RESULT

Bristol, April 27 - 30, 2014, LV= County Championship Division Two

Gloucestershire

134 & 251/2d

Essex

305/8d

Match drawn

Gloucestershire 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Klinger (c)	b Masters	0	9	10	0	0	0.00
Chris Dent	c Cook b Napier	61	132	178	10	0	46.21
Will Tavaré	c Foakes b Masters	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Alex Gidman	c †Foster b Napier	13	11	18	1	0	118.18
Hamish Marshall	b Napier	4	10	7	0	0	40.00
Will Gidman	c Cook b Masters	21	31	33	3	0	67.74
Cameron Herring †	c †Foster b Masters	10	27	43	1	0	37.03
Ian Saxelby	c Cook b Masters	1	11	19	0	0	9.09
James Fuller	b Napier	12	13	22	2	0	92.30
Graeme McCarter	b Masters	3	13	12	0	0	23.07
Matt Taylor	not out	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 5, nb 4)	9
TOTAL	43.1 Ov (RR: 3.10)	134
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Michael Klinger, 2.3 ov), 2-0 (Will Tavaré, 2.6 ov), 3-23 (Alex Gidman, 7.1 ov), 4-27 (Hamish Marshall, 9.1 ov), 5-66 (Will Gidman, 18.2 ov), 6-104 (Cameron Herring, 28.6 ov), 7-110 (Ian Saxelby, 34.2 ov), 8-129 (James Fuller, 39.3 ov), 9-134 (Graeme McCarter, 42.5 ov), 10-134 (Chris Dent, 43.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Masters	20	7	48	6	2.40	98	3	0	0	1
2.3 to M Klinger, . 0/1 2.6 to WA Tavare, . 0/2 18.2 to WRS Gidman, . 66/5 28.6 to CL Herring, . 104/6 34.2 to ID Saxelby, . 110/7 42.5 to GJ McCarter, . 134/9
Tymal Mills	6	4	7	0	1.16	32	1	0	0	0
Graham Napier	13.1	1	62	4	4.70	56	11	0	0	0
7.1 to APR Gidman, . 23/3 9.1 to HJH Marshall, . 27/4 39.3 to JK Fuller, . 129/8 43.1 to CDJ Dent, . 134/10
Ravi Bopara	4	1	12	0	3.00	20	2	0	0	1

Essex 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jaik Mickleburgh	lbw b Taylor	32	73	104	6	0	43.83
Alastair Cook	c McCarter b Taylor	4	3	5	1	0	133.33
Tom Westley	c APR Gidman b Saxelby	9	28	31	2	0	32.14
Ravi Bopara	c †Herring b McCarter	14	41	53	1	0	34.14
Greg Smith	c †Herring b McCarter	0	4	7	0	0	0.00
Ben Foakes	not out	132	157	198	14	0	84.07
James Foster (c)†	c †Herring b Saxelby	91	121	173	11	0	75.20
Graham Napier	c Taylor b McCarter	2	3	6	0	0	66.66
David Masters	c Tavare b Saxelby	8	15	14	0	0	53.33
Extras	(b 1, lb 8, nb 4)	13
TOTAL	73.5 Ov (RR: 4.13)	305/8d
Did not bat: Monty Panesar, Tymal Mills
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Alastair Cook, 1.3 ov), 2-18 (Tom Westley, 9.3 ov), 3-59 (Ravi Bopara, 22.3 ov), 4-67 (Greg Smith, 24.1 ov), 5-71 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 25.2 ov), 6-289 (James Foster, 69.4 ov), 7-294 (Graham Napier, 70.4 ov), 8-305 (David Masters, 73.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Will Gidman	11	4	32	0	2.90	55	7	0	0	0
Matt Taylor	11	2	57	2	5.18	36	6	0	0	0
1.3 to AN Cook, . 4/1 25.2 to JC Mickleburgh, . 71/5
Ian Saxelby	19.5	5	71	3	3.57	83	8	0	0	1
9.3 to T Westley, . 18/2 69.4 to JS Foster, . 289/6 73.5 to DD Masters, . 305/8
James Fuller	13	0	54	0	4.15	48	5	0	0	1
Graeme McCarter	16	2	64	3	4.00	63	6	0	0	0
22.3 to RS Bopara, . 59/3 24.1 to GM Smith, . 67/4 70.4 to GR Napier, . 294/7
Chris Dent	3	0	18	0	6.00	9	3	0	0	0

Gloucestershire 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chris Dent	c †Foster b Masters	5	11	10	1	0	45.45
Michael Klinger (c)	b Mills	7	29	33	1	0	24.13
Will Tavaré	not out	100	217	272	12	0	46.08
Alex Gidman	not out	119	214	249	16	1	55.60
Extras	(b 3, lb 7, nb 6, w 4)	20
TOTAL	78 Ov (RR: 3.21)	251/2d
Did not bat: Hamish Marshall, Will Gidman, Cameron Herring †, James Fuller, Ian Saxelby, Graeme McCarter, Matt Taylor
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Chris Dent, 2.6 ov), 2-18 (Michael Klinger, 7.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Masters	10	3	35	1	3.50	45	6	0	0	0
2.6 to CDJ Dent, . 6/1
Tymal Mills	17	5	44	1	2.58	85	5	0	1	1
7.6 to M Klinger, . 18/2
Ravi Bopara	13	0	58	0	4.46	49	5	0	2	0
Graham Napier	9	3	19	0	2.11	47	3	0	1	0
Monty Panesar	18	4	54	0	3.00	86	7	1	0	2
Greg Smith	7	2	24	0	3.42	32	4	0	0	0
Tom Westley	4	1	7	0	1.75	20	0	0	0	0

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MATCH DETAILS

County Ground, Bristol
Toss	Essex, elected to field first
Series	LV= County Championship Division Two
Season	2014
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	27,28,29,30 April 2014 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Nigel Cowley Stephen Gale
Points	Gloucestershire 7, Essex 11

CLOSE OF PLAY

Sun, 27 Apr - day 1 - no play

Mon, 28 Apr - day 2 - Gloucs 1st innings 104/6 (Chris Dent 47*, Ian Saxelby 0*, 31.1 ov)

Tue, 29 Apr - day 3 - Essex 1st innings 305/8 (Ben Foakes 132*, 73.5 ov)

Wed, 30 Apr - day 4 - Gloucs 2nd innings 251/2d (78 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

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Gloucestershire 2nd innings
APR Gidman 100 off 166 balls in 207 minutes, 15x4
WA Tavare 100 off 212 balls in 263 minutes, 12x4

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Gloucs Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
CDJ Dent	caught	5	11
M Klinger	bowled	7	29
WA Tavare	not out	100	217
APR Gidman	not out	119	214
Extras	(b 3, lb 7, nb 6, w 4)
Total	251(2 wkts; 78 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DD Masters	10	3	35	1	3.5
TS Mills	17	5	44	1	2.58 (1 nb)
RS Bopara	13	0	58	0	4.46
GR Napier	9	3	19	0	2.11
MS Panesar	18	4	54	0	3 (2 nb)
GM Smith	7	2	24	0	3.42
T Westley	4	1	7	0	1.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	6	Michael Klinger	Chris Dent
2nd	12	Michael Klinger	Will Tavaré
3rd	233	Alex Gidman	Will Tavaré

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LV= County Championship Division Two

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
HANTS	16	7	1	8	240
WORCS	16	8	3	5	237
ESSEX	16	7	2	7	229
DERBS	16	6	5	5	188
SURR	16	4	5	7	183
KENT	16	4	6	6	171
GLOUC	16	4	5	7	163
GLAM	16	3	6	7	153
LEICS	16	0	10	6	108
WARKS	-	-	-	-	-
SUSS	-	-	-	-	-
SOM	-	-	-	-	-
NOTTS	-	-	-	-	-
MIDDX	-	-	-	-	-
LANCS	-	-	-	-	-
DURH	-	-	-	-	-
YORKS	-	-	-	-	-

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