Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Northeast	c †Foster b Chambers	32	61	80	2	0	52.45
Rob Key (c)	c & b Chambers	5	9	16	1	0	55.55
Alex Blake	b Napier	19	48	66	2	0	39.58
Brendan Nash	c Harbhajan Singh b Masters	11	41	44	1	0	26.82
Mike Powell	c Harbhajan Singh b Chambers	62	128	178	6	0	48.43
Darren Stevens	b Napier	20	41	54	3	0	48.78
Geraint Jones †	lbw b Masters	5	29	34	0	0	17.24
Azhar Mahmood	b Napier	49	76	134	5	0	64.47
Matt Coles	c Masters b Harbhajan Singh	4	16	18	1	0	25.00
Adam Riley	c †Foster b Masters	5	50	48	0	0	10.00
Charlie Shreck	not out	2	10	19	0	0	20.00
Extras	(lb 8, nb 4)	12
Total	84.3 Ov (RR: 2.67)	226
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Rob Key, 3.4 ov), 2-58 (Sam Northeast, 18.6 ov), 3-58 (Alex Blake, 19.3 ov), 4-82 (Brendan Nash, 30.2 ov), 5-120 (Darren Stevens, 42.6 ov), 6-143 (Geraint Jones, 51.5 ov), 7-184 (Mike Powell, 63.3 ov), 8-193 (Matt Coles, 68.1 ov), 9-211 (Adam Riley, 80.1 ov), 10-226 (Azhar Mahmood, 84.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Masters	18.1	6	44	3	2.42	91	4	0	0	0
30.2 to BP Nash, . 82/4 51.5 to GO Jones, . 143/6 80.1 to AEN Riley, . 211/9
Maurice Chambers	24	5	65	3	2.70	115	5	0	0	2
3.4 to RWT Key, . 12/1 18.6 to SA Northeast, . 58/2 63.3 to MJ Powell, . 184/7
Graham Napier	22.2	5	55	3	2.46	110	7	0	0	0
19.3 to AJ Blake, . 58/3 42.6 to DI Stevens, . 120/5 84.3 to Azhar Mahmood, . 226/10
Harbhajan Singh	16	5	38	1	2.37	75	3	0	0	0
68.1 to MT Coles, . 193/8
Ryan ten Doeschate	4	0	16	0	4.00	15	2	0	0	0

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Westley	c Key b Coles	10	54	63	1	0	18.51
Jaik Mickleburgh	c †Jones b Shreck	5	30	36	0	0	16.66
Owais Shah	lbw b Coles	7	8	9	0	1	87.50
Mark Pettini	b Shreck	1	15	21	0	0	6.66
Ryan ten Doeschate	c †Jones b Stevens	33	48	79	5	0	68.75
James Foster (c)†	c Key b Stevens	76	226	284	5	0	33.62
Adam Wheater	lbw b Riley	82	109	131	12	0	75.22
Graham Napier	c †Jones b Shreck	43	61	90	4	0	70.49
Harbhajan Singh	not out	5	11	24	0	0	45.45
David Masters	c Azhar Mahmood b Shreck	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Maurice Chambers	c Key b Shreck	0	5	9	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 5, w 1)	11
Total	94.4 Ov (RR: 2.88)	273
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 10.5 ov), 2-22 (Owais Shah, 13.1 ov), 3-23 (Tom Westley, 17.3 ov), 4-23 (Mark Pettini, 18.2 ov), 5-76 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 36.6 ov), 6-202 (Adam Wheater, 70.2 ov), 7-253 (James Foster, 89.5 ov), 8-269 (Graham Napier, 92.4 ov), 9-269 (David Masters, 92.5 ov), 10-273 (Maurice Chambers, 94.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Charlie Shreck	25.4	9	51	5	1.98	125	5	0	0	0
10.5 to JC Mickleburgh, . 15/1 18.2 to ML Pettini, . 23/4 92.4 to GR Napier, . 269/8 92.5 to DD Masters, . 269/9 94.4 to MA Chambers, . 273/10
Matt Coles	25	8	71	2	2.84	117	7	1	1	0
13.1 to OA Shah, . 22/2 17.3 to T Westley, . 23/3
Azhar Mahmood	13	3	46	0	3.53	58	8	0	0	0
Darren Stevens	20	5	51	2	2.55	92	4	0	0	0
36.6 to RN ten Doeschate, . 76/5 89.5 to JS Foster, . 253/7
Adam Riley	11	2	44	1	4.00	40	3	0	0	0
70.2 to AJA Wheater, . 202/6

Kent 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Northeast	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	3	22	30	0	0	13.63
Rob Key (c)	c †Foster b Napier	4	12	16	1	0	33.33
Adam Riley	b Chambers	1	11	11	0	0	9.09
Alex Blake	c Chambers b Harbhajan Singh	18	53	78	2	0	33.96
Brendan Nash	lbw b Chambers	1	8	13	0	0	12.50
Mike Powell	c †Foster b Chambers	5	12	16	0	0	41.66
Darren Stevens	lbw b Napier	22	32	38	3	0	68.75
Geraint Jones †	c ten Doeschate b Harbhajan Singh	13	18	29	1	0	72.22
Azhar Mahmood	c Mickleburgh b Napier	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Matt Coles	c Harbhajan Singh b Chambers	17	47	44	2	0	36.17
Charlie Shreck	not out	4	8	25	1	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, nb 4)	13
Total	37 Ov (RR: 2.72)	101
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Rob Key, 3.6 ov), 2-9 (Adam Riley, 6.6 ov), 3-9 (Sam Northeast, 7.3 ov), 4-12 (Brendan Nash, 10.5 ov), 5-26 (Mike Powell, 14.4 ov), 6-58 (Darren Stevens, 24.1 ov), 7-64 (Alex Blake, 25.6 ov), 8-65 (Azhar Mahmood, 26.2 ov), 9-83 (Geraint Jones, 31.1 ov), 10-101 (Matt Coles, 36.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Maurice Chambers	13	5	31	4	2.38	64	2	0	0	2
6.6 to AEN Riley, . 9/2 10.5 to BP Nash, . 12/4 14.4 to MJ Powell, . 26/5 36.6 to MT Coles, . 101/10
Graham Napier	9	1	26	3	2.88	42	4	0	0	0
3.6 to RWT Key, . 4/1 24.1 to DI Stevens, . 58/6 26.2 to Azhar Mahmood, . 65/8
Harbhajan Singh	15	3	35	3	2.33	70	4	0	0	0
7.3 to SA Northeast, . 9/3 25.6 to AJ Blake, . 64/7 31.1 to GO Jones, . 83/9

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 55 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Westley	b Azhar Mahmood	14	35	43	2	0	40.00
Jaik Mickleburgh	lbw b Azhar Mahmood	1	9	14	0	0	11.11
Owais Shah	c Blake b Shreck	13	32	46	1	0	40.62
Mark Pettini	not out	19	29	32	3	0	65.51
Ryan ten Doeschate	not out	8	6	16	0	1	133.33
Extras		0
Total	18.3 Ov (RR: 2.97)	55/3
Did not bat: Adam Wheater, James Foster (c)†, Graham Napier, Harbhajan Singh, David Masters, Maurice Chambers
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 3.6 ov), 2-19 (Tom Westley, 11.2 ov), 3-35 (Owais Shah, 14.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Charlie Shreck	9	4	19	1	2.11	45	2	0	0	0
14.5 to OA Shah, . 35/3
Azhar Mahmood	8	2	25	2	3.12	35	3	0	0	0
3.6 to JC Mickleburgh, . 4/1 11.2 to T Westley, . 19/2
Darren Stevens	1	0	4	0	4.00	5	1	0	0	0
Adam Riley	0.3	0	7	0	14.00	1	0	1	0	0

Close of Play

Wed, 08 Aug - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 14/0 (Tom Westley 9*, Jaik Mickleburgh 5*, 9 ov)

Thu, 09 Aug - day 2 - Kent 2nd innings 9/3 (Alex Blake 0*, 7.3 ov)

Fri, 10 Aug - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 55/3 (18.3 ov) - end of match

Match Details

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Toss	Kent, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2012
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	8,9,10 August 2012 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Jeremy Lloyds Nigel Llong
Points	Essex 21, Kent 4

Match Coverage

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Essex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
CE Shreck	9	4	19	1	2.11
Azhar Mahmood	8	2	25	2	3.12
DI Stevens	1	0	4	0	4
AEN Riley	0.3	0	7	0	14

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