Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Miles Hammond	c †Cox b Leach	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
Chris Dent (c)	c †Cox b Leach	58	121	162	7	0	47.93
Gareth Roderick	c Ferguson b Pennington	40	81	96	6	0	49.38
James Bracey †	c Wessels b Leach	8	21	31	1	0	38.09
Tom Smith	c Barnard b Leach	83	220	276	7	0	37.72
Ryan Higgins	c †Cox b D'Oliveira	76	59	94	13	0	128.81
Jack Taylor	c Parnell b D'Oliveira	10	29	27	1	0	34.48
Benny Howell	c Barnard b Parnell	36	35	61	4	0	102.85
David Payne	b Leach	8	27	33	1	0	29.62
Ethan Bamber	c †Cox b Leach	3	21	16	0	0	14.28
Matt Taylor	not out	4	10	9	0	0	40.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, nb 16, w 5)	28
Total	103.2 Ov (RR: 3.42)	354
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Miles Hammond, 0.4 ov), 2-70 (Gareth Roderick, 24.4 ov), 3-92 (James Bracey, 32.2 ov), 4-125 (Chris Dent, 40.3 ov), 5-253 (Ryan Higgins, 65.4 ov), 6-271 (Jack Taylor, 73.6 ov), 7-329 (Benny Howell, 89.3 ov), 8-345 (David Payne, 97.3 ov), 9-349 (Ethan Bamber, 101.1 ov), 10-354 (Tom Smith, 103.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Joe Leach	24.2	4	79	6	3.24	107	9	0	0	1
0.4 to MAH Hammond, . 0/1 32.2 to JR Bracey, . 92/3 40.3 to CDJ Dent, . 125/4 97.3 to DA Payne, . 345/8 101.1 to ER Bamber, . 349/9 103.2 to TMJ Smith, . 354/10
Dillon Pennington	21	5	55	1	2.61	97	6	0	0	0
24.4 to GH Roderick, . 70/2
Adam Finch	14	0	74	0	5.28	52	8	0	0	5
Wayne Parnell	15	5	47	1	3.13	72	5	0	1	1
89.3 to BAC Howell, . 329/7
Ed Barnard	14	2	46	0	3.28	64	7	0	0	1
Brett D'Oliveira	15	2	46	2	3.06	62	5	0	0	0
65.4 to RF Higgins, . 253/5 73.6 to JMR Taylor, . 271/6

Worcestershire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daryl Mitchell	c †Bracey b Higgins	18	56	75	1	0	32.14
Riki Wessels	c Howell b Bamber	12	12	22	2	0	100.00
Callum Ferguson	c Hammond b Payne	1	8	5	0	0	12.50
Ed Barnard	c †Bracey b Higgins	6	28	38	1	0	21.42
Ross Whiteley	c Howell b MD Taylor	88	184	231	7	3	47.82
Ben Cox †	c Howell b Payne	13	46	58	1	0	28.26
Brett D'Oliveira	c Hammond b Bamber	68	169	223	8	0	40.23
Wayne Parnell	c †Bracey b Bamber	17	29	50	1	0	58.62
Joe Leach (c)	b Higgins	38	93	112	7	0	40.86
Dillon Pennington	lbw b Payne	1	7	7	0	0	14.28
Adam Finch	not out	8	52	95	2	0	15.38
Extras	(b 1, lb 10, nb 12)	23
Total	113 Ov (RR: 2.59)	293
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Riki Wessels, 5.4 ov), 2-25 (Callum Ferguson, 6.6 ov), 3-41 (Ed Barnard, 16.2 ov), 4-44 (Daryl Mitchell, 18.1 ov), 5-68 (Ben Cox, 32.5 ov), 6-214 (Ross Whiteley, 75.6 ov), 7-240 (Wayne Parnell, 87.3 ov), 8-245 (Brett D'Oliveira, 89.2 ov), 9-246 (Dillon Pennington, 90.6 ov), 10-293 (Joe Leach, 112.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Payne	27.1	9	73	3	2.68	129	10	0	0	1
6.6 to CJ Ferguson, . 25/2 32.5 to OB Cox, . 68/5 90.6 to DY Pennington, . 246/9
Ethan Bamber	24	6	59	3	2.45	114	5	1	0	1
5.4 to MH Wessels, . 24/1 87.3 to WD Parnell, . 240/7 89.2 to BL D'Oliveira, . 245/8
Matt Taylor	15.5	3	50	1	3.15	70	6	1	0	0
75.6 to RA Whiteley, . 214/6
Ryan Higgins	24	5	52	3	2.16	119	5	0	0	4
16.2 to EG Barnard, . 41/3 18.1 to DKH Mitchell, . 44/4 112.6 to J Leach, . 293/10
Benny Howell	7	2	11	0	1.57	34	1	0	0	0
Tom Smith	15	2	37	0	2.46	70	3	1	0	0

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chris Dent (c)	c †Cox b Leach	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
Miles Hammond	lbw b Barnard	17	48	69	2	0	35.41
Gareth Roderick	b Parnell	12	29	39	1	0	41.37
James Bracey †	b Parnell	16	35	42	3	0	45.71
Tom Smith	c Wessels b Parnell	25	91	130	3	0	27.47
Ryan Higgins	c Wessels b Pennington	36	35	44	6	0	102.85
Jack Taylor	c †Cox b Barnard	20	91	112	3	0	21.97
Benny Howell	c Parnell b D'Oliveira	4	41	53	0	0	9.75
David Payne	c Mitchell b Barnard	22	48	57	2	0	45.83
Ethan Bamber	not out	12	36	51	1	0	33.33
Matt Taylor	c †Cox b Finch	1	7	5	0	0	14.28
Extras	(b 5, lb 4, nb 10)	19
Total	76.3 Ov (RR: 2.40)	184
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Chris Dent, 0.3 ov), 2-21 (Gareth Roderick, 9.5 ov), 3-35 (Miles Hammond, 16.6 ov), 4-47 (James Bracey, 19.5 ov), 5-103 (Ryan Higgins, 31.2 ov), 6-132 (Tom Smith, 49.1 ov), 7-143 (Jack Taylor, 59.3 ov), 8-143 (Benny Howell, 62.6 ov), 9-183 (David Payne, 75.2 ov), 10-184 (Matt Taylor, 76.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Joe Leach	12	3	27	1	2.25	54	2	0	0	0
0.3 to CDJ Dent, . 0/1
Dillon Pennington	9	3	13	1	1.44	46	1	0	0	0
31.2 to RF Higgins, . 103/5
Wayne Parnell	17	5	37	3	2.17	83	4	0	0	2
9.5 to GH Roderick, . 21/2 19.5 to JR Bracey, . 47/4 49.1 to TMJ Smith, . 132/6
Ed Barnard	15	6	17	3	1.13	81	2	0	0	1
16.6 to MAH Hammond, . 35/3 59.3 to JMR Taylor, . 143/7 75.2 to DA Payne, . 183/9
Adam Finch	9.3	2	41	1	4.31	42	6	0	0	2
76.3 to MD Taylor, . 184/10
Brett D'Oliveira	14	6	40	1	2.85	63	6	0	0	0
62.6 to BAC Howell, . 143/8

Worcestershire 2nd Innings (T: 246 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daryl Mitchell	c †Bracey b Payne	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Riki Wessels	c †Bracey b Smith	42	44	64	5	1	95.45
Callum Ferguson	c †Bracey b Howell	63	166	246	6	0	37.95
Ed Barnard	c †Bracey b Higgins	10	26	32	1	0	38.46
Ross Whiteley	lbw b Higgins	0	16	19	0	0	0.00
Ben Cox †	c Higgins b Bamber	42	104	115	4	0	40.38
Brett D'Oliveira	c sub (GT Hankins) b Howell	11	27	33	1	0	40.74
Wayne Parnell	b Higgins	15	38	51	3	0	39.47
Joe Leach (c)	not out	15	29	50	2	0	51.72
Dillon Pennington	b Higgins	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Adam Finch	c sub (GT Hankins) b Payne	0	3	13	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 18, nb 10, w 1)	34
Total	75.1 Ov (RR: 3.08)	232
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Daryl Mitchell, 0.1 ov), 2-73 (Riki Wessels, 15.3 ov), 3-96 (Ed Barnard, 24.2 ov), 4-100 (Ross Whiteley, 28.6 ov), 5-181 (Ben Cox, 57.1 ov), 6-189 (Callum Ferguson, 60.5 ov), 7-198 (Brett D'Oliveira, 64.5 ov), 8-229 (Wayne Parnell, 72.3 ov), 9-229 (Dillon Pennington, 72.5 ov), 10-232 (Adam Finch, 75.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Payne	19.1	4	55	2	2.86	90	6	1	1	0
0.1 to DKH Mitchell, . 0/1 75.1 to AW Finch, . 232/10
Ethan Bamber	17	3	44	1	2.58	78	2	0	0	1
57.1 to OB Cox, . 181/5
Ryan Higgins	21	6	64	4	3.04	100	8	0	0	4
24.2 to EG Barnard, . 96/3 28.6 to RA Whiteley, . 100/4 72.3 to WD Parnell, . 229/8 72.5 to DY Pennington, . 229/9
Benny Howell	12	4	32	2	2.66	57	5	0	0	0
60.5 to CJ Ferguson, . 189/6 64.5 to BL D'Oliveira, . 198/7
Tom Smith	6	1	14	1	2.33	28	1	0	0	0
15.3 to MH Wessels, . 73/2

Unlocking the magic of Statsguru

Close of Play

Sun, 21 Jul - day 1 - Gloucester 1st innings 339/7 (Tom Smith 79*, David Payne 4*, 92 ov)

Mon, 22 Jul - day 2 - Worcs 1st innings 232/6 (Brett D'Oliveira 66*, Wayne Parnell 10*, 83 ov)

Tue, 23 Jul - day 3 - Gloucester 2nd innings 149/8 (David Payne 1*, Ethan Bamber 5*, 64 ov)

Wed, 24 Jul - day 4 - Worcs 2nd innings 232 (75.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 2

Worcestershire 1st innings
MD Taylor was replaced in the attack after Ball 79.5 because of injury. DA Payne completed the over

Match Details

College Ground, Cheltenham
Toss	no toss
Series	Specsavers County Championship Division Two
Season	2019
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	21,22,23,24 July 2019 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Graham Lloyd Richard Illingworth
Points	Gloucestershire 23, Worcestershire 5

Match Coverage

All Match News

Ryan Higgins ignites Gloucestershire as Cheltenham rocks to the Festival spirit

Thrilling 13-run victory breaks Worcestershire's hearts as County Championship showcases its true glories

Gloucestershire take pleasure in the pedestrian as Cheltenham melts in the sun

It was slow but steady progress from the home side, and it was also glorious

Ross Whiteley, Brett D'Oliveira frustrate Gloucestershire designs on dominance

Worcestershire recover from 68 for 5 through middle-order partnership

Gloucestershire batsmen put on a festival against Worcestershire

Higgins, Smith and Dent all reach half-centuries as hosts build strong first innings at Cheltenham

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ask a question

Worcs Innings

Player Name		R	B
DKH Mitchell	caught	0	1
MH Wessels	caught	42	44
CJ Ferguson	caught	63	166
EG Barnard	caught	10	26
RA Whiteley	lbw	0	16
OB Cox	caught	42	104
BL D'Oliveira	caught	11	27
WD Parnell	bowled	15	38
J Leach	not out	15	29
DY Pennington	bowled	0	2
AW Finch	caught	0	3
Extras	(b 5, lb 18, nb 10, w 1)
Total	232(10 wkts; 75.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DA Payne	19.1	4	55	2	2.86
ER Bamber	17	3	44	1	2.58 (1 nb)
RF Higgins	21	6	64	4	3.04 (4 nb)
BAC Howell	12	4	32	2	2.66
TMJ Smith	6	1	14	1	2.33

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Daryl Mitchell	Riki Wessels
2nd	73	Callum Ferguson	Riki Wessels
3rd	23	Callum Ferguson	Ed Barnard
4th	4	Callum Ferguson	Ross Whiteley
5th	81	Callum Ferguson	Ben Cox
6th	8	Callum Ferguson	Brett D'Oliveira
7th	9	Wayne Parnell	Brett D'Oliveira
8th	31	Wayne Parnell	Joe Leach
9th	0	Joe Leach	Dillon Pennington
10th	3	Joe Leach	Adam Finch

<1 / 3>

Specsavers County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	14	8	0	6	233
NOR	14	5	2	7	188
GLO	14	5	3	6	182
GLA	14	4	3	7	167
DUR	14	5	5	4	157
SUS	14	4	5	5	156
DER	14	4	6	4	145
MID	14	3	5	6	133
WOR	14	3	7	4	125
LEI	14	1	6	7	107

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	14	8	0	6	233
NOR	14	5	2	7	188
GLO	14	5	3	6	182
GLA	14	4	3	7	167
DUR	14	5	5	4	157
SUS	14	4	5	5	156
DER	14	4	6	4	145
MID	14	3	5	6	133
WOR	14	3	7	4	125
LEI	14	1	6	7	107

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	14	8	0	6	233
NOR	14	5	2	7	188
GLO	14	5	3	6	182
GLA	14	4	3	7	167
DUR	14	5	5	4	157
SUS	14	4	5	5	156
DER	14	4	6	4	145
MID	14	3	5	6	133
WOR	14	3	7	4	125
LEI	14	1	6	7	107

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	14	8	0	6	233
NOR	14	5	2	7	188
GLO	14	5	3	6	182
GLA	14	4	3	7	167
DUR	14	5	5	4	157
SUS	14	4	5	5	156
DER	14	4	6	4	145
MID	14	3	5	6	133
WOR	14	3	7	4	125
LEI	14	1	6	7	107