f43796 cc19046	Warwickshire v Essex
	Britannic Assurance County Championship 1998
Venue	Edgbaston, Birmingham on 23rd, 24th, 25th July 1998 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 2 wickets
Points	Warwickshire 4 (Bowling 4); Essex 20 (Bowling 4)
Umpires	HD Bird, TE Jesty
Close of play day 1	Warwickshire (2) 23/1 (Knight 6*, Giles 8*; 6 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 75/1 (Flanagan 49*, Ilott 1*; 29 overs)

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Warwickshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Powell	lbw b Ilott	0
NV Knight	c Irani b DR Law	34
MA Wagh	c Hyam b Ilott	0
*BC Lara	lbw b Williams	0
T Frost	c Hyam b Ilott	5
DR Brown	b Irani	26
+KJ Piper	c DR Law b Williams	37
G Welch	c DR Law b Williams	29
NMK Smith	not out	43
AF Giles	c Hyam b Irani	4
ESH Giddins	c DR Law b Irani	1
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb, 8 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 52.4 overs)	190
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-6, 3-9, 4-20, 5-70, 6-139, 7-140, 8-161, 9-173, 10-190 (52.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ilott	13	2	36	3	-	-
Williams	15	3	57	3	-	-
DR Law	11	0	45	1	-	-
Irani	13.4	2	49	3	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PJ Prichard	c Smith b Giddins	7
IN Flanagan	b Giddins	13
SD Peters	c sub b Giddins	0
RC Irani	c Piper b Welch	39
AP Grayson	b Welch	1
SG Law	c Powell b Giles	8
DR Law	c Piper b Giles	10
+BJ Hyam	not out	20
NF Williams	b Giddins	0
MC Ilott	c sub b Welch	17
PM Such	lbw b Giles	12
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb, 6 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 37.1 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-20, 3-27, 4-38, 5-75, 6-84, 7-86, 8-111, 9-120, 10-139 (37.1 ov)

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Giddins	12	1	37	4	-	-
Welch	18	3	69	3	-	-
Giles	7.1	1	27	3	-	-

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Warwickshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Powell	c Grayson b Ilott	5
NV Knight	c Hyam b Such	29
AF Giles	c Flanagan b Williams	63
MA Wagh	c Prichard b Such	7
*BC Lara	c DR Law b Williams	26
T Frost	c Prichard b DR Law	23
+KJ Piper	b DR Law	20
G Welch	lbw b Such	26
NMK Smith	c Prichard b Ilott	47
ESH Giddins	b Williams	1
DR Brown	not out	1
Extras	(4 b, 16 lb, 12 nb)	32
Total	(all out, 80.2 overs)	280
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-88, 3-106, 4-147, 5-154, 6-184, 7-221, 8-236, 9-237, 10-280 (80.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ilott	18.2	4	64	2	-	-
Williams	19	5	68	3	-	-
Such	23	6	62	3	-	-
Irani	11	3	30	0	-	-
DR Law	9	2	36	2	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PJ Prichard	c and b Giddins	18
IN Flanagan	c Lara b Welch	61
MC Ilott	c Piper b Giddins	8
SD Peters	b Smith	26
RC Irani	c Lara b Giles	69
AP Grayson	lbw b Wagh	33
SG Law	c Lara b Giddins	14
DR Law	c Knight b Wagh	65
+BJ Hyam	not out	19
NF Williams	not out	4
PM Such	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb, 10 nb)	15
Total	(8 wickets, 129 overs)	332
Fall of wickets:
1-71, 2-85, 3-115, 4-146, 5-226, 6-226, 7-246, 8-320

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Giddins	34	8	102	3	-	-
Welch	36	5	121	1	-	-
Giles	40	23	42	1	-	-
Smith	10	3	46	1	-	-
Wagh	9	1	16	2	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> BC Lara (2) passed 12000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 4
--> IN Flanagan (2) passed his previous highest score of 57 in first-class matches
--> IN Flanagan (2) passed his previous highest score of 57 in County Championship matches
--> ESH Giddins reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex second innings
--> ESH Giddins reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Essex second innings
--> DR Brown retired hurt in the Warwickshire first innings having scored 26 (team score 76/5) - he returned when the score was 173/9

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