f27311	Essex v Australians
	Australia in British Isles 1968
Venue	Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea on 26th, 27th June 1968 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Australians won the toss and decided to field
Result	Australians won by an innings and 58 runs
Umpires	AE Alderman, LH Gray
Close of play day 1	Australians (1) 144/2 (Lawry 56*, Walters 1*)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Bear	c Redpath b Renneberg	38
B Ward	b Renneberg	0
KW Wallace	c Cowper b Hawke	7
KWR Fletcher	c Walters b Renneberg	6
BL Irvine	lbw b Freeman	15
KD Boyce	c Freeman b Renneberg	39
*+B Taylor	c Hawke b Renneberg	4
S Turner	c Taber b Renneberg	4
RNS Hobbs	c Hawke b Renneberg	4
RE East	not out	12
JK Lever	lbw b Renneberg	9
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 40.4 overs)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-17, 3-44, 4-61, 5-71, 6-90, 7-108, 8-112, 9-124, 10-140 (40.4 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Renneberg	20.4	3	72	8	-	-
Hawke	5	2	22	1	-	-
Freeman	7	0	25	1	-	-
Mallett	8	2	19	0	-	-

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Australians first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WM Lawry	c Taylor b Lever	135
IR Redpath	c Ward b Hobbs	69
RM Cowper	c Taylor b Turner	13
KD Walters	b Boyce	30
RJ Inverarity	c Taylor b Boyce	4
LR Joslin	b Boyce	0
+HB Taber	c Fletcher b East	1
EW Freeman	c Hobbs b East	35
NJN Hawke	c Irvine b Turner	10
AA Mallett	not out	5
DA Renneberg	b Turner	5
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb, 7 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 107.4 overs)	320
Fall of wickets:
1-108, 2-143, 3-193, 4-206, 5-208, 6-213, 7-259, 8-302, 9-310, 10-320 (107.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boyce	21	2	59	3	-	-
Lever	23	5	43	1	-	-
East	23	5	106	2	-	-
Hobbs	14	6	23	1	-	-
Turner	26.4	4	76	3	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Bear	c Walters b Cowper	43
B Ward	c Freeman b Mallett	40
KW Wallace	c Walters b Cowper	2
KWR Fletcher	c Hawke b Renneberg	2
BL Irvine	c Redpath b Cowper	25
KD Boyce	lbw b Cowper	6
*+B Taylor	b Cowper	0
S Turner	c Redpath b Cowper	0
RNS Hobbs	lbw b Cowper	0
RE East	not out	4
JK Lever	lbw b Mallett	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 51 overs)	122
Fall of wickets:
1-56, 2-62, 3-73, 4-104, 5-110, 6-110, 7-110, 8-110, 9-120, 10-122 (51 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Renneberg	13	5	28	1	-	-
Hawke	7	0	28	0	-	-
Mallett	9	4	17	2	-	-
Walters	2	0	7	0	-	-
Cowper	20	7	42	7	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> KWR Fletcher (1) passed 9500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> KD Boyce (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 4
--> DA Renneberg achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 7-33)
--> DA Renneberg reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Essex first innings
--> RM Cowper achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 4-8)
--> RM Cowper achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Essex second innings

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