a1892	Middlesex v Essex
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1977 (Group D)
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 7th, 9th, 10th May 1977 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	No result
Umpires	DJ Constant, WE Phillipson
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	Essex 47/2 (Hardie 27*, Fletcher 21*; 24 overs)

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
BR Hardie	not out	21
MH Denness	c Radley b Daniel	2
KS McEwan	b Selvey	0
*KWR Fletcher	not out	21
GA Gooch	did not bat
KD Boyce	did not bat
S Turner	did not bat
RE East	did not bat
+N Smith	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(2 nb, 1 w)	3
Total	(2 wickets, 24 overs)	47
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-5

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Selvey	7	4	14	1	-	-	42.00	2.00
Daniel	6	2	6	1	-	-	36.00	1.00
Jones	6	3	10	0	-	-	-	1.67
Gatting	3	1	7	0	-	-	-	2.33
Featherstone	2	0	7	0	-	-	-	3.50

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Middlesex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*JM Brearley	did not bat
MJ Smith	did not bat
GD Barlow	did not bat
CT Radley	did not bat
NG Featherstone	did not bat
MW Gatting	did not bat
PH Edmonds	did not bat
+NPD Ross	did not bat
WW Daniel	did not bat
MWW Selvey	did not bat
AA Jones	did not bat

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> WW Daniel made his debut for Middlesex in List A matches
--> WW Daniel made his debut in England in List A matches

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Match abandoned and replaced with a 10 over match