National League Division One, 2004
Lancashire v Essex
Old Trafford, Manchester
18 July 2004 (45-over match)

Result: Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Points: Lancashire 4, Essex 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: NG Cowley and MJ Kitchen

Essex innings (45 overs maximum)                                R   M   B  4 6
A Flower                                 b Anderson             0   2   5  0 0
*RC Irani             not out                                 102 151 130  8 3
GR Napier             c Haynes           b Chapple              1   9   8  0 0
RS Bopara             c Haynes           b Chapple              3   8   9  0 0
AP Grayson            c Chapple          b Mongia              28  72  65  0 0
ML Pettini            c Chapple          b Keedy               27  30  34  1 0
JD Middlebrook                           b Hooper               2   4   6  0 0
AR Adams                                 b Anderson            11  12  12  1 0
+JS Foster            not out                                   1       1  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 3, w 6)                         10
Total                 (7 wickets, 45 overs)                   185

DNB: D Gough, SA Brant.

FoW: 1-0 (Flower), 2-7 (Napier), 3-13 (Bopara), 4-89 (Grayson),
     5-137 (Pettini), 6-152 (Middlebrook), 7-181 (Adams).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Anderson                     7      1     31      2 (2w)
Chapple                      7      1     32      2 (1w)
Cork                         4      0     18      0 (2w)
Keedy                        9      1     37      1 (1w)
Mongia                       9      0     33      1
Hooper                       9      0     30      1

Lancashire innings (target: 186 runs from 45 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
MB Loye               lbw                b Brant               15  20  20  3 0
IJ Sutcliffe          c Foster           b Adams               26  55  42  4 0
MJ Chilton            not out                                  59 122  99  6 0
D Mongia              lbw                b Napier               9  10   6  1 0
*CL Hooper            not out                                  50  74  67  3 1
Extras                (lb 9, w 14, nb 4)                       27
Total                 (3 wickets, 38.4 overs)                 186

DNB: CP Schofield, G Chapple, +JJ Haynes, DG Cork, G Keedy,
     JM Anderson.

FoW: 1-22 (Loye), 2-56 (Sutcliffe), 3-72 (Mongia).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gough                        7      0     27      0 (1w)
Brant                        8      0     37      1 (2w)
Adams                        7      0     38      1 (1nb, 3w)
Napier                       6      0     21      1 (1nb)
Middlebrook                  3.4    0     21      0 (1w)
Grayson                      7      0     33      0 (2w)

• Essex innings
• RC Irani 100 in 146 mins off 129 balls, 8x4, 3x6

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Team Pages: Lancashire, Essex.

Ground Page: Old Trafford, Manchester

Essex Player Pages: A Flower, RC Irani, GR Napier, RS Bopara, AP Grayson, ML Pettini, JD Middlebrook, AR Adams, JS Foster, D Gough, SA Brant.

Lancashire Player Pages: MB Loye, IJ Sutcliffe, MJ Chilton, D Mongia, CL Hooper, CP Schofield, G Chapple, JJ Haynes, DG Cork, G Keedy, JM Anderson.

Match Officials' Pages: NG Cowley, MJ Kitchen.