National League Division Two, 2000
Warwickshire v Essex
Edgbaston, Birmingham
25 June 2000 (45-over match)

Result: Essex won by 24 runs
Points: Essex 4, Warwickshire 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: B Leadbeater and P Willey

Essex innings (45 overs maximum)                                R   M   B  4 6
SG Law                c Knight           b Sheikh              14  52  36  1 0
DDJ Robinson                             b Giles               31  74  78  4 0
*RC Irani                                b Sheikh              14  41  38  1 0
SD Peters             c Penney           b Smith               39  52  60  4 0
AP Grayson            not out                                  41  53  42  4 0
DR Law                c Giddins          b Brown                9   9   9  0 0
GR Napier             c Ostler           b Welch                4   4   4  0 0
AP Cowan              lbw                b Brown                2   5   3  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 5, w 2)                          9
Total                 (7 wickets, 45 overs)                   163

DNB: +BJ Hyam, TJ Mason, MC Ilott.

FoW: 1-41 (SG Law), 2-61 (Robinson), 3-77 (Irani),
     4-130 (Peters), 5-146 (DR Law), 6-153 (Napier),
     7-163 (Cowan).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Giddins                      9      1     21      0 (1w)
Welch                        9      1     39      1 (1w)
Sheikh                       9      1     24      2
Giles                        9      1     22      1
Smith                        4      0     23      1
Brown                        5      0     27      2

Warwickshire innings (target: 164 runs from 45 overs)           R   M   B  4 6
NV Knight             c Napier           b Mason               42  59  51  7 0
G Welch                              c & b Ilott                0  13  16  0 0
DP Ostler             c Grayson          b Ilott               18  36  21  3 0
MA Sheikh             lbw                b Grayson             18  35  37  1 0
TL Penney                                b Cowan               28  82  62  1 0
DL Hemp                                  b Grayson              1   3   6  0 0
DR Brown              lbw                b Grayson              8   6  12  1 0
AF Giles                                 b DR Law              10  28  29  0 0
*NMK Smith                               b DR Law               4   7   7  0 0
+KJ Piper             not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
ESH Giddins           lbw                b Cowan                0   0   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 9, w 1)                              10
Total                 (all out, 40.2 overs)                   139

FoW: 1-8 (Welch), 2-61 (Ostler), 3-66 (Knight), 4-100 (Sheikh),
     5-102 (Hemp), 6-110 (Brown), 7-133 (Giles), 8-139 (Smith),
     9-139 (Penney), 10-139 (Giddins).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Irani                        7      1     19      0
Ilott                        7      0     35      2 (1w)
Cowan                        6.2    0     24      2
Mason                        9      0     27      1
Grayson                      9      0     21      3
DR Law                       2      0      4      2

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Team Pages: Warwickshire, Essex.

Ground Page: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Essex Player Pages: SG Law, DDJ Robinson, RC Irani, SD Peters, AP Grayson, DR Law, GR Napier, AP Cowan, BJ Hyam, TJ Mason, MC Ilott.

Warwickshire Player Pages: NV Knight, G Welch, DP Ostler, MA Sheikh, TL Penney, DL Hemp, DR Brown, AF Giles, NMK Smith, KJ Piper, ESH Giddins.

Match Officials' Pages: B Leadbeater, P Willey.