01/08Result

South Group, Bob Willis Trophy at Chelmsford, Aug 1-4 2020

KentKentKENT
387 (104.3/120 ov) & 112 (49.1 ov)
EssexEssexESSEX
298 (108.2/120 ov) & 202/8 (69.4 ov, target 202)

Essex won by 2 wkts

01/08Result

South Group, Bob Willis Trophy at Chelmsford, Aug 1-4 2020

KentKentKENT
387 (104.3/120 ov) & 112 (49.1 ov)
EssexEssexESSEX
298 (108.2/120 ov) & 202/8 (69.4 ov, target 202)

Essex won by 2 wkts

Day 4

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Sam Cook and Adam Wheater carry Essex over the line against Kent

Ninth-wicket pair hang on for unlikely victory

Day 3

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Simon Harmer runs through Kent to set up anxious final-day chase

Offspinner serves reminder of his quality with 4 for 35, leaving Essex needing 202 to win

Day 2

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Nick Browne reaches fifty for Essex but Kent remain in control

Browne labours against consistent Kent attack in bid to provide a backbone to Essex innings

Day 1

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Heino Kuhn cashes in as Kent make Essex toil at Chelmsford

South African scores first hundred of Bob Willis Trophy to give his side the upper hand

Essex INNINGS		R	B
JA Porter	caught	3	26
NLJ Browne	caught	25	68
AN Cook	lbw	66	116
T Westley	caught wk	0	8
V Chopra	caught wk	9	9
FIN Khushi	caught wk	45	87
RN ten Doeschate	lbw	5	15
AJA Wheater	not out	26	46
SR Harmer	caught wk	0	1
SJ Cook	not out	15	46
MR Quinn
EXTRAS	(nb 8)
TOTAL	202 (8 wkts; 69.4 ovs)

Kent BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
ME Milnes	15.0	4	32	0	2.13
DI Stevens	15.0	1	27	0	1.80
G Stewart	13.0	2	48	3	3.69
MK O'Riordan	8.0	0	39	0	4.87
Hamidullah Qadri	10.4	2	24	1	2.25
IAA Thomas	8.0	1	32	4	4.00	(4nb)

Essex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	NLJ Browne	JA Porter
2nd	37	AN Cook	NLJ Browne
3rd	1	AN Cook	T Westley
4th	12	AN Cook	V Chopra
5th	86	AN Cook	FIN Khushi
6th	5	RN ten Doeschate	FIN Khushi
7th	19	RN ten Doeschate	AJA Wheater
8th	0	AJA Wheater	SR Harmer
9th	31	AJA Wheater	SJ Cook