a2152	Kent v Essex
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1978 (Group D)
Venue	Hesketh Park, Dartford on 20th May 1978 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Kent won by 6 wickets
Points	Kent 3; Essex 0
Umpires	WE Alley, DO Oslear
Player of the Match	JN Shepherd

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GA Gooch	c and b Underwood	73
MH Denness	st +Downton b Asif Iqbal	36
KS McEwan	b Jarvis	40
KR Pont	c Downton b Shepherd	30
*KWR Fletcher	b Shepherd	0
S Turner	c Cowdrey b Shepherd	8
N Phillip	not out	8
RE East	not out	7
+N Smith	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 14 lb, 4 nb, 1 w)	20
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 55 overs)	222
Fall of wickets:
1-106, 2-128, 3-188, 4-197, 5-199, 6-210

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Jarvis	11	3	46	1	-	-	66.00	4.18
Shepherd	10	0	24	3	-	-	20.00	2.40
Woolmer	8	1	21	0	-	-	-	2.62
Hills	6	0	24	0	-	-	-	4.00
Underwood	11	3	42	1	-	-	66.00	3.82
Asif Iqbal	9	1	45	1	-	-	54.00	5.00

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
RA Woolmer	c and b Turner	18
GW Johnson	c McEwan b Pont	75
CJ Tavaré	lbw b Turner	0
Asif Iqbal	c McEwan b Pont	65
*AGE Ealham	not out	23
JN Shepherd	not out	28
+CS Cowdrey	did not bat
PR Downton	did not bat
RW Hills	did not bat
DL Underwood	did not bat
KBS Jarvis	did not bat
Extras	(13 lb, 4 nb)	17
Total	(4 wickets, 53 overs)	226
Fall of wickets:
1-30, 2-34, 3-169, 4-174

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lever	10	1	36	0	-	-	-	3.60
Phillip	11	1	45	0	-	-	-	4.09
Turner	11	3	25	2	-	-	33.00	2.27
East	9	0	29	0	-	-	-	3.22
Acfield	3	0	24	0	-	-	-	8.00
Pont	9	0	50	2	-	-	27.00	5.56

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Notes
--> AGE Ealham passed 3000 runs in List A matches when he reached 9
--> N Phillip made his debut for Essex in List A matches
--> N Phillip made his debut in England in List A matches

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