a2127	Minor Counties East v Leicestershire
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1978 (Group C)
Venue	The Meadow, Chesham on 6th, 8th, 9th May 1978 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Minor Counties East won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by 1 wicket
Points	Minor Counties East 0; Leicestershire 3
Umpires	WE Phillipson, AGT Whitehead
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	No play
Player of the Match	NT O'Brien

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Minor Counties East innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
JS Johnson	c Dudleston b Clift	25
PN Gill	c Steele b Clift	8
RMO Cooke	b Clift	8
G Robinson	c Birkenshaw b Clift	4
NA Riddell	c Ward b Steele	4
*D Bailey	c Davison b Higgs	22
NT O'Brien	c Gower b Higgs	31
DA Hancock	b Balderstone	4
BR Lander	not out	1
+M Beaty	lbw b Higgs	0
JS Wilkinson	b Higgs	0
Extras	(2 lb, 1 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 53.5 overs)	110
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-28, 3-36, 4-49, 5-50, 6-99, 7-109, 8-109, 9-110, 10-110 (53.5 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Ward	6	1	12	0	-	-	-	2.00
Higgs	10.5	3	22	4	-	-	16.25	2.03
Steele	11	4	26	1	-	-	66.00	2.36
Clift	11	3	13	4	-	-	16.50	1.18
Balderstone	10	2	18	1	-	-	60.00	1.80
Birkenshaw	5	0	16	0	-	-	-	3.20

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Leicestershire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
B Dudleston	c and b Bailey	23
JF Steele	c Johnson b Wilkinson	6
JC Balderstone	b O'Brien	10
BF Davison	c Johnson b Bailey	6
DI Gower	b Bailey	27
+RW Tolchard	c and b O'Brien	8
J Birkenshaw	c Gill b O'Brien	4
PB Clift	lbw b O'Brien	0
P Booth	run out	5
*K Higgs	not out	7
A Ward	not out	3
Extras	(7 b, 4 lb, 1 w)	12
Total	(9 wickets, 54.5 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-34, 3-46, 4-53, 5-84, 6-90, 7-92, 8-93, 9-104

Minor Counties East bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Wilkinson	11	3	24	1	-	-	66.00	2.18
Lander	11	4	20	0	-	-	-	1.82
O'Brien	11	6	15	4	-	-	16.50	1.36
Bailey	11	6	20	3	-	-	22.00	1.82
Cooke	9.5	3	18	0	-	-	-	1.83
Robinson	1	0	2	0	-	-	-	2.00

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
--> JS Johnson passed his previous highest score of 18 in List A matches
--> NT O'Brien passed his previous highest score of 23 in List A matches
--> PB Clift achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Minor Counties East innings (previous best was 4-20)
--> NT O'Brien achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Leicestershire innings (previous best was 1-16)
--> D Bailey achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Leicestershire innings (previous best was 1-0)

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The match was scheduled for Amersham but transferred to Chesham becuase of the waether conditions

 

 

 

 

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