f32034	Cambridge University v Leicestershire
	University Match 1978
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 10th, 11th, 12th May 1978 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Cambridge University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by 8 wickets
Umpires	CG Pepper, AEG Rhodes
Scorers	LW Barratt (Leicestershire), PJ Batten (Cambridge University)
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 39/0 (Dudleston 14*, Briers 21*)
Close of play day 2	Cambridge University (2) 95 all out

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MK Fosh	lbw b Taylor	13
AM Mubarak	b Cook	15
PWG Parker	lbw b Shuttleworth	66
*AJ Hignell	lbw b Ward	61
NC Crawford	b Taylor	4
IA Greig	lbw b Birkenshaw	10
NFM Popplewell	c Tolchard b Taylor	1
SJ Gardiner	b Birkenshaw	1
+DJ Littlewood	b Shuttleworth	15
MG Howat	b Ward	31
ME Allbrook	not out	9
Extras	(2 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 91.4 overs)	228
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-40, 3-132, 4-143, 5-171, 6-171, 7-173, 8-173, 9-212, 10-228 (91.4 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ward	19	4	49	2	-	-
Taylor	21	0	101	3	-	-
Shuttleworth	25.4	12	36	2	-	-
Cook	13	5	34	1	-	-
Birkenshaw	13	10	6	2	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Dudleston	c Crawford b Howat	23
NE Briers	not out	116
M Schepens	b Greig	37
DI Gower	not out	42
+RW Tolchard	did not bat
*JC Balderstone	did not bat
J Birkenshaw	did not bat
NGB Cook	did not bat
K Shuttleworth	did not bat
A Ward	did not bat
LB Taylor	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb, 3 nb)	12
Total	(2 wickets, declared, 76 overs)	230
Fall of wickets:
1-54, 2-142

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Howat	20	5	40	1	-	-
Greig	10	2	46	1	-	-
Allbrook	19	8	48	0	-	-
Parker	1	0	6	0	-	-
Popplewell	18	4	50	0	-	-
Gardiner	8	2	28	0	-	-

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Cambridge University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MK Fosh	b Taylor	1
AM Mubarak	c Tolchard b Ward	2
PWG Parker	b Shuttleworth	10
*AJ Hignell	c Tolchard b Taylor	5
NC Crawford	c Tolchard b Shuttleworth	6
IA Greig	b Birkenshaw	6
NFM Popplewell	not out	41
SJ Gardiner	st Tolchard b Birkenshaw	7
+DJ Littlewood	c Shuttleworth b Balderstone	2
MG Howat	c Gower b Cook	12
ME Allbrook	b Taylor	2
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 43.4 overs)	95
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-3, 3-10, 4-17, 5-30, 6-30, 7-53, 8-64, 9-90, 10-95 (43.4 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ward	6	2	13	1	-	-
Taylor	13.4	5	24	3	-	-
Shuttleworth	7	4	8	2	-	-
Cook	4	0	16	1	-	-
Birkenshaw	8	3	21	2	-	-
Balderstone	5	1	12	1	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+RW Tolchard	b Allbrook	27
*JC Balderstone	c and b Greig	19
J Birkenshaw	not out	42
NGB Cook	not out	2
B Dudleston	did not bat
NE Briers	did not bat
M Schepens	did not bat
DI Gower	did not bat
K Shuttleworth	did not bat
A Ward	did not bat
LB Taylor	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 2 nb)	4
Total	(2 wickets, 37.1 overs)	94
Fall of wickets:
1-29, 2-75

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Howat	9	2	20	0	-	-
Greig	11	5	22	1	-	-
Allbrook	8	2	13	1	-	-
Popplewell	9.1	1	35	0	-	-

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Notes
--> AM Mubarak made his debut in First-Class matches
--> NGB Cook made his debut in First-Class matches
--> NE Briers (1) passed his previous highest score of 87 in First-Class matches
--> NE Briers (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> NFM Popplewell (2) passed his previous highest score of 27 in First-Class matches
--> LB Taylor achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Cambridge University first innings (previous best was 2-39)
--> LB Taylor achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Cambridge University second innings (previous best was 3-101)
--> ME Allbrook reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire second innings

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