f35758 cc16672	Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
	Britannic Assurance County Championship 1985
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 25th, 27th, 28th May 1985 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Leicestershire 3 (Batting 3); Northamptonshire 1 (Bowling 1)
Umpires	B Leadbeater, RA White
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 304/5 (Briers 47*, Clift 1*)
Close of play day 2	No play

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
IP Butcher	c and b Harper	13
JC Balderstone	c Sharp b Harper	83
*DI Gower	c Larkins b Harper	52
P Willey	c Sharp b Mallender	6
JJ Whitaker	c and b Harper	79
NE Briers	not out	47
PB Clift	not out	1
+MA Garnham	did not bat
GJ Parsons	did not bat
NGB Cook	did not bat
GJF Ferris	did not bat
Extras	(9 b, 5 lb, 8 nb, 1 w)	23
Total	(5 wickets, 120 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-158, 3-165, 4-172, 5-300

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mallender	17	2	45	1	-	-
Capel	20	3	67	0	-	-
Harper	44	13	103	4	-	-
Wheeler	14	3	30	0	-	-
Larkins	9	6	11	0	-	-
Williams	16	5	34	0	-	-

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*G Cook	did not bat
W Larkins	did not bat
RG Williams	did not bat
AJ Lamb	did not bat
RJ Bailey	did not bat
DJ Capel	did not bat
DJ Wild	did not bat
RA Harper	did not bat
+G Sharp	did not bat
NA Mallender	did not bat
MBH Wheeler	did not bat

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> Leicestershire score at 100 overs in the first innings was 260-4
--> MBH Wheeler made his debut in First-Class matches
--> MBH Wheeler made his debut in County Championship matches
--> MBH Wheeler made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JC Balderstone (1) passed 17500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> RA Harper achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 1-44)

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