Lancashire vs Essex, at Manchester, Jun 19 2001 - Match Result

RESULT

Manchester, June 19 - 22, 2001, CricInfo Championship Division One

(T:53) 431 & 53/1

(fo) 226 & 257

Lancashire won by 9 wickets

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Scorecard summary

Lancashire • 431/10(150.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

160 (348)

3/65 (25.4)

133 (242)

3/124 (45)

Essex • 226/10(113.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

116* (328)

Muthiah Muralidaran

6/53 (48)

Richard Clinton

25 (108)

2/72 (38)

Essex • 257/10(99.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

123* (184)

Muthiah Muralidaran

4/70 (39)

Richard Clinton

38 (105)

3/55 (16)

Lancashire • 53/1(10.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

24* (33)

1/25 (5)

21* (30)

0/10 (2.5)

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Match details

Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss	Lancashire, elected to bat first
Series	CricInfo Championship Division One
Season	2001
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Allan Jones Nigel Cowley
Points	Lancashire 19, Essex 3

Match Coverage

Lancashire victorious depite Law's two tons

Muttiah Muralitharan earned match figures of ten for 123 as Lancashire crushed Essex by nine wickets to claim their third consecutive Championship win despite a century in each innings from Stuart Law

Lancashire victorious depite Law's two tons

Law remains defiant as Essex wickets tumble

Stuart Law has scored 176 runs without being dismissed in Essex's Cricinfo Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford - but still looks like ending on the losing side

Law remains defiant as Essex wickets tumble

Muralitharan the ideal support for Atherton and Hegg

Essex have a tough battle to avoid the follow-on in their CricInfo Championship match against Lancashire after centuries from Warren Hegg and Mike Atherton put the home side in a formidable position

Muralitharan the ideal support for Atherton and Hegg

Atherton's century sounds Ashes warning

Mike Atherton hit a superb unbeaten century to put Lancashire in a strong position after the first day of their Championship match against Essex at Old Trafford

Atherton's century sounds Ashes warning

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Lancashire Innings

Player Name		R	B
MA Atherton	not out	24	33
MJ Chilton	lbw	0	4
JP Crawley	not out	21	30
Extras	(lb 4, nb 4)
Total	53(1 wkt; 10.5 ovs)

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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