f32060 cc15353	Worcestershire v Warwickshire
	Schweppes County Championship 1978
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 27th, 29th, 30th May 1978 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Worcestershire 8 (Batting 4, Bowling 4); Warwickshire 5 (Batting 2, Bowling 3)
Umpires	WL Budd, TG Wilson
Close of play day 1	Warwickshire (1) 13/1 (Amiss 1*, Brown 2*; 8 overs)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (2) 99/2 (Neale 35*, Hemsley 45*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GM Turner	c Humpage b Brown	11
JA Ormrod	c Humpage b Brown	86
PA Neale	c Humpage b Brown	0
EJO Hemsley	b Willis	0
BL D'Oliveira	b Hemmings	35
CN Boyns	b Flower	12
+DJ Humphries	not out	111
GG Watson	c Humpage b Brown	29
*N Gifford	not out	10
AP Pridgeon	did not bat
J Cumbes	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 5 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 100 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-21, 3-22, 4-78, 5-117, 6-203, 7-278

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Willis	22	8	35	1	-	-
Brown	22	1	88	4	-	-
Perryman	18	4	48	0	-	-
Hemmings	20	2	60	1	-	-
Flower	18	4	63	1	-	-

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Warwickshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DL Amiss	c Humphries b Gifford	53
KD Smith	c Humphries b Watson	2
DJ Brown	c Humphries b Pridgeon	5
*J Whitehouse	c Ormrod b D'Oliveira	45
AI Kallicharran	c Turner b D'Oliveira	37
RN Abberley	c Humphries b Gifford	16
+GW Humpage	st Humphries b D'Oliveira	10
EE Hemmings	b Watson	25
SP Perryman	b Gifford	9
RGD Willis	c Pridgeon b Watson	1
RW Flower	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 6 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	13
Total	(all out, 92.4 overs)	216
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-18, 3-108, 4-118, 5-147, 6-172, 7-193, 8-212, 9-214, 10-216 (92.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Watson	14.4	5	27	3	-	-
Pridgeon	15	5	35	1	-	-
Gifford	27	9	58	3	-	-
Cumbes	10	3	10	0	-	-
Boyns	4	0	21	0	-	-
D'Oliveira	22	5	52	3	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GM Turner	lbw b Willis	7
JA Ormrod	c Humpage b Willis	4
PA Neale	not out	80
EJO Hemsley	c Humpage b Hemmings	57
BL D'Oliveira	not out	48
CN Boyns	did not bat
+DJ Humphries	did not bat
GG Watson	did not bat
*N Gifford	did not bat
AP Pridgeon	did not bat
J Cumbes	did not bat
Extras	(7 lb, 4 nb)	11
Total	(3 wickets, declared, 71 overs)	207
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-13, 3-122

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Willis	12	2	34	2	-	-
Brown	19	7	49	0	-	-
Hemmings	21	5	60	1	-	-
Flower	19	8	53	0	-	-

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Warwickshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DL Amiss	c Turner b Gifford	88
KD Smith	c Ormrod b Gifford	80
AI Kallicharran	c Boyns b Watson	3
+GW Humpage	c Gifford b D'Oliveira	10
*J Whitehouse	c Ormrod b Gifford	10
RN Abberley	not out	25
EE Hemmings	c Ormrod b Gifford	5
DJ Brown	not out	1
SP Perryman	did not bat
RGD Willis	did not bat
RW Flower	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 8 lb, 2 nb)	12
Total	(6 wickets, 76 overs)	234
Fall of wickets:
1-167, 2-179, 3-180, 4-196, 5-202, 6-211

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Watson	15	2	41	1	-	-
Pridgeon	10	1	38	0	-	-
Gifford	27	10	59	4	-	-
Cumbes	11	1	48	0	-	-
D'Oliveira	13	3	36	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The first innings of the match was limited to 100 overs; the total overs for both teams first innings was limited to 200 overs
--> DJ Humphries (1) passed his previous highest score of 62 in County Championship matches
--> DJ Humphries (1) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> DJ Humphries (1) passed his previous highest score of 62 in First-Class matches
--> DJ Humphries (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> GG Watson (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in County Championship matches
--> RN Abberley (1) passed 9500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 13
--> EE Hemmings reached 350 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire first innings
--> GG Watson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Warwickshire first innings (previous best was 3-79)
--> GG Watson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Warwickshire first innings (previous best was 2-76)

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