Match summary
Essex played Leicestershire in the LV= County Championship 2015 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 31 May 2015 to 3 Jun 2015. Leicestershire won by 6 wickets.
Leicestershire won the toss and chose to field first. Essex made 166 in 61.3 overs, Leicestershire made 280 in 84.5 overs, Essex made 276 in 94.2 overs, Leicestershire made 163/4 in 44.3 overs.
AJ Robson top-scored with 191 runs in the match; BA Raine took 8/107 in the match.
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne c AP Agathangelou b CJ McKay |
c AP Agathangelou b CJ McKay | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| JC Mickleburgh b BA Raine |
b BA Raine | 16 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| T Westley lbw b BA Raine |
lbw b BA Raine | 27 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 60.00 |
| RS Bopara c LJ Hill b CJ McKay |
c LJ Hill b CJ McKay | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| JD Ryder c EJH Eckersley b BA Raine |
c EJH Eckersley b BA Raine | 38 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 57.58 |
| RN ten Doeschate c LJ Hill b BA Raine |
c LJ Hill b BA Raine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JS Foster lbw b BA Raine |
lbw b BA Raine | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| GR Napier c AP Agathangelou b CE Shreck |
c AP Agathangelou b CE Shreck | 29 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 69.05 |
| MET Salisbury c TJ Wells b JKH Naik |
c TJ Wells b JKH Naik | 24 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 40.68 |
| ASS Nijjar not out |
not out | 9 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 15.52 |
| JA Porter lbw b JKH Naik |
lbw b JKH Naik | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 2) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 61.3 Ov (RR: 2.70) | 166/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (NLJ Browne, 0.5 ov), 2-45 (T Westley, 13.6 ov), 3-46 (JC Mickleburgh, 15.3 ov), 4-58 (RS Bopara, 20.6 ov), 5-59 (RN ten Doeschate, 21.5 ov), 6-67 (JS Foster, 25.2 ov), 7-121 (GR Napier, 37.5 ov), 8-125 (JD Ryder, 40.4 ov), 9-152 (MET Salisbury, 55.4 ov), 10-166 (JA Porter, 61.3 ov)
Leicestershire Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAG Boyce c JD Ryder b JA Porter |
c JD Ryder b JA Porter | 21 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 37.50 |
| AJ Robson c NLJ Browne b JD Ryder |
c NLJ Browne b JD Ryder | 120 | 237 | 15 | 0 | 50.63 |
| EJH Eckersley b JD Ryder |
b JD Ryder | 18 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 41.86 |
| MJ Cosgrove lbw b JA Porter |
lbw b JA Porter | 24 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 60.00 |
| AP Agathangelou c JD Ryder b GR Napier |
c JD Ryder b GR Napier | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 |
| LJ Hill c RS Bopara b GR Napier |
c RS Bopara b GR Napier | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| BA Raine c NLJ Browne b GR Napier |
c NLJ Browne b GR Napier | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| TJ Wells c T Westley b ASS Nijjar |
c T Westley b ASS Nijjar | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.87 |
| CJ McKay b RS Bopara |
b RS Bopara | 45 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 76.27 |
| JKH Naik not out |
not out | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| CE Shreck c JS Foster b JA Porter |
c JS Foster b JA Porter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 17, w 0, nb 12) | 29 | ||||
| Total | 84.5 Ov (RR: 3.30) | 280/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (MAG Boyce, 18.3 ov), 2-91 (EJH Eckersley, 29.6 ov), 3-130 (MJ Cosgrove, 42.3 ov), 4-156 (AP Agathangelou, 50.2 ov), 5-160 (LJ Hill, 52.1 ov), 6-170 (BA Raine, 56.4 ov), 7-200 (TJ Wells, 64.5 ov), 8-274 (CJ McKay, 81.3 ov), 9-279 (AJ Robson, 83.6 ov), 10-280 (CE Shreck, 84.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 18.5 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 3.66 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JD Ryder | 22 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 1.91 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GR Napier | 19 | 4 | 62 | 3 | 3.26 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MET Salisbury | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.00 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ASS Nijjar | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RN ten Doeschate | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RS Bopara | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne c MAG Boyce b CJ McKay |
c MAG Boyce b CJ McKay | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| JC Mickleburgh b BA Raine |
b BA Raine | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| T Westley lbw b BA Raine |
lbw b BA Raine | 97 | 232 | 12 | 0 | 41.81 |
| RS Bopara lbw b CJ McKay |
lbw b CJ McKay | 19 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 23.75 |
| JD Ryder b CE Shreck |
b CE Shreck | 20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 90.91 |
| RN ten Doeschate c AP Agathangelou b CE Shreck |
c AP Agathangelou b CE Shreck | 77 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 76.24 |
| JS Foster c AP Agathangelou b CE Shreck |
c AP Agathangelou b CE Shreck | 22 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 36.07 |
| GR Napier lbw b BA Raine |
lbw b BA Raine | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| MET Salisbury c LJ Hill b CE Shreck |
c LJ Hill b CE Shreck | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| ASS Nijjar not out |
not out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| JA Porter c & b CE Shreck |
c & b CE Shreck | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 17, w 1, nb 2) | 22 | ||||
| Total | 94.2 Ov (RR: 2.93) | 276/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (NLJ Browne, 4.4 ov), 2-16 (JC Mickleburgh, 5.6 ov), 3-62 (RS Bopara, 32.5 ov), 4-92 (JD Ryder, 40.2 ov), 5-220 (RN ten Doeschate, 72.3 ov), 6-256 (T Westley, 85.6 ov), 7-266 (JS Foster, 88.4 ov), 8-272 (GR Napier, 91.2 ov), 9-272 (MET Salisbury, 92.2 ov), 10-276 (JA Porter, 94.2 ov)
Leicestershire Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Robson c JS Foster b JA Porter |
c JS Foster b JA Porter | 71 | 125 | 10 | 0 | 56.80 |
| MAG Boyce c NLJ Browne b JD Ryder |
c NLJ Browne b JD Ryder | 24 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 39.34 |
| EJH Eckersley b JA Porter |
b JA Porter | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| MJ Cosgrove b JA Porter |
b JA Porter | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| AP Agathangelou not out |
not out | 42 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 102.44 |
| LJ Hill not out |
not out | 18 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 81.82 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 0, nb 0) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 44.3 Ov (RR: 3.66) | 163/4 | ||||
Did not bat: BA Raine, CJ McKay, JKH Naik, TJ Wells, CE Shreck
Fall of wickets: 1-87 (MAG Boyce, 26.2 ov), 2-96 (EJH Eckersley, 29.6 ov), 3-100 (MJ Cosgrove, 31.4 ov), 4-117 (AJ Robson, 37.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD Ryder | 21 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 2.67 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Porter | 10 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 3.80 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Napier | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4.10 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASS Nijjar | 3.3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7.14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- LV= County Championship 2015
- Venue
- County Ground, Chelmsford
- Date
- 31 May 2015 to 3 Jun 2015
- Toss
- Leicestershire, elected to field first
- Result
- Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2015
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Essex vs Leicestershire match on 31 May 2015?
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets.
Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Leicestershire?
AJ Robson (Leicestershire) with 191 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Leicestershire?
BA Raine, with 8/107.
Who won the toss in Essex vs Leicestershire?
Leicestershire, who chose to field first.
Where was Essex vs Leicestershire played?
At County Ground, Chelmsford.