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Leicestershire

  • 107 All out (47.1 Overs)
  • 154/9 (45.3 Overs)
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Essex

  • 335 All out (94.0 Overs)
Essex won by an innings and 74 runs.

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  • County Championship - Division Two
  • League
  • 27th Aug 2008

  • Match summary:

  • Essex won by an innings and 74 runs.
Leicestershire 1st Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
M A G Boyce b Masters 1 0 0 7
G P Smith c Foster b Napier 1 0 0 3
P A Nixon c Chopra b Masters 2 0 0 30
H D Ackerman not out 55 0 7 125
J J Cobb b ten Doeschate 5 0 1 29
J Allenby c Phillips b ten Doeschate 2 0 0 13
J W A Taylor lbw b ten Doeschate 0 0 0 4
D du Preez c Gallian b Masters 7 0 1 12
C W Henderson b Masters 5 0 1 19
M N Malik c Foster b Masters 9 0 0 23
S Cliff c Foster b ten Doeschate 8 0 1 19
Extras 6
Total All Out, 47.1 overs 107
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-2, 3-17, 4-39, 5-45, 6-47, 7-59, 8-73, 9-94, 10-107
Bowler O M R W
Masters 17 5 35 5
Napier 16 5 40 1
ten Doeschate 7.1 1 16 4
Wright 7 2 11 0
Essex 1st Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
V C Chopra lbw b Cliff 10 0 1 46
J E R Gallian c Nixon b Malik 6 0 1 20
T W Westley c Nixon b Malik 0 0 0 5
M P Pettini c Cobb b du Preez 58 0 9 66
J S Foster not out 132 0 16 219
J C Mickleburgh lbw b Henderson 60 2 6 102
R D ten Doeschate c Nixon b Henderson 11 1 1 24
G N Napier c Allenby b Henderson 12 0 2 30
T P Phillips c Taylor b Henderson 16 0 1 36
C J C Wright lbw b Cliff 0 0 0 13
D D Masters lbw b Henderson 0 0 0 3
Extras 26
Total All Out, 94 overs 335
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-18, 3-34, 4-100, 5-228, 6-256, 7-278, 8-327, 9-334, 10-335
Bowler O M R W
Malik 22 4 84 2
du Preez 21 2 71 1
Cliff 18 3 71 2
Allenby 18 2 45 0
Henderson 15 5 39 5
Leicestershire 2nd Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
G P Smith c Foster b Wright 21 0 3 72
J W A Taylor b Masters 2 0 0 13
P A Nixon lbw b Masters 20 0 4 24
H D Ackerman c Foster b Wright 0 0 0 3
J J Cobb c Gallian b Wright 0 0 0 3
J Allenby c Foster b ten Doeschate 11 0 1 35
D du Preez c ten Doeschate b Wright 0 0 0 3
C W Henderson not out 50 0 9 54
M N Malik c Chopra b Wright 41 1 5 58
S Cliff b Wright 1 0 0 8
Extras 8
Total 9 wkts, 45.3 overs 154
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-29, 3-30, 4-30, 5-51, 6-51, 7-59, 8-146, 9-154
Bowler O M R W
Masters 12 5 28 2
Napier 9 2 43 0
Wright 10.3 3 22 6
ten Doeschate 9 2 32 1
Phillips 5 1 21 0

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County Championship - Division Two

County Championship - Division Two Table - September 21 2008
Pos Team P Pts
1 Worcestershire 16 196
2 Warwickshire 15 193
3 Northamptonshire 15 165
4 Derbyshire 15 164
5 Essex 15 159
6 Middlesex 15 153
7 Glamorgan 15 133
8 Leicestershire 15 132
9 Gloucestershire 15 115

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