two fours off Napier, over mid-wicket and to fine leg with an audacious flip from outside off stump. Glos 33-1 after 8

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  • WICKET - Essex v Gloucestershire
    Excellent first over by Graham Napier, who was bang on the money throughout and ended it by bowling Will Gidman, who had been promoted to open, for a duck with his last ball. Glos 3-1 in the third over now and the ball has beaten the bat a lot already

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  • Team News - Essex v Gloucestershire
    Essex: Bopara, Pettini, Shah, Ten Doeschate, Westley, G Smith, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Masters, Mills
    Gloucestershire: Marshall, Howell, Williamson, A Gidman, Cockbain, Batty, W Gidman, Young, J Taylor, Saxelby, Payne

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  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Gloucestershire
    Essex have won the toss and put Gloucestershire into bat

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  • Netherlands beat Essex by five wickets
    Netherlands collect their fourth CB40 win of the season.
    They beat Essex by 5 wickets, the winning run courtesy of a wide by Napier.

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Bukhari is caught by Shah, his 3rd catch of the innings. Netherlands 112-5

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  • Netherlands v Essex
    Yet another four from Barresi, who's motoring. Now he collects a three to move to 19 from 11 balls. 10 runs needed ...

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  • Netherlands v Essex
    Wesley Barresi is getting a move on since the wicket, with three fours in six balls. Netherlands need just another 18 from 16 overs. 95-4.

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Borgas gets the thinnest of edges and is caught by Foster off Smith for 10. Netherlands 90-4 in 20th over.

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    And a wicket is what they have! Cameron Borgas caught behind for 10 off Phillips. Is this a sniff for Essex? 80-4.

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  • Netherlands v Essex
    Essex have slowed things down here with six runs in four overs but wickets is what they need with Netherlands chasing just 33 from 18 overs. 80-3

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Runs and wickets aplenty at Schiedam! The Netherlands are dealing almost exclusively in boundaries, and well they might with just 113 needed. Michael Swart clobbered two sixes in a 54-ball 40 before being bowled, but at 78 for 3, they are almost home

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  • Netherlands v Essex
    Netherlands on course for their second win in 24 houra. They are 78 for 3 after 15 overs. Swart drove Pjhillips for 6 then nextball  bowled  for 40, a second wicket for the left-arm spinner who had Cooper well caught at slip by Shah, low down for 22

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  • Netherlands v Essex
    Netherlands are flying after the early loss. Michael Swart launches David Masters for a six (yes, you read that correctly) to take them to 39 for 1 off 7 overs. 

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Essex grab an early wicket, excellent catch by Shah at first slip. sharp  catch in fact! Myburgh the man out for 4 and off the bowling of Napier. 9-1

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Essex 112 all out. Willoughby caught for 0 at point playing forward.  

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  • Netherlands v Essex
    It takes Essex 12 balls to score a run since Napier was out. 112-9. Netherlands are turning out to be the story of the season so far ...

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    113-9 with two wickets in two balls as Phillips and Napier fall. The Essex players had to catch a flight at 4.30am for this, wonder if they're regretting that at all ...

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Two wickets in successive deliveries.Tim Phillips is pinned in the crease for 17 by Swart and then, Malik had Napier caught at deep square leg fpr 28 and Essex 111 for 9

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  • 109 for 7 - Netherlands v Essex
    Essex finally get to three figures, with Phillips and Napier performing something of a rescue act with a partnership of 34. Only six more overs left for them to properly turn this around ...

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  • 21 for 4 - Netherlands v Essex
    Only 24 hours after felling one county, Netherlands have a second sizeable scalp in their sights! Essex have slipped to 21 for 4 in eight overs, with Timm van der Gugten (3-15) proving a handful. Mark Pettini was caught behind first ball to set the tone

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  • Essex won the toss - Netherlands v Essex
    Essex are due to bat first in Thurlede but it is now raining so the start has been delayed. The Dutch, of course, are hoping to repeat yesterday's win over Lancashire and strengthen their position at the top of Group A.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Derbyshire
    Wow! Borrington blasts the ball to the long on boundary to complete victory by 10 wickets for Derbyshire. Does anyone still doubt they deserve to be top of Division Two? This was an outstanding victory for the Peakites, who dominated from start to finish.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Derbyshire
    Guptill is not hanging about. He's just completed his half-century out of a score of 61 in 42 balls with four fours and three sixes. Essex would do well to win from here.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Foster's flurry is over. He is last man out for 96, lbw to Palladino. It was a good effort by the skipper, with his runs coming off 173 balls with eight fours and four sixes, but Derbyshire need only 94 to win.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Mills kept his skipper company while 39 was added for the ninth wicket but he's been caught down the leg side off Groenewald in the second over with the new ball. The lead is 89 for Essex with nine down.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Foster has tried to protect his partner Craddock but hasn't made a great job of it. Craddock was run out coming back for a second on the throw of Whiteley at deep extra cover. It's 191-8 now.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Derbyshire
    The captain's not giving up the cause. Foster has his 50, made off 119 balls with six fours, and could do with at least 100 more.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Everything is going Wainwright's way right now. He's just bowled a leg stump full toss to Masters - possibly the worst ball he's bowled all season - and Masters has spooned it to midwicket, where Clare took a good catch. That's 183-7.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    At least Essex have moved into the lead but they are now six down, with Smith lbw to Palladino for 17 in a score of 170-6. They might need a few more than 29.

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Derbyshire
    Essex 133-5 and are still 8 runs adrift of making Derbyshire bat again. Foster 20* Smith 3*

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Big wicket for Drbyshire and Wes Durston. With his second delivery of the morning , he bowls Owais  Shah for 75 and Essex are 127-5 

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  • Landmark - Essex v Derbyshire
    50 for Owais Shah (9x4) in his first game of the summer for Essex but the County have lost 2 wickets this morning. The latest was  Ben Foakes who had his middle stump knocked back by Wainwright. He scored 3, Essex 94-4 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    First wicket of the day, Pettini gets a top edge facing Wainwright and is caught at 1st slip. 73-3

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Underway at Chelmsford, the first two overs were  maidens  and Essex need 96 to make Derbyshire bat again.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Derbyshire
    Shah and Pettini have given Essex the sturdy partnership they needed to see out the day and they reach the close at 46-2. Derbyshire are still 95 ahead and it should be another good day tomorrow.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Another one. Westley has been caught at first slip off Groenewald to make it 3-2. Big trouble for Essex.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Only 11 balls into the second innings and Essex are a man down - Petersen has been caught at second slip off Groenewald (again!) and it's 2-1.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    A last wicket stand between Poynton and Groenewald added 45 with Poynton making a maiden 50 off 35 balls with seven fours and two sixes. Craddock finally had Groenewald stumped at 323, a lead of 141, and completed the spinner's maiden five-for at 5-96.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    That's the one Essex wanted. Durston has swept Craddock to deep square leg for 116 and, in the spinner's next over, he has got Palladino lbw for nought. Derbys are 278-9 and have lost their last five wickets for 46 runs.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Fifth ball after tea and Craddock accounts for Clare who is brilliantly caught low down by Petersen at slip for 1.  Derbyshire 259-7

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  • TEA - Essex v Derbyshire
    257-6 and Wes Durston 115 not out. Fine knock by the batsman as Derbyshire lead by 75 on first innings so far.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    David Wainwright c by w/k  Foster after pushing forward to Tom Craddock who has just been re-introduced into the attack. The batsman had just played 27 consecutive deliveries without a run.  Derbyshire 250-6

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  • Landmark - Essex v Derbyshire
    Century for Wes Durston, his second of the summer. He faced 110 deliveries and struck 8 fours and 2 sixes. 245-5 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Ross Whiteley drives spinner Tom Westley into the hands of Tymal Mills at mid on and departs for 16. 232-5 and a lead of 50 runs

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Durston pulls Craddock for a 6 over deep mid-wicket, the second time in the innings that the bowler has felt the full force of the Derbyshire man's bat. 220-6 and Durston 88 

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire total increased by 4 runs after scorers had initially failed to include 4 overthrows.  The 4th wicket therefore fell at 192. Durston has 78 and Whitely 4 missed 4 overthrows on the total. Derbyshire 202-4. the heat is winning!

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Dan Redfern is caught by Foster off Willoughby looking to drive. He made 14 out of 188 for 4 and the lead is 6 runs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Wayne Madsen out for 50 in the 3rd over after lunch and  without addition to his lunch score. Delivery from Masters lifted sharply and he was caught off the edge by James Foster.  161-3

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire's session for sure. Durston reached his 50 off 49 balls with five fours and a six in the penultimate over before lunch and Madsen got to his in the next, off 126 balls with five fours. At 157-2, the leaders are within 25 of matching Essex's total.

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    About time too. The seamers have toiled away for 22 overs this morning to no great effect and have allowed Derbyshire to move on to 111-2 but now it's time for spin. Having seen what the spinners did yesterday, why so long?

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Essex had to wait for their first wicket of the morning but Guptill has mistimed a pull at Smith and looped a catch off the bottom of the bat to Willoughby at mid on. He scored 36 and it's 84-2.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Derbyshire
    Good day for Derbyshire who are 37-1 at the close in reply to the Essex first innings of 182.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Masters strikes for Essex. Paul Borrington lbw for 3 to give the bowler his 500th first-class wicket of his career. Derbyshire 3-1 and it could have been worse, Guptill spilled by Petersen at second slip off Willoughby.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Essex all out for 182. Charl Willoughby run out for 1, Tom Craddock 7 not out and David Wainwright 5-51.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Two wickets in 2 overs. Pettini  gives david Wainwright a 5th wicket with a return catch having scored 56 and Tymal Mills is lbw to Tony Palladino without score. Essex 176-9

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Mark Pettini's lenghy innings of more than 3 hours is over when he straight drives to bowler David Wainwright who takes his fifth wicket of the innings. Pettini goes for 56 out of 174-8

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Mark Pettini's lenghy innings of more than 3 hours is over when he straight drives to bowler David Wainwright who takes his fifth wicket of the innings. Pettini goes for 56 out of 174-8

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  • Landmark - Essex v Derbyshire
    Half-century for Mark Pettini, his fourth in as many Championship matches. Essex 172-7 after Pettini celebrates with a boundary from Tim Groenewald backward of square on the off side.  

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    David Masters caught at second slip by Martin Guptill off Tim Groenewald for 13 Essex 166-7 but Mark Pettini still there with 49

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  • TEA - Essex v Derbyshire
    Essex 154-6 Wainwright 4-33,  the not out batsmen are Mark Pettini with 43 and David Masters 7. Derbyhsire are the happier side at the interval

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Mark Pettini trying to hold things together for Essex . He's made 33 from  93 balls but his side are in trouble at 138-6. The pitch is taking turn though, could be a lot of interesting cricket in this game 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Fourth wicket for Wainwright  who has Smith brillaintly caught by Redfern diving at forward short leg. Smith made 19, Essex 135-6  but Pettini still there with 32.

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Pettini battling away with 23 that includes a six and no fours. Greg Smith is 13 not out against his former colleagues and Essex 121-5.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Two wickets in 4 balls for spinner David Wainwright. Foakes pushes forward and edges to w/k for 18 and then Foster pushes forward and is caught at 1st slip without score 101-5

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Essex into three figures,  Ben  Foakes three fours in his 18, he looks a seriosu prospect. Mark Pettini 16 and Essex 101-3.

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Derbyshire
    Leaders Derbyhsire will be happy with the morning's play. After losing the toss, they have captured 3 Essex wickets for 80.  Foakes 4* Pettini 9*

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Super shot by Pettini who pulls the ball over deep square leg for the first 6 of the match. Palladino the unfortunate bowler. Essex 80-3

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    First ball bowled by spinner David Wainwright  removes Owais Shah for 21. Ball turned sharply and Shah edged into the gloves of kepeer Tom Poynton. 68-3.

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    Good crowd at Chelmsford enjoying the sunshine as Essex advance to 66-2. Shah after a vigilant start is beginning to move into more attacking mode. He's 19 and Pettini 1 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Derbyshire
    Tom Westley drags a delivery from Ross Whiteley onto his stumps and is bowled for 36. Essex 54-2

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  • Essex v Derbyshire
    70 minutes play at Chelmsford.  Westley has just  straight driven  Whiteley for 4  to bring up the 50 in the 19th over. Westley so far 6 boundaries in his 34.

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  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Derbyshire
    Essex won the toss and will bat.

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  • Team News - Essex v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire - Guptill, Borrington, Madsen, Durston, Redfern, Whiteley, Wainwright, Clare, Poynton, Groenwald, Palladino

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  • Team News - Essex v Derbyshire
    Essex - A Petersen, T Westley, O Shah, M Pettini, B Foakes, G Smith, G Napier, D Masters, C Willoughby, T Mills, T Craddock.

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    WICKET and the last of the match as Mills is run out without facing a ball. Smith was caught in the deep for 44 and Lancashire win by 28 runs

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Masters out for 0, Napier went in the previous over for 51 but Greg Smith still there. He's  got 42 from 38 balls and Essex are 228-8 from 37 overs

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Graham Napier  had just reached a 23 ball half-century with 3 x 6's and 6 x 4's but   two deliveries later brilliantly  caught   diving catch at deep midoff  by Croft  209-7 from 33.4

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    Essex 167-6, Napier warming to the task with 21 from 10 balls so far.

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Michael Comber run out for 0. Essex in trouble  142-6 but  in comes Graham Napier. it needs a big innings from him if Lanky are to be denied.

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    Essex need 127 from 78 balls @9.2 139-5

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Foster  goes for 41 bowled by Keedy after Essex hopes had started to revive. Essex 138-5 from 26 overs 

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Westley picks out Mahmood at long off and departs fpr 33, Essex 112-4 from 21.4 overs

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    Essex need 148 @7.9 as they reach 111  for 3 from 21.2 overs

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Adam Wheater run out for 1 as Lancashire claim their 3rd wicket. Essex now 63-3 from 13.4 overs and need a decent stand to get back into the match

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Pettini skies to mid off and is caught for 17, Essex 53-2 from 11 overs

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Alviro Petersen had struck  Mahmood for a superb straight drive that raced to the boundary but shortly after, he had his middle sturmp knocked back by Shahzad when he had scored 24. Essex 43-1 from 8.2 overs.

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  • Interval - Lancashire v Essex
    End of innings and Essex need 259  to win . Lancs 258-9, half-centuries for Moore, Croft and Horton, 4 wickets for Masters, 2 for Napier, 1 each Mills, Smith. Craddock 

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Essex
    Two pieces pf good news for Essex. Petersen returns to the field and soon after Shahzad is caught - by Petersen at long-on! Lancashire 222-6 from 35  overs

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  • Landmark - Lancashire v Essex
    200 up for Lancashire from 187 balls. Shahzad has just joined Horton at the crease after Mills had Cross caught at backward point for 17

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    30 overs gone and Lancashire 195-4, stand between Horton and Cross now worth 47 in 9 overs

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    Lancy 189-4 from 29 overa and further bad news for Essex,
    Alviro Petersen has limped off

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    26 overs gone and Lancashire 179 for 4, opportunity to post a challenging total. Cross and Horton building a partnership so far worth 34 in 6 overs 

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    Halfway stage of the Lancashire innings and the Lightning are going great guns. 146 for 3 from 20.2 overs and Croft is just out for 53, lbw to Masters.

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  • Lancashire v Essex
    Lancashire moving along nicely, 76 for 1 from 11 overs and Croft has just struck the first 6 of the match, pulling Smith over deep square leg. Moore 41 n.o. and Croft 21 n.o.  50 partnership between Moore and Croft  from 40 balls

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  • Team News - Lancashire v Essex
    Essex team
    Eagles: M.Pettini, T.Westley, A.Petersen, A.Wheater, G.Smith, J.Foster, G.Napier,
    M.Comber, D.Masters, T.Craddock, T.Mills.


    Weather is fine and dry
     


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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    That's it, match over , bad light brings about an early finish.Drawn -  Leicestershire 7 points Essex 9 points

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    Gloomy and grey where at grace Road where an early tea has been taken becuase of bad light.  Inspection at 4.00 p.m,but that clould bring about a conclusion t the match. Essex 30 for 2

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    Off again for bad light at Grace Road, two deliveriea after Godleman chases a wide delivery from Robbie Joseph and is caught by Eckersley, the w/k's 6th victim of the match.  Essex 30-2

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Playing again at Grace Road where 5 overs have been lost Essex need another 257 from 48 overs 13-1. 

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    Things not going well for Essex in their pursuit of 270 in 60 overs. Alviro Petersen  run out for 2  and then bad light stops play after 6 overs at 10-1.

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    After the morning session was lost to rain, Essex fed Leicestershire 158 runs in 45 balls to set up a declaration  which will leave Essex requiring 270 runs to win from a minimum of 60 overs

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Play will resume at 1.20 p.m. and there are a minimum of 70 overs available

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Miserable scene here at Grace Road, cold and wet.  No chance of play starting on time.

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    Mercifully, bad light has forced the players off the field with 6.2 overs still to be bowled but the umiires have called off play for the day. Leicestershire lead by 111, 148-3,  and Sarwan who is 61 not out has completed his second 50 of the match

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Bitterly cold, rain in the air and Will Jefferson out for 49 falshing outside off. That's the update from Grace Road. Sarwan has completed his second fifty of the match and Leicestershire lead by 91, 128-3

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire lead by 4 runs overall at 41-2. Jefferson 20 not out  and Sarwan 3.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Essex 409 all out a first innings lead of 37  and 5 wickets for Wayne White  plus five catches for w/k Ben Eckersley.
    Extras doing well in this match, Leics have just conceded 50 in reply to the 48 yeilded by Essex.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Ben Foakes out seven runs short of a Championship debut ton when edging behind as he goes on back foot. Essex now three runs ahead with three first innings wickets left. 

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Essex
    Essex are 12 adrift of the Leicestershire first innings score. Ben Foakes has 93 out of 360-6 on Championship debut and has struck 14 boundaries so far.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Foster is caught behind when a ball from Hoggard kicks up sharply off a length. Essex 46 behind  326-6 and Foakes 67

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    50 for England Under-19 wicket -keeper Ben Foakes on Championship debut. He reached his half-century with his 9th boundary of a 72 ball innings. Essex 299-5

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    Play has finally finished for the day at 6.45 p.m. and ends with a wicket when Westley is lbw  to White for 81.With 5 wickets intact, Essex trail Leicestershire by 133 runs. It's been a long day.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Adam Whearter pays the price for a loose drive outside off and edges the ball to w/k Eckersley. He  goes for 8. Ben Foakes on Championship debut is the new batsman and he's soon off the mark with a 4. 218-4

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Pettini is out for 57 to bring an end to a 3rd wicket stand worth 135 with Westley. Pettini had achieved his third 50 in as many Championahip games

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    116-2 and Essex trail by 256 runs after what has been an uninspiring afternoon's play.  Westley and Pettini have composed a third wicket stand worth 61 following the opening stand  of 54. 

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Sarwan gives Westley a "life" by dropping him at slip. Westley takes a sngle to bring up 50 stand. Going to be a late tea here, we still have 41 overs remaining.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Now Godleman has walked across his stumps to give Hoggard a second wicket. 55-2

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Petersen falls across the line and is lbw to Hoggard bringing an end to the highest first wicket stand of the season in the Championship for Essex. 54-1

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Essex
    Essex have scored 21 without loss from 6 overs having dismissed the hosts for 372 that included 6 wickets for David Msters who has taken his tally of first-class victims for the season to 29.

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire all out. Two ex-Leicestershire bowlers account for 9 of the wickets with David Masters  6 for 82 and Willoughby3-99. Leicestershire lost their remaining 6 wickets this morning for 70 runs  

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Players returned after a 15 minute hold-up but now wickets , rather than  rain, falling. Three wickets fell for 4 runs in  11 deliveires and 5 overs later, Buck is undone by a yorker from Naoier that removed middle stump. Wickets tumbling 

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Just when you thought it was safe to go out, the rain returns. Just 15 balls here at Grace Road before the players return to the pavilion. Roll on summer! Leicestershire 334-5

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    It's been a refreshing  change not to have to report on rain interruptions and the like. At the end of a full day's play , Leicestershire are 323-5. Some excellent cricket with 117 for Sarwan and 4-57 from Masters.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Sarwan goes for 117 when pinned in the crease by a ball from Masters that appeared to nip back.

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    New ball taken and Sarwan still at the crease as Wayne White joins him in a 50 runs stand for the fifth wicket. sarwan anchored thye innings superbly and is 115 not out

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    For the second time in the day, Tymal Mills concedes 6 runs off a no ball that goes racing to the boundary. This latest one takes Leicestershire  past 250 to give them a second batting point.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Partnership worth 216 is broken by David Masters who encourages Josh Cobb on 80 to pull a short-pitched delivery to Graham Napier at deep mid-wicket

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    Deserved cuppa and sarnies for Sarwan, a chanceless 102 not out and a fine innings full of determination and application mixed with some superbly executed  drives.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    Century for  Ramneresh Sarwan from 154 balls with 14 boundaries, his second hundred of the season for Leicestershire. A chanceless knock and one contianing some drives on the off side  in particualr

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    Josh Cobb completes a well-organised 50 (138 balls and 8 fours)in a partnership currently worth 165 with Ramnaresh Sarwan.

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Hundred partnership between Sarwan and Cobb for the  third time this season. On this occasion, Cobb's contributed 30  whilst Sarwan is the dominant force witha 75=ball half-century.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    Single for Sarwan and he's reached 50 having faced 75 balls with 8 boundaries. A good effort. His third half-century for Leicestershire this season.

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Essex
    102-3 and 78 runs partnership between Ramnaresh Sarwan and Josh Cobb. Just how the West Indies can overlook Sarwan begs belief, he's acclimatised and batting superbly.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    50 partnership in 14 overs between Sarwan and Cobb to ease Leicestershire's early problems. Glorious cover drive for 4 by Sarwan off Mills to bring up the landmark

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  • Cricket Diary: Ramps' class is permanent
    By Richard Gibson
    Even in his 40s, Mark Ramprakash getting dropped by Surrey was unthinkable 12 months ago – and highly unlikely on face value on the very day he bagged only his second pair in 26 seasons

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Smith is bowled by Willoughby after playing a loose drive which knocks back leg stump. n29-3

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Matt Boyce tried to leave delivery from Masters alone but the ball hit his bat and was defleted onto the wicket. 25-2

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    correction to the catcher of Jefferson's demise. Now officially credited to Tom Westley after he and Petersen had both gone for the ball and Westley completed the catch. Whatever, Jefferson is out! 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Will Jefferson on first appearance of season goes to the first ball of the match when he pushes forward to a good length ball from Masters and is caught at slip by Petersen.

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire will bat after winning toss. Essex – Petersen, Godleman, Westley, Wheater, Pettini, Foakes, Foster, Napier, Masters, Mills, Willoughby. Championship debut for Ben Foakes, England Under-19 player

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire will bat
    Leicestershire - Jefferson, Boyce, Smith, Sarwan, Cobb, Eckersley, White, Henderson, Buck, Joseph, Hoggard.


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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Essex


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  • Bad weather now influencing Championship positions
    By Andrew Hignell
    The prolonged bad weather that has afflicted the start of the season is now beginning to have a clear influence on where each of the 18 first-class counties lie in the LV= County Championship tables.

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    All over at Chelmsford. Worcestershire win by 7 wickets with 6.1 overs to spare.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Worcestershire
    Ali out for 99, Cameron out for 0 but Worcestershire on the cusp of victory at 184 for 3  from 33 overs.  7 more runs needed.

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire closing in on victory.
    They need 17 more from 10 overs, 174-1 with Ali 90, Klinger 25. 

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire are 137 for 1 from 25 overs. Ali 64 and Klinger 16. They need 54 to win.

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    20 overs gone and it's looking like its the Royals game. They are 117-1 chasing 191 for victory. Moeen Ali 52, Michael Klinger 8.

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    The Royals are going along sweetly  having reached 79 without loss in the 13th over. Vikram Solanki needs 7 moire fior his half-century and Moeen Ali is 31 not out.

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    Apologies, the sun is getting to me here at Chelmsford. For Daryl Mitchell in my last post read Vikram Solanki. Anyway, Worcestershire are now 61 without loss in the 10th over VIKRAM SOLANKI 33 not out, Moeen Ali 24 not out

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  • Landmark - Essex v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire 50 without loss in the 9th over, Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali 24 each

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  • Interval - Essex v Worcestershire
    Essex innings closed at 190-9 wickets.

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    35 overs gone and Essex 157-7 Graham Napier run out for 0 without facing a ball.

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    30 overs gone and Essex 137-4 Pettini 62 not out

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  • Landmark - Essex v Worcestershire
    Half-century for Mark Pettini having faced 62 deliveries and collected a six and  2 fours
    Essex are  116-3 from 26 overs

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  • Essex v Worcestershire
    Essex 92-2 at the halfway stage of their innings, Cook out for 47, Alviro Petersen for 1. Mark Pettini 37 not out.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Worcestershire
    Alastair Cook is run out for 47 having faced 58 balls with 8 boundaries. Alviro Petersen lbw for 1 and Essex 86-2 in 19th over. Mark Pettini 35 not out

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  • Landmark - Essex v Worcestershire
    Essex 50 without loss after 10 overs, Alastair Cook 24 Mark Pettini 23

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  • Team News - Essex v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire: Vikram Solanki, Moeen Ali, Michael  Klinger, James Cameron, Daryl Mitchell,
    Alexei Kervezee, Aneesh Kapil, Ben Scott, Shaaiq Choudhry, Jack  Shantry, David Lucas


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  • Team News - Essex v Worcestershire
    Essex: Alastair Cook, Mark Pettini, Alviro Petersen, Adam Wheater, Greg Smith, James Foster, Michael Comber, Graham Napier, Tim Phillips, David Masters, Tymal Mills.

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  • ..... won the toss - Essex v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire won the toss and field.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Kent
    Match drawn with Kent  92-2  Rob Key 40 not out.
    Essex 6 points, Kent 7 points

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Kent 57-2 Ben Harmison edges Tymal Mills to second slip for 1. Robert Key not out 27.

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  • TEA - Essex v Kent
    Not a lot happening here, just running down time until we can agree on a draw. Kent 38 without loss from 14 overs. Key 18, Newman 16.
    They lead Essex by 82 runs

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Kent
    Essex 158-7 still trail by 67 runs. Ravi Bopara, batting with a runner is 5 not out having faced 22 balls and David Masters is 0 not out.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Alviro Petersen limps off having been caught for 20 and Essex are 158-7. Bopara 5 not out

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  • Essex v Kent
    Interesting move here. Petersen's runner has returned to the pavilion after 5 dleiveries. Bopara still batting with a runner.  Essex 145-6, Bopara 2 and Petersen 10 

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Foster out for 4 and Pettini out for 92. Both fell to Thomas who claims his first Championship wickets.  We now have Bopara and Petrsen and  both are batting with runners.  essex 143-6.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    James Foster briolljantly caught by Brendan Nash at cover point. Foster made 4, juust the one scoring shot in 39 balls. Essex 133-5, Pettini 92

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  • Essex v Kent
    Ravi Bopara WILL bat. he has a slight tear in right quad but will bat with a runner. Not ruled himself out of selection for First Test  yet and Andy Flower fully aware of current situation. Alviro Petersen, ankle injury. will also bat with runner.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Greg Smith gets off the mark with a straight driven 4 then out next ball c by James Tredwell in the  slips off Charlie Shreck. Essex 103-4

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Billy Godleman has gone lbw to Mark Davies who has grabbbed his third wicket of the innings.  No runs added to the overnight score and Essex 94-3.

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  • Essex v Kent
    We are going to start on time. Awaiting confirmation of the severity of Ravi Bopara's muscle injury. Update news will follow later but it could be more serious than first envisaged. 

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Kent
    That's it for the day and a complete uninterrupted day it's been. Essex are 94-2 with Billy Godleman 27 not out and Mark Pettini on 61 not out in reply to Kent's 225 all out.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Kent
    Mark Pettini posts a 50 for the second successive matcvh. He's 52 not out and Essex are 78-2 with Billy Godleman 24 not out.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Mark Pettini with 44 and Billy Godleman with 20 have put on 63 for the third wicket. Essex 66-2.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Essex easing their early worries as they reach 42-2 with Billy Godleman on 16 and Mark Pettini 24.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Two boundaries in one over from Mark Davies. A square cut by Mark Pettini and a straight drive by Billy Godleman. Essex 22-2.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Two wickets in two deliveries for Mark Davies. First victim was Alastair Cook trapped lbw for 1 and then Tom Westley edged behind for a duck. Essex 3-2.

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  • TEA - Essex v Kent
    Essex will start their first innings after tea with Kent having been dismissed for 225.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Geraint Jones out caught in the deep by Charl Willoughby off David Masters for 88 and Kent all out for 225.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Kent now 206-9  after Tom Westley takes two wickets in one over. Davies c by Masters for 2 and Shreck c by Foster for 0. Jones 73  not out

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Like buses, you wait so long for one and then two come along together. Darren Stevens finally out for 119 c by Godleman b Willoughby then next over, Tredwell lbw to Westley for 0.  Kent 204-7

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Darren Stevens goes for a superb 119 caught off a sliced drive by Billy Godleman at cover point of the bowling of Charl Willoughby. Geraint Jones 71 not out and Kent 204-6

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  • Landmark - Essex v Kent
    100 for Darren Stevens out of 166 for 5. He reached three figures having faced 150 deliveries with 13 fours and one six.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Kent
    Geraint Jones battling half-century from 121 balls with  5 boundaries. Also 150 partnership between Jones and Darren Stevens and Kent are 161 for 5

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  • Essex v Kent
    Kent moving along nicely. They are 152-5 with Darren Stevens  on 92 and Geraint Jones 48. They have put on 143 for the sixth wicket thus far

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  • Landmark - Essex v Kent
    100 partnership for Kent in 30 overs between Darren Stevens (64) and Geraint Jones (33). Kent are now 114-5.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Kent
    A single by iDarren Stevens sees him reach  an excellent half-century having faced 79 balls and collected ten boundaries. Kent are now 89-5 with Geraint Jones 28.

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  • Essex v Kent
    A whole hour's uninterrupted play here at Chelmsford. Kent are 83-5 and Darren Stevens and Geraint  Jones have posted an unbrioken 74 runs partnership. Stevens 49, Jones 22.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Geraint Jones and Darren Stevens have put on  stand of 44 so far. One or two edges along the way including an edge by Stevens off Greg Smith thatgoes through slips and  brings up the 50.  Kent 53-5, Stevens 26 Jones 17  

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  • Essex v Kent
    Wonderful news here from Chelmsford where we are starting on time! The sun hs appeared - and disappeared again- but the clouds are high and there is blue sky.

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  • Bopara expects England Test call
    By Paul Hiscock
    Ravi Bopara is hoping to receive England's call in the next couple of days that will confirm his involvement in the opening Test series of the summer against the West Indies.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Play called off for the day after 10 balls. We try again tomorrow.

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  • Essex v Kent
    Cannot believe this. The players returned to the field but before play couuld be resumed, the rain started again.  Now heavy  rain. Keep the faith! tea being taken at 4.00 p.m. Kent 24-5.

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  • Essex v Kent
    We started at 2.45 p.m. but after just ten deliveries, the players are off again because of rain. Kent have moved onto 24-5 but it's pouring down.

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  • Essex v Kent
    It's grey and overcast here at Chelmsford but play set to start at 2.45 p.m. with 56 overs to be bowled in the day -weather and light permitting of course. 

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  • Essex v Kent
    No play before lunch. Overnight rain has left the outfield extremely wet and there are also concerns about the bowlers run-ups. There is a drying breeze and the occasional sighting of what is known as the sun.  We live in hope for play this p.m.  

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  • County bosses called to domestic structure summit
    By Paul Bolton
    Senior officials of the England and Wales Cricket Board and a group of county chief executives will meet in London next week in an attempt to finally break the deadlock over the future structure of county cricket.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Kent
    Play abandoned for the day  with Kent 17-5, Geraint Jones and Darren Stevens both 4 not out. Willoughby 4-8.

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  • TEA - Essex v Kent
    Tea is being taken with Kent 17-5 but it's raining here at Chelmsford and it is looking increasingly unlikely that we will be getting any further play today. 

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  • Interval - Essex v Kent
    Rain stopped play to curtail Kent's misery. They are 17-5 from 9.4 overs. Stevens and Jones are both 4 not out and Willoughby has taken 4 for 8.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Nash goes bowled Willoughby for 6 and Kent are now 13 for 5 with Jones off the mark with a boundary. Willoughby has taken 4 for 8.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Not just one wicket but four here within the first 6 overs as Kent recoil to 8-4. Three wickets for Willoughby and one for Masters. Key 1, Newman 0, Harmison 2, Powell 0

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Ben Harmison lbw to Charl Willoughby for 2 and Kent are 3-2

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  • WICKET - Essex v Kent
    Scott Newman departs to the second ball of the game, caught byJames  Foster off David Masters without score. Kent 0 for 1.

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  • Team News - Essex v Kent
    Kent team: Key, Newman, Harmison, Nash, Powell, Stevens, Jones, Tredwell, Davies, Thomas, Shreck. Matt Coles will replace Thomas if not required for England Lions

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  • Team News - Essex v Kent
    Essex: Godleman, Cook, Petersen, Bopara, Pettini, Westley, Smith, Foster, Masters ,Willoughby, Mills

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  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Kent
    Kent have been put in to bat at Chelmsford, after Essex captain James Foster won the toss and chose to bowl

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  • Essex v Kent
    Better news here at Chelmsford. If there is no further rain, we will start at 2.45 p.m and there will be 55 overs to be bowled in the day's play

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  • Essex v Kent
    Bad news here at Chelmsford where it has been raining.  There will be no play before lunch and there will be a further inspection at 1.30 p.m. provided the weather improves. No teams announced nor toss conducted yet.

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  • Leicestershire v Essex - match abandoned
    Match called off without a ball bowled after an umpires' inspection at 3.40 p.m. The outfield was wet and the light fading and the few people in the Grace Road ground readily accepted the decision.  

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    3.00 p.m. here at Grace Road and its still raining and there will be concerns regarding the outfield which is becoming increasingly wet.

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Its been raining although now stopped. Inspection at 2.30 p.m. No teams announced yet and still awaiting toss.

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  • Essex trio take a lot from draw
    By Paul Hiscock
    Although Essex hopes of securing their second County Championship win of the season were hampered by the weather and, in particular, a series of stoppages for bad light in the match...

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  • Clydesdale Bank 40
    Magnificent one-run win for the Netherlands, against Gloucestershire at Bristol. Also good wins on the first main day of the competition for Kent, at Yorkshire, and also for Warwicks, Lancs, Surrey and Derbyshire. In the CB40 there is little room for error...

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  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Essex
    MATCH DRAWN - bad light came to Glamorgan's rescue with eight overs remaining. Glamorgan finished on 99-5.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Bad light stopped play with eight overs remaining - Glamorgan, who are 99-5, look as if they are going to save this game thanks to Mark Wallace's rearguard and the elements. Wallace has batted for 25.2 overs.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Just before the start of the final hour, Rees is caught by Petersen at second slip off Willoughby. Glam now 79/5 and 16 overs remaining

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan 18-3 - Stewart Walters just dragged on to give Charl Willoughby his third victim. Marcus North has just arrived at the ground confirming he will probably make his debut against Scotland on Monday week. Forr Glamorgan that debut cannot come quick enough.

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  • TEA - Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan have reached 14 for two requiring 225 more to win in 43 overs - that's now just a notional figure with only nine fit batsmen.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan 6-2 - Charl Willoughby has taken two wickets in two balls. Nick James got a leading edge to cover point and Will Bragg was strangled down the legside. The hat-trick ball so nearly bowled Stewart Walters, who shouldered arms to one that swung back.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Speculation from the Glamorgan dressing room is that Graham Wagg has fractured his ankle fielding off his own bowling. He has gone to hospital for an x-ray.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan have been set 239 to win in a minimum of 50 overs after Essex declared their second innings on 166-9. Glamorgan hampered that they only have nine fully fit batsmen (Wagg and henriques both injured).

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    David Masters out - Essex now 147-8, a lead of 219. Masters just edged behind to give Huw Waters his fourth wicket.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Essex now 119-7 - Greg Smith has just been caught at square leg off Huw Waters.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Essex 116-6 - Tom Westley reached 50 from 77 balls but almost immediately miss-cued a pull straight to mid-on off Huw waters. Essex lead is 188.

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  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Essex
    Essex 112-5  a lead of 184 - after a dramatic morning collapse Essex have been rescued by Tom Westley (48) and Greg Smith (33) after the county were 37-5. Alastair Cook has not had a memorable return to Championship cricket scoring nine and five. 

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Two more wickets - Essex are now 40-5, a lead of 112. Ravi Bopara dragged Will Owen on and Mark Pettini has just gloved Huw Waters to short leg.  

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Alastair Cook out. Graham Wagg has just bowled the England left hander for five. Essex are 11-3 with an 83 run lead - the complexion of this match has changed in the first 25 minutes of day four.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Essex have lost two wickets in three overs. Billy Godleman was caught behind chasing a wide one from Gaham Wagg, who has just taken a fine catch at third slip to remove first innings centurion Alviro Petersen. Essex are 11-2, a lead of 83.

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  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Essex
    Another stoppage for bad light brings play to an end for the day, Essex 5 for 0 and a lead of 77 runs. let's hope for improved light and weather on Saturday.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan all out 187, Mills takes his fourth wicket and a c/b 4-25.  

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    We've restarted at 6.15 and there are 11 overs to be bowled

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  • Interval - Glamorgan v Essex
    Bad light has stopped play for the 4th time today. Glamorgan 186-9

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    David Masters bowls Wagg for 22 and Glamorgan's last pair are at the crease 186-9.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Another wicket for Tymal Mills, Dean Cosker is his latest victim, c Petersen for 1. 186-8

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Preparing to resume here but 8 overs of the days allocation have been lost.  Glamorgan 181-7

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  • Interval - Glamorgan v Essex
    Off for bad light once again with Glamorgan 181-7 from 61 overs. Mills took 2 wickets in three deliveries and the home side trail by 78 runs 

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Mills accounts for Henriques who ducks into a bouncer and is bowled without score. 176-7

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Wicket for Mills. Walters had just pulled him to the boundary for 4 but next ball, picked out deep square leg. He departs for 69 and Glamorgan 170-6 

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Mark Wallace deprats in first over after tea, lbw to David Masters for 13 and Glamorgan 158-5

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Resuming prmptly after sarnies, cakes and tea. there are still 45 overs scheduled to be bowled today.

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  • TEA - Glamorgan v Essex
    Bad light stopped play at 3.35 p.m. and tea taken. Glamorgan 's batsmen had just taken 11 runs from the two overs before this latest interruption. Glamorgan score 157-4 from 54 overs, Walters 64, Wallace 13

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Essex
    well-deserved half-centry for Stewart Walters who reaches 50 out of 137-4.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Two wickets in two overs for Greg Smith with Ben Wright the latest victim edging to Alastair Cook at first slip for 1 and Glamorgan are 119-4

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    Gareth Rees stubborn defiance ends when he leaves a delivery from Greg Smith alone only to find the ball swinging back and hitting the stumps. He departs for 31  and Glamorgan are 116-3

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    All set to go again after a 30 minutes stoppage for bad light, Glamorgan 100-2.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan reach 100 for 2 but then umpires take the players off the field because of bad light just nine balls after lunch.

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  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan 88 -2 from 33 overs. Gareth Rees has batted throughout the morning to reach 23 and Stewart Walters is 21 not out.  The home side will be happy enough with that score.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    A change of ends for Willoughbyto the River Taff end  does the trick. With his 2nd delviery of a new spell, he has Will Bragg caught behind for 14 and Glamorgan 61-2

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Glamorgan 61 for 1 Gareth Rees 21 and Will Bragg 14.  Some wayward bowling from Willoughby, who conceded 28 in 7 overs sees him give way to Tymal Mills who has just been struck for successive 4's by Rees.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Essex
    First wicket of the day at Cardiff goes to David Masters who has Nick James caught of a mistimed drive for 18 and Glamorgan are 23-1

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Would you believe it. Just mimnutes after my last post, proceedings abandoned for the day. Called off at 5.25 p.m.

    03/05/2012 (387 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Over an hour now since any announcement  about the prospects of play. It remains overcast  and grey and frankly, there is little propspect of an immediate improvement.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    The Essex players are loosening up., Paul Grayson and David Masters are chatting to umpires Jeff Evans and Peter Hartley but there is no action because the officials are waiting for an improvement in the light.   

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    The resumption has now been delayed because of bad light. There were to have been 35 overs to be bowled had play resumed as  intended at 4.20 p.m. but that will now have to be amended - or not if play gets called off.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Tea at 4.00 p.m. and hopefully we can start at 4.20 p.m. However, there are now some concerns about the light.
    We can only wait in hope.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    INSPECTION 3.15 - still wet around the square and there's the threat of more rain.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    The umpires have carried out a post lunch inspection of conditions and will look again at 2.15 p.m. Worryingly. the satellite picture is indicating further rain.

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Lunch apparently will now be taken at normal time of 1.00. Optimism is growing for a resumption of play this afternoon. Fingers crossed! 

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  • Glamorgan v Essex
    No play thus far  today because of overnight and early morning rain. An early lunch will be taken - let's hope it's not a 5-course affair -  and an inspection held afterwards. Stopped raining now and ground staff carrying out mopping-up operations.

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