a2496	Somerset v Northamptonshire
	John Player League 1979
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 22nd July 1979 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to field
Result	Somerset won by 7 wickets
Points	Somerset 4; Northamptonshire 0
Umpires	D Shackleton, AGT Whitehead

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Northamptonshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
W Larkins	c Richards b Breakwell	52
P Willey	c Jennings b Dredge	32
AJ Lamb	c Taylor b Botham	74
G Cook	st Taylor b Richards	7
TJ Yardley	c Slocombe b Botham	9
RG Williams	not out	4
*PJ Watts	not out	1
+G Sharp	did not bat
Sarfraz Nawaz	did not bat
BJ Griffiths	did not bat
TM Lamb	did not bat
Extras	(7 lb, 1 w)	8
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 40 overs)	187
Fall of wickets:
1-59, 2-107, 3-144, 4-177, 5-183

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Botham	8	2	27	2	-	-	24.00	3.38
Garner	8	3	11	0	-	-	-	1.38
Jennings	4	0	39	0	-	-	-	9.75
Richards	4	0	25	1	-	-	24.00	6.25
Dredge	8	0	42	1	-	-	48.00	5.25
Breakwell	8	0	35	1	-	-	48.00	4.38

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Somerset innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*BC Rose	st Sharp b Watts	70
PW Denning	c Larkins b Sarfraz Nawaz	17
IVA Richards	b Willey	59
IT Botham	not out	31
PM Roebuck	not out	7
PA Slocombe	did not bat
D Breakwell	did not bat
J Garner	did not bat
+DJS Taylor	did not bat
CH Dredge	did not bat
KF Jennings	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 3 w)	4
Total	(3 wickets, 32.2 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-36, 2-135, 3-155

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Sarfraz Nawaz	8	1	39	1	-	-	48.00	4.88
Griffiths	5.2	0	44	0	-	-	-	8.25
Willey	8	0	33	1	-	-	48.00	4.12
TM Lamb	4	0	28	0	-	-	-	7.00
Watts	7	0	40	1	-	-	42.00	5.71

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Notes
--> W Larkins passed 2000 runs in List A matches when he reached 30
--> BC Rose passed 3000 runs in List A matches when he reached 27

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