a766	Leicestershire v Essex
	John Player League 1972
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 16th July 1972 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
Points	Leicestershire 4; Essex 0
Umpires	C Cook, GH Pope

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
B Ward	c Tolchard b Higgs	0
*+B Taylor	c Tolchard b McKenzie	1
KWR Fletcher	c Davison b McKenzie	50
S Turner	c Davison b Spencer	38
KD Boyce	c and b Birkenshaw	4
BEA Edmeades	c Tolchard b McKenzie	12
RNS Hobbs	c Tolchard b McKenzie	0
RE East	lbw b McKenzie	0
KR Pont	not out	24
JK Lever	not out	5
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 3 nb)	7
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 40 overs)	141
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-1, 3-71, 4-80, 5-106, 6-106, 7-106, 8-112

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
McKenzie	8	1	15	5	-	-	9.60	1.88
Higgs	8	1	33	1	-	-	48.00	4.12
Spencer	8	1	37	1	-	-	48.00	4.62
Steele	8	2	24	0	-	-	-	3.00
Davison	4	0	12	0	-	-	-	3.00
Birkenshaw	4	0	13	1	-	-	24.00	3.25

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Leicestershire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
B Dudleston	c Fletcher b Lever	1
MEJC Norman	not out	63
*+RW Tolchard	run out	2
BF Davison	c Boyce b Turner	44
PR Haywood	run out	23
BJ Booth	not out	0
J Birkenshaw	did not bat
JF Steele	did not bat
GD McKenzie	did not bat
K Higgs	did not bat
CT Spencer	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 3 nb)	9
Total	(4 wickets, 36.2 overs)	142
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-9, 3-85, 4-136

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Boyce	6	0	24	0	-	-	-	4.00
Lever	6.2	2	16	1	-	-	38.00	2.53
East	8	1	25	0	-	-	-	3.12
Turner	8	0	35	1	-	-	48.00	4.38
Acfield	8	0	33	0	-	-	-	4.12

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Notes
--> MEJC Norman passed 1500 runs in List A matches when he reached 40
--> GD McKenzie achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Essex innings (previous best was 5-28)
--> GD McKenzie reached 100 wickets in List A matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex innings
--> GD McKenzie took a hat-trick in the Essex innings (Edmeades, Hobbs, East)

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