a110	Middlesex v Essex
	Gillette Cup 1968 (1st Round)
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 4th, 6th May 1968 (60-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Middlesex won by 6 runs
Umpires	AE Alderman, JG Langridge
Close of play day 1	Essex 31/3 (Barker 12*; 8.4 overs)
Man of the Match	KD Boyce

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Middlesex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
WE Russell	b Boyce	26
MJ Harris	c Fletcher b Boyce	1
PH Parfitt	lbw b Boyce	10
CT Radley	b Edmeades	11
*FJ Titmus	b Jorden	21
MJ Smith	c Turner b Edmeades	14
+JT Murray	b Turner	23
RW Hooker	b Hobbs	19
RS Herman	b Hobbs	25
JSE Price	c Irvine b Hobbs	0
RW Stewart	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 8 lb, 1 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 60 overs)	161
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-27, 3-43, 4-67, 5-87, 6-103, 7-115, 8-161, 9-161, 10-161 (60 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Boyce	12	3	21	3	-	-	24.00	1.75
Lever	12	2	31	0	-	-	-	2.58
Jorden	12	2	28	1	-	-	72.00	2.33
Edmeades	12	3	20	2	-	-	36.00	1.67
Turner	11	2	39	1	-	-	66.00	3.55
Hobbs	1	0	11	3	-	-	2.00	11.00

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
G Barker	c Russell b Stewart	39
MJ Bear	lbw b Price	7
*+B Taylor	lbw b Price	0
KWR Fletcher	c Murray b Price	10
BL Irvine	c Herman b Hooker	20
BEA Edmeades	b Titmus	29
KD Boyce	c and b Hooker	23
AM Jorden	c Price b Titmus	8
RNS Hobbs	b Parfitt	11
JK Lever	not out	1
S Turner	run out	1
Extras	(2 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 59.4 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-10, 3-31, 4-76, 5-86, 6-115, 7-138, 8-141, 9-154, 10-155 (59.4 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Price	12	5	22	3	-	-	24.00	1.83
Herman	12	5	23	0	-	-	-	1.92
Stewart	8	3	26	1	-	-	48.00	3.25
Titmus	12	0	35	2	-	-	36.00	2.92
Hooker	12	2	30	2	-	-	36.00	2.50
Parfitt	3.4	0	13	1	-	-	22.00	3.55

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
--> BL Irvine made his debut in ListA matches
--> BEA Edmeades passed his previous highest score of 16 in ListA matches
--> KD Boyce passed his previous highest score of 16 in ListA matches
--> JK Lever made his debut in ListA matches
--> S Turner made his debut in ListA matches
--> RNS Hobbs took a hat-trick in the Middlesex innings
--> KD Boyce achieved his best innings bowling analysis in ListA matches in the Middlesex innings (previous best was 1-53)
--> RNS Hobbs achieved his best innings bowling analysis in ListA matches in the Middlesex innings (previous best was 2-25)

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