f29628 cc14500	Worcestershire v Essex
	County Championship 1973
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 26th, 28th, 29th May 1973 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Worcestershire 5 (Bowling 5); Essex 1 (Bowling 1)
Umpires	R Aspinall, HD Bird
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 132/2 (Headley 72*, Ormrod 45*)
Close of play day 2	No play

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BEA Edmeades	c Cass b Holder	12
BC Francis	c Cass b Holder	4
*KWR Fletcher	c Cass b D'Oliveira	26
RMO Cooke	c Yardley b D'Oliveira	18
KD Boyce	c Cass b Holder	17
S Turner	c Cass b Holder	3
RE East	c Cass b Holder	4
RNS Hobbs	c Stewart b Brain	5
+N Smith	not out	6
JK Lever	b Brain	0
DL Acfield	b Holder	1
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 46.3 overs)	98
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-22, 3-54, 4-73, 5-80, 6-81, 7-86, 8-93, 9-93, 10-98 (46.3 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Holder	15.3	5	20	6	-	-
Brain	14	6	29	2	-	-
D'Oliveira	13	2	35	2	-	-
Gifford	4	1	12	0	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGA Headley	not out	72
DER Stewart	b Lever	1
RJ Lanchbury	hit wkt b Boyce	7
JA Ormrod	not out	45
BL D'Oliveira	did not bat
TJ Yardley	did not bat
IN Johnson	did not bat
+GR Cass	did not bat
*N Gifford	did not bat
VA Holder	did not bat
BM Brain	did not bat
Extras	(7 nb)	7
Total	(2 wickets, 54 overs)	132
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-38

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boyce	14	2	28	1	-	-
Lever	9	2	17	1	-	-
Turner	8	1	22	0	-	-
East	8	3	11	0	-	-
Hobbs	9	3	31	0	-	-
Acfield	6	3	16	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> RNS Hobbs (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 4
--> JA Ormrod (1) passed 9000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 28
--> RJ Lanchbury made his debut for Worcestershire in County Championship matches
--> N Smith made his debut for Essex in County Championship matches
--> N Smith made his debut for Essex in First-Class matches
--> BL D'Oliveira reached 250 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex first innings
--> VA Holder achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 6-21)

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