Essex 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
WI Jefferson                             b Ali                 16  44  38  3 0
AN Cook               c Hick             b de Bruyn            39  94  69  7 0
RS Bopara             lbw                b Mason                5  17  14  1 0
A Flower              c Hick             b Mason                4  14   8  1 0
*RC Irani                            c & b Batty               85 179 138 10 2
+JS Foster            c Hick             b Ali                 22  45  31  4 0
JD Middlebrook        c Ali              b Batty               37  81  70  5 0
D Gough               lbw                b Mason                4  16  14  1 0
AP Cowan              c Hick             b Mason                0   0   1  0 0
AP Palladino          not out                                   0  19   6  0 0
DW Steyn              c Hick             b Batty                0   0   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 4, nb 4)                              8
Total                 (all out, 64.5 overs)                   220

FoW: 1-29 (Jefferson), 2-45 (Bopara), 3-59 (Flower), 4-69 (Cook),
     5-124 (Foster), 6-187 (Middlebrook), 7-200 (Gough),
     8-200 (Cowan), 9-220 (Irani), 10-220 (Steyn).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        12      4     33      0 (1nb)
Ali                         14      2     55      2
Mason                       14      1     48      4
de Bruyn                    14      2     54      1 (1nb)
Batty                       10.5    2     26      3

Worcestershire 1st innings                                      R   M   B  4 6
SD Peters             c Bopara           b Cowan               10  26  22  1 0
SC Moore                                 b Bopara              39 106  76  8 0
GA Hick               c Gough            b Steyn               19  38  28  2 0
BF Smith              lbw                b Gough              100 202 159 14 0
*VS Solanki           lbw                b Middlebrook         31  71  50  6 0
Z de Bruyn                           c & b Middlebrook          0   1   3  0 0
GJ Batty              st Foster          b Middlebrook         54 128  87  6 1
WPUJC Vaas            c Foster           b Gough               10  19  16  1 0
Kabir Ali                                b Palladino           53  79  59  8 1
+DJ Pipe              lbw                b Middlebrook          3  12  12  0 0
MS Mason              not out                                  31  45  36  4 1
Extras                (lb 7, nb 26)                            33
Total                 (all out, 89.1 overs)                   383

FoW: 1-21 (Peters), 2-62 (Hick), 3-94 (Moore), 4-170 (Solanki),
     5-170 (de Bruyn), 6-258 (Smith), 7-278 (Vaas),
     8-298 (Batty), 9-312 (Pipe), 10-383 (Ali).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gough                       19      1     72      2 (4nb)
Cowan                       16      3     59      1
Palladino                    7.1    1     38      1 (2nb)
Steyn                       14      1     81      1 (7nb)
Bopara                       6      0     37      1
Middlebrook                 27      2     89      4

Essex 2nd innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
WI Jefferson          lbw                b Vaas                42 137  95  6 0
AN Cook               c Pipe             b Mason               46  84  67  4 0
RS Bopara             c Hick             b Mason                4  26  22  0 0
A Flower              c Hick             b Batty               85 214 167 14 0
*RC Irani             c Pipe             b Mason               21  87  69  3 0
+JS Foster            c Pipe             b Batty               39  82  75  7 0
JD Middlebrook        c Pipe             b Batty                0   0   1  0 0
D Gough               c Hick             b Vaas                29  54  36  4 0
AP Cowan                                 b Ali                 27  32  32  3 0
AP Palladino          not out                                   2  26  20  0 0
DW Steyn                                 b Ali                 11  20  18  1 1
Extras                (b 2, lb 17, nb 4)                       23
Total                 (all out, 100 overs)                    329

FoW: 1-70 (Cook), 2-82 (Bopara), 3-109 (Jefferson),
     4-159 (Irani), 5-246 (Foster), 6-246 (Middlebrook),
     7-271 (Flower), 8-312 (Cowan), 9-312 (Gough),
     10-329 (Steyn).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        27     10     73      2 (1nb)
Ali                         18      4     49      2
de Bruyn                    18      2     71      0 (1nb)
Mason                       23      6     66      3
Batty                       14      2     51      3

Worcestershire 2nd innings (target: 167 runs)                   R   M   B  4 6
SD Peters             c Foster           b Gough                0   1   2  0 0
SC Moore              not out                                  63 137  82 11 0
+DJ Pipe              c Cowan            b Steyn               11  26  27  2 0
GA Hick               not out                                  76 107  87 12 1
Extras                (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 10)                  17
Total                 (2 wickets, 32.1 overs)                 167

DNB: BF Smith, *VS Solanki, Z de Bruyn, GJ Batty, WPUJC Vaas,
        Kabir Ali, MS Mason.

FoW: 1-4 (Peters), 2-21 (Pipe).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gough                       11      2     33      1 (2nb)
Cowan                        9      3     40      0 (1nb, 1w)
Steyn                        8      1     53      1 (2nb)
Palladino                    2.1    0     17      0
Bopara                       2      0     18      0

Day 2

• BF Smith 100 in 183 mins off 156 balls, 14x4