• BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    10.3 lift outside off stump from round the wicket, a thick edge, low into the cordon and scooped up by Browne at fourth slip! Siddle strikes in his first over 22/1
    35.2 Squared up on off stump, snicked to second slip. Sibley's resistance is unpicked! 76/5
    12.5 splat! Round the wicket, angling in again, plucks out the middle pole! Two for Siddle and now Essex are in business 24/2
    21.6 superb delivery, angling in, kissing the edge, snicked to third slip. Malan could do little about that 37/3
    10
    27
    35
    1
    0
    37.03
    30.1 jags one back off the seam and pinned in front of all three. It's a one-man show on either side today 56/4
    58.4 whoops, that's quite the misjudgment! Length ball from Siddle, nip off the seam, pegs back the off stump! Burgess shoulders arms, and slumps at the crease as he hears the death rattle. He did all the hard work 132/6
    69.2 well, that's the way to wrap things up. A perfect off-stump line, shaping into the right-hander, Bresnan is drawn into a defensive push, and Cook at first slip gives his namesake a third 166/10
    61.3 sharp from Harmer at second slip! That was almost behind him as he grabbed it one-handed to his right, a fence from Stone on an off-stump line. Another one bites the dust 141/7
    68.2 back of a length, a limp cut and a soft steer to a diving Walter at point! Siddle has five, and Essex have the breakthrough 166/8
    68.3 ping! Next batter please! Top of off is good enough for Norwell, who leans forward ... and loses the top of off! 166/9
    not out
    0
    3
    6
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    2 (lb 2)
    TOTAL
    166 all out (69.2 Overs, RR: 2.39)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Will Rhodes, 10.3 ov), 2-24 (Rob Yates, 12.5 ov), 3-37 (Pieter Malan, 21.6 ov), 4-56 (Sam Hain, 30.1 ov), 5-76 (Dom Sibley, 35.2 ov), 6-132 (Michael Burgess, 58.4 ov), 7-141 (Olly Stone, 61.3 ov), 8-166 (Danny Briggs, 68.2 ov), 9-166 (Liam Norwell, 68.3 ov), 10-166 (Tim Bresnan, 69.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JA Porter1654012.5000
    SJ Cook18.234832.6100
    PM Siddle2153861.8000
    SR Harmer1233002.5000
    PI Walter20804.0000
  • BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    3.4 tight line outside off from round the wicket, Browne presses forward, a feather through to the keeper. Warwickshire have their opening 9/1
    35.2 opens the face on the drive, and Cook has scuffed it straight to gully! That carefree off-side repertoire is Sir Alastair's downfall once again - you wouldn't have caught him doing that in 2010-11. Round the wicket from Rhodes, full length, wide line, inviting the drive, and claiming the error! 100/4
    13.2 tight line, lifting on off stump, grazing the edge of Westley's vertical blade, and Essex lose their second! 29/2
    29.1 full and straight, and through him like a dose of salts! Yorker, tailing in, plucking out the off stump. That's sharp 77/3
    39.6 thumped on the pads, right up to the toes, swinging a touch from round the wicket, and that's gone as well! Hit in line with leg stump, and Warwickshire are getting a toe-hold 121/5
    60.2 banged in short, swings into the pull, strangled down the leg side! That's the end of Tendo 169/7
    41.6 wow, that's got snow on it! A wild pull from Wheater, a spiralling top-edge, Rhodes steadies himself, and waits, and waits, and waits, and goes well to snaffle it! 125/6
    not out
    40
    114
    154
    2
    0
    35.08
    63.5 Edged to second slip! Snaffled low down as Bresnan fires in the full length. There's life in this contest yet 180/8
    5
    39
    48
    0
    0
    12.82
    78.6 Back goes the off stump, turn from Briggs which will intrigue the man at the non-striker's end. Looped right into the blockhole and effectively yorks Cook 203/9
    82.3 back of a length, tight line, snicks the edge, and Essex secure a lead of 51. With one over left today! 217/9
    Extras
    4 (lb 4)
    TOTAL
    217 all out (82.3 Overs, RR: 2.63)
    Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Nick Browne, 3.4 ov), 2-29 (Tom Westley, 13.2 ov), 3-77 (Dan Lawrence, 29.1 ov), 4-100 (Alastair Cook, 35.2 ov), 5-121 (Paul Walter, 39.6 ov), 6-125 (Adam Wheater, 41.6 ov), 7-169 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 60.2 ov), 8-180 (Peter Siddle, 63.5 ov), 9-203 (Sam Cook, 78.6 ov), 10-217 (Jamie Porter, 82.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    OP Stone19.336213.1700
    LC Norwell1814832.6600
    OJ Hannon-Dalby1936513.4200
    WMH Rhodes1142131.9000
    TT Bresnan103810.8000
    DR Briggs50911.8000

Close of Play

  • Thu, 20 May - day 1 - Warwickshire 1st innings 159/7 (TT Bresnan 47*, DR Briggs 1*, 66.4 ov)
  • Fri, 21 May - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 16/1 (AN Cook 11*, T Westley 1*, 7.3 ov)
  • Sat, 22 May - day 3 - Warwickshire 2nd innings 0/0 (DR Briggs 0*, WMH Rhodes 0*, 1 ov)
  • Sun, 23 May - day 4 - Warwickshire 2nd innings 66/1 (23.5 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

County Championship

Division 1
TeamMWLDPT
NOTTS431068
LANCS421157
WARKS421156
HANTS421153
YORKS412140
SOM404014
Division 2
TeamMWLDPT
ESSEX430177
GLOUC431064
DURH311140
NHNTS412138
SUR301227
GLAM403123
Division 3
TeamMWLDPT
KENT440083
MIDDX431067
WORCS422049
LEICS412143
DERBS412142
SUSS404018
Group 1
TeamMWLDPT
NOTTS10424151
WARKS10415145
DURH10325132
ESSEX10325129
WORCS10136109
DERBS1005572
Group 2
TeamMWLDPT
SOM10415148
HANTS10424145
GLOUC10532131
SUR10226123
LEICS10244111
MIDDX1027184
Group 3
TeamMWLDPT
LANCS10415150
YORKS10514149
GLAM10226127
NHNTS10334123
KENT1003797
SUSS1015494