a2196	Sussex v Essex
	John Player League 1978
Venue	County Ground, Hove on 18th June 1978 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 27 runs
Points	Sussex 0; Essex 4
Umpires	R Aspinall, BSP Rao

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
MH Denness	c Mendis b Phillipson	39
BR Hardie	c Barclay b Greig	74
KS McEwan	b Greig	27
*KWR Fletcher	c Phillipson b Cheatle	21
KR Pont	c Long b Imran Khan	18
N Phillip	b Imran Khan	2
S Turner	run out	1
RE East	b Imran Khan	2
+N Smith	b Imran Khan	2
DR Pringle	not out	8
JK Lever	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb, 4 w)	7
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 39 overs)	201
Fall of wickets:
1-100, 2-144, 3-148, 4-184, 5-188, 6-188, 7-190, 8-192, 9-201

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Imran Khan	8	0	28	4	-	-	12.00	3.50
Arnold	4	0	22	0	-	-	-	5.50
Cheatle	7	2	24	1	-	-	42.00	3.43
Spencer	4	0	32	0	-	-	-	8.00
Greig	8	0	34	2	-	-	24.00	4.25
Phillipson	4	0	25	1	-	-	24.00	6.25
Barclay	4	0	29	0	-	-	-	7.25

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Sussex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GD Mendis	c Smith b Turner	51
JJ Groome	b Lever	0
Imran Khan	c Fletcher b Lever	4
AW Greig	c Smith b Lever	7
PWG Parker	run out	13
CP Phillipson	st Smith b Pont	24
JRT Barclay	not out	29
*+A Long	b Turner	10
J Spencer	b Lever	10
RGL Cheatle	not out	13
GG Arnold	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 9 lb, 2 w)	13
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 39 overs)	174
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-8, 3-16, 4-42, 5-100, 6-102, 7-120, 8-144

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Phillip	8	0	19	0	-	-	-	2.38
Lever	8	0	36	4	-	-	12.00	4.50
East	8	1	43	0	-	-	-	5.38
Turner	8	0	33	2	-	-	24.00	4.12
Pont	7	0	30	1	-	-	42.00	4.29

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Notes
--> The match was reduced to 39 overs per side
--> GD Mendis passed his previous highest score of 31 in List A matches
--> KR Pont reached 50 wickets in List A matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Sussex innings

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