WARKS vs ESSEX, County Championship 2021, Group 1 at Chelmsford, May 20 - 23, 2021

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Will Rhodes (c)	c Browne b Siddle	10	26	46	1	0	38.46

Dom Sibley	c Harmer b SJ Cook	43	120	155	3	0	35.83

Rob Yates	b Siddle	0	4	11	0	0	0.00

Pieter Malan	c Westley b Porter	7	22	40	0	0	31.81

Sam Hain	lbw b Siddle	10	27	35	1	0	37.03

Michael Burgess †	b Siddle	35	77	114	1	1	45.45

Tim Bresnan	c AN Cook b SJ Cook	50	105	143	4	0	47.61

Olly Stone	c Harmer b SJ Cook	4	10	13	0	0	40.00

Danny Briggs	c Walter b Siddle	5	21	34	0	0	23.80

Liam Norwell	b Siddle	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Oliver Hannon-Dalby	not out	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 2)	2
TOTAL	69.2 Ov (RR: 2.39)	166
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Will Rhodes, 10.3 ov), 2-24 (Rob Yates, 12.5 ov), 3-37 (Pieter Malan, 21.6 ov), 4-56 (Sam Hain, 30.1 ov), 5-76 (Dom Sibley, 35.2 ov), 6-132 (Michael Burgess, 58.4 ov), 7-141 (Olly Stone, 61.3 ov), 8-166 (Danny Briggs, 68.2 ov), 9-166 (Liam Norwell, 68.3 ov), 10-166 (Tim Bresnan, 69.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	16	5	40	1	2.50	76	3	0	0	0
21.6 to PJ Malan, superb delivery, angling in, kissing the edge, snicked to third slip. Malan could do little about that. 37/3
Sam Cook	18.2	3	48	3	2.61	87	4	0	0	0
35.2 to DP Sibley, Squared up on off stump, snicked to second slip. Sibley's resistance is unpicked!. 76/5 61.3 to OP Stone, sharp from Harmer at second slip! That was almost behind him as he grabbed it one-handed to his right, a fence from Stone on an off-stump line. Another one bites the dust. 141/7 69.2 to TT Bresnan, well, that's the way to wrap things up. A perfect off-stump line, shaping into the right-hander, Bresnan is drawn into a defensive push, and Cook at first slip gives his namesake a third. 166/10
Peter Siddle	21	5	38	6	1.80	100	2	0	0	0
10.3 to WMH Rhodes, lift outside off stump from round the wicket, a thick edge, low into the cordon and scooped up by Browne at fourth slip! Siddle strikes in his first over. 22/1 12.5 to RM Yates, splat! Round the wicket, angling in again, plucks out the middle pole! Two for Siddle and now Essex are in business. 24/2 30.1 to SR Hain, jags one back off the seam and pinned in front of all three. It's a one-man show on either side today. 56/4 58.4 to MGK Burgess, whoops, that's quite the misjudgment! Length ball from Siddle, nip off the seam, pegs back the off stump! Burgess shoulders arms, and slumps at the crease as he hears the death rattle. He did all the hard work. 132/6 68.2 to DR Briggs, back of a length, a limp cut and a soft steer to a diving Walter at point! Siddle has five, and Essex have the breakthrough. 166/8 68.3 to LC Norwell, ping! Next batter please! Top of off is good enough for Norwell, who leans forward ... and loses the top of off!. 166/9
Simon Harmer	12	3	30	0	2.50	56	0	1	0	0
Paul Walter	2	0	8	0	4.00	7	1	0	0	0

Essex 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c †Burgess b Norwell	4	13	17	0	0	30.76

Alastair Cook	c Yates b Rhodes	57	105	159	8	0	54.28

Tom Westley (c)	c †Burgess b Hannon-Dalby	8	30	41	1	0	26.66

Dan Lawrence	b Norwell	14	47	69	2	0	29.78

Paul Walter	lbw b Rhodes	22	34	51	2	1	64.70

Ryan ten Doeschate	c †Burgess b Norwell	56	85	105	7	0	65.88

Adam Wheater †	c & b Rhodes	0	6	9	0	0	0.00

Simon Harmer	not out	40	114	154	2	0	35.08
Peter Siddle	c Hain b Bresnan	2	13	14	0	0	15.38

Sam Cook	b Briggs	5	39	48	0	0	12.82

Jamie Porter	c †Burgess b Stone	5	9	18	0	0	55.55

Extras	(lb 4)	4
TOTAL	82.3 Ov (RR: 2.63)	217
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Nick Browne, 3.4 ov), 2-29 (Tom Westley, 13.2 ov), 3-77 (Dan Lawrence, 29.1 ov), 4-100 (Alastair Cook, 35.2 ov), 5-121 (Paul Walter, 39.6 ov), 6-125 (Adam Wheater, 41.6 ov), 7-169 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 60.2 ov), 8-180 (Peter Siddle, 63.5 ov), 9-203 (Sam Cook, 78.6 ov), 10-217 (Jamie Porter, 82.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Olly Stone	19.3	3	62	1	3.17	90	7	1	0	0
82.3 to JA Porter, back of a length, tight line, snicks the edge, and Essex secure a lead of 51. With one over left today!. 217/10
Liam Norwell	18	1	48	3	2.66	84	5	0	0	0
3.4 to NLJ Browne, tight line outside off from round the wicket, Browne presses forward, a feather through to the keeper. Warwickshire have their opening. 9/1 29.1 to DW Lawrence, full and straight, and through him like a dose of salts! Yorker, tailing in, plucking out the off stump. That's sharp. 77/3 60.2 to RN ten Doeschate, banged in short, swings into the pull, strangled down the leg side! That's the end of Tendo. 169/7
Oliver Hannon-Dalby	19	3	65	1	3.42	82	8	0	0	0
13.2 to T Westley, tight line, lifting on off stump, grazing the edge of Westley's vertical blade, and Essex lose their second!. 29/2
Will Rhodes	11	4	21	3	1.90	55	2	0	0	0
35.2 to AN Cook, opens the face on the drive, and Cook has scuffed it straight to gully! That carefree off-side repertoire is Sir Alastair's downfall once again - you wouldn't have caught him doing that in 2010-11. Round the wicket from Rhodes, full length, wide line, inviting the drive, and claiming the error!. 100/4 39.6 to PI Walter, thumped on the pads, right up to the toes, swinging a touch from round the wicket, and that's gone as well! Hit in line with leg stump, and Warwickshire are getting a toe-hold. 121/5 41.6 to AJA Wheater, wow, that's got snow on it! A wild pull from Wheater, a spiralling top-edge, Rhodes steadies himself, and waits, and waits, and waits, and goes well to snaffle it!. 125/6
Tim Bresnan	10	3	8	1	0.80	53	0	0	0	0
63.5 to PM Siddle, Edged to second slip! Snaffled low down as Bresnan fires in the full length. There's life in this contest yet. 180/8
Danny Briggs	5	0	9	1	1.80	23	0	0	0	0
78.6 to SJ Cook, Back goes the off stump, turn from Briggs which will intrigue the man at the non-striker's end. Looped right into the blockhole and effectively yorks Cook. 203/9

Warwickshire 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Danny Briggs	c Lawrence b SJ Cook	37	66	84	7	0	56.06

Will Rhodes (c)	not out	22	70	93	2	0	31.42
Dom Sibley	not out	2	7	8	0	0	28.57
Extras	(b 1, lb 4)	5
TOTAL	23.5 Ov (RR: 2.76)	66/1
Did not bat: Rob Yates, Pieter Malan, Sam Hain, Michael Burgess †, Tim Bresnan, Olly Stone, Liam Norwell, Oliver Hannon-Dalby
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Danny Briggs, 21.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sam Cook	8.5	5	7	1	0.79	49	1	0	0	0
21.4 to DR Briggs, Cracked into the covers and Essex prise out the nightwatchman after a job well done. 63/1
Jamie Porter	4	0	19	0	4.75	15	3	0	0	0
Peter Siddle	5	1	24	0	4.80	20	4	0	0	0
Simon Harmer	6	3	11	0	1.83	30	1	0	0	0

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Thu, 20 May - day 1 - Warwickshire 1st innings 159/7 (Tim Bresnan 47*, Danny Briggs 1*, 66.4 ov)

Fri, 21 May - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 16/1 (Alastair Cook 11*, Tom Westley 1*, 7.3 ov)

Sat, 22 May - day 3 - Warwickshire 2nd innings 0/0 (Danny Briggs 0*, Will Rhodes 0*, 1 ov)

Sun, 23 May - day 4 - Warwickshire 2nd innings 66/1 (23.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 4

Warwickshire 2nd innings
Batting and Bowling points: Essex 4, Warwickshire 3

MATCH DETAILS

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Warwickshire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	20,21,22,23 May 2021 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ben Debenham Ian Gould
Match Referee	Phil Whitticase
Points	Warwickshire 11, Essex 12

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Warwickshire Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
DR Briggs	caught	37	66
WMH Rhodes	not out	22	70
DP Sibley	not out	2	7
Extras	(b 1, lb 4)
Total	66(1 wkt; 23.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Cook	8.5	5	7	1	0.79
JA Porter	4	0	19	0	4.75
PM Siddle	5	1	24	0	4.8
SR Harmer	6	3	11	0	1.83

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	63	Danny Briggs	Will Rhodes
2nd	3	Dom Sibley	Will Rhodes

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County Championship

Division 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WARKS	4	2	1	1	77
LANCS	4	2	1	1	73.5
NOTTS	4	3	1	0	73
HANTS	4	2	1	1	61.5
YORKS	4	1	2	1	44.5
SOM	4	0	4	0	32.5

Division 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	4	3	0	1	96
GLOUC	4	3	1	0	76
DURH	3	1	1	1	44
NHNTS	4	1	2	1	54
SURR	3	0	1	2	40
GLAM	4	0	3	1	34.5

Division 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
KENT	4	4	0	0	94
MIDDX	4	3	1	0	80
WORCS	4	2	2	0	67.5
LEICS	4	1	2	1	54.5
DERBS	4	1	2	1	51.5
SUSS	4	0	4	0	30

Group 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
NOTTS	10	4	2	4	151
WARKS	10	4	1	5	145
DURH	10	3	2	5	132
ESSEX	10	3	2	5	129
WORCS	10	1	3	6	109
DERBS	10	0	5	5	72

Group 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HANTS	10	4	2	4	145
GLOUC	10	5	3	2	131
SURR	10	2	2	6	123
LEICS	10	2	4	4	111
MIDDX	10	2	7	1	84

Group 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
LANCS	10	4	1	5	150
YORKS	10	5	1	4	149
GLAM	10	2	2	6	127
NHNTS	10	3	3	4	123
KENT	10	0	3	7	97
SUSS	10	1	5	4	94

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