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Pettini ton sets up Essex victory

An undefeated 102 by Mark Pettini guided Essex to a winning start against Worcestershire as two rusty teams re-embraced the concept of 50-over cricket

Essex INNINGS		R	B
ML Pettini	not out	102	112
T Westley	caught wk	5	8
RS Bopara	bowled	59	83
JD Ryder	not out	68	51
RN ten Doeschate
JS Foster
GR Napier
GM Smith
TJ Phillips
DD Masters
MET Salisbury
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 7)
TOTAL	242 (2 wkts; 42.2 ovs)

Worcs BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JD Shantry	8.0	1	51	0	6.37	(2w)
MJ McClenaghan	9.0	1	59	1	6.55	(3w)
J Leach	9.0	0	41	1	4.55	(1w)
SH Choudhry	10.0	0	51	0	5.10
DKH Mitchell	3.2	0	21	0	6.30	(1w)
RA Whiteley	3.0	0	18	0	6.00

Essex 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	ML Pettini	T Westley
2nd	109	ML Pettini	RS Bopara
3rd	127	ML Pettini	JD Ryder

Royal London One-Day Cup

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
YORKS	8	6	2	12	1.04
ESSEX	8	5	1	12	0.387
GLOUC	8	4	2	10	-0.016
DERBS	8	4	2	8	0.045
LEICS	8	3	4	7	-0.393
NHNTS	8	2	4	6	-0.277
WORCS	8	2	4	6	-0.328
LANCS	8	2	5	5	-0.279
HANTS	8	1	5	4	-0.569
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NOTTS	8	4	1	11	0.364
KENT	8	4	1	11	0.245
WARKS	8	4	3	9	0.343
DURH	8	4	3	9	0.212
GLAM	8	4	4	8	0.23
SOM	8	3	4	7	0.067
MIDDX	8	3	4	7	-0.28
SUSS	8	3	5	6	-0.501
SUR	8	1	5	4	-0.643