f54948 cc21237	Essex v Worcestershire
	LV County Championship 2013 (Division 2)
Venue	The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford on 3rd, 4th, 5th September 2013 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 8 wickets
Points	Essex 23 (Batting 4, Bowling 3); Worcestershire 3 (Bowling 3)
Umpires	MJD Bodenham, P Willey
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), DE Pugh (Worcestershire)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 199/4 (ten Doeschate 16, Foakes 11; 48 overs)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (2) 163/3 (Pardoe 74, Lucas 0; 56 overs)

Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DKH Mitchell	c Browne b Masters	2	12	10	-	-
MG Pardoe	c Shah b Topley	7	36	58	1	-
MM Ali	c Topley b Napier	6	20	25	1	-
TC Fell	lbw b Topley	15	46	51	1	-
J Leach	c ten Doeschate b Topley	24	48	68	3	-
RA Whiteley	c Foster b Topley	14	60	81	2	-
+MA Johnson	b Masters	0	13	19	-	-
SH Choudhry	b Topley	1	4	4	-	-
JD Shantry	c Foakes b Topley	0	6	8	-	-
DS Lucas	c Napier b Masters	11	18	23	2	-
A Richardson	not out	8	12	13	2	-
Extras	(10 lb, 4 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 45.3 overs)	102
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Mitchell, 2.6 ov), 2-17 (Ali, 9.2 ov), 3-31 (Pardoe, 14.4 ov), 4-52 (Fell, 22.1 ov), 5-73 (Leach, 32.1 ov), 6-80 (Johnson, 37.2 ov), 7-81 (Choudhry, 38.1 ov), 8-81 (Shantry, 40.1 ov), 9-86 (Whiteley, 42.1 ov), 10-102 (Lucas, 45.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Masters	17.3	7	33	3	-	1
Topley	18	8	29	6	-	1
Napier	8	1	26	1	-	-
Panesar	2	1	4	0	-	-

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JC Mickleburgh	c Mitchell b Ali	65	108	130	11	-
NLJ Browne	b Richardson	0	6	9	-	-
GM Smith	c Richardson b Ali	94	119	144	12	-
OA Shah	lbw b Richardson	4	8	10	1	-
RN ten Doeschate	c Johnson b Shantry	21	36	45	1	1
BT Foakes	b Richardson	71	125	148	9	-
*+JS Foster	c Johnson b Lucas	9	31	41	-	-
GR Napier	not out	64	83	96	9	1
DD Masters	c Leach b Richardson	11	18	19	2	-
MS Panesar	b Shantry	1	2	2	-	-
RJW Topley	lbw b Shantry	0	1	1	-	-
Extras	(8 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)	11
Total	(all out, 89.2 overs)	351
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Browne, 2.2 ov), 2-159 (Mickleburgh, 35.4 ov), 3-170 (Shah, 38.4 ov), 4-172 (Smith, 41.2 ov), 5-209 (ten Doeschate, 51.5 ov), 6-238 (Foster, 62.6 ov), 7-330 (Foakes, 84.2 ov), 8-350 (Masters, 88.5 ov), 9-351 (Panesar, 89.1 ov), 10-351 (Topley, 89.2 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Richardson	26	5	92	4	-	-
Shantry	22.2	6	76	3	-	-
Lucas	13	3	60	1	1	1
Ali	16	3	45	2	-	-
Leach	4	0	28	0	-	-
Choudhry	8	1	42	0	-	-

Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DKH Mitchell	c Shah b Panesar	62	123	142	8	-
MG Pardoe	c Mickleburgh b ten Doeschate	88	188	242	12	-
MM Ali	c Shah b Panesar	21	27	29	3	1
TC Fell	lbw b Smith	2	16	19	-	-
DS Lucas	lbw b Topley	0	12	10	-	-
J Leach	c Foster b Topley	4	3	4	1	-
RA Whiteley	c Foster b Topley	38	89	109	7	-
+MA Johnson	c ten Doeschate b Topley	3	7	7	-	-
SH Choudhry	c Foster b Masters	34	59	66	7	-
JD Shantry	c Foster b Topley	12	14	18	1	-
A Richardson	not out	14	11	17	2	-
Extras	(6 b, 12 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)	21
Total	(all out, 91.2 overs)	299
Fall of wickets:
1-113 (Mitchell, 39.3 ov), 2-147 (Ali, 47.4 ov), 3-162 (Fell, 54.2 ov), 4-169 (Lucas, 57.2 ov), 5-173 (Leach, 57.5 ov), 6-200 (Pardoe, 66.2 ov), 7-203 (Johnson, 67.4 ov), 8-270 (Choudhry, 86.6 ov), 9-270 (Whiteley, 87.1 ov), 10-299 (Shantry, 91.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Masters	22	5	70	1	-	1
Topley	19.2	7	56	5	-	-
Napier	11	2	39	0	-	-
Panesar	26	5	74	2	-	-
Smith	7	1	20	1	-	-
ten Doeschate	6	2	22	1	1	-

Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JC Mickleburgh	c Ali b Choudhry	28	44	50	5	-
NLJ Browne	not out	22	53	58	4	-
GM Smith	c Ali b Choudhry	2	10	6	-	-
OA Shah	not out	0	2	2	-	-
RN ten Doeschate	did not bat
BT Foakes	did not bat
*+JS Foster	did not bat
GR Napier	did not bat
DD Masters	did not bat
MS Panesar	did not bat
RJW Topley	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(2 wickets, 18.1 overs)	53
Fall of wickets:
1-45 (Mickleburgh, 15.4 ov), 2-49 (Smith, 17.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Richardson	4	2	12	0	-	-
Shantry	5	0	12	0	-	-
Ali	5.1	1	21	0	-	-
Choudhry	4	1	7	2	-	-

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Worcestershire first innings: 50 in 20.2 overs
--> Worcestershire first innings: 100 in 45.1 overs
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 13.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 22.5 overs
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 31.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 48.2 overs
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 64.5 overs
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 77.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 88.1 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 50 in 24 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 100 in 36.2 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 150 in 48.5 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 200 in 66.1 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 250 in 83.1 overs
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 18.1 overs
--> MA Johnson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MA Johnson made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> DS Lucas made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> DS Lucas made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JC Mickleburgh (1) 50 in 81 balls with 10 fours
--> GM Smith (1) 50 in 65 balls with 7 fours
--> GM Smith (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> BT Foakes (1) 50 in 88 balls with 7 fours
--> GR Napier (1) 50 in 70 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> DKH Mitchell (2) 50 in 108 balls with 6 fours
--> DKH Mitchell (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 61
--> MG Pardoe (2) 50 in 120 balls with 7 fours
--> RJW Topley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed RA Whiteley in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 5-46)
--> RJW Topley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches when he dismissed RA Whiteley in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 5-46)