f30284 cc14802	Essex v Worcestershire
	County Championship 1974
Venue	County Ground, Chelmsford on 31st August, 2nd, 3rd September 1974 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 1 (Bowling 1); Worcestershire 4 (Bowling 4)
Umpires	DGL Evans, GH Pope
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 126/3 (Turner 68*; 46.4 overs)
Close of play day 2	No play

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BR Hardie	c Yardley b Gifford	30
KS McEwan	c Ormrod b Gifford	18
RMO Cooke	lbw b Holder	0
GA Gooch	c Ormrod b Gifford	1
BEA Edmeades	b Holder	2
S Turner	c Ormrod b Gifford	0
KD Boyce	lbw b Holder	7
RE East	lbw b Gifford	0
+N Smith	c Wilcock b Gifford	10
*RNS Hobbs	not out	7
JK Lever	c Headley b Gifford	3
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 35 overs)	84
Fall of wickets:
1-42, 2-45, 3-48, 4-53, 5-53, 6-53, 7-62, 8-64, 9-80, 10-84 (35 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Holder	15	2	35	3	-	-
Brain	6	0	28	0	-	-
Gifford	14	7	15	7	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGA Headley	c East b Lever	25
GM Turner	not out	68
JA Ormrod	b Lever	11
JM Parker	c East b Turner	21
BL D'Oliveira	did not bat
TJ Yardley	did not bat
+HG Wilcock	did not bat
JD Inchmore	did not bat
*N Gifford	did not bat
VA Holder	did not bat
BM Brain	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(3 wickets, 46.5 overs)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-57, 2-83, 3-126 (46.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Turner	7.5	2	17	1	-	-
Boyce	8	1	16	0	-	-
East	16	1	47	0	-	-
Lever	10	1	24	2	-	-
Gooch	5	0	21	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> The first innings of the match was limited to 100 overs; the total overs for both teams first innings was limited to 200 overs
--> RGA Headley made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RGA Headley made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> RGA Headley (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 7

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