a2174	Essex v Northamptonshire
	John Player League 1978
Venue	Valentine's Park, Ilford on 4th June 1978 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 12 runs
Points	Essex 4; Northamptonshire 0
Umpires	DO Oslear, J van Geloven

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
MH Denness	c Carter b Larkins	70
GA Gooch	c Williams b Hodgson	6
KS McEwan	c Carter b Hodgson	29
*KWR Fletcher	c Watts b Larkins	27
KR Pont	b Larkins	24
BR Hardie	c Cook b Watts	6
N Phillip	c Williams b Larkins	3
S Turner	not out	8
RE East	b Larkins	5
+N Smith	not out	2
JK Lever	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 6 lb, 1 w)	8
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 36 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-65, 3-135, 4-137, 5-168, 6-172, 7-174, 8-186

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Griffiths	8	0	41	0	-	-	-	5.12
Hodgson	8	0	30	2	-	-	24.00	3.75
Lamb	8	0	41	0	-	-	-	5.12
Watts	7	0	36	1	-	-	42.00	5.14
Larkins	5	0	32	5	-	-	6.00	6.40

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Northamptonshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
G Cook	c Phillip b Turner	45
DS Steele	c Smith b Turner	13
TJ Yardley	c East b Turner	12
W Larkins	c Smith b Pont	13
RG Williams	c Denness b Pont	12
*PJ Watts	b Phillip	21
+G Sharp	not out	33
RM Carter	b Lever	0
TM Lamb	not out	13
A Hodgson	did not bat
BJ Griffiths	did not bat
Extras	(9 lb, 2 nb, 3 w)	14
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 36 overs)	176
Fall of wickets:
1-41, 2-68, 3-81, 4-104, 5-112, 6-160, 7-161

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lever	8	1	36	1	-	-	48.00	4.50
Phillip	8	1	40	1	-	-	48.00	5.00
Turner	8	2	16	3	-	-	16.00	2.00
East	4	0	29	0	-	-	-	7.25
Pont	8	1	41	2	-	-	24.00	5.12

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Notes
--> The match was reduced to 36 overs per side
--> G Cook passed 2500 runs in List A matches when he reached 12
--> W Larkins achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Essex innings (previous best was 4-38)
--> W Larkins achieved his first five wickets in an innings in List A matches in the Essex innings

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