Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Agathangelou b McKay	2	5	1	0	0	40.00
Jaik Mickleburgh	b Raine	16	40	64	2	0	40.00
Tom Westley	lbw b Raine	27	45	53	5	0	60.00
Ravi Bopara	c †Hill b McKay	4	19	35	0	0	21.05
Jesse Ryder	c Eckersley b Raine	38	66	115	5	0	57.57
Ryan ten Doeschate	c †Hill b Raine	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
James Foster (c)†	lbw b Raine	3	15	16	0	0	20.00
Graham Napier	c Agathangelou b Shreck	29	42	55	5	0	69.04
Matt Salisbury	c Wells b Naik	24	59	62	3	0	40.67
Aron Nijjar	not out	9	58	70	1	0	15.51
Jamie Porter	lbw b Naik	7	18	19	1	0	38.88
Extras	(lb 4, nb 2, w 1)	7
Total	61.3 Ov (RR: 2.69)	166
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Nick Browne, 0.5 ov), 2-45 (Tom Westley, 13.6 ov), 3-46 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 15.3 ov), 4-58 (Ravi Bopara, 20.6 ov), 5-59 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 21.5 ov), 6-67 (James Foster, 25.2 ov), 7-121 (Graham Napier, 37.5 ov), 8-125 (Jesse Ryder, 40.4 ov), 9-152 (Matt Salisbury, 55.4 ov), 10-166 (Jamie Porter, 61.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Clint McKay	17	5	42	2	2.47	82	4	0	0	0
0.5 to NLJ Browne, . 2/1 20.6 to RS Bopara, . 58/4
Charlie Shreck	10	2	31	1	3.10	48	6	0	0	0
37.5 to GR Napier, . 121/7
Ben Raine	18	4	48	5	2.66	85	7	0	0	1
13.6 to T Westley, . 45/2 15.3 to JC Mickleburgh, . 46/3 21.5 to RN ten Doeschate, . 59/5 25.2 to JS Foster, . 67/6 40.4 to JD Ryder, . 125/8
Tom Wells	8	1	32	0	4.00	35	5	0	1	0
Jigar Naik	8.3	6	9	2	1.05	46	0	0	0	0
55.4 to MET Salisbury, . 152/9 61.3 to JA Porter, . 166/10

Leicestershire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Boyce	c Ryder b Porter	21	56	67	3	0	37.50
Angus Robson	c Browne b Ryder	120	237	333	15	0	50.63
Ned Eckersley	b Ryder	18	43	48	1	0	41.86
Mark Cosgrove (c)	lbw b Porter	24	40	46	3	0	60.00
Andrea Agathangelou	c Ryder b Napier	1	26	32	0	0	3.84
Lewis Hill †	c Bopara b Napier	2	9	8	0	0	22.22
Ben Raine	c Browne b Napier	1	10	19	0	0	10.00
Tom Wells	c Westley b Nijjar	14	23	37	2	0	60.86
Clint McKay	b Bopara	45	59	62	6	1	76.27
Jigar Naik	not out	5	10	14	1	0	50.00
Charlie Shreck	c †Foster b Porter	0	2	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 17, nb 12)	29
Total	84.5 Ov (RR: 3.30)	280
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Matthew Boyce, 18.3 ov), 2-91 (Ned Eckersley, 29.6 ov), 3-130 (Mark Cosgrove, 42.3 ov), 4-156 (Andrea Agathangelou, 50.2 ov), 5-160 (Lewis Hill, 52.1 ov), 6-170 (Ben Raine, 56.4 ov), 7-200 (Tom Wells, 64.5 ov), 8-274 (Clint McKay, 81.3 ov), 9-279 (Angus Robson, 83.6 ov), 10-280 (Charlie Shreck, 84.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	18.5	3	69	3	3.66	83	11	0	0	1
18.3 to MAG Boyce, . 58/1 42.3 to MJ Cosgrove, . 130/3 84.5 to CE Shreck, . 280/10
Jesse Ryder	22	7	42	2	1.90	111	5	0	0	1
29.6 to EJH Eckersley, . 91/2 83.6 to AJ Robson, . 279/9
Graham Napier	19	4	62	3	3.26	86	9	0	0	0
50.2 to AP Agathangelou, . 156/4 52.1 to LJ Hill, . 160/5 56.4 to BA Raine, . 170/6
Matt Salisbury	9	1	36	0	4.00	37	2	0	0	3
Aron Nijjar	8	1	27	1	3.37	35	2	1	0	0
64.5 to TJ Wells, . 200/7
Ryan ten Doeschate	5	0	14	0	2.80	20	0	0	0	1
Ravi Bopara	3	0	13	1	4.33	12	2	0	0	0
81.3 to CJ McKay, . 274/8

Essex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Boyce b McKay	2	24	18	0	0	8.33
Jaik Mickleburgh	b Raine	7	9	24	1	0	77.77
Tom Westley	lbw b Raine	97	232	317	12	0	41.81
Ravi Bopara	lbw b McKay	19	80	102	3	0	23.75
Jesse Ryder	b Shreck	20	22	31	3	0	90.90
Ryan ten Doeschate	c Agathangelou b Shreck	77	101	125	9	0	76.23
James Foster (c)†	c Agathangelou b Shreck	22	61	61	3	0	36.06
Graham Napier	lbw b Raine	3	9	24	0	0	33.33
Matt Salisbury	c †Hill b Shreck	4	13	18	0	0	30.76
Aron Nijjar	not out	1	6	14	0	0	16.66
Jamie Porter	c & b Shreck	2	10	9	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 17, nb 2, w 1)	22
Total	94.2 Ov (RR: 2.92)	276
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Nick Browne, 4.4 ov), 2-16 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 5.6 ov), 3-62 (Ravi Bopara, 32.5 ov), 4-92 (Jesse Ryder, 40.2 ov), 5-220 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 72.3 ov), 6-256 (Tom Westley, 85.6 ov), 7-266 (James Foster, 88.4 ov), 8-272 (Graham Napier, 91.2 ov), 9-272 (Matt Salisbury, 92.2 ov), 10-276 (Jamie Porter, 94.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Clint McKay	21	9	57	2	2.71	102	8	0	0	0
4.4 to NLJ Browne, . 12/1 32.5 to RS Bopara, . 62/3
Ben Raine	27	11	59	3	2.18	132	8	0	0	0
5.6 to JC Mickleburgh, . 16/2 85.6 to T Westley, . 256/6 91.2 to GR Napier, . 272/8
Charlie Shreck	26.2	6	71	5	2.69	122	7	0	0	1
40.2 to JD Ryder, . 92/4 72.3 to RN ten Doeschate, . 220/5 88.4 to JS Foster, . 266/7 92.2 to MET Salisbury, . 272/9 94.2 to JA Porter, . 276/10
Tom Wells	9	1	33	0	3.66	39	5	0	1	0
Jigar Naik	11	1	37	0	3.36	42	3	0	0	0

Leicestershire 2nd Innings (T: 163 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Angus Robson	c †Foster b Porter	71	125	144	10	0	56.80
Matthew Boyce	c Browne b Ryder	24	61	99	3	0	39.34
Ned Eckersley	b Porter	3	15	14	0	0	20.00
Mark Cosgrove (c)	b Porter	2	3	8	0	0	66.66
Andrea Agathangelou	not out	42	41	51	7	0	102.43
Lewis Hill †	not out	18	22	30	2	1	81.81
Extras	(b 1, lb 2)	3
Total	44.3 Ov (RR: 3.66)	163/4
Did not bat: Ben Raine, Tom Wells, Clint McKay, Jigar Naik, Charlie Shreck
Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Matthew Boyce, 26.2 ov), 2-96 (Ned Eckersley, 29.6 ov), 3-100 (Mark Cosgrove, 31.4 ov), 4-117 (Angus Robson, 37.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jesse Ryder	21	5	56	1	2.66	102	9	0	0	0
26.2 to MAG Boyce, . 87/1
Jamie Porter	10	0	38	3	3.80	43	5	0	0	0
29.6 to EJH Eckersley, . 96/2 31.4 to MJ Cosgrove, . 100/3 37.1 to AJ Robson, . 117/4
Graham Napier	10	1	41	0	4.10	41	6	0	0	0
Aron Nijjar	3.3	0	25	0	7.14	10	2	1	0	0

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Sun, 31 May - day 1 - LEICS 1st innings 28/0 (Matthew Boyce 15*, Angus Robson 8*, 7 ov)

Mon, 01 Jun - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 43/2 (Tom Westley 18*, Ravi Bopara 7*, 16 ov)

Tue, 02 Jun - day 3 - LEICS 2nd innings 55/0 (Angus Robson 34*, Matthew Boyce 20*, 15 ov)

Wed, 03 Jun - day 4 - LEICS 2nd innings 163/4 (44.3 ov) - end of match

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Leicestershire 1st innings
AJ Robson 100 off 190 balls in 165 minutes, 14x4

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Leicestershire, elected to field first
Series	LV= County Championship Division Two
Season	2015
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	31 May, 1,2 3 June 2015 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Aron Nijjar
Umpires	Nigel Llong Stephen Gale
Points	Leicestershire 21, Essex 3

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LEICS Innings

Player Name		R	B
AJ Robson	caught	71	125
MAG Boyce	caught	24	61
EJH Eckersley	bowled	3	15
MJ Cosgrove	bowled	2	3
AP Agathangelou	not out	42	41
LJ Hill	not out	18	22
Extras	(b 1, lb 2)
Total	163(4 wkts; 44.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JD Ryder	21	5	56	1	2.66
JA Porter	10	0	38	3	3.8
GR Napier	10	1	41	0	4.1
ASS Nijjar	3.3	0	25	0	7.14

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	87	Matthew Boyce	Angus Robson
2nd	9	Ned Eckersley	Angus Robson
3rd	4	Mark Cosgrove	Angus Robson
4th	17	Andrea Agathangelou	Angus Robson
5th	46	Andrea Agathangelou	Lewis Hill

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LV= County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	16	8	1	7	264
LAN	16	7	1	8	254
ESS	16	6	5	5	200
GLA	16	4	4	8	183
NOR	16	3	3	10	180
GLO	16	5	5	6	177
KEN	16	4	7	5	161
DER	16	3	7	6	153
LEI	16	2	9	5	118

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Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	16	8	1	7	264
LAN	16	7	1	8	254
ESS	16	6	5	5	200
GLA	16	4	4	8	183
NOR	16	3	3	10	180
GLO	16	5	5	6	177
KEN	16	4	7	5	161
DER	16	3	7	6	153
LEI	16	2	9	5	118

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	16	8	1	7	264
LAN	16	7	1	8	254
ESS	16	6	5	5	200
GLA	16	4	4	8	183
NOR	16	3	3	10	180
GLO	16	5	5	6	177
KEN	16	4	7	5	161
DER	16	3	7	6	153
LEI	16	2	9	5	118

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	16	8	1	7	264
LAN	16	7	1	8	254
ESS	16	6	5	5	200
GLA	16	4	4	8	183
NOR	16	3	3	10	180
GLO	16	5	5	6	177
KEN	16	4	7	5	161
DER	16	3	7	6	153
LEI	16	2	9	5	118