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County Championship Division Two, 2005
Essex v Leicestershire
County Ground, Chelmsford
6,7,8,9 May 2005 (4-day match)

Result: Essex won by 6 wickets
Points: Essex 21, Leicestershire 3.5

Toss: Essex
Umpires: MR Benson and DJ Constant

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Leicestershire 220, Essex 68/0 (Jefferson 35*, Cook 28*; 19.4 overs)
  • Day 2: Essex 362, Leicestershire 57/1 (Robinson 38*, Mongia 9*; 14 overs)
  • Day 3: Leicestershire 332
    Leicestershire 1st innings                                      R   M   B  4 6
    DDJ Robinson                             b Gough               73 203 152 12 0
    DL Maddy              lbw                b Bopara              34 107  87  5 0
    D Mongia              c Foster           b Adams                6  20  23  0 0
    A Habib                                  b Adams                2  13  12  0 0
    *HD Ackerman          c Foster           b Steyn               25 105  77  4 0
    +PA Nixon                                b Gough                0   0   1  0 0
    OD Gibson             c Adams            b Steyn                4  25  15  1 0
    PAJ DeFreitas         c Cook             b Gough               20  90  54  0 0
    CW Henderson          c Jefferson        b Steyn                6   8   8  1 0
    DD Masters            c Foster           b Napier              27  57  64  4 0
    CM Willoughby         not out                                   2   5   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 3, nb 18)                            21
    Total                 (all out, 81 overs)                     220
    
    FoW: 1-98 (Maddy), 2-109 (Mongia), 3-113 (Habib),
         4-138 (Robinson), 5-138 (Nixon), 6-154 (Gibson),
         7-161 (Ackerman), 8-167 (Henderson), 9-216 (Masters),
         10-220 (DeFreitas).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gough                       19      7     46      3
    Adams                       23     11     49      2 (1nb)
    Steyn                       17      3     69      3 (8nb)
    Napier                      14      3     34      1
    Bopara                       8      1     19      1
    
    Essex 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
    WI Jefferson          c Mongia           b DeFreitas           93 204 145 14 0
    AN Cook               c Ackerman         b Gibson              28  84  65  3 0
    RS Bopara                                b Masters             25 110  85  3 0
    A Flower              c Nixon            b Willoughby          10  83  54  1 0
    *RC Irani             c Mongia           b DeFreitas           46 144  98  6 0
    +JS Foster            c Robinson         b DeFreitas           13  65  41  2 0
    JD Middlebrook        run out                                  40  52  56  3 2
    GR Napier             c Henderson        b Gibson              34  78  59  5 1
    AR Adams              c Nixon            b Gibson              27  27  19  5 0
    D Gough               not out                                  15  13  15  1 1
    DW Steyn              run out                                   0  10   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 2, nb 22)                       31
    Total                 (all out, 104.4 overs)                  362
    
    FoW: 1-68 (Cook), 2-159 (Bopara), 3-159 (Jefferson),
         4-201 (Flower), 5-232 (Irani), 6-232 (Foster),
         7-289 (Middlebrook), 8-341 (Napier), 9-345 (Adams),
         10-362 (Steyn).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Willoughby                  24.4    4     90      1 (4nb)
    Gibson                      30      3    118      3
    Masters                     16      3     60      1
    DeFreitas                   21      4     68      3 (7nb)
    Henderson                   12      5     17      0
    Mongia                       1      1      0      0
    
    Leicestershire 2nd innings                                      R   M   B  4 6
    DDJ Robinson          c Foster           b Steyn               57 119  83 11 0
    DL Maddy                                 b Gough                6  16   8  1 0
    D Mongia              c Foster           b Adams               39 129  98  5 0
    A Habib               c Foster           b Napier              30  49  51  7 0
    *HD Ackerman                             b Gough               93 250 144 14 0
    +PA Nixon             lbw                b Gough                2  21  20  0 0
    OD Gibson             c Jefferson        b Steyn               22 103  66  4 0
    PAJ DeFreitas         c Irani            b Napier               0   3   2  0 0
    CW Henderson                             b Adams               55  89  87  9 0
    DD Masters            not out                                   2  10   8  0 0
    CM Willoughby         c Irani            b Gough                4   5   4  1 0
    Extras                (lb 5, w 1, nb 16)                       22
    Total                 (all out, 94.1 overs)                   332
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Maddy), 2-105 (Robinson), 3-125 (Mongia),
         4-164 (Habib), 5-183 (Nixon), 6-227 (Gibson),
         7-228 (DeFreitas), 8-324 (Henderson), 9-326 (Ackerman),
         10-332 (Willoughby).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gough                       21.1    5     60      4
    Adams                       21      9     48      2
    Steyn                       21      3    102      2 (4nb, 1w)
    Napier                      16      5     49      2 (1nb)
    Bopara                       5      0     31      0 (1nb)
    Middlebrook                 10      2     37      0
    
    Essex 2nd innings (target: 191 runs)                            R   M   B  4 6
    WI Jefferson          lbw                b Gibson              13  25  27  2 0
    AN Cook               c Nixon            b DeFreitas           59  93  69 12 0
    RS Bopara             c Nixon            b Masters              0  14   9  0 0
    A Flower              not out                                  74 136 106 13 0
    *RC Irani             lbw                b Gibson              34  70  47  7 0
    +JS Foster            not out                                   0   9  10  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3, w 3, nb 4)                   11
    Total                 (4 wickets, 44.2 overs)                 191
    
    DNB: JD Middlebrook, GR Napier, AR Adams, D Gough, DW Steyn.
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Jefferson), 2-43 (Bopara), 3-94 (Cook), 4-180 (Irani).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gibson                      12.2    1     38      2
    Willoughby                   8      1     48      0 (1w)
    Masters                      7      2     26      1
    DeFreitas                   11      2     43      1 (2nb, 2w)
    Henderson                    6      0     32      0
    

    • Leicestershire have been deducted 0.5 point for slow over rate




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Essex, Leicestershire.

    Ground Page: County Ground, Chelmsford

    Leicestershire Player Pages: DDJ Robinson, DL Maddy, D Mongia, A Habib, HD Ackerman, PA Nixon, OD Gibson, PAJ DeFreitas, CW Henderson, DD Masters, CM Willoughby.

    Essex Player Pages: WI Jefferson, AN Cook, RS Bopara, A Flower, RC Irani, JS Foster, JD Middlebrook, GR Napier, AR Adams, D Gough, DW Steyn.

    Match Officials' Pages: MR Benson, DJ Constant.

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