f27189	Cambridge University v Leicestershire
	University Match 1968
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 4th, 6th, 7th May 1968 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Cambridge University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
Umpires	CG Pepper, GH Pope
Scorers	WH Ashdown (Leicestershire), EB Wye (Cambridge University)
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 104/2 (Hallam 56*, Inman 29*)
Close of play day 2	Cambridge University (2) 55/2 (Carling 28*, Knight 6*)

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CEM Ponniah	c and b Birkenshaw	12
PG Carling	c Norman b Birkenshaw	22
GD Raw	c Dudleston b Spencer	4
RDV Knight	c Marner b Birkenshaw	0
RJ Poulet	b Birkenshaw	0
*GA Cottrell	c Marner b Birkenshaw	0
HJC Taylor	c Tolchard b Birkenshaw	1
+DWW Norris	c Birkenshaw b Spencer	10
AB Palfreman	c Spencer b Birkenshaw	3
DL Acfield	c Inman b Cotton	6
JF Fitzgerald	not out	13
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 42.5 overs)	71
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-38, 3-38, 4-38, 5-38, 6-38, 7-40, 8-50, 9-52, 10-71 (42.5 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cotton	6.5	3	12	1	-	-
Knight	10	6	17	0	-	-
Birkenshaw	15	5	28	7	-	-
Spencer	11	5	14	2	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MR Hallam	c Poulet b Acfield	113
MEJC Norman	lbw b Cottrell	1
BJ Booth	c Norris b Cottrell	17
CC Inman	c Acfield b Fitzgerald	92
PT Marner	b Fitzgerald	10
B Dudleston	run out	7
J Birkenshaw	c Poulet b Acfield	23
BR Knight	not out	49
+RW Tolchard	b Acfield	1
CT Spencer	b Knight	16
J Cotton	b Knight	0
Extras	(2 b, 1 nb, 2 w)	5
Total	(all out, 109.1 overs)	334
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-43, 3-212, 4-238, 5-238, 6-267, 7-268, 8-294, 9-334, 10-334 (109.1 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Palfreman	4	0	21	0	-	-
Cottrell	20	5	75	2	-	-
Acfield	46	17	133	3	-	-
Fitzgerald	27	6	64	2	-	-
Knight	12.1	3	36	2	-	-

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Cambridge University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CEM Ponniah	c Marner b Cotton	3
PG Carling	lbw b Birkenshaw	35
GD Raw	c Dudleston b Birkenshaw	10
RDV Knight	b Marner	83
RJ Poulet	b Booth	6
*GA Cottrell	lbw b Booth	11
HJC Taylor	c Tolchard b Spencer	50
+DWW Norris	b Cotton	5
AB Palfreman	c Tolchard b Spencer	60
DL Acfield	not out	1
JF Fitzgerald	c Hallam b Cotton	2
Extras	(10 b, 5 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)	18
Total	(all out, 98.2 overs)	284
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-40, 3-72, 4-96, 5-138, 6-174, 7-193, 8-273, 9-282, 10-284 (98.2 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cotton	14.2	2	55	3	-	-
Knight	7	2	18	0	-	-
Birkenshaw	29	9	61	2	-	-
Spencer	9	2	19	2	-	-
Booth	29	7	88	2	-	-
Marner	10	1	25	1	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MR Hallam	not out	11
BR Knight	not out	9
MEJC Norman	did not bat
BJ Booth	did not bat
CC Inman	did not bat
PT Marner	did not bat
B Dudleston	did not bat
J Birkenshaw	did not bat
+RW Tolchard	did not bat
CT Spencer	did not bat
J Cotton	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(no wicket, 3.2 overs)	22

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Acfield	1.2	0	8	0	-	-
Knight	2	0	12	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RJ Poulet made his debut in First-Class matches
--> GD Raw made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RJ Poulet made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AB Palfreman made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> PT Marner (1) passed 14000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> PG Carling (2) passed his previous highest score of 31 in First-Class matches
--> HJC Taylor (2) passed his previous highest score of 16 in First-Class matches
--> BR Knight (2) passed 12000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> J Birkenshaw achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Cambridge University first innings (previous best was 7-76)
--> J Birkenshaw reached 300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Cambridge University first innings
--> J Birkenshaw completed a hat-trick in the Cambridge University first innings (Ponniah, Knight, Poulet)

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