Leics vs Essex, at Chelmsford, Aug 01 2001 - Match Result

RESULT

Chelmsford, August 01 - 04, 2001, CricInfo Championship Division One

559

(fo) 356 & 236/5

Match drawn

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Scorecard summary

Leicestershire • 559/10(153.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

165 (352)

5/148 (38)

124 (246)

3/55 (14.5)

Essex • 356/10(117.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

115 (169)

5/84 (30.1)

Darren Robinson

102 (241)

2/74 (27)

Essex • 236/5(75 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Darren Robinson

118* (227)

2/49 (17)

44 (69)

1/45 (20)

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Match details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Leicestershire, elected to bat first
Series	CricInfo Championship Division One
Season	2001
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Jeff Evans Tony Clarkson
Points	Leicestershire 12, Essex 9

Match Coverage

Robinson's second century of the game earns draw for Essex against Leicestershire

Essex ended a dismal run of four successive defeats in the CricInfo County Championship with a draw against Leicestershire after Darren Robinson had completed a century for the second time in the match

Robinson's second century of the game earns draw for Essex against Leicestershire

Essex fight to save game against Leicestershire

Centuries from Stuart Law and Darren Robinson contributed the bulk of the Essex endeavours to stave off the follow on target of 410 and at the close, the home side still required another 81 runs with three wickets remaining

Essex fight to save game against Leicestershire

Leicestershire set daunting total despite Bishop's best

Leicestershire batsman plundered the Essex bowlers on the second day of this CricInfo Championship match despite a truncated day that saw the loss of 52 overs due to rain

Leicestershire set daunting total despite Bishop's best

Sutcliffe and Habib make hay in the sun

Leicestershire took full advantage of the ideal conditions with Iain Sutcliffe and Aftab Habib capitalising to maximum effect as both reached unbeaten centuries on a benign pitch in ideal conditions after the visitors won the toss

Sutcliffe and Habib make hay in the sun

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Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
SD Peters	bowled	19	48
DDJ Robinson	not out	118	227
SG Law	caught	23	27
RC Irani	caught	3	10
JS Foster	caught	21	48
GR Napier	caught	44	69
AP Grayson	not out	2	22
Extras	(b 4, nb 2)
Total	236(5 wkts; 75 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	39	Darren Robinson	Stephen Peters
2nd	55	Stuart Law	Darren Robinson
3rd	8	Ronnie Irani	Darren Robinson
4th	44	Darren Robinson	James Foster
5th	80	Darren Robinson	Graham Napier
6th	10	Paul Grayson	Darren Robinson

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CricInfo Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
YOR	16	9	3	4	219
SOM	16	6	2	8	203
KEN	16	4	3	9	176
SUR	16	3	1	11	169.5
LEI	16	5	6	5	165
LAN	16	4	5	5	153
NOR	16	2	5	9	148
GLA	16	2	5	8	133
ESS	16	2	7	7	116