Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chris Nash	lbw b ten Doeschate	119	144	199	21	0	82.63
Ed Joyce	c †Foster b ten Doeschate	61	163	196	8	0	37.42
Matt Machan	c & b Westley	35	43	62	3	0	81.39
Ross Taylor	c †Foster b Napier	12	15	21	1	0	80.00
Luke Wells	c Ryder b Westley	25	66	79	1	0	37.87
Ben Brown (c)†	lbw b Napier	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Ollie Robinson	lbw b Napier	51	73	86	9	0	69.86
Ajmal Shahzad	b Porter	24	56	75	3	0	42.85
George Garton	b Bopara	1	14	16	0	0	7.14
Danny Briggs	not out	11	8	13	1	0	137.50
Steve Magoffin	b Porter	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 7, nb 12, w 2)	21
Total	97 Ov (RR: 3.71)	360
Fall of wickets: 1-188 (Ed Joyce, 50.3 ov), 2-191 (Chris Nash, 50.5 ov), 3-216 (Ross Taylor, 55.4 ov), 4-248 (Matt Machan, 64.2 ov), 5-249 (Ben Brown, 65.5 ov), 6-289 (Luke Wells, 76.1 ov), 7-340 (Ollie Robinson, 89.4 ov), 8-343 (George Garton, 92.6 ov), 9-360 (Ajmal Shahzad, 96.5 ov), 10-360 (Steve Magoffin, 96.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	20	2	83	2	4.15	89	11	0	1	2
96.5 to A Shahzad, . 360/9 96.6 to SJ Magoffin, . 360/10
Matt Dixon	12	1	66	0	5.50	41	11	0	0	0
Jesse Ryder	17	2	51	0	3.00	81	6	0	0	3
Graham Napier	23	7	61	3	2.65	107	8	0	0	0
55.4 to LRPL Taylor, . 216/3 65.5 to BC Brown, . 249/5 89.4 to OE Robinson, . 340/7
Ravi Bopara	8	1	38	1	4.75	31	5	0	1	0
92.6 to GHS Garton, . 343/8
Tom Westley	10	6	20	2	2.00	49	2	0	0	0
64.2 to MW Machan, . 248/4 76.1 to LWP Wells, . 289/6
Ryan ten Doeschate	7	0	34	2	4.85	27	4	0	0	1
50.3 to EC Joyce, . 188/1 50.5 to CD Nash, . 191/2

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c & b Robinson	15	51	69	3	0	29.41
Alastair Cook	c Nash b Magoffin	1	5	9	0	0	20.00
Tom Westley	c Robinson b Briggs	86	153	200	14	0	56.20
Ravi Bopara	c †Brown b Garton	17	18	27	3	0	94.44
Dan Lawrence	c †Brown b Magoffin	11	25	29	1	0	44.00
Jesse Ryder	c Joyce b Shahzad	51	75	98	7	0	68.00
Ryan ten Doeschate (c)	c Briggs b Robinson	51	125	163	5	2	40.80
James Foster †	b Garton	14	44	53	1	0	31.81
Graham Napier	lbw b Shahzad	45	94	137	3	1	47.87
Jamie Porter	not out	6	42	45	0	0	14.28
Matt Dixon	lbw b Briggs	1	4	6	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 9, nb 8, w 1)	22
Total	105.2 Ov (RR: 3.03)	320
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Alastair Cook, 2.1 ov), 2-58 (Nick Browne, 16.6 ov), 3-77 (Ravi Bopara, 23.2 ov), 4-106 (Dan Lawrence, 30.3 ov), 5-189 (Tom Westley, 53.1 ov), 6-191 (Jesse Ryder, 56.1 ov), 7-219 (James Foster, 70.1 ov), 8-308 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 94.5 ov), 9-319 (Graham Napier, 104.1 ov), 10-320 (Matt Dixon, 105.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Steve Magoffin	22	5	52	2	2.36	104	4	1	0	0
2.1 to AN Cook, . 5/1 30.3 to DW Lawrence, . 106/4
Ollie Robinson	22	4	74	2	3.36	100	11	0	0	3
16.6 to NLJ Browne, . 58/2 94.5 to RN ten Doeschate, . 308/8
Ajmal Shahzad	20	3	66	2	3.30	89	9	0	1	1
56.1 to JD Ryder, . 191/6 104.1 to GR Napier, . 319/9
George Garton	16	1	60	2	3.75	64	8	0	0	0
23.2 to RS Bopara, . 77/3 70.1 to JS Foster, . 219/7
Danny Briggs	23.2	9	52	2	2.22	118	5	2	0	0
53.1 to T Westley, . 189/5 105.2 to MW Dixon, . 320/10
Luke Wells	2	0	3	0	1.50	9	0	0	0	0

Sussex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ed Joyce	b Napier	10	25	31	1	0	40.00
Chris Nash	lbw b Napier	92	115	223	13	0	80.00
Matt Machan	c †Foster b Napier	47	55	79	7	0	85.45
Ross Taylor	c Westley b Porter	22	39	40	3	0	56.41
Luke Wells	lbw b Porter	11	38	41	1	0	28.94
Ben Brown (c)†	lbw b Porter	8	18	15	1	0	44.44
Ollie Robinson	b Porter	19	21	20	4	0	90.47
Ajmal Shahzad	c Ryder b Porter	23	57	83	2	0	40.35
George Garton	b Napier	0	7	9	0	0	0.00
Danny Briggs	lbw b Napier	9	11	12	2	0	81.81
Steve Magoffin	not out	23	41	58	2	0	56.09
Extras	(b 2, lb 11, nb 10, w 1)	24
Total	70.2 Ov (RR: 4.09)	288
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Ed Joyce, 5.6 ov), 2-120 (Matt Machan, 23.3 ov), 3-165 (Ross Taylor, 32.5 ov), 4-199 (Luke Wells, 42.6 ov), 5-209 (Ben Brown, 46.3 ov), 6-227 (Chris Nash, 49.6 ov), 7-231 (Ollie Robinson, 50.6 ov), 8-232 (George Garton, 53.2 ov), 9-242 (Danny Briggs, 55.5 ov), 10-288 (Ajmal Shahzad, 70.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	26.2	4	82	5	3.11	118	8	0	0	2
32.5 to LRPL Taylor, . 165/3 42.6 to LWP Wells, . 199/4 46.3 to BC Brown, . 209/5 50.6 to OE Robinson, . 231/7 70.2 to A Shahzad, . 288/10
Graham Napier	24	3	92	5	3.83	99	13	0	0	1
5.6 to EC Joyce, . 23/1 23.3 to MW Machan, . 120/2 49.6 to CD Nash, . 227/6 53.2 to GHS Garton, . 232/8 55.5 to DR Briggs, . 242/9
Matt Dixon	4	0	26	0	6.50	15	4	0	1	0
Jesse Ryder	4	0	20	0	5.00	17	3	0	0	1
Ravi Bopara	7	0	41	0	5.85	25	7	0	0	1
Ryan ten Doeschate	5	0	14	0	2.80	19	1	0	0	0

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 329 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	lbw b Magoffin	3	8	11	0	0	37.50
Alastair Cook	not out	127	250	358	13	0	50.80
Tom Westley	lbw b Robinson	16	33	46	3	0	48.48
Ravi Bopara	c Machan b Shahzad	28	44	44	4	0	63.63
Dan Lawrence	lbw b Shahzad	22	58	64	2	0	37.93
Jesse Ryder	b Wells	35	98	119	2	1	35.71
Ryan ten Doeschate (c)	c Machan b Wells	4	15	17	0	0	26.66
James Foster †	lbw b Shahzad	5	10	14	0	0	50.00
Graham Napier	not out	6	30	45	1	0	20.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 10, nb 4)	20
Total	90.4 Ov (RR: 2.93)	266/7
Did not bat: Jamie Porter, Matt Dixon
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Nick Browne, 2.3 ov), 2-32 (Tom Westley, 14.1 ov), 3-80 (Ravi Bopara, 24.6 ov), 4-128 (Dan Lawrence, 42.4 ov), 5-231 (Jesse Ryder, 73.3 ov), 6-241 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 77.2 ov), 7-251 (James Foster, 80.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Steve Magoffin	18	5	40	1	2.22	88	5	0	0	0
2.3 to NLJ Browne, . 4/1
Ollie Robinson	13	5	28	1	2.15	65	3	0	0	0
14.1 to T Westley, . 32/2
George Garton	6	1	23	0	3.83	22	3	0	0	0
Danny Briggs	24	6	58	0	2.41	112	4	1	0	0
Ajmal Shahzad	20.4	2	68	3	3.29	85	7	0	0	2
24.6 to RS Bopara, . 80/3 42.4 to DW Lawrence, . 128/4 80.1 to JS Foster, . 251/7
Luke Wells	9	0	33	2	3.66	33	3	0	0	0
73.3 to JD Ryder, . 231/5 77.2 to RN ten Doeschate, . 241/6

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Sun, 17 Apr - day 1 - Sussex 1st innings 355/8 (Ajmal Shahzad 24*, Danny Briggs 6*, 96 ov)

Mon, 18 Apr - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 252/7 (Ryan ten Doeschate 32*, Graham Napier 13*, 80 ov)

Tue, 19 Apr - day 3 - Sussex 2nd innings 282/9 (Ajmal Shahzad 18*, Steve Magoffin 22*, 68 ov)

Wed, 20 Apr - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 266/7 (90.4 ov) - end of match

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Essex 2nd innings
AN Cook: 100 off 189 balls, 255 mins (11x4)

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
ESS	16	6	3	7	235
KEN	16	5	2	8	212
WOR	16	6	4	5	203
SUS	16	4	2	10	192
NOR	16	4	3	8	184
GLO	16	4	5	7	183
LEI	16	4	4	8	182
GLA	16	3	8	5	148
DER	16	0	5	10	119
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ESS	16	6	3	7	235
KEN	16	5	2	8	212
WOR	16	6	4	5	203
SUS	16	4	2	10	192
NOR	16	4	3	8	184
GLO	16	4	5	7	183
LEI	16	4	4	8	182
GLA	16	3	8	5	148
DER	16	0	5	10	119
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ESS	16	6	3	7	235
KEN	16	5	2	8	212
WOR	16	6	4	5	203
SUS	16	4	2	10	192
NOR	16	4	3	8	184
GLO	16	4	5	7	183
LEI	16	4	4	8	182
GLA	16	3	8	5	148
DER	16	0	5	10	119
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ESS	16	6	3	7	235
KEN	16	5	2	8	212
WOR	16	6	4	5	203
SUS	16	4	2	10	192
NOR	16	4	3	8	184
GLO	16	4	5	7	183
LEI	16	4	4	8	182
GLA	16	3	8	5	148
DER	16	0	5	10	119
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-