BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kadeer Ali	c Middlebrook b Bopara	65	148	204	11	0	43.91
Craig Spearman	c ten Doeschate b Middlebrook	75	82	109	17	0	91.46
Grant Hodnett	c Bichel b Danish Kaneria	7	25	37	1	0	28.00
Hamish Marshall	lbw b Danish Kaneria	22	60	69	3	0	36.66
Alex Gidman	c †Foster b Bopara	4	3	1	1	0	133.33
Chris Taylor	c †Foster b Bopara	12	16	21	3	0	75.00
Steve Adshead †	c Middlebrook b Tudor	18	36	42	3	0	50.00
Ian Fisher	c Danish Kaneria b Bichel	41	108	129	5	1	37.96
Jon Lewis (c)	c Middlebrook b Tudor	1	2	5	0	0	50.00
Steve Kirby	c Pettini b Danish Kaneria	8	13	15	1	0	61.53
Vikram Banerjee	not out	11	55	72	2	0	20.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, nb 8)	14
TOTAL	90.4 Ov (RR: 3.06)	278
Fall of wickets: 1-114 (Craig Spearman), 2-133 (Grant Hodnett), 3-169 (Kadeer Ali), 4-173 (Alex Gidman), 5-185 (Hamish Marshall), 6-197 (Chris Taylor), 7-219 (Steve Adshead), 8-221 (Jon Lewis), 9-231 (Steve Kirby), 10-278 (Ian Fisher)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Andy Bichel	19.4	6	48	1	2.44	-	-	-	0
Tony Palladino	10	5	29	0	2.90	-	-	-	0
Alex Tudor	13	4	48	2	3.69	-	-	-	2
James Middlebrook	16	3	46	1	2.87	-	-	-	0
Ravi Bopara	11	0	63	3	5.72	-	-	-	2
Danish Kaneria	21	10	38	3	1.80	-	-	-	0

Essex 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Varun Chopra	lbw b Kirby	7	11	14	1	0	63.63
Mark Pettini (c)	lbw b Lewis	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
Ravi Bopara	b Lewis	14	17	25	3	0	82.35
Grant Flower	c †Adshead b Kirby	15	46	68	2	0	32.60
Tony Palladino	c Hodnett b Lewis	17	38	45	2	0	44.73
James Foster †	c Ali b Kirby	0	11	16	0	0	0.00
Ryan ten Doeschate	lbw b Lewis	6	9	13	0	0	66.66
James Middlebrook	c †Adshead b Kirby	7	20	34	0	0	35.00
Andy Bichel	not out	14	29	41	1	0	48.27
Alex Tudor	b Kirby	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
Danish Kaneria	c Spearman b Lewis	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 2)	8
TOTAL	31 Ov (RR: 2.83)	88
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Mark Pettini), 2-15 (Varun Chopra), 3-33 (Ravi Bopara), 4-57 (Tony Palladino), 5-59 (Grant Flower), 6-64 (James Foster), 7-65 (Ryan ten Doeschate), 8-85 (James Middlebrook), 9-85 (Alex Tudor), 10-88 (Danish Kaneria)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jon Lewis	16	3	41	5	2.56	-	-	-	0	1
Steve Kirby	15	2	41	5	2.73	-	-	-	0	0

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Craig Spearman	c ten Doeschate b Tudor	31	27	55	4	0	114.81
Kadeer Ali	lbw b Bichel	2	10	9	0	0	20.00
Grant Hodnett	c Chopra b Bichel	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
Hamish Marshall	c Bopara b Bichel	11	23	21	2	0	47.82
Alex Gidman	b Bichel	12	21	29	2	0	57.14
Chris Taylor	c ten Doeschate b Danish Kaneria	16	32	57	2	0	50.00
Steve Adshead †	c Bichel b Danish Kaneria	50	69	87	7	0	72.46
Ian Fisher	c Flower b Danish Kaneria	7	13	13	1	0	53.84
Jon Lewis (c)	c Tudor b Middlebrook	2	7	12	0	0	28.57
Steve Kirby	c Bichel b Danish Kaneria	4	17	23	1	0	23.52
Vikram Banerjee	not out	3	8	7	0	0	37.50
Extras	(lb 1)	1
TOTAL	38.3 Ov (RR: 3.61)	139
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Kadeer Ali), 2-3 (Grant Hodnett), 3-27 (Hamish Marshall), 4-47 (Craig Spearman), 5-57 (Alex Gidman), 6-88 (Chris Taylor), 7-108 (Ian Fisher), 8-121 (Jon Lewis), 9-136 (Steve Adshead), 10-139 (Steve Kirby)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Andy Bichel	10	3	34	4	3.40	-	-	-
Tony Palladino	2	0	13	0	6.50	-	-	-
Alex Tudor	8	3	25	1	3.12	-	-	-
Ravi Bopara	4	0	18	0	4.50	-	-	-
Danish Kaneria	9.3	0	30	4	3.15	-	-	-
James Middlebrook	5	0	18	1	3.60	-	-	-

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 330 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Varun Chopra	c Spearman b Gidman	36	61	82	5	0	59.01
Mark Pettini (c)	c †Adshead b Lewis	7	21	25	0	0	33.33
Ravi Bopara	b Banerjee	46	53	63	7	0	86.79
Grant Flower	c Spearman b Kirby	15	37	46	3	0	40.54
James Foster †	b Kirby	29	63	88	5	0	46.03
Ryan ten Doeschate	c Spearman b Banerjee	58	101	142	6	0	57.42
James Middlebrook	c Spearman b Kirby	2	10	15	0	0	20.00
Andy Bichel	b Kirby	3	11	19	0	0	27.27
Alex Tudor	not out	29	63	68	2	1	46.03
Danish Kaneria	c Lewis b Banerjee	4	2	-	1	0	200.00
Tony Palladino	lbw b Kirby	8	11	13	1	0	72.72
Extras	(lb 6, nb 16)	22
TOTAL	70.5 Ov (RR: 3.65)	259
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Mark Pettini), 2-90 (Varun Chopra), 3-102 (Ravi Bopara), 4-120 (Grant Flower), 5-171 (James Foster), 6-181 (James Middlebrook), 7-195 (Andy Bichel), 8-241 (Ryan ten Doeschate), 9-245 (Danish Kaneria), 10-259 (Tony Palladino)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Jon Lewis	16	3	56	1	3.50	-	-	-	6
Steve Kirby	21.5	5	75	5	3.43	-	-	-	0
Vikram Banerjee	23	5	67	3	2.91	-	-	-	2
Alex Gidman	4	0	30	1	7.50	-	-	-	0
Ian Fisher	6	2	25	0	4.16	-	-	-	0

CLOSE OF PLAY

Wed, 08 Aug - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 36/3 (Grant Flower 8*, Tony Palladino 1*, 11 ov)

Thu, 09 Aug - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 161/4 (James Foster 28*, Ryan ten Doeschate 18*, 43 ov)

Fri, 10 Aug - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 259 (70.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH DETAILS

Garon's Park, Southend-on-Sea
Toss	Gloucestershire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2007
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.15-13.55, Tea (usually) 16.10-16.30, Close 18.30<br>Final day: Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00.
Match days	8,9,10 August 2007 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ian Gould Pasty Harris
Points	Gloucestershire 19, Essex 3

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Essex Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Lewis	16	3	56	1	3.5 (6 nb)
SP Kirby	21.5	5	75	5	3.43
V Banerjee	23	5	67	3	2.91 (2 nb)
APR Gidman	4	0	30	1	7.5
ID Fisher	6	2	25	0	4.16

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