- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (lb 3, nb 8)TOTAL230 all out (68.2 Overs, RR: 3.36)Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Brett D'Oliveira, 12.2 ov), 2-35 (Tom Fell, 12.3 ov), 3-35 (Joe Clarke, 12.6 ov), 4-36 (Daryl Mitchell, 16.1 ov), 5-48 (Ross Whiteley, 22.4 ov), 6-142 (Ben Cox, 44.6 ov), 7-200 (George Rhodes, 59.1 ov), 8-214 (Joe Leach, 62.2 ov), 9-215 (Jack Shantry, 63.4 ov), 10-230 (Miguel Cummins, 68.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Porter 12 3 53 1 4.41 0 0 DD Masters 21.2 7 52 7 2.43 0 0 GR Napier 16 4 50 0 3.12 0 0 RS Bopara 10 1 30 0 3.00 0 3 WMH Rhodes 9 1 42 2 4.66 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras35 (b 5, lb 22, nb 4, w 4)TOTAL601/5d (138 Overs, RR: 4.35)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Nick Browne, 1.6 ov), 2-154 (Alastair Cook, 39.5 ov), 3-367 (Ravi Bopara, 95.4 ov), 4-368 (Dan Lawrence, 96.4 ov), 5-533 (Tom Westley, 128.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ML Cummins 28 3 114 0 4.07 1 0 J Leach 29 3 107 2 3.68 0 1 EG Barnard 24 2 112 1 4.66 1 1 JD Shantry 34 4 135 1 3.97 2 0 GH Rhodes 17.2 1 80 0 4.61 0 0 BL D'Oliveira 0.4 0 3 0 4.50 0 0 DKH Mitchell 5 0 23 0 4.60 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras4 (lb 4)TOTAL210 all out (57.1 Overs, RR: 3.67)Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Daryl Mitchell, 10.5 ov), 2-44 (Brett D'Oliveira, 11.3 ov), 3-76 (Joe Clarke, 19.3 ov), 4-85 (Tom Fell, 25.2 ov), 5-136 (Ross Whiteley, 38.4 ov), 6-141 (George Rhodes, 40.3 ov), 7-152 (Joe Leach, 45.6 ov), 8-178 (Ed Barnard, 51.2 ov), 9-200 (Ben Cox, 54.6 ov), 10-210 (Jack Shantry, 57.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Porter 9 1 39 0 4.33 0 0 DD Masters 18 6 61 2 3.38 0 0 GR Napier 16.1 4 59 5 3.64 0 0 WMH Rhodes 5 0 22 1 4.40 0 0 RS Bopara 4 0 12 0 3.00 0 0 T Westley 5 1 13 2 2.60 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Worcestershire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
31 August, 1,2 September 2016 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Essex 24, Worcestershire 2
Close of Play
- Wed, 31 Aug - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 111/1 (AN Cook 43*, T Westley 58*, 27 ov)
- Thu, 1 Sep - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 512/4 (T Westley 238*, RN ten Doeschate 77*, 123 ov)
- Fri, 2 Sep - day 3 - Worcestershire 2nd innings 210 (57.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKent feel shockwaves of thumping Essex win
Kent were level with Essex at the top of Division Two for a few heady hours before a thumping innings win for Essex against Worcestershire reasserted the superiority of the long-time leaders
Westley's best leaves Worcestershire no place to hide
Tom Westley finished the day unbeaten on 238, his highest first-class score, to put Essex in total command at Chelmsford
Masters' seven banishes the pessimists
David Masters proved there is life in the old dog yet with seven wickets to strengthen Essex's hold at the top of Division Two