f35944 cc16824	Warwickshire v Essex
	Britannic Assurance County Championship 1985
Venue	Edgbaston, Birmingham on 31st August, 2nd, 3rd September 1985 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Warwickshire 2 (Bowling 2); Essex 5 (Batting 1, Bowling 4)
Umpires	AA Jones, B Leadbeater
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 108/5 (Prichard 45*, East 37*)
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 170/5 (Prichard 69*, East 69*)

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Warwickshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TA Lloyd	c Prichard b Foster	9
RIHB Dyer	c East b Foster	26
AI Kallicharran	lbw b Lever	5
DL Amiss	c East b Foster	1
+GW Humpage	b Pont	49
Asif Din	lbw b Pringle	4
PA Smith	not out	28
AM Ferreira	c Acfield b Pont	10
GC Small	lbw b Acfield	2
*N Gifford	b Pont	0
DS Hoffman	c East b Pont	0
Extras	(6 lb, 2 w)	8
Total	(all out, 48.5 overs)	142
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-33, 3-38, 4-75, 5-82, 6-122, 7-138, 8-141, 9-142, 10-142 (48.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lever	14	4	33	1	-	-
Foster	15	3	40	3	-	-
Pringle	9	3	36	1	-	-
Pont	5.5	0	15	4	-	-
Acfield	5	1	12	1	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BR Hardie	b Small	0
AW Lilley	c Gifford b Small	0
PJ Prichard	not out	69
KS McEwan	c Amiss b Small	11
DR Pringle	lbw b Hoffman	4
*KWR Fletcher	run out	2
+DE East	not out	69
IL Pont	did not bat
NA Foster	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 6 nb, 3 w)	15
Total	(5 wickets, 51 overs)	170
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-2, 3-24, 4-39, 5-42

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Small	18	5	67	3	-	-
Smith	5	0	23	0	-	-
Hoffman	7	0	21	1	-	-
Ferreira	14	4	43	0	-	-
Gifford	7	4	10	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> DS Hoffman made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> DE East (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 46
--> NA Foster reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Warwickshire first innings

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