Summary
Chris Taylor and Will Gidman, plus a big helping hand from the weather, enabled Gloucestershire to earn a draw against Essex in their LV= County Championship clash at Colchester. After being set a huge victory target of 388 in 88 overs, the visitors finished on 231 for five, with Taylor striking an unbeaten 103 and Gidman making 57 in an unbroken stand of 133 spanning 106 minutes. They had come together with their side on 98 for five and went on to defy a succession of bowling changes to guide their team to safety, although rain deprived Essex of 28 overs in which to force a victory that would have kept alive their promotion hopes.
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Taylor and Gidman Earn Draw
Richard Coughtrie departed without a run on the board, ...
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