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Match delayed by rain • 56th Match • IPL • T20 • Wankhede

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GT

(14/20 ov, T:156) 107/2

GT need 49 runs in 36 balls.

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NED

UAE

(41.2/50 ov, T:273) 159

Netherlands won by 113 runs

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Essex vs LEICS, at Leicester, Jul 10 2011 - Match Result

RESULT

Leicester, July 10 - 13, 2011, County Championship Division Two

322 & 344/5d

(T:393) 274 & 138

Essex won by 254 runs

Essex revive promotion hopes with big win

Essex revive promotion hopes with big win

Essex revived their promotion hopes with a crushing 254-run victory over Leicestershire in the County Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road

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Scorecard summary

Essex • 322/10(113.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

117* (224)

3/72 (26.4)

50 (124)

Andrew McDonald

2/42 (16)

Leicestershire • 274/10(84 overs)

1st INNINGS

61 (84)

5/67 (24)

47 (83)

4/59 (27)

Essex • 344/5(87 overs)

2nd INNINGS

130 (253)

4/89 (20)

112* (147)

1/49 (13.3)

Leicestershire • 138/9(49.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

26 (60)

3/48 (10)

25 (38)

2/12 (12)

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Match details

Grace Road, Leicester
Toss	Essex, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2011
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 July 2011 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	John Steele Steve O'Shaughnessy
Points	Essex 22, Leicestershire 4

Match Coverage

Essex revive promotion hopes with big win

Essex revived their promotion hopes with a crushing 254-run victory over Leicestershire in the County Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road

Essex revive promotion hopes with big win

Godleman sets up victory chance

Billy Godleman hit a career-best 130 as Essex moved into a commanding position at the end of the third day of the County Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Godleman sets up victory chance

Craddock stakes claim for full deal

A second successive century from their captain, James Foster, and a four-wicket haul for trialist Tom Craddock gave Essex a vital edge in their County Championship Division Two game against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Craddock stakes claim for full deal

Foster and Bopara steady Essex

Half-centuries from Ravi Bopara and James Foster pulled Essex out of trouble on the first day of the County Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Foster and Bopara steady Essex

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LEICS Innings

Player Name		R	B
WI Jefferson	caught	0	1
MAG Boyce	lbw	26	60
GP Smith	caught	13	16
JWA Taylor	lbw	9	18
WA White	bowled	12	27
TJ New	lbw	0	7
JKH Naik	bowled	25	38
AB McDonald	not out	25	74
CW Henderson	bowled	4	22
MN Malik	caught	5	41
HF Gurney	absent hurt
Extras	(lb 3, nb 16)
Total	138(9 wkts; 49.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Will Jefferson	Matthew Boyce
2nd	19	Matthew Boyce	Greg Smith
3rd	37	Matthew Boyce	James Taylor
4th	0	Matthew Boyce	Wayne White
5th	12	Tom New	Wayne White
6th	23	Jigar Naik	Wayne White
7th	14	Andrew McDonald	Jigar Naik
8th	10	Claude Henderson	Andrew McDonald
9th	23	Andrew McDonald	Nadeem Malik

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County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
MID	16	8	2	6	240
SUR	16	8	4	4	227
NOR	16	7	2	7	226
GLO	16	6	5	5	198
DER	16	5	6	5	181
GLA	16	5	6	5	178
ESS	16	4	4	8	159
KEN	16	5	9	2	149
LEI	16	1	11	4	88