The match between Essex and Gloucestershire ends in a draw
The County Championship Division Two match between Gloucestershire and Essex ended in a draw, at the Country Ground Bristol in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. Most part of the second day was washed away due to rain, which didn’t allow much time to both the teams to fight for a
result.
Essex captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Foster-c1644, won the toss and put the opposition into bat. The hosts were unable to make a big impression in their first outing, as they were all-out for 255 runs.
Gloucestershire’s lower-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813 also played well. He gave a solid start to his team, scoring exactly
50 runs, but the middle-order failed miserably, failing to make most of the platform laid by Williamson.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Masters-c1333, enjoyed the conditions, picking up five wickets in the innings. He bowled consistently well with good line and length, troubling the opposition batsmen throughout.
In reply, Essex took a 66-run first innings lead, scoring 321 runs. They didn’t get much opportunity to bat on the second day of play and scored just 25 runs in 14 overs, before rain poured down.
The visitors were given a good start by star batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 innings was Adam Wheater, ending up with 69 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jon-Lewis-c1726 was the pick of the bowlers for Gloucestershire. He swung the ball both ways, causing a lot of problems for the batsmen. The seasoned campaigner ended up with a four wicket haul.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-George-Coughtrie-c85003, were sent back to the pavilion after adding just four and two runs to the total respectively.
Williamson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Gidman-c984, also offered some resistance, scoring 42 runs for his side.
However, the Gloucestershire’s middle-order players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Dent-c1241 and Lewis, saved the match with an unbeaten 101-run partnership for the ninth wicket, guiding the team’s total to 310.
Dent top scored the innings with 70 runs whereas Lewis finished with 50 runs for his team.
Masters did his best to pressurise the opposition, taking three more wickets in the match, increasing his tally to eight in the match. He didn’t get much support from the other bowlers though, which saw the game end in a draw.
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