a391	Essex v Yorkshire
	John Player League 1970
Venue	Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester on 26th July 1970 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Yorkshire won by 43 runs
Points	Essex 0; Yorkshire 4
Umpires	JS Buller, F Jakeman

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Yorkshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
G Boycott	c and b Lever	98
JD Woodford	b Lever	21
*DB Close	c Edmeades b Turner	28
PJ Sharpe	c Edmeades b Boyce	25
D Wilson	not out	2
JH Hampshire	not out	7
RA Hutton	did not bat
GA Cope	did not bat
+DL Bairstow	did not bat
CM Old	did not bat
AG Nicholson	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb)	8
Total	(4 wickets, innings closed, 31.4 overs)	189
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-99, 3-170, 4-181

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Boyce	8	0	32	1	-	-	48.00	4.00
Lever	7.4	0	42	2	-	-	23.00	5.48
Acfield	2	0	12	0	-	-	-	6.00
Edmeades	8	0	59	0	-	-	-	7.38
Turner	6	1	36	1	-	-	36.00	6.00

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
B Ward	c Woodford b Nicholson	5
*+B Taylor	c Boycott b Old	17
KWR Fletcher	c Bairstow b Nicholson	7
KD Boyce	c Sharpe b Old	0
BEA Edmeades	c Close b Nicholson	2
G Barker	c Sharpe b Hutton	6
S Turner	b Old	3
ER Presland	b Wilson	30
RNS Hobbs	not out	54
JK Lever	not out	15
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 6 lb)	7
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 31.4 overs)	146
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-28, 3-33, 4-33, 5-36, 6-41, 7-52, 8-98

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Old	8	0	30	3	-	-	16.00	3.75
Nicholson	8	0	20	3	-	-	16.00	2.50
Hutton	8	0	32	1	-	-	48.00	4.00
Wilson	7	0	46	1	-	-	42.00	6.57
Sharpe	0.4	0	11	0	-	-	-	16.50

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Notes
--> The match was reduced to 31.4 overs per side
--> G Boycott passed 1000 runs in List A matches when he reached 48
--> ER Presland passed his previous highest score of 18 in List A matches
--> RNS Hobbs passed his previous highest score of 24 in List A matches

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