19/04Result

LV= County Championship Division Two at Chelmsford, Apr 19-21 2015

Essex won by 5 wkts

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Foster's counter-attack secures victory

James Foster led from the front as Essex opened their LV= County Championship Division Two campaign with a five-wicket victory against Kent at Chelmsford

Match Centre

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford

Series

LV= County Championship Division Two 2015

Toss

Essex , elected to field first

Season

2015

Hours of play (local time)

11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

19,20,21 April 2015 (4-day match)

First-class debut

Dan Lawrence

Umpires

Paul Baldwin

Neil Mallender

Points

Essex 19, Kent 3

Scorecard Summary

51.3

Thomas to Ryder, 1 run,

51.2

Thomas to Ryder, no run,

51.1

Thomas to Ryder, SIX,

END OF OVER:
51 | 16 Runs | ESSEX: 186/5

James Foster80 (103b)
Jesse Ryder10 (13b)

Mitchell Claydon14-2-55-3
Darren Stevens14-6-43-0

50.6

Claydon to Foster, FOUR,

50.5

Claydon to Foster, no run,

50.4

Claydon to Foster, no run,

Match Coverage

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Northeast knock leaves match in balance
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All-round Stevens carries Kent
Essex and Kent found themselves locked in an intriguing duel as they battled for supremacy on the opening day of their Division Two clash at Chelmsford

Essex INNINGS		R	B
NLJ Browne	caught wk	25	43
T Westley	bowled	0	3
JC Mickleburgh	caught	23	46
JA Porter	bowled	14	85
DW Lawrence	caught	3	17
JS Foster	not out	80	103
JD Ryder	not out	17	16
GM Smith
GR Napier
DD Masters
MS Panesar
EXTRAS	(b 15, lb 5, w 3, nb 8)
TOTAL	193 (5 wkts; 51.3 ovs)

Kent BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
MT Coles	12.0	2	38	1	3.16	(1w)
IAA Thomas	10.3	3	37	1	3.52
DI Stevens	14.0	6	43	0	3.07	(2w)
ME Claydon	14.0	2	55	3	3.92	(4nb)
AEN Riley	1.0	1	0	0	0.00

Essex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	9	T Westley	NLJ Browne
2nd	48	JC Mickleburgh	NLJ Browne
3rd	3	JC Mickleburgh	JA Porter
4th	6	JA Porter	DW Lawrence
5th	66	JS Foster	JA Porter
6th	61	JS Foster	JD Ryder

LV= County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	16	8	1	7	264
LANCS	16	7	1	8	254
ESSEX	16	6	5	5	200
GLAM	16	4	4	8	183
NHNTS	16	3	3	10	180
GLOUC	16	5	5	6	177
KENT	16	4	7	5	161
DERBS	16	3	7	6	153
LEICS	16	2	9	5	118

County Ground, Chelmsford

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

First-class debut

Umpires

Points

KENT 193(68.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 164(46.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

KENT 163(51 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 193/5(51.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:51 | 16 Runs | ESSEX: 186/5

Jesse Ryder's suburban fairy tale

Foster's counter-attack secures victory

Northeast knock leaves match in balance

All-round Stevens carries Kent

KENT 193(68.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 164(46.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

KENT 163(51 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 193/5(51.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
51 | 16 Runs | ESSEX: 186/5