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Essex v Glamorgan
Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 (Division 2)
VenueThe Ford County Ground, Chelmsford on 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd July 2006 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossGlamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsEssex 9 (Batting 3, Bowling 2); Glamorgan 10 (Batting 5, Bowling 1)
UmpiresDJ Constant, RA Kettleborough
ScorersAE Choat (Essex), AK Hignell (Glamorgan)
Close of play day 1Glamorgan (1) 312/5 (Powell 157*, Wallace 47*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2Essex (1) 154/4 (Irani 22*, GW Flower 53*; 67 overs)
Close of play day 3Essex (1) 452/9 (Tudor 6*; 170.3 overs)

Glamorgan first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RE Watkinsc Foster b Bichel615151- 
BB McCullumc Foster b Bichel1318262- 
DL Hempc Foster b Gough1425322- 
MJ Powellb Middlebrook20235847928- 
RN Grantb Tudor441411716- 
JEC Franklinc A Flower b Middlebrook746391- 
+MA Wallaceb Gough649913391 
*RDB Croftc sub b Tudor1426371- 
DS Harrisonb Gough64677910- 
DA Coskernot out1121322- 
AJ Harrisonb Gough32523-- 
Extras(4 b, 12 lb, 14 nb, 2 w)32
Total(all out, 139 overs)474
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Watkins), 2-24 (McCullum), 3-40 (Hemp), 4-177 (Grant), 5-208 (Franklin), 6-338 (Wallace), 7-365 (Croft), 8-444 (Powell), 9-462 (DS Harrison), 10-474 (AJ Harrison, 139 ov)
Essex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gough29   31044-6
Bichel33   8952--
Tudor22   2117211
Bopara11   32701-
Middlebrook39   10882--
GW Flower5   0270--

Essex first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
WI Jeffersonc Hemp b Franklin515161- 
ML Pettinic Hemp b Cosker29681074- 
RS Boparac Hemp b Croft37871165- 
A Flowerb Franklin31123-- 
*RC Iranic Cosker b Croft145359477171 
GW Flowerc Wallace b Croft101264269111 
+JS Fosterc Cosker b AJ Harrison649113510- 
JD Middlebrookc Croft b Grant1531312- 
AJ Bichelc McCullum b Croft25716621 
AJ Tudorc Croft b Cosker733391- 
D Goughnot out911112- 
Extras(8 b, 9 lb, 2 nb, 3 w)22
Total(all out, 173.2 overs)462
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Jefferson), 2-55 (Pettini), 3-76 (A Flower), 4-76 (Bopara), 5-257 (GW Flower), 6-380 (Foster), 7-405 (Middlebrook), 8-435 (Irani), 9-452 (Bichel), 10-462 (Tudor, 173.2 ov)
Glamorgan bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
DS Harrison22   9430--
Franklin25   7592--
AJ Harrison21   38111-
Watkins19   344011
Cosker37.21110521-
Croft45   91044--
Grant4   191--

Glamorgan second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BB McCullumc sub b Middlebrook6311212991 
+MA Wallacec sub b GW Flower721491949- 
DL Hempc Middlebrook b GW Flower21314021 
MJ Powellc Bopara b GW Flower035-- 
JEC Franklinnot out537410251 
*RDB Croftc GW Flower b A Flower2240364- 
RE Watkinsnot out74749-- 
RN Grantdid not bat      
DS Harrisondid not bat      
DA Coskerdid not bat      
AJ Harrisondid not bat      
Extras(8 b, 3 lb, 2 w)13
Total(5 wickets, declared, 76 overs)251
Fall of wickets:
1-107 (McCullum), 2-152 (Hemp), 3-157 (Powell), 4-178 (Wallace), 5-215 (Croft)
Essex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gough4   0110--
Bichel6   31301-
Tudor7   2130--
Middlebrook31   9951--
GW Flower14   3583--
Bopara7   13001-
A Flower7   2201--

Notes
--> Glamorgan score at 130 overs in the first innings was 444-8
--> Essex score at 130 overs in the first innings was 338-5
--> AJ Harrison made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AJ Harrison made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> MJ Powell (1) 100 in 154 balls, 229 minutes with 18 fours
--> MJ Powell (1) passed his previous highest score of 198 in County Championship matches
--> MJ Powell (1) 200 in 354 balls, 474 minutes with 28 fours
--> MJ Powell (1) passed his previous highest score of 200 in First-Class matches
--> RN Grant (1) passed his previous highest score of 34 in First-Class matches
--> RN Grant (1) passed his previous highest score of 34 in County Championship matches
--> RS Bopara (1) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> RC Irani (1) 100 in 269 balls, 351 minutes with 13 fours and 1 six
--> GW Flower (1) 100 in 261 balls, 263 minutes with 11 fours and 1 six
--> JEC Franklin (2) passed his previous highest score of 44 in County Championship matches
--> MA Wallace (2) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31