- 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
11/07Result
County Championship Division Two at Cheltenham, Jul 11-14 2012
-
![]()
284/4 (100 ov) -
![]()
11/07Result
County Championship Division Two at Cheltenham, Jul 11-14 2012
-
![]()
284/4 (100 ov) -
![]()
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
Sponsored Headlines
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCowan fights to earn instant cap
Ed Cowan, the Australian batsman, just happened to be living in Cirencester because of his heavily-pregnant wife. He made a first-class debut for Gloucestershire and promptly won his county cap.
