a1339	Middlesex v Essex
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1975 (South Group)
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 26th April 1975 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 82 runs
Points	Middlesex 0; Essex 3
Umpires	AE Fagg, TW Spencer
Man of the Match	KD Boyce

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
KS McEwan	c Lamb b Edmonds	40
BR Hardie	c Murray b Lamb	24
*KWR Fletcher	c Barlow b Edmonds	16
GA Gooch	c Radley b Vernon	59
KD Boyce	b Selvey	32
S Turner	not out	7
KR Pont	not out	4
BEA Edmeades	did not bat
RE East	did not bat
+N Smith	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 11 lb)	15
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 55 overs)	197
Fall of wickets:
1-43, 2-79, 3-94, 4-183, 5-186

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Vernon	11	2	43	1	-	-	66.00	3.91
Selvey	11	1	32	1	-	-	66.00	2.91
Lamb	11	1	47	1	-	-	66.00	4.27
Titmus	11	0	35	0	-	-	-	3.18
Edmonds	11	4	25	2	-	-	33.00	2.27

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Middlesex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
MJ Smith	c Boyce b Turner	11
GD Barlow	c Smith b Turner	8
*JM Brearley	b Boyce	25
CT Radley	c McEwan b East	11
NG Featherstone	c East b Pont	22
+JT Murray	b Turner	6
PH Edmonds	c and b Pont	3
FJ Titmus	lbw b Lever	4
TM Lamb	b Lever	0
MWW Selvey	not out	5
MJ Vernon	lbw b Boyce	7
Extras	(11 lb, 2 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 50.3 overs)	115
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-26, 3-52, 4-64, 5-91, 6-93, 7-99, 8-101, 9-101, 10-115 (50.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Boyce	9.3	1	17	2	-	-	28.50	1.79
Lever	11	4	20	2	-	-	33.00	1.82
Turner	11	5	16	3	-	-	22.00	1.45
East	11	2	29	1	-	-	66.00	2.64
Pont	8	1	20	2	-	-	24.00	2.50

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Notes
--> GA Gooch passed his previous highest score of 31 in ListA matches
--> KD Boyce reached 200 wickets in ListA matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Middlesex innings

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