a1864	Essex v Minor Counties East
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1977 (Group D)
Venue	County Ground, Chelmsford on 23rd, 25th April 1977 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 56 runs
Points	Essex 3; Minor Counties East 0
Umpires	BJ Meyer, AEG Rhodes
Close of play day 1	Minor Counties East 75/2 (Gill 39*, Riddell 12*; 33.1 overs)
Player of the Match	KS McEwan

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
MH Denness	c Ikin b Lander	53
BR Hardie	c and b O'Brien	25
KS McEwan	c Robinson b Lander	60
*KWR Fletcher	b Lander	1
GA Gooch	c Hancock b Howarth	9
S Turner	not out	41
KD Boyce	b Wilkinson	0
RE East	b Wilkinson	8
+N Smith	not out	2
JK Lever	did not bat
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 12 lb)	13
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 55 overs)	212
Fall of wickets:
1-53, 2-140, 3-145, 4-146, 5-162, 6-163, 7-205

Minor Counties East bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Wilkinson	11	2	49	2	-	-	33.00	4.45
Howarth	11	1	19	1	-	-	66.00	1.73
O'Brien	11	2	23	1	-	-	66.00	2.09
Lander	11	1	55	3	-	-	22.00	5.00
Ikin	11	0	53	0	-	-	-	4.82

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Minor Counties East innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
K Pearson	lbw b Boyce	3
PN Gill	c Denness b Turner	41
+G Robinson	lbw b Gooch	9
NA Riddell	b Turner	46
NT O'Brien	lbw b Boyce	10
DA Hancock	lbw b Acfield	10
JD Moore	run out	4
MJ Ikin	c Denness b Lever	1
*BR Lander	c McEwan b Acfield	4
JS Wilkinson	not out	0
JS Howarth	run out	0
Extras	(2 b, 25 lb, 1 nb)	28
Total	(all out, 54.3 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-37, 3-78, 4-106, 5-140, 6-146, 7-149, 8-153, 9-155, 10-156 (54.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lever	11	4	19	1	-	-	66.00	1.73
Turner	10	4	8	2	-	-	30.00	0.80
Boyce	11	2	27	2	-	-	33.00	2.45
Gooch	11	2	40	1	-	-	66.00	3.64
Acfield	8.3	1	22	2	-	-	25.50	2.59
East	3	0	12	0	-	-	-	4.00

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
--> NT O'Brien made his debut in List A matches
--> BR Hardie passed 1500 runs in List A matches when he reached 17
--> MH Denness made his debut for Essex in List A matches

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