a116	Leicestershire v Somerset
	Gillette Cup 1968 (2nd Round)
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 25th, 27th May 1968 (60-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by 4 wickets
Umpires	R Aspinall, TW Spencer
Scorers	WH Ashdown (Leicestershire), T Tout (Somerset)
Close of play day 1	No play
Player of the Match	MEJC Norman

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Somerset innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*RT Virgin	run out	55
MJ Kitchen	c Hallam b Knight	1
A Clarkson	c Cotton b Spencer	23
+TI Barwell	c Knight b Birkenshaw	8
GS Chappell	c Booth b Spencer	4
WE Alley	st Tolchard b Birkenshaw	22
GI Burgess	c Spencer b Birkenshaw	8
KE Palmer	b Knight	1
PJ Robinson	c Tolchard b Knight	0
R Palmer	c Barratt b Spencer	3
FE Rumsey	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 7 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 57 overs)	134
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-57, 3-102, 4-105, 5-122, 6-122, 7-128, 8-130, 9-133, 10-134 (57 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Cotton	8	2	12	0	-	-	-	1.50
Knight	12	3	20	3	-	-	24.00	1.67
Spencer	10	2	17	3	-	-	20.00	1.70
Barratt	5	0	13	0	-	-	-	2.60
Marner	11	0	44	0	-	-	-	4.00
Birkenshaw	11	3	19	3	-	-	22.00	1.73

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Leicestershire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*MR Hallam	c R Palmer b Burgess	34
MEJC Norman	b R Palmer	52
BJ Booth	b KE Palmer	0
CC Inman	b Rumsey	0
PT Marner	run out	7
BR Knight	c Alley b Rumsey	15
J Birkenshaw	not out	8
+RW Tolchard	not out	7
RJ Barratt	did not bat
CT Spencer	did not bat
J Cotton	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 8 lb, 3 nb)	12
Total	(6 wickets, 49 overs)	135
Fall of wickets:
1-71, 2-72, 3-73, 4-94, 5-119, 6-119

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Rumsey	12	1	26	2	-	-	36.00	2.17
R Palmer	8	2	26	1	-	-	48.00	3.25
Alley	9	1	19	0	-	-	-	2.11
KE Palmer	12	1	34	1	-	-	72.00	2.83
Burgess	8	2	18	1	-	-	48.00	2.25

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
--> GS Chappell made his debut in List A matches
--> RJ Barratt made his debut in List A matches
--> MEJC Norman passed his previous highest score of 37 in List A matches
--> BR Knight made his debut for Leicestershire in List A matches
--> CT Spencer achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Somerset innings (previous best was 2-47)
--> J Birkenshaw achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Somerset innings (previous best was 1-4)

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