Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daryl Mitchell (c)	c Browne b Masters	2	12	10	0	0	16.66
Matthew Pardoe	c Shah b Topley	7	36	58	1	0	19.44
Moeen Ali	c Topley b Napier	6	20	25	1	0	30.00
Tom Fell	lbw b Topley	15	46	51	1	0	32.60
Joe Leach	c ten Doeschate b Topley	24	48	68	3	0	50.00
Ross Whiteley	c †Foster b Topley	14	60	81	2	0	23.33
Michael Johnson †	b Masters	0	13	19	0	0	0.00
Shaaiq Choudhry	b Topley	1	4	4	0	0	25.00
Jack Shantry	c Foakes b Topley	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
David Lucas	c Napier b Masters	11	18	23	2	0	61.11
Alan Richardson	not out	8	12	13	2	0	66.66
Extras	(lb 10, nb 4)	14
Total	45.3 Ov (RR: 2.24)	102
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Daryl Mitchell, 2.6 ov), 2-17 (Moeen Ali, 9.2 ov), 3-31 (Matthew Pardoe, 14.4 ov), 4-52 (Tom Fell, 22.1 ov), 5-73 (Joe Leach, 32.1 ov), 6-80 (Michael Johnson, 37.2 ov), 7-81 (Shaaiq Choudhry, 38.1 ov), 8-81 (Jack Shantry, 40.1 ov), 9-86 (Ross Whiteley, 42.1 ov), 10-102 (David Lucas, 45.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Masters	17.3	7	33	3	1.88	93	5	0	0	1
2.6 to DKH Mitchell, . 2/1 37.2 to MA Johnson, . 80/6 45.3 to DS Lucas, . 102/10
Reece Topley	18	8	29	6	1.61	96	3	0	0	1
14.4 to MG Pardoe, . 31/3 22.1 to TC Fell, . 52/4 32.1 to J Leach, . 73/5 38.1 to SH Choudhry, . 81/7 40.1 to JD Shantry, . 81/8 42.1 to RA Whiteley, . 86/9
Graham Napier	8	1	26	1	3.25	36	3	0	0	0
9.2 to MM Ali, . 17/2
Monty Panesar	2	1	4	0	2.00	11	1	0	0	0

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jaik Mickleburgh	c Mitchell b Ali	65	108	130	11	0	60.18
Nick Browne	b Richardson	0	6	9	0	0	0.00
Greg Smith	c Richardson b Ali	94	119	144	12	0	78.99
Owais Shah	lbw b Richardson	4	8	10	1	0	50.00
Ryan ten Doeschate	c †Johnson b Shantry	21	36	45	1	1	58.33
Ben Foakes	b Richardson	71	125	148	9	0	56.80
James Foster (c)†	c †Johnson b Lucas	9	31	41	0	0	29.03
Graham Napier	not out	64	83	96	9	1	77.10
David Masters	c Leach b Richardson	11	18	19	2	0	61.11
Monty Panesar	b Shantry	1	2	2	0	0	50.00
Reece Topley	lbw b Shantry	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 8, nb 2, w 1)	11
Total	89.2 Ov (RR: 3.92)	351
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Nick Browne, 2.2 ov), 2-159 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 35.4 ov), 3-170 (Owais Shah, 38.4 ov), 4-172 (Greg Smith, 41.2 ov), 5-209 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 51.5 ov), 6-238 (James Foster, 62.6 ov), 7-330 (Ben Foakes, 84.2 ov), 8-350 (David Masters, 88.5 ov), 9-351 (Monty Panesar, 89.1 ov), 10-351 (Reece Topley, 89.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Alan Richardson	26	5	92	4	3.53	120	13	0	0	0
2.2 to NLJ Browne, . 1/1 38.4 to OA Shah, . 170/3 84.2 to BT Foakes, . 330/7 88.5 to DD Masters, . 350/8
Jack Shantry	22.2	6	76	3	3.40	102	8	1	0	0
51.5 to RN ten Doeschate, . 209/5 89.1 to MS Panesar, . 351/9 89.2 to RJW Topley, . 351/10
David Lucas	13	3	60	1	4.61	55	9	0	1	1
62.6 to JS Foster, . 238/6
Moeen Ali	16	3	45	2	2.81	72	4	1	0	0
35.4 to JC Mickleburgh, . 159/2 41.2 to GM Smith, . 172/4
Joe Leach	4	0	28	0	7.00	10	4	0	0	0
Shaaiq Choudhry	8	1	42	0	5.25	30	7	0	0	0

Worcestershire 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daryl Mitchell (c)	c Shah b Panesar	62	123	142	8	0	50.40
Matthew Pardoe	c Mickleburgh b ten Doeschate	88	188	242	12	0	46.80
Moeen Ali	c Shah b Panesar	21	27	29	3	1	77.77
Tom Fell	lbw b Smith	2	16	19	0	0	12.50
David Lucas	lbw b Topley	0	12	10	0	0	0.00
Joe Leach	c †Foster b Topley	4	3	4	1	0	133.33
Ross Whiteley	c †Foster b Topley	38	89	109	7	0	42.69
Michael Johnson †	c ten Doeschate b Topley	3	7	7	0	0	42.85
Shaaiq Choudhry	c †Foster b Masters	34	59	66	7	0	57.62
Jack Shantry	c †Foster b Topley	12	14	18	1	0	85.71
Alan Richardson	not out	14	11	17	2	0	127.27
Extras	(b 6, lb 12, nb 2, w 1)	21
Total	91.2 Ov (RR: 3.27)	299
Fall of wickets: 1-113 (Daryl Mitchell, 39.3 ov), 2-147 (Moeen Ali, 47.4 ov), 3-162 (Tom Fell, 54.2 ov), 4-169 (David Lucas, 57.2 ov), 5-173 (Joe Leach, 57.5 ov), 6-200 (Matthew Pardoe, 66.2 ov), 7-203 (Michael Johnson, 67.4 ov), 8-270 (Shaaiq Choudhry, 86.6 ov), 9-270 (Ross Whiteley, 87.1 ov), 10-299 (Jack Shantry, 91.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Masters	22	5	70	1	3.18	96	8	0	0	1
86.6 to SH Choudhry, . 270/8
Reece Topley	19.2	7	56	5	2.89	96	10	0	0	0
57.2 to DS Lucas, . 169/4 57.5 to J Leach, . 173/5 67.4 to MA Johnson, . 203/7 87.1 to RA Whiteley, . 270/9 91.2 to JD Shantry, . 299/10
Graham Napier	11	2	39	0	3.54	50	5	0	0	0
Monty Panesar	26	5	74	2	2.84	127	13	0	0	0
39.3 to DKH Mitchell, . 113/1 47.4 to MM Ali, . 147/2
Greg Smith	7	1	20	1	2.85	33	1	1	0	0
54.2 to TC Fell, . 162/3
Ryan ten Doeschate	6	2	22	1	3.66	29	4	0	1	0
66.2 to MG Pardoe, . 200/6

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 51 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jaik Mickleburgh	c Ali b Choudhry	28	44	50	5	0	63.63
Nick Browne	not out	22	53	58	4	0	41.50
Greg Smith	c Ali b Choudhry	2	10	6	0	0	20.00
Owais Shah	not out	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	18.1 Ov (RR: 2.91)	53/2
Did not bat: Ryan ten Doeschate, Ben Foakes, James Foster (c)†, Graham Napier, David Masters, Monty Panesar, Reece Topley
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 15.4 ov), 2-49 (Greg Smith, 17.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Alan Richardson	4	2	12	0	3.00	21	3	0	0	0
Jack Shantry	5	0	12	0	2.40	24	2	0	0	0
Moeen Ali	5.1	1	21	0	4.06	22	3	0	0	0
Shaaiq Choudhry	4	1	7	2	1.75	20	1	0	0	0
15.4 to JC Mickleburgh, . 45/1 17.4 to GM Smith, . 49/2

Close of Play

Tue, 03 Sep - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 199/4 (Ryan ten Doeschate 16*, Ben Foakes 11*, 48 ov)

Wed, 04 Sep - day 2 - Worcs 2nd innings 163/3 (Matthew Pardoe 74*, David Lucas 0*, 56 ov)

Thu, 05 Sep - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 53/2 (18.1 ov) - end of match

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Worcestershire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2013
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	3,4,5 September 2013 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Martin Bodenham Peter Willey
Points	Essex 23, Worcestershire 3

Match Coverage

Topley's 11 keeps promotion hopes alive

Foakes can break Essex mould

Instant answers to T20 questions

Essex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
A Richardson	4	2	12	0	3
JD Shantry	5	0	12	0	2.4
MM Ali	5.1	1	21	0	4.06
SH Choudhry	4	1	7	2	1.75

<1 / 3>