National League Division One, 2004
Essex v Gloucestershire
County Ground, Chelmsford (day/night)
28 June 2004 (45-over match)

Result: Match tied
Points: Essex 2, Gloucestershire 2

Toss: Gloucestershire
Umpires: R Palmer and G Sharp
TV Umpire: B Leadbeater

Gloucestershire innings (45 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
+SJ Adshead                              b Cowan                7  24  22  0 0
CM Spearman           lbw                b Brant                3   5   2  0 0
WPC Weston            c Cowan            b Middlebrook         65 115 103  5 0
MGN Windows           lbw                b Clarke              30  42  33  3 2
CG Taylor             c Jefferson        b Napier              56  68  66  5 1
APR Gidman            not out                                  34  40  27  2 0
*MW Alleyne           c Irani            b Clarke               7  11  10  1 0
MCJ Ball              c Jefferson        b Clarke              11   6   7  0 1
ID Fisher             not out                                   1   2   1  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 7, w 7, nb 2)                   20
Total                 (7 wickets, 45 overs)                   234

DNB: J Lewis, AM Smith.

FoW: 1-4 (Spearman), 2-26 (Adshead), 3-74 (Windows),
     4-154 (Weston), 5-191 (Taylor), 6-211 (Alleyne),
     7-226 (Ball).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Cowan                        9      2     39      1 (3w)
Brant                        8      0     49      1 (2w)
Napier                       8      1     26      1
Clarke                       7      0     40      3 (1nb, 1w)
Middlebrook                  7      0     35      1
Bopara                       3      0     22      0
Grayson                      3      0     12      0

Essex innings (target: 235 runs from 45 overs)                  R   M   B  4 6
WI Jefferson          st Adshead         b Ball                34  61  44  3 1
A Flower              c Taylor           b Lewis               13  16  14  2 0
RS Bopara             c Gidman           b Alleyne             55  93  81  3 0
*RC Irani                            c & b Fisher              30  36  48  2 1
AP Grayson            run out                                  39  61  41  3 1
+JS Foster            lbw                b Ball                11  13  10  2 0
GR Napier                                b Smith               32  26  26  1 1
JD Middlebrook                       c & b Ball                 9   5   5  0 1
AP Cowan              not out                                   1   1   1  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 6, w 2)                         10
Total                 (8 wickets, 45 overs)                   234

DNB: AJ Clarke, SA Brant.

FoW: 1-23 (Flower), 2-81 (Jefferson), 3-134 (Irani),
     4-144 (Bopara), 5-172 (Foster), 6-222 (Napier),
     7-233 (Middlebrook), 8-234 (Grayson).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lewis                        9      1     37      1
Smith                        9      0     50      1 (2w)
Alleyne                      9      0     45      1
Ball                         9      0     59      3
Fisher                       9      0     35      1

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Team Pages: Essex, Gloucestershire.

Ground Page: County Ground, Chelmsford

Gloucestershire Player Pages: SJ Adshead, CM Spearman, WPC Weston, MGN Windows, CG Taylor, APR Gidman, MW Alleyne, MCJ Ball, ID Fisher, J Lewis, AM Smith.

Essex Player Pages: WI Jefferson, A Flower, RS Bopara, RC Irani, AP Grayson, JS Foster, GR Napier, JD Middlebrook, AP Cowan, AJ Clarke, SA Brant.

Match Officials' Pages: R Palmer, G Sharp, B Leadbeater.