- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (b 1, lb 3, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL268 all out (93.2 Overs, RR: 2.87)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Billy Godleman, 3.2 ov), 2-53 (Alastair Cook, 16.5 ov), 3-127 (Matt Walker, 41.6 ov), 4-151 (Mark Pettini, 59.3 ov), 5-174 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 65.3 ov), 6-197 (Tom Westley, 71.2 ov), 7-213 (Michael Comber, 79.2 ov), 8-234 (Tony Palladino, 84.5 ov), 9-236 (James Foster, 85.6 ov), 10-268 (Max Osborne, 93.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB C Rushworth 22 8 69 1 3.13 0 0 ME Claydon 12 1 60 1 5.00 0 2 BW Harmison 8 2 20 0 2.50 0 0 ID Blackwell 16 3 30 2 1.87 0 0 LE Plunkett 14.2 4 33 3 2.30 1 1 DM Benkenstein 7 4 11 0 1.57 0 0 SG Borthwick 14 5 41 2 2.92 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (b 2, lb 3, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL177 all out (55.5 Overs, RR: 3.17)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Michael Di Venuto, 0.2 ov), 2-3 (Gordon Muchall, 1.5 ov), 3-3 (Mark Stoneman, 2.1 ov), 4-5 (Dale Benkenstein, 3.3 ov), 5-58 (Ian Blackwell, 14.1 ov), 6-103 (Phil Mustard, 30.6 ov), 7-106 (Scott Borthwick, 33.3 ov), 8-108 (Liam Plunkett, 35.4 ov), 9-170 (Ben Harmison, 54.4 ov), 10-177 (Chris Rushworth, 55.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AP Palladino 21 3 57 4 2.71 0 1 CJC Wright 17.5 2 70 5 3.92 1 0 M Osborne 7 1 31 0 4.42 0 1 T Westley 7 2 10 0 1.42 0 0 MJ Walker 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 MA Comber 2 0 4 1 2.00 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 3, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL367 all out (111.1 Overs, RR: 3.3)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Billy Godleman, 5.5 ov), 2-113 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 38.5 ov), 3-113 (Alastair Cook, 39.2 ov), 4-120 (Mark Pettini, 42.4 ov), 5-120 (Tom Westley, 42.5 ov), 6-253 (James Foster, 84.1 ov), 7-257 (Michael Comber, 88.6 ov), 8-323 (Matt Walker, 105.3 ov), 9-359 (Chris Wright, 109.2 ov), 10-367 (Tony Palladino, 111.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ME Claydon 9 1 32 0 3.55 1 0 C Rushworth 20 4 90 4 4.50 0 0 DM Benkenstein 18 10 26 0 1.44 0 0 LE Plunkett 15 1 54 0 3.60 0 1 SG Borthwick 19 4 75 2 3.94 0 0 ID Blackwell 23.1 4 70 4 3.02 0 0 BW Harmison 7 2 17 0 2.42 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras21 (lb 7, nb 12, w 2)TOTAL234/6 (83 Overs, RR: 2.81)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Mark Stoneman, 8.6 ov), 2-56 (Gordon Muchall, 19.1 ov), 3-60 (Dale Benkenstein, 21.4 ov), 4-95 (Michael Di Venuto, 31.4 ov), 5-143 (Ian Blackwell, 44.4 ov), 6-234 (Ben Harmison, 82.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AP Palladino 15 2 41 1 2.73 1 5 CJC Wright 17 4 48 1 2.82 1 0 M Osborne 9 1 25 1 2.77 0 1 T Westley 29 5 68 2 2.34 0 0 MA Comber 6 1 12 0 2.00 0 0 AN Cook 7 1 33 1 4.71 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
7,8,9,10 September 2010 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Essex 8, Durham 6
Close of Play
- Tue, 7 Sep - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 248/9 (CJC Wright 14*, M Osborne 0*, 89 ov)
- Wed, 8 Sep - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 103/1 (AN Cook 61*, JC Mickleburgh 31*, 34 ov)
- Thu, 9 Sep - day 3 - Durham 2nd innings 31/1 (MJ Di Venuto 21*, GJ Muchall 0*, 10 ov)
- Fri, 10 Sep - day 4 - Durham 2nd innings 234/6 (83 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- MJ Di Venuto 50 off 76 balls, 120 mins, 7x4, 0x6
- Lunch: 127/4 off 40 overs
- BW Harmison 50 off 142 balls, 155 mins, 6x4, 0x6
- Tea: 180/5 off 72 overs
- MJ Walker 50 off 72 balls, 92 mins, 7x4, 1x6
- Lunch: 219/5 off 67 overs
- JS Foster 50 off 89 balls, 98 mins, 7x4, 0x6
- Tea: 303/7 off 101 overs
- MJ Walker 100 off 198 balls, 227 mins, 15x4, 1x6
- AP Palladino 50 off 49 balls, 63 mins, 10x4, 0x6
- Close of play: 31/1 off 10 overs
- Lunch: 72/5 off 21 overs
- BW Harmison 50 off 116 balls, 169 mins, 8x4, 0x6
- AN Cook 50 off 78 balls, 95 mins, 7x4, 0x6
- Close of play: 103/1 off 34 overs
- JC Mickleburgh 50 off 130 balls, 158 mins, 6x4, 1x6
- Tea: 145/3 off 54 overs
- Close of play: 248/9 off 89 overs
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBen Harmison leaves Essex rock-bottom
Ben Harmison just failed to record what would have been only his second Championship century as Durham settled for a draw against Essex at Chelmsford
Walker ton leaves Essex in charge
Essex put themselves in a strong position to bid farewell to Division One on a winning note as they dominated the third day's play against Durham at Chelmsford
Wright and Palladino skittle Durham
Chris Wright and Tony Palladino produced their best figures of the season as relegation-haunted Essex carved out a first-innings lead of 91 against Durham at Chelmsford
Mickleburgh holds up Essex batting
Jaik Mickleburgh again showed his liking for the Durham attack with another polished effort that underpinned the Essex innings in the Country Championship clash at Chelmsford