Darren Gough and Ravi Bopara's 69-run partnership is ESS's highest for the 3rd wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 54 between Andy Flower and Graham Napier

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Scorecard summary

Surrey • 188/7(20 overs)

Jonathan Batty

59 (39)

Tim Phillips

2/32 (4)

Mark Ramprakash

54 (34)

Andy Bichel

2/37 (4)

Essex • 189/6(18.2 overs)

83 (46)

2/47 (4)

37 (25)

1/26 (3.2)

Match details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	Surrey, elected to bat first
Series	Twenty20 Cup
Season	2006
Player Of The Match	Ravi Bopara
Match days	day (20-over match)
Umpires	Barrie Leadbeater Trevor Jesty
Points	Essex 2, Surrey 0

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Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
ML Pettini	caught	0	2
RC Irani	caught	1	3
D Gough	lbw	37	25
RS Bopara	bowled	83	46
A Flower	caught	8	8
JS Foster	caught	29	15
RN ten Doeschate	not out	8	6
JD Middlebrook	not out	10	6
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 2, w 4)
Total	189(6 wkts; 18.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Azhar Mahmood	2	22	1	11
TJ Murtagh	4	33	1	8.25
JW Dernbach	3.2	26	1	7.8
IDK Salisbury	4	47	2	11.75
ND Doshi	2	22	0	11
R Clarke	3	32	1	10.66 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Ronnie Irani	Mark Pettini
2nd	7	Darren Gough	Ronnie Irani
3rd	69	Darren Gough	Ravi Bopara
4th	24	Andy Flower	Ravi Bopara
5th	62	James Foster	Ravi Bopara
6th	5	Ravi Bopara	Ryan ten Doeschate
7th	22	James Middlebrook	Ryan ten Doeschate

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Twenty20 Cup

Midlands/West/Wales Division

Team	M	W	L	PT
GLO	6	5	1	10
NOR	7	4	2	9
GLA	6	3	2	7
WAR	7	3	3	7
WOR	7	2	5	4
SOM	7	1	5	3

North Division

Team	M	W	L	PT
LEI	7	5	2	10
NOT	7	5	2	10
YOR	7	3	3	7
LAN	7	3	4	6
DER	7	2	4	5
DUR	7	2	5	4

South Division

Team	M	W	L	PT
KEN	7	5	2	10
ESS	7	5	2	10
SUS	7	4	3	8
SUR	7	4	3	8
HAM	7	3	4	6
MID	7	0	7	0

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