28/08Result

County Championship Division Two at Bristol, Aug 28-31 2013

Match drawn

104.3

Smith to Smith, no run,

104.2

Smith to Smith, no run,

104.1

Smith to Smith, no run,

103.6

Panesar to WRS Gidman, no run,

103.5

Panesar to WRS Gidman, no run,

103.4

Panesar to WRS Gidman, no run,

103.3

Panesar to WRS Gidman, no run,

103.2

Panesar to WRS Gidman, no run,

Match Coverage

Roderick ton defies Essex
Gareth Roderick gave another demonstration of his batting talent with a second first-class century
Gambhir ton leaves Gloucs up against it
Gautam Gambhir struck his first century for Essex to help his side to a position of complete dominance against Gloucestershire
Smith best, Napier gives Essex control
Greg Smith finished with a career-best 177 as Essex clinched maximum batting points for the first time this season and took a firm grip at Bristol.
Smith best makes Gloucs pay
Greg Smith's first County Championship century for Essex guided the visitors into a strong position on the opening day against Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Essex BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
GR Napier	22.0	6	56	1	2.54
RJW Topley	25.0	6	70	3	2.8
MS Panesar	25.0	6	56	2	2.24	(2w)
GM Smith	9.3	2	57	0	6
RN ten Doeschate	12.0	0	50	0	4.16
TS Mills	11.0	3	50	0	4.54	(4nb)

Gloucs 4th innings Partnerships