- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 4, lb 9, nb 2)TOTAL284/4 (100 Overs, RR: 2.84)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (BAC Howell, 9.5 ov), 2-131 (DM Housego, 43.5 ov), 3-149 (APR Gidman, 49.2 ov), 4-253 (EJM Cowan, 86.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DD Masters 30 7 81 1 2.70 0 1 RJW Topley 27 5 70 3 2.59 0 0 GR Napier 14 0 58 0 4.14 0 0 Harbhajan Singh 13 4 33 0 2.53 0 0 RN ten Doeschate 8 3 20 0 2.50 0 0 GM Smith 8 3 9 0 1.12 0 0 Essex Team T Westley Batsman ML Pettini JC Mickleburgh BT Foakes Batsman RN ten Doeschate Allrounder GM Smith JS Foster (c) † Wicketkeeper GR Napier Harbhajan Singh Bowler DD Masters RJW Topley Bowler
Match Details
Toss
Gloucestershire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
11,12,13,14 July 2012 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Gloucestershire 5, Essex 4
Close of Play
- Wed, 11 Jul - day 1 - Gloucestershire 1st innings 147/2 (EJM Cowan 51*, APR Gidman 6*, 49 ov)
- Thu, 12 Jul - day 2 - Gloucestershire 1st innings 284/4 (HJH Marshall 72*, IA Cockbain 8*, 100 ov)
- Fri, 13 Jul - day 3 - no play
- Sat, 14 Jul - day 4 - no play
Match Notes
- Gloucestershire 1st innings
- EJM Cowan 100 off 267 balls in 328 minutes, 12x4, 1x6
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