f54018 cc21002	Essex v Northamptonshire
	LV County Championship 2012 (Division 2)
Venue	The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th April 2012 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 3; Northamptonshire 5 (Bowling 2)
Umpires	NGC Cowley, SC Gale
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), AC Kingston (Northamptonshire)
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 54/6 (Pettini 16*, Foster 8*; 27 overs)
Close of play day 3	No play

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BA Godleman	b Brooks	9	24	32	-	-
AN Petersen	c Sales b Vaas	6	19	26	1	-
T Westley	lbw b Brooks	0	4	8	-	-
RS Bopara	b Brooks	6	19	26	1	-
AJA Wheater	lbw b Brooks	0	10	15	-	-
ML Pettini	not out	16	49	63	1	-
GM Smith	b Willey	5	11	19	-	-
*+JS Foster	not out	8	26	34	1	-
DD Masters	did not bat
TS Mills	did not bat
CM Willoughby	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(6 wickets, 27 overs)	54
Fall of wickets:
1-15 (Petersen, 6.3 ov), 2-15 (Godleman, 7.4 ov), 3-16 (Westley, 7.6 ov), 4-16 (Wheater, 11.4 ov), 5-25 (Bopara, 13.3 ov), 6-40 (Smith, 18.1 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Vaas	8	3	12	1	-	-
Brooks	9	3	22	4	-	-
Willey	5	1	14	1	-	-
Daggett	5	4	2	0	-	-

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SD Peters	did not bat
RI Newton	did not bat
KJ Coetzer	did not bat
*DJG Sales	did not bat
AG Wakely	did not bat
DJ Willey	did not bat
+NJ O'Brien	did not bat
JD Middlebrook	did not bat
WPUJC Vaas	did not bat
JA Brooks	did not bat
LM Daggett	did not bat

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 23.4 overs
--> CM Willoughby made his debut for Essex in County Championship matches
--> JA Brooks reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed RS Bopara, his 4th wicket in the Essex first innings

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