a5639	Kent v Essex
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1988 (Group C)
Venue	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 10th, 11th May 1988 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to field
Result	Kent won by 6 wickets
Points	Kent 2; Essex 0
Umpires	MJ Kitchen, RA White
Close of play day 1	Kent 6/0 (Benson 3*, Taylor 2*)
Player of the Match	MR Benson

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GA Gooch	not out	120			10	1
BR Hardie	c Marsh b Cowdrey	51
AR Border	c and b Ellison	12
PJ Prichard	c Marsh b Penn	8
DR Pringle	c Marsh b Penn	5
*KWR Fletcher	b Cowdrey	38
AW Lilley	lbw b Alleyne	7
+DE East	c Cowdrey b Ellison	12
G Miller	not out	0
TD Topley	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 13 lb, 5 nb, 10 w)	29
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 55 overs)	282
Fall of wickets:
1-122, 2-142, 3-157, 4-172, 5-231, 6-247, 7-268

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Ellison	11	0	58	2	-	-	33.00	5.27
Alleyne	11	0	62	1	-	-	66.00	5.64
Cowdrey	11	0	50	2	-	-	33.00	4.55
Penn	11	1	40	2	-	-	33.00	3.64
Wells	3	0	18	0	-	-	-	6.00
Davis	8	1	40	0	-	-	-	5.00

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
MR Benson	run out	113			9	-
NR Taylor	c Border b Topley	87			7	1
SG Hinks	b Topley	2
CJ Tavaré	c East b Gooch	16
*CS Cowdrey	not out	21
RM Ellison	not out	22
VJ Wells	did not bat
+SA Marsh	did not bat
C Penn	did not bat
RP Davis	did not bat
HL Alleyne	did not bat
Extras	(15 lb, 7 w)	22
Total	(4 wickets, 54.1 overs)	283
Fall of wickets:
1-180, 2-186, 3-224, 4-253

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lever	10.1	3	36	0	-	-	-	3.54
Pringle	11	1	46	0	-	-	-	4.18
Topley	11	0	41	2	-	-	33.00	3.73
Gooch	11	0	59	1	-	-	66.00	5.36
Miller	4	0	38	0	-	-	-	9.50
Border	7	0	48	0	-	-	-	6.86

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
--> GA Gooch passed 13500 runs in List A matches when he reached 29
--> MR Benson equalled his previous highest score of 113 in List A matches

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