Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Klinger (c)	c †Foster b Masters	18	28	47	1	0	64.28
Chris Dent	c †Foster b Masters	8	25	26	0	0	32.00
Dan Housego	lbw b Bopara	150	341	434	18	0	43.98
Alex Gidman	lbw b Bopara	12	50	72	2	0	24.00
Hamish Marshall	c Quiney b Mills	149	235	308	19	1	63.40
Benny Howell	not out	37	52	57	4	0	71.15
Will Gidman	not out	10	17	24	1	0	58.82
Extras	(b 8, lb 7, nb 8, w 2)	25
Total	124 Ov (RR: 3.29)	409/5d
Did not bat: Cameron Herring †, James Fuller, David Payne, Liam Norwell
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Chris Dent, 6.3 ov), 2-34 (Michael Klinger, 10.6 ov), 3-71 (Alex Gidman, 29.3 ov), 4-351 (Hamish Marshall, 107.3 ov), 5-378 (Dan Housego, 115.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Masters	27	7	65	2	2.40	135	5	0	0	4
6.3 to CDJ Dent, . 17/1 10.6 to M Klinger, . 34/2
Tymal Mills	21	5	63	1	3.00	94	6	0	0	0
107.3 to HJH Marshall, . 351/4
Maurice Chambers	22	1	89	0	4.04	94	14	0	0	0
Graham Napier	25	5	79	0	3.16	109	9	1	1	0
Ravi Bopara	16	2	56	2	3.50	64	5	0	1	0
29.3 to APR Gidman, . 71/3 115.4 to DM Housego, . 378/5
Tom Westley	13	2	42	0	3.23	56	6	0	0	0

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Westley	c †Herring b WRS Gidman	163	284	369	23	0	57.39
Rob Quiney	b Fuller	4	6	9	1	0	66.66
Ben Foakes	c Dent b Fuller	4	13	14	0	0	30.76
Ravi Bopara	lbw b Howell	64	115	136	7	0	55.65
Mark Pettini	lbw b Norwell	35	77	107	4	0	45.45
James Foster (c)†	c Fuller b Howell	51	92	127	6	0	55.43
Greg Smith	not out	19	27	33	3	0	70.37
Graham Napier	not out	0	0	3	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, nb 4, w 1)	13
Total	102 Ov (RR: 3.46)	353/6
Did not bat: David Masters, Maurice Chambers, Tymal Mills
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Rob Quiney, 2.3 ov), 2-23 (Ben Foakes, 6.1 ov), 3-139 (Ravi Bopara, 41.4 ov), 4-234 (Mark Pettini, 70.1 ov), 5-307 (Tom Westley, 94.6 ov), 6-349 (James Foster, 101.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Fuller	26	4	77	2	2.96	122	11	0	0	1
2.3 to RJ Quiney, . 11/1 6.1 to BT Foakes, . 23/2
Will Gidman	30	4	88	1	2.93	131	8	0	1	0
94.6 to T Westley, . 307/5
David Payne	19	3	79	0	4.15	81	9	0	0	1
Liam Norwell	11	2	57	1	5.18	42	9	0	0	0
70.1 to ML Pettini, . 234/4
Benny Howell	15	6	42	2	2.80	75	7	0	0	0
41.4 to RS Bopara, . 139/3 101.2 to JS Foster, . 349/6
Alex Gidman	1	0	2	0	2.00	5	0	0	0	0

Close of Play

Wed, 10 Apr - day 1 - Gloucs 1st innings 300/3 (Dan Housego 124*, Hamish Marshall 120*, 96 ov)

Thu, 11 Apr - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 30/2 (Tom Westley 19*, Ravi Bopara 3*, 7.1 ov)

Fri, 12 Apr - day 3 - Essex 1st innings 177/3 (Tom Westley 82*, Mark Pettini 18*, 51 ov)

Sat, 13 Apr - day 4 - Essex 1st innings 353/6 (102 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Day 4

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Essex, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2013
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	10,11,12,13 April 2013 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Cameron Herring
Umpires	Martin Saggers Richard Illingworth
Points	Gloucestershire 9, Essex 8

Match Coverage

Klinger pleased with young Gloucestershire

Westley shows talent remains at Essex

Gloucs glass Fuller after late strikes

Mahmood left out but Essex bowlers still toil

Instant answers to T20 questions

Essex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JK Fuller	26	4	77	2	2.96 (1 nb)
WRS Gidman	30	4	88	1	2.93
DA Payne	19	3	79	0	4.15 (1 nb)
LC Norwell	11	2	57	1	5.18
BAC Howell	15	6	42	2	2.8
APR Gidman	1	0	2	0	2

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