f27897 cc13856	Worcestershire v Essex
	County Championship 1969
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 16th, 18th, 19th August 1969 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Worcestershire 2 (Batting 2); Essex 5 (Bowling 5)
Umpires	DJ Constant, AEG Rhodes
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 47/0 (Ward 24*, Edmeades 23*)
Close of play day 2	No play

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGA Headley	c Taylor b Boyce	6
+GR Cass	c Taylor b Lever	44
JA Ormrod	c Irvine b Boyce	31
BL D'Oliveira	b Turner	5
*TW Graveney	b Boyce	33
DNF Slade	c Taylor b Turner	7
K Griffith	c Taylor b Boyce	16
JA Standen	b Lever	9
N Gifford	c Irvine b Boyce	21
VA Holder	b Boyce	2
BM Brain	not out	0
Extras	(6 b, 11 lb, 13 nb)	30
Total	(all out, 84.2 overs)	204
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-72, 3-81, 4-134, 5-136, 6-147, 7-160, 8-192, 9-200, 10-204 (84.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boyce	22.2	4	54	6	-	-
Lever	21	4	55	2	-	-
Turner	32	7	55	2	-	-
East	9	3	10	0	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Ward	not out	27
BEA Edmeades	not out	24
G Barker	did not bat
KWR Fletcher	did not bat
BL Irvine	did not bat
KD Boyce	did not bat
*+B Taylor	did not bat
S Turner	did not bat
RE East	did not bat
RNS Hobbs	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 25.2 overs)	51

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Holder	8	2	12	0	-	-
Brain	9.2	1	28	0	-	-
Standen	5	2	7	0	-	-
D'Oliveira	3	1	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RGA Headley (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 5
--> N Gifford (1) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> BEA Edmeades (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 16

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