National League Division One, 2005
Essex v Gloucestershire
County Ground, Chelmsford (day/night)
17 June 2005 (45-over match)

Result: Essex won by 55 runs
Points: Essex 4, Gloucestershire 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: JW Holder and VA Holder
TV Umpire: TE Jesty
Man of the Match: A Flower

Essex innings (45 overs maximum)                                R   M   B  4 6
WI Jefferson          c Spearman         b Alleyne             35  47  44  6 0
*RC Irani             c Alleyne          b Chandana            67 129  93  7 1
AR Adams              c Adshead          b Alleyne              0   2   4  0 0
A Flower              not out                                 127 120  93 15 0
RS Bopara             lbw                b Ball                 1   1   3  0 0
JD Middlebrook        st Adshead         b Chandana             1   4   5  0 0
+JS Foster            lbw                b Ball                21  16  18  2 0
RN ten Doeschate                         b Ball                 0       1  0 0
TJ Phillips           not out                                   9  12   9  0 0
Extras                (w 10)                                   10
Total                 (7 wickets, 45 overs)                   271

DNB: AJ Tudor, Danish Kaneria.

FoW: 1-63 (Jefferson), 2-63 (Adams), 3-202 (Irani),
     4-204 (Bopara), 5-207 (Middlebrook), 6-242 (Foster),
     7-242 (ten Doeschate).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Averis                       9      0     54      0 (3w)
Hardinges                    6      0     43      0 (1w)
Alleyne                      9      0     43      2 (2w)
Ball                         9      0     44      3
Chandana                     9      0     64      2 (4w)
Taylor                       3      0     23      0

Gloucestershire innings (target: 272 runs from 45 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
+SJ Adshead           c Jefferson        b Tudor                5  18  15  0 0
CM Spearman           c ten Doeschate    b Tudor                4   9   5  1 0
WPC Weston                               b Danish Kaneria      58  64  57 11 0
CG Taylor             run out                                  10   6   7  2 0
MGN Windows           c Foster           b Bopara              11  23  17  1 0
APR Gidman            c Foster           b Phillips            29  53  42  2 0
MA Hardinges          c ten Doeschate    b Phillips            18  25  34  2 0
*MW Alleyne           lbw                b Danish Kaneria      14  15  16  1 0
UDU Chandana                         c & b Adams               32  39  30  2 1
MCJ Ball              c Adams            b Danish Kaneria       3   7   9  0 0
JMM Averis            not out                                  16  16  15  2 1
Extras                (lb 4, w 12)                             16
Total                 (all out, 41.1 overs)                   216

FoW: 1-10 (Spearman), 2-25 (Adshead), 3-39 (Taylor),
     4-79 (Windows), 5-106 (Weston), 6-143 (Hardinges),
     7-153 (Gidman), 8-170 (Alleyne), 9-182 (Ball),
     10-216 (Chandana).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Tudor                        4      0     29      2 (1w)
Adams                        7.1    0     36      1 (3w)
Bopara                       5      0     39      1 (2w)
Danish Kaneria               9      1     29      3 (1w)
Middlebrook                  9      0     25      0 (1w)
Phillips                     7      0     54      2 (1w)

• A Flower 100 in 94 mins off 74 balls, 13x4

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Team Pages: Essex, Gloucestershire.

Ground Page: County Ground, Chelmsford

Essex Player Pages: WI Jefferson, RC Irani, AR Adams, A Flower, RS Bopara, JD Middlebrook, JS Foster, RN ten Doeschate, TJ Phillips, AJ Tudor, Danish Kaneria.

Gloucestershire Player Pages: SJ Adshead, CM Spearman, WPC Weston, CG Taylor, MGN Windows, APR Gidman, MA Hardinges, MW Alleyne, UDU Chandana, MCJ Ball, JMM Averis.

Match Officials' Pages: JW Holder, VA Holder, TE Jesty.