a2992	Worcestershire v Essex
	John Player League 1981
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 14th June 1981 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 5 wickets
Points	Worcestershire 0; Essex 4
Umpires	C Cook, KE Palmer

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Worcestershire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*GM Turner	c East b Gooch	24
MS Scott	c East b Turner	40
Younis Ahmed	b Turner	4
EJO Hemsley	c Lever b East	2
JD Inchmore	b Pont	1
PA Neale	not out	23
DN Patel	hit wkt b Phillip	12
+DJ Humphries	b Phillip	12
HL Alleyne	not out	6
AP Pridgeon	did not bat
J Cumbes	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 19 lb, 2 w)	25
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 38 overs)	149
Fall of wickets:
1-43, 2-60, 3-73, 4-79, 5-94, 6-122, 7-143

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lever	7	1	30	0	-	-	-	4.29
Phillip	7	0	30	2	-	-	21.00	4.29
Turner	8	2	12	2	-	-	24.00	1.50
Gooch	4	0	19	1	-	-	24.00	4.75
East	8	2	20	1	-	-	48.00	2.50
Pont	4	0	13	1	-	-	24.00	3.25

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GA Gooch	c Humphries b Inchmore	26
AW Lilley	b Alleyne	5
KS McEwan	c Humphries b Inchmore	3
BR Hardie	b Inchmore	23
*KWR Fletcher	not out	61
KR Pont	c Younis Ahmed b Alleyne	7
N Phillip	not out	7
S Turner	did not bat
RE East	did not bat
+N Smith	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
Extras	(7 b, 5 lb, 4 nb, 3 w)	19
Total	(5 wickets, 36.4 overs)	151
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-38, 3-39, 4-105, 5-124

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Alleyne	8	1	27	2	-	-	24.00	3.38
Pridgeon	7	1	25	0	-	-	-	3.57
Cumbes	8	1	26	0	-	-	-	3.25
Inchmore	7.4	0	25	3	-	-	15.33	3.26
Patel	3	0	12	0	-	-	-	4.00
Younis Ahmed	3	0	17	0	-	-	-	5.67

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Notes
--> The match was reduced to 38 overs per side
--> MS Scott made his debut in List A matches
--> N Phillip reached 100 wickets in List A matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire innings

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