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Essex

  • 207 All out (69.4 Overs)
  • 301/8 (95.5 Overs)
 vs

Middlesex

  • 302 All out (107.5 Overs)
  • 203 All out (65.5 Overs)
Essex won by 2 wickets.

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  • County Championship - Division Two
  • League
  • 7th May 2008

  • Match summary:

  • Essex won by 2 wickets.
Middlesex 1st Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
A J Strauss c Foster b Middlebrook 88 0 10 177
B A Godleman c Foster b Middlebrook 29 0 4 75
E T Smith c Gallian b Middlebrook 0 0 0 2
E C Joyce lbw b ten Doeschate 66 0 8 146
E M Morgan c Foster b ten Doeschate 18 0 1 93
D C Nash c Chopra b Middlebrook 5 0 1 7
V D Philander lbw b ten Doeschate 30 1 4 74
T J Murtagh c Pettini b Middlebrook 4 0 1 12
S D Udal c Pettini b Nel 17 0 3 29
S T Finn not out 8 0 1 17
D Evans b ten Doeschate 9 0 1 21
Extras 16
Total All Out, 107.5 overs 302
Fall of wickets: 1-85, 2-89, 3-192, 4-222, 5-229, 6-243, 7-255, 8-285, 9-285, 10-302
Bowler O M R W
Nel 31 7 76 1
Palladino 13 4 34 0
Wright 9 2 36 0
Middlebrook 33 11 69 5
ten Doeschate 20.5 3 75 4
Westley 1 0 1 0
Essex 1st Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
J E R Gallian c Nash b Evans 56 0 8 117
A N Cook lbw b Philander 25 0 6 36
V C Chopra c Nash b Philander 10 1 1 5
T W Westley c Strauss b Philander 60 0 9 140
M P Pettini c Morgan b Evans 0 0 0 4
R D ten Doeschate b Murtagh 23 0 2 53
J S Foster c Philander b Evans 5 0 1 16
J M Middlebrook b Evans 8 0 2 18
C J C Wright lbw b Evans 4 0 1 13
A P Palladino not out 5 0 0 7
A Nel b Evans 4 0 0 11
Extras 3
Total All Out, 69.4 overs 207
Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-53, 3-125, 4-129, 5-180, 6-186, 7-194, 8-194, 9-201, 10-207
Bowler O M R W
Murtagh 19 6 53 1
Finn 12 1 48 0
Philander 16 3 45 3
Evans 14.4 6 35 6
Udal 8 2 23 0
Middlesex 2nd Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
A J Strauss c Gallian b Nel 12 0 2 23
B A Godleman c Foster b Middlebrook 28 0 4 98
S D Udal c Middlebrook b Nel 0 0 0 1
E T Smith c Foster b Nel 0 0 0 4
E C Joyce lbw b Palladino 9 0 2 38
E M Morgan c Wright b Middlebrook 25 0 4 42
D C Nash not out 50 0 7 87
V D Philander c Palladino b ten Doeschate 20 0 3 43
T J Murtagh c Foster b Palladino 42 0 7 57
S T Finn c Pettini b Palladino 0 0 0 2
D Evans c Gallian b Palladino 0 0 0 2
Extras 13
Total All Out, 65.5 overs 203
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-18, 3-18, 4-29, 5-79, 6-84, 7-133, 8-203, 9-203, 10-203
Bowler O M R W
Nel 20 6 38 3
Palladino 13.5 3 29 4
ten Doeschate 13 1 53 1
Wright 2 0 8 0
Middlebrook 17 2 62 2
Essex 2nd Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
J E R Gallian c Strauss b Murtagh 40 0 5 81
A N Cook lbw b Philander 31 0 5 41
V C Chopra b Evans 38 0 4 115
T W Westley c Smith b Udal 1 0 0 3
M P Pettini c Godleman b Udal 0 0 0 3
R D ten Doeschate c Finn b Udal 18 0 2 30
A P Palladino lbw b Philander 16 0 1 45
J S Foster c b Finn 16 0 1 57
J M Middlebrook not out 33 1 2 97
C J C Wright not out 71 1 12 105
Extras 33
Total 8 wkts, 95.5 overs 301
Fall of wickets: 1-70, 2-83, 3-84, 4-84, 5-118, 6-159, 7-167, 8-202
Bowler O M R W
Philander 28.5 5 75 2
Finn 10 4 26 1
Evans 13 5 46 1
Udal 30 8 80 3
Murtagh 14 2 43 1

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County Championship - Division Two

County Championship - Division Two Table - May 17 2008
Pos Team P Pts
1 Warwickshire 4 48
2 Leicestershire 4 48
3 Essex 3 45
4 Derbyshire 4 39
5 Glamorgan 3 38
6 Worcestershire 4 38
7 Gloucestershire 3 25
8 Northamptonshire 4 25
9 Middlesex 3 22

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