Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Fabian Cowdrey	b Napier	3	16	25	0	0	18.75
Sean Dickson	c †Foster b Porter	18	55	60	3	0	32.72
Joe Denly	c †Foster b Bopara	5	12	32	0	0	41.66
Sam Northeast (c)	c †Foster b Quinn	5	17	24	1	0	29.41
Darren Stevens	lbw b Bopara	19	30	47	2	0	63.33
Alex Blake	not out	89	116	188	13	0	76.72
Adam Ball	c Mickleburgh b Porter	4	34	47	0	0	11.76
Callum Jackson †	lbw b ten Doeschate	19	47	60	2	0	40.42
James Tredwell	b Porter	4	16	16	0	0	25.00
Kagiso Rabada	b Lawrence	14	30	30	2	0	46.66
Mitchell Claydon	c Mickleburgh b Napier	6	6	8	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 12, nb 8)	21
Total	62.3 Ov (RR: 3.31)	207
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Fabian Cowdrey, 5.6 ov), 2-31 (Joe Denly, 13.3 ov), 3-31 (Sean Dickson, 14.1 ov), 4-48 (Sam Northeast, 18.5 ov), 5-74 (Darren Stevens, 25.2 ov), 6-101 (Adam Ball, 36.4 ov), 7-157 (Callum Jackson, 50.5 ov), 8-163 (James Tredwell, 54.2 ov), 9-200 (Kagiso Rabada, 61.2 ov), 10-207 (Mitchell Claydon, 62.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	18	3	51	3	2.83	86	5	0	0	2
14.1 to SR Dickson, . 31/3 36.4 to AJ Ball, . 101/6 54.2 to JC Tredwell, . 163/8
Graham Napier	17.3	4	54	2	3.08	80	7	0	0	0
5.6 to FK Cowdrey, . 17/1 62.3 to ME Claydon, . 207/10
Ravi Bopara	13	3	42	2	3.23	62	5	0	0	2
13.3 to JL Denly, . 31/2 25.2 to DI Stevens, . 74/5
Matt Quinn	9	1	28	1	3.11	40	4	0	0	0
18.5 to SA Northeast, . 48/4
Ryan ten Doeschate	3	0	14	1	4.66	11	2	0	0	0
50.5 to CF Jackson, . 157/7
Dan Lawrence	2	0	5	1	2.50	10	1	0	0	0
61.2 to K Rabada, . 200/9

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Northeast b Rabada	33	84	96	2	0	39.28
Alastair Cook	lbw b Rabada	49	93	123	6	0	52.68
Tom Westley	c †Jackson b Claydon	88	150	188	12	0	58.66
Ravi Bopara	c Dickson b Stevens	94	157	182	11	0	59.87
Jaik Mickleburgh	c Tredwell b Ball	24	66	99	1	0	36.36
Dan Lawrence	c sub (MD Hunn) b Denly	82	120	149	10	1	68.33
Ryan ten Doeschate (c)	c †Jackson b Claydon	91	122	133	12	0	74.59
James Foster †	c Stevens b Denly	49	71	104	7	1	69.01
Graham Napier	c †Jackson b Rabada	12	8	9	3	0	150.00
Matt Quinn	lbw b Rabada	6	15	30	1	0	40.00
Jamie Porter	not out	4	1	4	1	0	400.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, nb 28)	37
Total	145.3 Ov (RR: 3.91)	569
Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Nick Browne, 26.1 ov), 2-107 (Alastair Cook, 32.5 ov), 3-276 (Tom Westley, 76.5 ov), 4-298 (Ravi Bopara, 81.2 ov), 5-357 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 101.1 ov), 6-458 (Dan Lawrence, 119.5 ov), 7-514 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 137.1 ov), 8-527 (Graham Napier, 138.4 ov), 9-565 (Matt Quinn, 144.5 ov), 10-569 (James Foster, 145.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kagiso Rabada	34	9	118	4	3.47	155	14	0	0	8
26.1 to NLJ Browne, . 84/1 32.5 to AN Cook, . 107/2 138.4 to GR Napier, . 527/8 144.5 to MR Quinn, . 565/9
Darren Stevens	30	7	94	1	3.13	136	11	0	0	0
81.2 to RS Bopara, . 298/4
Mitchell Claydon	30	6	146	2	4.86	128	22	0	0	6
76.5 to T Westley, . 276/3 137.1 to RN ten Doeschate, . 514/7
James Tredwell	28	3	108	0	3.85	114	10	2	0	0
Adam Ball	14	1	63	1	4.50	49	6	0	0	0
101.1 to JC Mickleburgh, . 357/5
Joe Denly	9.3	0	31	2	3.26	39	3	0	0	0
119.5 to DW Lawrence, . 458/6 145.3 to JS Foster, . 569/10

Kent 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Fabian Cowdrey	c Lawrence b Porter	15	20	28	3	0	75.00
Sean Dickson	c Cook b Napier	3	17	24	0	0	17.64
Joe Denly	lbw b Porter	2	11	22	0	0	18.18
Sam Northeast (c)	not out	166	320	465	23	0	51.87
Darren Stevens	b Bopara	25	42	62	4	0	59.52
Alex Blake	c Bopara b Quinn	2	3	9	0	0	66.66
Adam Ball	lbw b Bopara	8	28	39	0	0	28.57
Callum Jackson †	c Quinn b Bopara	4	9	10	1	0	44.44
James Tredwell	c ten Doeschate b Quinn	124	269	305	22	0	46.09
Kagiso Rabada	c †Foster b Quinn	5	8	10	1	0	62.50
Mitchell Claydon	c Bopara b Quinn	1	8	15	0	0	12.50
Extras	(b 1, lb 8, nb 6)	15
Total	122 Ov (RR: 3.03)	370
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Sean Dickson, 5.5 ov), 2-18 (Fabian Cowdrey, 6.2 ov), 3-29 (Joe Denly, 10.2 ov), 4-86 (Darren Stevens, 25.5 ov), 5-89 (Alex Blake, 26.3 ov), 6-116 (Adam Ball, 35.1 ov), 7-128 (Callum Jackson, 37.3 ov), 8-350 (James Tredwell, 117.4 ov), 9-356 (Kagiso Rabada, 119.3 ov), 10-370 (Mitchell Claydon, 121.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	27	6	84	2	3.11	123	12	0	0	0
6.2 to FK Cowdrey, . 18/2 10.2 to JL Denly, . 29/3
Graham Napier	27	5	79	1	2.92	126	12	0	0	0
5.5 to SR Dickson, . 18/1
Matt Quinn	24	5	60	4	2.50	115	9	0	0	0
26.3 to AJ Blake, . 89/5 117.4 to JC Tredwell, . 350/8 119.3 to K Rabada, . 356/9 121.6 to ME Claydon, . 370/10
Ravi Bopara	23	5	58	3	2.52	112	8	0	0	2
25.5 to DI Stevens, . 86/4 35.1 to AJ Ball, . 116/6 37.3 to CF Jackson, . 128/7
Dan Lawrence	2	0	15	0	7.50	6	3	0	0	0
Ryan ten Doeschate	10	2	33	0	3.30	46	5	0	0	1
Tom Westley	9	2	32	0	3.55	39	5	0	0	0

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 9 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	not out	8	6	6	2	0	133.33
Alastair Cook	not out	1	4	6	0	0	25.00
Extras		0
Total	1.4 Ov (RR: 5.40)	9/0
Did not bat: Tom Westley, Ravi Bopara, Jaik Mickleburgh, Dan Lawrence, Ryan ten Doeschate (c), James Foster †, Graham Napier, Matt Quinn, Jamie Porter

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Adam Ball	1	0	8	0	8.00	4	2	0	0	0
Sam Northeast	0.4	0	1	0	1.50	3	0	0	0	0

Close of Play

Sun, 03 Jul - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 107/2 (Tom Westley 16*, 32.5 ov)

Mon, 04 Jul - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 480/6 (Ryan ten Doeschate 77*, James Foster 3*, 129 ov)

Tue, 05 Jul - day 3 - Kent 2nd innings 252/7 (Sam Northeast 116*, James Tredwell 62*, 77 ov)

Wed, 06 Jul - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 9/0 (1.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 3

Day 4

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Essex, elected to field 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	3,4,5,6 July 2016 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	David Millns Steve Garratt
Points	Essex 24, Kent 2

Match Coverage

Essex go top in spite of record resistance from Northeast and Tredwell

Northeast hundred holds up Essex victory surge

Lawrence sparkles as Essex build huge lead

Rabada challenges Cook but Essex on top

Instant answers to T20 questions

Essex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
AJ Ball	1	0	8	0	8
SA Northeast	0.4	0	1	0	1.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	9	Alastair Cook	Nick Browne

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