- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 4, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL166 all out (61.3 Overs, RR: 2.69)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Nick Browne, 0.5 ov), 2-45 (Tom Westley, 13.6 ov), 3-46 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 15.3 ov), 4-58 (Ravi Bopara, 20.6 ov), 5-59 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 21.5 ov), 6-67 (James Foster, 25.2 ov), 7-121 (Graham Napier, 37.5 ov), 8-125 (Jesse Ryder, 40.4 ov), 9-152 (Matt Salisbury, 55.4 ov), 10-166 (Jamie Porter, 61.3 ov)
31/05Result
LV= County Championship Division Two at Chelmsford, May 31-Jun 3 2015
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![Essex]( "Essex")
166 & 276 -
![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
280 & 163/4 (44.3 ov)
31/05Result
LV= County Championship Division Two at Chelmsford, May 31-Jun 3 2015
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![Essex]( "Essex")
166 & 276 -
![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
280 & 163/4 (44.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras29 (lb 17, nb 12)TOTAL280 all out (84.5 Overs, RR: 3.3)Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Matthew Boyce, 18.3 ov), 2-91 (Ned Eckersley, 29.6 ov), 3-130 (Mark Cosgrove, 42.3 ov), 4-156 (Andrea Agathangelou, 50.2 ov), 5-160 (Lewis Hill, 52.1 ov), 6-170 (Ben Raine, 56.4 ov), 7-200 (Tom Wells, 64.5 ov), 8-274 (Clint McKay, 81.3 ov), 9-279 (Angus Robson, 83.6 ov), 10-280 (Charlie Shreck, 84.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Porter 18.5 3 69 3 3.66 0 1 JD Ryder 22 7 42 2 1.90 0 1 GR Napier 19 4 62 3 3.26 0 0 MET Salisbury 9 1 36 0 4.00 0 3 ASS Nijjar 8 1 27 1 3.37 0 0 RN ten Doeschate 5 0 14 0 2.80 0 1 RS Bopara 3 0 13 1 4.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras22 (b 2, lb 17, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL276 all out (94.2 Overs, RR: 2.92)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Nick Browne, 4.4 ov), 2-16 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 5.6 ov), 3-62 (Ravi Bopara, 32.5 ov), 4-92 (Jesse Ryder, 40.2 ov), 5-220 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 72.3 ov), 6-256 (Tom Westley, 85.6 ov), 7-266 (James Foster, 88.4 ov), 8-272 (Graham Napier, 91.2 ov), 9-272 (Matt Salisbury, 92.2 ov), 10-276 (Jamie Porter, 94.2 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (b 1, lb 2)TOTAL163/4 (44.3 Overs, RR: 3.66)Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Matthew Boyce, 26.2 ov), 2-96 (Ned Eckersley, 29.6 ov), 3-100 (Mark Cosgrove, 31.4 ov), 4-117 (Angus Robson, 37.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JD Ryder 21 5 56 1 2.66 0 0 JA Porter 10 0 38 3 3.80 0 0 GR Napier 10 1 41 0 4.10 0 0 ASS Nijjar 3.3 0 25 0 7.14 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Leicestershire , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
31 May, 1,2 3 June 2015 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Points
Leicestershire 21, Essex 3
Close of Play
- Sun, 31 May - day 1 - Leicestershire 1st innings 28/0 (MAG Boyce 15*, AJ Robson 8*, 7 ov)
- Mon, 1 Jun - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 43/2 (T Westley 18*, RS Bopara 7*, 16 ov)
- Tue, 2 Jun - day 3 - Leicestershire 2nd innings 55/0 (AJ Robson 34*, MAG Boyce 20*, 15 ov)
- Wed, 3 Jun - day 4 - Leicestershire 2nd innings 163/4 (44.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Leicestershire 1st innings
- AJ Robson 100 off 190 balls in 165 minutes, 14x4
Match Coverage
All Match NewsEmotional scenes as Leicestershire end long wait
At one minute past one, with lunch looming and Essex's fielders resigned to their fate, Leicestershire's Lewis Hill nudged the single into the covers that consigned to history one of the most ignominious runs of failure in the history of county cricket
Shreck best puts Leicestershire on course for victory
Leicestershire established themselves as firm favourites to claim their first Championship victory in 38 attempts after being left a modest target of 163 in their Division Two clash with Essex at Chelmsford.
Robson pushes Leicestershire along victory path
Angus Robson struck his first century of the season as Leicestershire ended the second day at Chelmsford as favourites to claim a long-overdue victory.
Raine best sees Essex struggle again at Chelsmford
Ben Raine returned career-best figures of 5 for 48 in 18 overs as Leicestershire took the honours on a rain-affected day at Chelmsford.
