- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras30 (b 21, lb 2, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL276 all out (82 Overs, RR: 3.36)Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 14.1 ov), 2-90 (Tom Westley, 26.4 ov), 3-109 (Nick Browne, 33.5 ov), 4-147 (Ravi Bopara, 42.4 ov), 5-237 (Jesse Ryder, 71.3 ov), 6-243 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 74.1 ov), 7-265 (Graham Napier, 78.1 ov), 8-271 (Adeel Malik, 80.5 ov), 9-276 (David Masters, 81.3 ov), 10-276 (Reece Topley, 81.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RK Kleinveldt 15 1 59 3 3.93 0 1 Azharullah 19 3 60 1 3.15 0 0 SP Crook 16 2 48 2 3.00 1 2 OP Stone 14 4 46 0 3.28 0 0 RI Keogh 16 4 35 3 2.18 0 0 JJ Cobb 2 0 5 0 2.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras26 (b 4, lb 14, nb 6, w 2)TOTAL444 all out (120 Overs, RR: 3.7)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Rob Newton, 19.6 ov), 2-84 (Alex Wakely, 34.5 ov), 3-95 (Stephen Peters, 36.2 ov), 4-158 (Rob Keogh, 54.6 ov), 5-249 (Josh Cobb, 75.5 ov), 6-315 (Ben Duckett, 94.2 ov), 7-404 (Steven Crook, 109.3 ov), 8-424 (Richard Levi, 113.4 ov), 9-424 (Rory Kleinveldt, 114.1 ov), 10-444 (Olly Stone, 119.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DD Masters 26 10 47 1 1.80 0 0 RJW Topley 24 3 102 3 4.25 1 1 JD Ryder 13 2 62 0 4.76 0 1 Adeel Malik 13 0 54 1 4.15 0 1 GR Napier 23 2 85 3 3.69 1 0 RS Bopara 14 2 44 2 3.14 0 0 T Westley 4.5 2 13 0 2.68 0 0 RN ten Doeschate 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 0 NLJ Browne 0.1 0 4 0 24.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras54 (b 22, lb 14, nb 18)TOTAL506/9d (136 Overs, RR: 3.72)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 2.3 ov), 2-82 (Nick Browne, 22.6 ov), 3-84 (Ravi Bopara, 24.4 ov), 4-342 (Tom Westley, 87.4 ov), 5-385 (Jesse Ryder, 95.2 ov), 6-467 (James Foster, 119.4 ov), 7-477 (Graham Napier, 123.1 ov), 8-480 (Adeel Malik, 124.6 ov), 9-484 (David Masters, 130.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RK Kleinveldt 31 1 138 5 4.45 0 6 Azharullah 21 5 64 0 3.04 0 0 SP Crook 22 3 74 2 3.36 0 1 RI Keogh 32 5 108 1 3.37 0 0 OP Stone 19 0 61 1 3.21 0 0 JJ Cobb 11 0 25 0 2.27 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras2 (b 1, lb 1)TOTAL115/3 (33 Overs, RR: 3.48)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Alex Wakely, 9.4 ov), 2-34 (Rob Keogh, 10.2 ov), 3-56 (Rob Newton, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DD Masters 4 1 13 0 3.25 0 0 RJW Topley 5 1 14 1 2.80 0 0 GR Napier 5 0 15 1 3.00 0 0 RS Bopara 5 2 17 1 3.40 0 0 T Westley 8 0 19 0 2.37 0 0 Adeel Malik 6 0 35 0 5.83 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
7,8,9,10 June 2015 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Northamptonshire 13, Essex 9
Close of Play
- Sun, 7 Jun - day 1 - Northamptonshire 1st innings 43/0 (SD Peters 15*, RI Newton 21*, 12 ov)
- Mon, 8 Jun - day 2 - Northamptonshire 1st innings 397/6 (RE Levi 157*, SP Crook 38*, 108 ov)
- Tue, 9 Jun - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 300/3 (T Westley 164*, JD Ryder 90*, 82 ov)
- Wed, 10 Jun - day 4 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 115/3 (33 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- JD Ryder 100 off 202 balls in 212 minutes, 9x4, 1x6
- Essex 2nd innings
- Tom Westley 100 off 122 balls in 177 minutes, 18x4
- Northamptonshire 1st innings
- RE Levi 100 off 148 balls in 187 minutes, 13x4
- Nick Browne was injured after ball 107.1 of the Northants 1st innings, the over was completed by Tom Westley.
Match Coverage
All Match NewsEssex take draw as Wantage Road pitch wins again
Essex recorded their highest second-innings score in 13 years as their Championship Division Two match with Northamptonshire finished in a draw at Wantage Road
Westley and Ryder revive struggling Essex
Tom Westley struck 164 not out and shared in an unbroken partnership of 216 with Jesse Ryder as Essex fought back on day three against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road
Levi best gives Northants big lead
Richard Levi hit an unbeaten 157, his first County Championship century, as Northamptonshire dominated day two against Essex at Wantage Road.
Keogh the surprise package after Ryder shines
Jesse Ryder hit 87 but Essex lost their last six wickets for 39 runs as Northamptonshire fought back to enjoy the better of the opening day