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Derbyshire v Essex
Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 (Division 2)
VenueCounty Ground, Derby on 20th, 21st, 22nd June 2006 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossDerbyshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultEssex won by 8 wickets
PointsDerbyshire 6 (Batting 3, Bowling 3); Essex 21 (Batting 4, Bowling 3)
UmpiresRJ Bailey, MJ Harris
ScorersJM Brown (Derbyshire), AE Choat (Essex)
Close of play day 1Derbyshire (1) 295/8 (Birt 121*, Gray 8*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2Essex (1) 271/4 (Flower 83*, Foster 13*; 93 overs)

Derbyshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MJ Di Venutoc Middlebrook b Bopara48638481 
SD Stubbingsc Foster b Tudor23851323- 
Hasan Adnanlbw b Tudor2158671- 
TR Birtc Bopara b Bichel130198256172 
AG Bothac Flower b Middlebrook268-- 
*G Welchb Tudor234-- 
MA Sheikhrun out371291312- 
+DJ Pipec Foster b Tudor021-- 
GG Waggc Irani b Bopara518241- 
AKD Graylbw b Bichel1233472- 
PS Jonesnot out4541- 
Extras(4 b, 8 lb, 10 nb, 6 w)28
Total(all out, 99.1 overs)312
Fall of wickets:
1-65 (Di Venuto), 2-100 (Stubbings), 3-129 (Hasan Adnan), 4-134 (Botha), 5-141 (Welch), 6-235 (Sheikh), 7-235 (Pipe), 8-266 (Wagg), 9-307 (Gray), 10-312 (Birt, 99.1 ov)
Essex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gough14   2570-2
Tudor22   6764--
Bopara10   336212
Bichel17.15542-1
Phillips8   02201-
Middlebrook28   9551--

Essex first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
V Choprac Di Venuto b Sheikh651611994- 
ML Pettinic Pipe b Wagg30871272- 
RS Boparac Di Venuto b Welch501261615- 
A Flowerlbw b Jones8412917511- 
*RC Iranic Pipe b Gray83837-- 
+JS Fosterb Wagg1945712- 
JD Middlebrookc Birt b Wagg3135456- 
AJ Bichelc Pipe b Jones3555836- 
TJ Phillipsc Pipe b Welch1127332- 
AJ Tudorc Botha b Jones2625344- 
D Goughnot out138-- 
Extras(3 b, 12 lb, 10 nb, 1 w)26
Total(all out, 121 overs)386
Fall of wickets:
1-92 (Pettini), 2-123 (Chopra), 3-223 (Bopara), 4-252 (Irani), 5-272 (Flower), 6-298 (Foster), 7-313 (Middlebrook), 8-335 (Phillips), 9-375 (Bichel), 10-386 (Tudor, 121 ov)
Derbyshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Jones22   21203--
Wagg26   4743-3
Welch26   858211
Sheikh25   6501-1
Botha10   2320--
Gray12   4371--

Derbyshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SD Stubbingsc Foster b Bichel481071598- 
MJ Di Venutoc Flower b Bichel11113-- 
Hasan Adnanc Tudor b Gough31612-- 
TR Birtb Bichel31514-- 
AG Bothalbw b Bichel2813-- 
*G Welchlbw b Bichel21518-- 
MA Sheikhc Middlebrook b Phillips461171436- 
+DJ Pipelbw b Bichel011-- 
GG Waggb Middlebrook137-- 
AKD Grayc Foster b Gough2933406- 
PS Jonesnot out51191- 
Extras(8 b, 10 lb, 4 nb)22
Total(all out, 55.3 overs)162
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Di Venuto), 2-7 (Hasan Adnan), 3-12 (Birt), 4-14 (Botha), 5-20 (Welch), 6-92 (Stubbings), 7-92 (Pipe), 8-97 (Wagg), 9-152 (Gray), 10-162 (Sheikh, 55.3 ov)
Essex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gough15   6332-1
Bichel17   5386-1
Middlebrook12   5231--
Tudor6   0270--
Phillips5.31231--

Essex second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
V Chopralbw b Gray3965606- 
ML Pettinic Di Venuto b Botha40335341 
RS Boparanot out67121- 
A Flowernot out6951- 
*RC Iranidid not bat      
+JS Fosterdid not bat      
TJ Phillipsdid not bat      
AJ Tudordid not bat      
AJ Bicheldid not bat      
JD Middlebrookdid not bat      
D Goughdid not bat      
Extras(1 w)1
Total(2 wickets, 19 overs)92
Fall of wickets:
1-78 (Pettini), 2-82 (Chopra)
Derbyshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Jones6   02401-
Wagg3   1170--
Gray6   0271--
Botha4   0241--

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> MA Sheikh made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MA Sheikh made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> TR Birt (1) 100 in 172 balls, 197 minutes with 13 fours and 2 sixes
--> AKD Gray (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> GG Wagg made his debut for Derbyshire in County Championship matches
--> GG Wagg made his debut for Derbyshire in First-Class matches
--> AJ Bichel made his debut for Essex in County Championship matches
--> AJ Bichel made his debut for Essex in First-Class matches
--> AJ Bichel reached 650 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed TR Birt, his 2nd wicket in the Derbyshire first innings
--> AJ Bichel reached 150 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed AKD Gray, his 1st wicket in the Derbyshire first innings