Essex v Bedfordshire
ECB 50+ County Championship – Quarter-Final
Broxbourne CC, Sunday 14 August
Team News:
Essex: Giles Ecclestone, Stuart Felstead, Charlie Knightley (wk), Mel Hussain (c), Richard Wilson, Jason Green, Zafir Nazir, Chirag Desai, Mo Fayyaz, Tim Smith, Ian Fairall.
Bedfordshire: Ian Horton, Steve Litchfield, Andy Milne, Naeem Khan, Kevin Wright, James Gear, Phil Gurney (c & wk), Lee Selfe, Zardad Khan, Simon Avis, Mohammad Irshad.
Match Details:
Umpires: Geoff Blackmore & Bob Baxter
Toss: Bedfordshire won and elected to bat
Result: Essex won by 7 wickets – Bedfordshire 207-6 (45.0 overs), Essex 208-3 (41.1 overs)
Scorecard: View Here
Match Report:
Essex Over 50s reached the semi-final stages of the ECB 50+ County Championship following a comfortable seven-wicket victory over their Bedfordshire counterparts at Broxbourne Cricket Club.
Essex’s success was highlighted by Giles Ecclestone, who score a quite brilliant 121 off 123 balls, helping the hosts chase down Bedfordshire’s competitive 207/6.
Earlier, Ian Horton scored 66, Steve Litchfield 53 and Naeem Khan 46 for the visitors. Mel Hussain returned figures of 2/25 from five overs for the home side, while Chirag Desai took 2/31 from nine overs.
Wicket-keeper batter, Charlie Knightley contributed a useful 31 to Essex’s victory, while skipper, Mel Hussain was unbeaten on 26 at the conclusion.
