Sussex vs Essex, at Brighton, , Apr 17 2016 - Match Result

RESULT

Hove, April 17 - 20, 2016, Specsavers County Championship Division Two

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Sussex

360 & 288

Essex

(T:329) 320 & 266/7

Match drawn

Dropped catch helps Cook 'get on with it'

Alastair Cook rose to meet his particular challenge of recent days by scoring a second Championship hundred in as many matches, this time wearing the new-style helmet that has unexpectedly become the source of some bother

20-Apr-2016•Alan Gardner at Hove

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Scorecard summary

Sussex • 360/10(97 overs)

1st INNINGS

119 (144)

3/61 (23)

61 (163)

2/20 (10)

Essex • 320/10(105.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

86 (153)

2/52 (23.2)

51 (75)

2/52 (22)

Sussex • 288/10(70.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

92 (115)

5/82 (26.2)

47 (55)

5/92 (24)

Essex • 266/7(90.4 overs)

2nd INNINGS

127* (250)

3/68 (20.4)

35 (98)

2/33 (9)

90.4

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

90.3

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

90.2

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

90.1

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

end of over 90Maiden

ESSEX: 266/7CRR: 2.95

Graham Napier6 (30b 1x4)

Alastair Cook127 (246b 13x4)

Steve Magoffin 18-6-40-1

Ajmal Shahzad 20-2-68-3

89.6

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

89.5

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

89.4

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

89.3

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

89.2

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

89.1

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

end of over 894 runs

ESSEX: 266/7CRR: 2.98

Alastair Cook127 (246b 13x4)

Graham Napier6 (24b 1x4)

Ajmal Shahzad 20-2-68-3

Steve Magoffin 17-5-40-1

88.6

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

88.5

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

88.4

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

88.3

Shahzad to Cook, FOUR runs

88.2

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

88.1

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Shahzad to Cook, no run

end of over 88Maiden

ESSEX: 262/7CRR: 2.97

Graham Napier6 (24b 1x4)

Alastair Cook123 (240b 12x4)

Steve Magoffin 17-5-40-1

Ajmal Shahzad 19-2-64-3

87.6

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

87.5

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

87.4

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

87.3

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Magoffin to Napier, no run

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Match details

County Ground, Hove
Toss	Sussex, elected to bat first
Series	Specsavers County Championship Division Two
Season	2016
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	17,18,19,20 April 2016 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Paul Baldwin Tim Robinson
Points	Sussex 12, Essex 11

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Essex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
NLJ Browne	lbw	3	8
AN Cook	not out	127	250
T Westley	lbw	16	33
RS Bopara	caught	28	44
DW Lawrence	lbw	22	58
JD Ryder	bowled	35	98
RN ten Doeschate	caught	4	15
JS Foster	lbw	5	10
GR Napier	not out	6	30
Extras	(b 6, lb 10, nb 4)
Total	266(7 wkts; 90.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Magoffin	18	5	40	1	2.22
OE Robinson	13	5	28	1	2.15
GHS Garton	6	1	23	0	3.83
DR Briggs	24	6	58	0	2.41
A Shahzad	20.4	2	68	3	3.29 (2 nb)
LWP Wells	9	0	33	2	3.66

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	4	Alastair Cook	Nick Browne
2nd	28	Alastair Cook	Tom Westley
3rd	48	Ravi Bopara	Alastair Cook
4th	48	Alastair Cook	Dan Lawrence
5th	103	Jesse Ryder	Alastair Cook
6th	10	Ryan ten Doeschate	Alastair Cook
7th	10	James Foster	Alastair Cook
8th	15	Graham Napier	Alastair Cook

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Specsavers County Championship Division Two

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	16	6	3	7	235
KENT	16	5	2	8	212
WORCS	16	6	4	5	203
SUSS	16	4	2	10	192
NHNTS	16	4	3	8	184
GLOUC	16	4	5	7	183
LEICS	16	4	4	8	182
GLAM	16	3	8	5	148
DERBS	16	0	5	10	119
LANCS	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

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