f4766 cc687	Essex v Lancashire
	County Championship 1897
Venue	County Ground, Leyton on 5th, 6th, 7th August 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 6 wickets
Points	Essex 1; Lancashire -1
Umpires	G Hay, W Hearn
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 66/2 (Sugg 18*, Baker 5*)
Close of play day 2	Lancashire (2) 206/4 (Smith 20*, Ellis 5*)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FL Fane	c Smith b Briggs	14
HA Carpenter	b Mold	4
PA Perrin	c Ellis b Cuttell	67
CP McGahey	c Hornby b Ellis	87
AJ Turner	st Smith b Briggs	49
+TM Russell	c Smith b Cuttell	0
*HGP Owen	c Ellis b Cuttell	10
CJ Kortright	c Hornby b Briggs	20
W Mead	c Hornby b Briggs	16
FG Bull	not out	0
H Pickett	c Mold b Briggs	4
Extras	(11 b, 8 lb)	19
Total	(all out, 115.3 overs)	290
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-38, 3-167, 4-191, 5-204, 6-226, 7-251, 8-281, 9-286, 10-290 (115.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mold	25	9	69	1	-	-
Briggs	35.3	7	77	5	-	-
Cuttell	25	7	48	3	-	-
Hallam	22	5	55	0	-	-
Ellis	8	3	22	1	-	-

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AC MacLaren	c Kortright b Bull	33
A Ward	c Kortright b Bull	9
FH Sugg	not out	88
GR Baker	c Kortright b Bull	5
+C Smith	c Turner b Bull	6
J Ellis	b Kortright	5
J Briggs	b Kortright	0
WR Cuttell	st Russell b Bull	5
AW Hallam	c Mead b Kortright	1
*AN Hornby	lbw b Bull	1
AW Mold	hit wkt b Bull	5
Extras	(5 b, 5 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 47.4 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-41, 2-46, 3-66, 4-92, 5-97, 6-97, 7-112, 8-119, 9-132, 10-168 (47.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kortright	22	2	80	3	-	-
Bull	23.4	3	63	7	-	-
Mead	2	0	15	0	-	-

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Lancashire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AC MacLaren	b Bull	3
A Ward	lbw b Bull	68
FH Sugg	c Russell b Bull	81
GR Baker	c Russell b Mead	22
+C Smith	c Kortright b Bull	30
J Ellis	b Kortright	5
WR Cuttell	c Russell b Kortright	4
J Briggs	c and b Bull	15
AW Hallam	st Russell b Bull	0
*AN Hornby	not out	1
AW Mold	b Bull	13
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb, 3 w)	9
Total	(all out, 131.1 overs)	251
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-133, 3-173, 4-195, 5-208, 6-214, 7-235, 8-236, 9-237, 10-251 (131.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kortright	23	7	44	2	-	-
Bull	58.1	21	113	7	3	-
Mead	21	8	41	1	-	-
Pickett	29	11	44	0	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FL Fane	c Smith b Briggs	5
HA Carpenter	not out	57
PA Perrin	c Smith b Cuttell	17
CP McGahey	b Briggs	14
AJ Turner	lbw b Briggs	10
+TM Russell	not out	13
*HGP Owen	did not bat
CJ Kortright	did not bat
W Mead	did not bat
FG Bull	did not bat
H Pickett	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 9 lb)	15
Total	(4 wickets, 55.2 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-55, 3-94, 4-112

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mold	1	0	1	0	-	-
Briggs	28	12	42	3	-	-
Cuttell	18.2	4	45	1	-	-
Hallam	8	1	28	0	-	-

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Notes
--> AJ Turner (1) passed 500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 31
--> A Ward (2) passed 7000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 8
--> H Pickett made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> FG Bull reached 100 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> FG Bull reached 200 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> FG Bull reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> J Briggs reached 1900 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex second innings
--> J Briggs reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex second innings

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