- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (b 1, lb 9, nb 2)TOTAL394 all out (110.5 Overs, RR: 3.55)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Alastair Cook, 2.5 ov), 2-14 (Tom Westley, 5.1 ov), 3-29 (Nick Browne, 11.2 ov), 4-215 (Jesse Ryder, 61.3 ov), 5-310 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 84.1 ov), 6-311 (Ravi Bopara, 86.1 ov), 7-322 (Mark Pettini, 92.6 ov), 8-347 (James Foster, 102.3 ov), 9-374 (Graham Napier, 106.5 ov), 10-394 (Jamie Porter, 110.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 31.5 6 77 7 2.41 0 0 G Chapple 33 10 88 2 2.66 0 1 TE Bailey 15 1 87 1 5.80 0 0 J Clark 15 3 61 0 4.06 0 0 LM Reece 5 0 27 0 5.40 0 0 SC Kerrigan 8 0 29 0 3.62 0 0 SJ Croft 3 0 15 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL310 all out (88.4 Overs, RR: 3.49)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Karl Brown, 26.3 ov), 2-122 (Haseeb Hameed, 45.2 ov), 3-203 (Ashwell Prince, 56.1 ov), 4-269 (Luis Reece, 70.2 ov), 5-281 (Phil Mustard, 77.3 ov), 6-289 (Steven Croft, 78.1 ov), 7-289 (Jordan Clark, 79.2 ov), 8-302 (Tom Bailey, 83.6 ov), 9-302 (Glen Chapple, 84.3 ov), 10-310 (Simon Kerrigan, 88.4 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras4 (b 1, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL138/3 (30 Overs, RR: 4.6)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Nick Browne, 4.1 ov), 2-10 (Alastair Cook, 5.6 ov), 3-80 (Tom Westley, 22.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 6 4 13 1 2.16 0 0 G Chapple 12 3 35 1 2.91 0 0 TE Bailey 8 1 48 1 6.00 0 0 SC Kerrigan 2 0 14 0 7.00 0 0 H Hameed 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0 KR Brown 1 0 16 0 16.00 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Lancashire , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
22,23,24,25 September 2015 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Essex 12, Lancashire 11
Close of Play
- Tue, 22 Sep - day 1 - no play
- Wed, 23 Sep - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 328/7 (JS Foster 8*, GR Napier 0*, 96 ov)
- Thu, 24 Sep - day 3 - Lancashire 1st innings 131/2 (LM Reece 25*, AG Prince 2*, 46.4 ov)
- Fri, 25 Sep - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 138/3 (30 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Essex 1st innings
- JD Ryder 100 off 115 balls in 158 minutes, 17x4, 2x6
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBopara stars but Cook fails again
Alastair Cook was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the match as Essex and Lancashire settled for a draw at Chelmsford
Anderson, Hameed shine on murky day
James Anderson recorded his best Lancashire figures and Haseeb Hameed struck fifty but further rain disrupted their pursuit of the Division Two title
Anderson trumps Cook in England duel
Jesse Ryder scored a breezy hundred, Ravi Bopara made a rather more steadfast 99 but James Anderson's four-for ensured that Lancashire remain in with a sniff of conjuring the victory required if they are to overtake Surrey
Essex will not rush in hunt for new coach
The successor to Paul Grayson will be asked to secure promotion to Division One of the Championship, says Derek Bowden, the chief executive