a1734	Middlesex v Surrey
	John Player League 1976
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 4th July 1976 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Points	Middlesex 4; Surrey 0
Umpires	WE Alley, A Jepson

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Surrey innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GP Howarth	c Featherstone b Emburey	37
CJ Aworth	b Edmonds	42
Younis Ahmed	c and b Featherstone	50
Intikhab Alam	lbw b Emburey	15
*JH Edrich	c Featherstone b Barlow	20
GRJ Roope	c Gould b Barlow	7
+LE Skinner	b Featherstone	21
DM Smith	not out	9
GG Arnold	run out	9
PI Pocock	did not bat
AJ Mack	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 11 lb, 5 w)	18
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 39 overs)	228
Fall of wickets:
1-86, 2-94, 3-116, 4-149, 5-163, 6-209, 7-210, 8-228 (39 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Jones	6	1	29	0	-	-	-	4.83
Selvey	7	1	45	0	-	-	-	6.43
Gatting	3	0	14	0	-	-	-	4.67
Emburey	8	0	39	2	-	-	24.00	4.88
Edmonds	7	1	31	1	-	-	42.00	4.43
Featherstone	6	0	39	2	-	-	18.00	6.50
Barlow	2	0	13	2	-	-	6.00	6.50

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Middlesex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*MJ Smith	c Skinner b Smith	19
CT Radley	c Smith b Pocock	27
GD Barlow	lbw b Arnold	65
JM Brearley	b Roope	35
NG Featherstone	b Arnold	44
MW Gatting	not out	12
+IJ Gould	c Skinner b Arnold	1
PH Edmonds	not out	10
JE Emburey	did not bat
MWW Selvey	did not bat
AA Jones	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 16 lb, 2 w)	19
Total	(6 wickets, 38.1 overs)	232
Fall of wickets:
1-44, 2-52, 3-137, 4-198, 5-213, 6-215

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Arnold	8	0	31	3	-	-	16.00	3.88
Mack	7	0	42	0	-	-	-	6.00
Smith	7	0	34	1	-	-	42.00	4.86
Pocock	8	0	44	1	-	-	48.00	5.50
Intikhab Alam	5.1	0	39	0	-	-	-	7.55
Roope	3	0	23	1	-	-	18.00	7.67

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Notes
--> The match was reduced to 39 overs per side

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