f29230 cc14380	Kent v Essex
	County Championship 1972
Venue	Mote Park, Maidstone on 8th, 10th, 11th July 1972 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Kent 7 (Batting 5, Bowling 2); Essex 7 (Batting 4, Bowling 3)
Umpires	JF Crapp, CG Pepper
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 37/1 (Saville 9*, Fletcher 21*)

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BW Luckhurst	c Saville b East	77
D Nicholls	c Baker b Lever	12
AGE Ealham	c Baker b Lever	0
*MH Denness	lbw b Turner	50
MC Cowdrey	c and b Lever	34
+APE Knott	c Fletcher b Lever	62
GW Johnson	not out	16
JN Shepherd	not out	6
RA Woolmer	did not bat
DL Underwood	did not bat
JN Graham	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 6 lb, 11 nb)	18
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 83.5 overs)	275
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-29, 3-127, 4-154, 5-230, 6-260

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boyce	14.5	3	50	0	-	-
Lever	21	3	62	4	-	-
Turner	23	3	67	1	-	-
Hobbs	14	3	50	0	-	-
East	11	2	28	1	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BEA Edmeades	lbw b Graham	8
GJ Saville	lbw b Underwood	56
*KWR Fletcher	c Luckhurst b Graham	115
KD Boyce	run out	15
B Ward	run out	60
KR Pont	c Knott b Graham	3
S Turner	lbw b Woolmer	42
JK Lever	c Luckhurst b Woolmer	0
+RK Baker	not out	14
RNS Hobbs	not out	34
RE East	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 2 nb)	5
Total	(8 wickets, 118 overs)	352
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-163, 3-186, 4-198, 5-221, 6-298, 7-304, 8-304

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Graham	34	7	102	3	-	-
Shepherd	14	4	39	0	-	-
Woolmer	19	4	48	2	-	-
Underwood	30	12	76	1	-	-
Johnson	20	2	76	0	-	-
Cowdrey	1	0	6	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RK Baker made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RK Baker made his debut in County Championship matches
--> RK Baker made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> KWR Fletcher (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 81
--> KWR Fletcher (1) passed 12000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 40
--> KWR Fletcher (1) passed 17000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 88
--> RA Woolmer reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex first innings

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