a496	Northamptonshire v Kent
	John Player League 1971
Venue	County Ground, Northampton on 23rd May 1971 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Kent won by 22 runs
Points	Northamptonshire 0; Kent 4
Umpires	DGL Evans, H Yarnold

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
BW Luckhurst	c Osman b Willey	18
D Nicholls	c Sharp b Lee	32
BD Julien	c Hodgson b Lee	19
AGE Ealham	c Sharp b Willey	4
*MC Cowdrey	c Ackerman b Willey	0
SE Leary	c Sharp b Willey	16
JN Shepherd	not out	52
RA Woolmer	run out	4
+APE Knott	not out	0
DL Underwood	did not bat
JN Graham	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 1 w)	3
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 22 overs)	148
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-70, 3-70, 4-75, 5-75, 6-113, 7-146

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lee	8	1	42	2	-	-	24.00	5.25
Bailey	3	0	15	0	-	-	-	5.00
Willey	8	0	59	4	-	-	12.00	7.38
Hodgson	3	0	29	0	-	-	-	9.67

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Northamptonshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
P Willey	run out	11
HM Ackerman	c Cowdrey b Graham	13
DS Steele	c Knott b Graham	6
*PJ Watts	c Cowdrey b Shepherd	29
+G Sharp	c Knott b Graham	3
BS Crump	not out	56
D Breakwell	b Woolmer	7
WM Osman	did not bat
A Hodgson	did not bat
RR Bailey	did not bat
PG Lee	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 22 overs)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-26, 3-30, 4-38, 5-101, 6-126 (22 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Graham	8	1	37	3	-	-	16.00	4.62
Shepherd	8	1	47	1	-	-	48.00	5.88
Julien	3	0	24	0	-	-	-	8.00
Woolmer	3	0	17	1	-	-	18.00	5.67

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 22 overs per side
--> D Nicholls passed his previous highest score of 29 in List A matches
--> BD Julien passed his previous highest score of 18 in List A matches
--> JN Shepherd 50 in 30 balls
--> JN Shepherd passed 500 runs in List A matches when he reached 46
--> BS Crump passed his previous highest score of 38 in List A matches
--> P Willey achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Kent innings (previous best was 3-3)

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