a2253	Leicestershire v Essex
	Gillette Cup 1978 (Quarter-Final)
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 2nd, 3rd, 4th August 1978 (60-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 3 runs
Umpires	WE Alley, KE Palmer
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	No play
Player of the Match	JK Lever

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
BR Hardie	b Clift	7
GA Gooch	b Taylor	20
KS McEwan	not out	18
N Phillip	not out	24
*KWR Fletcher	did not bat
MH Denness	did not bat
S Turner	did not bat
RE East	did not bat
+N Smith	did not bat
DR Pringle	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb)	4
Total	(2 wickets, innings closed, 10 overs)	73
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-38

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Taylor	5	0	31	1	-	-	30.00	6.20
Clift	5	0	38	1	-	-	30.00	7.60

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Leicestershire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
DI Gower	c Gooch b Phillip	7
BF Davison	b Lever	24
+B Dudleston	c Fletcher b Lever	0
*RW Tolchard	b Phillip	3
JC Balderstone	run out	4
JF Steele	b Lever	18
PB Clift	b Lever	3
M Schepens	run out	3
NE Briers	not out	0
P Booth	did not bat
LB Taylor	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	8
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 10 overs)	70
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-26, 3-35, 4-41, 5-51, 6-64, 7-68, 8-70 (10 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Phillip	5	0	35	2	-	-	15.00	7.00
Lever	5	0	27	4	-	-	7.50	5.40

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
--> The match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side
--> M Schepens made his debut in List A matches

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