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National Cricket League Division One, 2003
Gloucestershire v Essex
The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
7 September 2003 (45-over match)

Result: Gloucestershire won by 5 runs
Points: Gloucestershire 4, Essex 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: NJ Llong and NA Mallender

Gloucestershire innings (45 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
*CM Spearman                             b Dakin                3   4   3  0 0
WPC Weston            c Foster           b Napier              16  60  35  2 0
IJ Harvey                            c & b Napier              43  27  23  7 1
APR Gidman                               b Napier               8   6   8  1 0
JN Rhodes             c Middlebrook      b Dakin               38  47  40  5 0
MGN Windows           not out                                  83 105  95  8 0
MA Hardinges          st Foster          b Middlebrook          3  13  16  0 0
+RC Russell                              b Mohammad Akram      26  50  47  1 0
MCJ Ball              not out                                   4   8   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 1, nb 2)                         8
Total                 (7 wickets, 45 overs)                   232

DNB: JMM Averis, J Lewis.

FoW: 1-3 (Spearman), 2-56 (Harvey), 3-65 (Gidman), 4-86 (Weston),
     5-125 (Rhodes), 6-133 (Hardinges), 7-207 (Russell).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mohammad Akram               9      0     50      1 (1w)
Dakin                        9      1     41      2
Napier                       9      1     40      3 (1nb)
Clarke                       9      0     67      0
Middlebrook                  9      1     29      1

Essex innings (target: 233 runs from 45 overs)                  R   M   B  4 6
WI Jefferson                             b Harvey              17  48  38  2 0
A Flower              c Rhodes           b Ball                90 152 112 10 0
*RC Irani             c Windows          b Ball                61  84  74  5 1
ML Pettini            lbw                b Averis              12  28  17  0 0
JM Dakin                                 b Harvey               3   6   7  0 0
+JS Foster                               b Averis               7  14   7  0 0
GR Napier                                b Harvey              13   5   7  0 1
JD Middlebrook                           b Harvey               7  13   6  1 0
RS Bopara             lbw                b Harvey               1   3   3  0 0
Mohammad Akram        run out                                   0   1   1  0 0
AJ Clarke             not out                                   1   2   1  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 4, w 3, nb 6)                   15
Total                 (all out, 45 overs)                     227

FoW: 1-53 (Jefferson), 2-168 (Irani), 3-187 (Flower),
     4-193 (Dakin), 5-195 (Pettini), 6-214 (Napier),
     7-222 (Foster), 8-226 (Bopara), 9-226 (Mohammad Akram),
     10-227 (Middlebrook).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lewis                        9      0     43      0 (1nb, 1w)
Averis                       9      0     57      2 (1nb, 1w)
Harvey                       9      0     38      5 (1nb)
Hardinges                    4      0     22      0
Ball                         9      0     43      2 (1w)
Gidman                       5      0     18      0

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Team Pages: Gloucestershire, Essex.

Ground Page: The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire Player Pages: CM Spearman, WPC Weston, IJ Harvey, APR Gidman, JN Rhodes, MGN Windows, MA Hardinges, RC Russell, MCJ Ball, JMM Averis, J Lewis.

Essex Player Pages: WI Jefferson, A Flower, RC Irani, ML Pettini, JM Dakin, JS Foster, GR Napier, JD Middlebrook, RS Bopara, Mohammad Akram, AJ Clarke.

Match Officials' Pages: NJ Llong, NA Mallender.