a2043	Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
	John Player League 1977
Venue	Wardown Park, Luton on 21st August 1977 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Northamptonshire won by 1 run
Points	Northamptonshire 4; Leicestershire 0
Umpires	AEG Rhodes, D Sang Hue

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Northamptonshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
P Willey	b Taylor	5
G Cook	c Davison b Taylor	14
TJ Yardley	b Higgs	3
W Larkins	b Higgs	2
*Mushtaq Mohammad	run out	24
RT Virgin	c Higgs b Taylor	12
+G Sharp	not out	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	not out	2
DS Steele	did not bat
A Hodgson	did not bat
BJ Griffiths	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 10 overs)	63
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-22, 3-22, 4-31, 5-58, 6-61

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Higgs	5	0	30	2	-	-	15.00	6.00
Taylor	5	0	32	3	-	-	10.00	6.40

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Leicestershire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
DI Gower	retired hurt	5
BF Davison	c Virgin b Hodgson	9
+RW Tolchard	run out	25
JC Balderstone	c Larkins b Sarfraz Nawaz	4
NM McVicker	c Virgin b Sarfraz Nawaz	12
JG Tolchard	not out	5
*R Illingworth	did not bat
JF Steele	did not bat
P Booth	did not bat
K Higgs	did not bat
LB Taylor	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(4 wickets, innings closed, 10 overs)	62
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-26, 3-53, 4-62 (10 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Sarfraz Nawaz	5	0	24	2	-	-	15.00	4.80
Hodgson	5	0	36	1	-	-	30.00	7.20

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side
--> NM McVicker made his last appearance in List A matches
--> LB Taylor achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Northamptonshire innings (previous best was 1-28)
--> K Higgs reached 250 wickets in List A matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Northamptonshire innings
--> DI Gower retired hurt in the Leicestershire innings having scored 5 (team had lost 0 wickets)

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