Gloucestershire 1st innings
*BO Allen             c Nichols          b R Smith              9
CJ Barnett            c Vigar            b Nichols              0
V Hopkins             c Wade             b Nichols              5
WL Neale              c Wade             b R Smith              2
JF Crapp              lbw                b Nichols             13
GM Emmett             not out                                  37
RW Haynes             c Nichols          b Daer                 7
+AE Wilson            c Rist             b R Smith             16
RA Sinfield           c Taylor           b Nichols              5
CJ Scott                                 b Nichols              0
TWJ Goddard                              b Nichols              0
Extras                (lb 1, nb 1)                              2
Total                 (all out, 40.5 overs)                    96

FoW: 1-0, 2-11, 3-15, 4-24, 5-42, 6-51, 7-84, 8-94, 9-96, 10-96.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     18.5    4     24      6
R Smith                     10      2     41      3
Daer                         6      1     19      1
TPB Smith                    6      1     10      0

Essex 1st innings
*DR Wilcox            c Allen            b Scott                5
FH Rist               c Crapp            b Scott                0
+TH Wade              run out                                   3
J O'Connor            c Scott            b Goddard            130
AV Avery              c Crapp            b Emmett              85
MS Nichols                               b Sinfield            39
TPB Smith                                b Sinfield             0
RM Taylor             lbw                b Barnett             12
FH Vigar                                 b Sinfield            24
R Smith                                  b Sinfield             1
HB Daer               not out                                   0
Extras                (b 5, lb 5)                              10
Total                 (all out, 114.4 overs)                  309

FoW: 1-0, 2-8, 3-8, 4-151, 5-221, 6-223, 7-243, 8-287, 9-289,
     10-309.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Scott                       22      3     84      2
Barnett                     13      2     42      1
Goddard                     26.4    5     71      1
Sinfield                    39     15     59      4
Emmett                      14      1     43      1

Gloucestershire 2nd innings
*BO Allen             c Rist             b Nichols              0
CJ Barnett            c Rist             b R Smith             15
V Hopkins             c TPB Smith        b Nichols             17
WL Neale              c TPB Smith        b Nichols             41
JF Crapp              c O'Connor         b TPB Smith           20
GM Emmett             c Vigar            b TPB Smith            8
RW Haynes             c Nichols          b R Smith              8
+AE Wilson            run out                                  40
RA Sinfield           not out                                  19
CJ Scott              c Daer             b Nichols              0
TWJ Goddard                              b Nichols              4
Extras                (lb 1)                                    1
Total                 (all out, 62.3 overs)                   173

FoW: 1-15, 2-15, 3-66, 4-75, 5-101, 6-103, 7-123, 8-168, 9-169,
     10-173.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     26.3    9     51      5
R Smith                     18      2     75      2
TPB Smith                   18      2     46      2

• J O'Connor 130, one 6, thirteen 4's, 285 minutes
• Rain delayed play on Day 2 until 2.25pm and there was a further break for rain between 3.00 and 3.30pm.