BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham (c)	c Patel b Gibbon	11	26	32	1	0	42.30

Will Young	c †Burgess b Blatherwick	46	96	147	6	0	47.91

Devon Conway	lbw b Blatherwick	4	14	22	1	0	28.57

Daryl Mitchell	b Gibbon	58	110	166	6	1	52.72

Tom Blundell †	c Patel b James	8	26	38	1	0	30.76

Colin de Grandhomme	lbw b Patterson-White	39	73	87	5	1	53.42
Michael Bracewell	b Patterson-White	22	41	47	2	1	53.65
Cam Fletcher	not out	50	109	153	5	0	45.87
Kyle Jamieson	c Gubbins b Patterson-White	4	11	16	0	0	36.36
Matt Henry	retired out	65	67	86	10	0	97.01
Ajaz Patel	not out	36	30	46	6	0	120.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 8, nb 3, w 6)	19
TOTAL	100 Ov (RR: 3.62)	362/9d
Did not bat: Jacob Duffy, Rachin Ravindra, Blair Tickner, Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Tom Latham, 7.6 ov), 2-24 (Devon Conway, 12.4 ov), 3-91 (Will Young, 34.1 ov), 4-117 (Tom Blundell, 42.1 ov), 5-154 (Daryl Mitchell, 50.1 ov), 6-192 (Michael Bracewell, 63.1 ov), 7-203 (Colin de Grandhomme, 63.6 ov), 8-219 (Kyle Jamieson, 67.6 ov), 9-298 (Matt Henry, 89.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	25	4	69	0	2.76	117	5	0	1	0
Ben Gibbon	19	6	80	2	4.21	87	15	0	0	1
7.6 to TWM Latham, tight line and length, attacking the splice, loops comfortably into the cordon. A well-earned wicket for the youngster. 15/1 50.1 to DJ Mitchell, round the wicket, shaping back in, trims the bails, a fine ball to end an excellent knock. 154/5
Jack Blatherwick	18	3	75	2	4.16	75	11	0	1	1
12.4 to DP Conway, playing down the wrong line, and nailed on the pad, straightens a touch on a very full length. Up goes the finger. 24/2 34.1 to WA Young, straightens on a good length, and Young is squared up as he nicks through to the keeper to end a decent innings. 91/3
Lyndon James	10	1	36	1	3.60	45	4	0	0	1
42.1 to TA Blundell, Good length outside off, draws the nibble, another one falls. 117/4
Ethan Bamber	10	2	32	0	3.20	47	4	1	0	0
Liam Patterson-White	18	2	60	3	3.33	72	4	2	0	0
63.1 to MG Bracewell, . 192/6 63.6 to C de Grandhomme, . 203/7 67.6 to KA Jamieson, . 219/8

First Class Counties XI 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Compton	c †Fletcher b Tickner	39	79	104	3	0	49.36
Dom Sibley (c)	c Young b Henry	27	33	41	5	0	81.81
Tom Haines	c †Blundell b Patel	42	115	152	6	0	36.52
Nick Gubbins	lbw b Jamieson	3	8	13	0	0	37.50
Ryan Patel	c de Grandhomme b Patel	11	23	26	1	1	47.82
Lyndon James	b Duffy	52	109	148	7	0	47.70
Michael Burgess †	lbw b Jamieson	8	10	11	2	0	80.00
Liam Patterson-White	c Bracewell b Patel	12	19	26	2	0	63.15
Jack Blatherwick	c †Blundell b de Grandhomme	10	20	21	0	1	50.00
Jamie Porter	b Tickner	31	35	44	6	0	88.57
Ben Gibbon	not out	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, nb 8)	12
TOTAL	74.2 Ov (RR: 3.32)	247
Did not bat: Ethan Bamber
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Dom Sibley, 10.1 ov), 2-87 (Ben Compton, 25.5 ov), 3-94 (Nick Gubbins, 28.4 ov), 4-117 (Ryan Patel, 34.3 ov), 5-144 (Tom Haines, 48.6 ov), 6-158 (Michael Burgess, 51.5 ov), 7-181 (Liam Patterson-White, 58.2 ov), 8-199 (Jack Blatherwick, 64.1 ov), 9-243 (Lyndon James, 73.3 ov), 10-247 (Jamie Porter, 74.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt Henry	17	3	32	1	1.88	85	2	1	0	0
10.1 to DP Sibley, . 46/1
Kyle Jamieson	16	2	76	2	4.75	71	13	0	0	3
28.4 to NRT Gubbins, . 94/3 51.5 to MGK Burgess, . 158/6
Colin de Grandhomme	11	6	19	1	1.72	59	1	0	0	3
64.1 to JM Blatherwick, . 199/8
Jacob Duffy	6	2	26	1	4.33	25	4	0	0	0
73.3 to LW James, . 243/9
Blair Tickner	7.2	0	50	2	6.81	28	7	1	0	2
25.5 to BG Compton, . 87/2 74.2 to JA Porter, . 247/10
Ajaz Patel	16	3	32	3	2.00	79	4	0	0	0
34.3 to RS Patel, . 117/4 48.6 to TJ Haines, . 144/5 58.2 to LA Patterson-White, . 181/7
Michael Bracewell	1	0	8	0	8.00	3	1	0	0	0

New Zealanders 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham (c)	c James b Gibbon	4	12	11	1	0	33.33
Will Young	lbw b Porter	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Kane Williamson	c Patel b Porter	0	9	13	0	0	0.00
Devon Conway	lbw b Porter	5	10	15	1	0	50.00
Daryl Mitchell	c Patterson-White b Blatherwick	19	38	72	1	1	50.00
Tom Blundell †	lbw b Porter	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Colin de Grandhomme	b Porter	2	7	13	0	0	28.57
Tim Southee	c Gibbon b Patterson-White	34	17	20	5	1	200.00
Neil Wagner	lbw b Gibbon	36	79	99	4	0	45.56
Kyle Jamieson	c Porter b Gibbon	36	64	97	3	1	56.25
Ajaz Patel	not out	10	21	21	0	0	47.61
Extras	(nb 2)	2
TOTAL	43.2 Ov (RR: 3.41)	148
Did not bat: Michael Bracewell, Cam Fletcher, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Rachin Ravindra, Blair Tickner
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Will Young, 1.3 ov), 2-4 (Tom Latham, 2.6 ov), 3-4 (Kane Williamson, 3.6 ov), 4-9 (Devon Conway, 5.4 ov), 5-9 (Tom Blundell, 5.6 ov), 6-19 (Colin de Grandhomme, 9.1 ov), 7-56 (Tim Southee, 12.6 ov), 8-70 (Daryl Mitchell, 17.5 ov), 9-133 (Neil Wagner, 37.5 ov), 10-148 (Kyle Jamieson, 43.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Liam Patterson-White	13	3	29	1	2.23	61	3	0	0	0
12.6 to TG Southee, . 56/7
Jamie Porter	10	2	31	5	3.10	48	5	0	0	0
1.3 to WA Young, . 0/1 3.6 to KS Williamson, . 4/3 5.4 to DP Conway, . 9/4 5.6 to TA Blundell, . 9/5 9.1 to C de Grandhomme, . 19/6
Ben Gibbon	8.2	0	36	3	4.32	34	3	1	0	0
2.6 to TWM Latham, . 4/2 37.5 to N Wagner, . 133/9 43.2 to KA Jamieson, . 148/10
Jack Blatherwick	5	1	28	1	5.60	21	4	0	0	2
17.5 to DJ Mitchell, . 70/8
Ethan Bamber	4	2	17	0	4.25	19	0	2	0	0
Lyndon James	3	1	7	0	2.33	13	0	0	0	0

First Class Counties XI 2nd Innings (T: 264 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Compton	b Patel	119	262	334	16	0	45.41
Dom Sibley (c)	c †Blundell b Patel	34	103	144	2	0	33.00
Tom Haines	c †Blundell b Henry	14	34	50	2	0	41.17
Nick Gubbins	not out	67	121	161	10	0	55.37
Ryan Patel	not out	9	14	22	2	0	64.28
Extras	(b 8, lb 7, nb 6)	21
TOTAL	88 Ov (RR: 3.00)	264/3
Did not bat: Michael Burgess †, Liam Patterson-White, Jack Blatherwick, Jamie Porter, Ben Gibbon, Lyndon James, Ethan Bamber
Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Dom Sibley, 34.2 ov), 2-114 (Tom Haines, 47.1 ov), 3-238 (Ben Compton, 82.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Southee	15	6	37	0	2.46	74	4	0	0	0
Jacob Duffy	2	0	3	0	1.50	11	0	0	0	1
Colin de Grandhomme	8	3	15	0	1.87	44	1	0	0	3
Ajaz Patel	20	5	55	2	2.75	92	7	0	0	0
34.2 to DP Sibley, . 88/1 82.4 to BG Compton, . 238/3
Neil Wagner	19	4	59	0	3.10	88	8	0	0	1
Blair Tickner	9	2	37	0	4.11	40	5	0	0	1
Matt Henry	5	1	13	1	2.60	26	2	0	0	0
47.1 to TJ Haines, . 114/2
Kyle Jamieson	5	1	15	0	3.00	25	3	0	0	0
Michael Bracewell	5	1	15	0	3.00	23	2	0	0	0

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Thu, 26 May - day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 298/9 (Cam Fletcher 22*, 90 ov)

Fri, 27 May - day 2 - New Zealand 2nd innings 0/0 (Tom Latham 0*, Will Young 0*, 1 ov)

Sat, 28 May - day 3 - FCC XI 2nd innings 112/1 (Ben Compton 56*, Tom Haines 12*, 45 ov)

Sun, 29 May - day 4 - FCC XI 2nd innings 264/3 (88 ov) - end of match

MATCH DETAILS

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	New Zealanders, elected to bat first
Series	New Zealand tour of England
Season	2022
Players per side	New Zealanders 17 (11 batting, 11 fielding); First Class Counties XI 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Match days	26,27,28,29 May 2022 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ben Debenham Rob White
Match Referee	Stuart Cummings

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FCC XI Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
BG Compton	bowled	119	262
DP Sibley	caught	34	103
TJ Haines	caught	14	34
NRT Gubbins	not out	67	121
RS Patel	not out	9	14
Extras	(b 8, lb 7, nb 6)
Total	264(3 wkts; 88 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TG Southee	15	6	37	0	2.46
JA Duffy	2	0	3	0	1.5 (1 nb)
C de Grandhomme	8	3	15	0	1.87 (3 nb)
AY Patel	20	5	55	2	2.75
N Wagner	19	4	59	0	3.1 (1 nb)
BM Tickner	9	2	37	0	4.11 (1 nb)
MJ Henry	5	1	13	1	2.6
KA Jamieson	5	1	15	0	3
MG Bracewell	5	1	15	0	3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	88	Dom Sibley	Ben Compton
2nd	26	Tom Haines	Ben Compton
3rd	124	Nick Gubbins	Ben Compton
4th	26	Nick Gubbins	Ryan Patel

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