a594	Essex v Kent
	John Player League 1971
Venue	Thames Board Mills Sports Ground, Purfleet on 22nd August 1971 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won on faster scoring rate (Run rate)
Points	Essex 4; Kent 0
Umpires	AE Fagg, WE Phillipson

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
B Ward	c Julien b Shepherd	22
BC Francis	c Nicholls b Shepherd	14
G Barker	c Dye b Johnson	17
BEA Edmeades	c Julien b Johnson	10
*+B Taylor	c Ealham b Graham	34
KD Boyce	c Dye b Graham	28
S Turner	c Shepherd b Graham	4
RNS Hobbs	c Nicholls b Julien	0
RE East	c Leary b Julien	0
JK Lever	not out	8
DL Acfield	not out	2
Extras	(6 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 40 overs)	149
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-47, 3-65, 4-72, 5-133, 6-135, 7-135, 8-135, 9-139

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Graham	7	3	12	3	-	-	14.00	1.71
Dye	4	0	15	0	-	-	-	3.75
Shepherd	8	2	18	2	-	-	24.00	2.25
Julien	8	3	26	2	-	-	24.00	3.25
Johnson	8	0	44	2	-	-	24.00	5.50
Elms	5	0	24	0	-	-	-	4.80

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*MH Denness	lbw b Acfield	9
+D Nicholls	c East b Boyce	22
GW Johnson	not out	4
AGE Ealham	c Edmeades b Acfield	4
JN Shepherd	b Turner	4
SE Leary	did not bat
BD Julien	did not bat
DA Laycock	did not bat
RB Elms	did not bat
JCJ Dye	did not bat
JN Graham	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 2 nb)	3
Total	(4 wickets, 16.5 overs)	46
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-34, 3-42, 4-46 (16.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Boyce	8	3	18	1	-	-	48.00	2.25
Lever	4	0	12	0	-	-	-	3.00
Acfield	4	2	9	2	-	-	12.00	2.25
Turner	0.5	0	4	1	-	-	5.00	4.80

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Notes
--> When play was halted Kent needed to have scored 63 runs to win
--> JN Graham reached 50 wickets in List A matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Essex innings

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