Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, 2004, 3rd Round
Nottinghamshire v Essex
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
29 May 2004 (50-over match)

Result: Essex won by 184 runs
Series: Essex advances to the Quarter-Finals

Toss: Nottinghamshire
Umpires: NG Cowley and MJ Harris
Man of the Match: WI Jefferson

Essex innings (50 overs maximum)                                R   M   B  4 6
WI Jefferson          c Pietersen        b Clough             126 170 125 17 0
*A Flower             c Smith            b Ealham             106 184 127 10 0
RC Irani                                 b Franks              17  18  15  3 0
ML Pettini            not out                                  18  24  16  1 0
GR Napier             c Clough           b Franks               0   2   3  0 0
+JS Foster            not out                                  18  14  14  2 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 11, w 12)                       24
Total                 (4 wickets, 50 overs)                   309

DNB: AP Grayson, JD Middlebrook, AJ Clarke, D Gough, SA Brant.

FoW: 1-248 (Jefferson), 2-269 (Flower), 3-273 (Irani),
     4-273 (Napier).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Smith                        8      1     38      0
Franks                       9      0     59      2 (5w)
Sidebottom                   8      1     34      0 (1w)
Ealham                      10      0     54      1
Clough                       9      0     59      1 (1w)
MacGill                      3      0     32      0 (2w)
Hussey                       3      0     21      0 (2w)

Nottinghamshire innings (target: 310 runs from 50 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
PJ Franks             run out                                  27  19  13  4 1
*JER Gallian          c Foster           b Napier              18  34  21  3 0
DJ Hussey             c Foster           b Napier               0   2   1  0 0
KP Pietersen          lbw                b Napier               0   1   1  0 0
RJ Warren                                b Gough                2   4   6  0 0
+CMW Read             c Jefferson        b Middlebrook         46  68  43  4 3
MA Ealham             c Foster           b Brant                8  22  22  0 0
GD Clough             lbw                b Brant                0   6   4  0 0
GJ Smith                                 b Brant                0   1   3  0 0
RJ Sidebottom         c Irani            b Brant                9  13   9  2 0
SCG MacGill           not out                                   7  13   5  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 2)                               8
Total                 (all out, 21.2 overs)                   125

FoW: 1-45 (Franks), 2-45 (Hussey), 3-45 (Pietersen),
     4-52 (Warren), 5-52 (Gallian), 6-68 (Ealham), 7-75 (Clough),
     8-75 (Smith), 9-92 (Sidebottom), 10-125 (Read).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gough                        6      0     28      1
Brant                        7      0     54      4 (2w)
Napier                       4      1     11      3
Clarke                       3      0     20      0
Middlebrook                  1.2    0      6      1

• Essex innings
• WI Jefferson 100 in 134 mins off 99 balls, 13x4
• A Flower 100 in 167 mins off 121 balls, 10x4

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Team Pages: Nottinghamshire, Essex.

Ground Page: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Essex Player Pages: WI Jefferson, A Flower, RC Irani, ML Pettini, GR Napier, JS Foster, AP Grayson, JD Middlebrook, AJ Clarke, D Gough, SA Brant.

Nottinghamshire Player Pages: PJ Franks, JER Gallian, DJ Hussey, KP Pietersen, RJ Warren, CMW Read, MA Ealham, GD Clough, GJ Smith, RJ Sidebottom, SCG MacGill.

Match Officials' Pages: NG Cowley, MJ Harris.