vca6681	Melbourne v Essendon
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1976/77
Venue	Albert Ground, Melbourne on 8th January 1977 (1-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Melbourne won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Melbourne 0; Essendon 0
Umpires	DG Forbes, IM Stuart

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Melbourne first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JK Moss	b Kirby	34
JG Anderson	c Peter-Budge b Webb	11
DJ Broad	c Kirby b Webb	97
AP Sheahan	not out	76
GR Booth	not out	6
DA Smith	did not bat
+CJ Dart	did not bat
*MHN Walker	did not bat
GM Swan	did not bat
GW Arthur	did not bat
P Ditchfield	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 3 nb, 3 w)	10
Total	(3 wickets, innings closed, 38.3 overs)	234
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-64, 3-203

Essendon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Webb	14.3	0	63	2
Adams	11	1	70	0
Kirby	2	0	22	1
Beard	11	0	69	0

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Essendon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JA MacWhirter	lbw b Walker	48
*RFR Howe	c Sheahan b Walker	20
RF McLennan	b Walker	0
JL Nunn	b Arthur	41
S Peter-Budge	c Moss b Walker	14
GK Hordern	c Moss b Walker	1
MF Beard	c Broad b Arthur	0
KW Kirby	c Sheahan b Walker	14
+HH Ford	not out	0
KE Adams	b Arthur	0
GN Webb	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 3 lb, 3 nb, 3 w)	10
Total	(9 wickets, 38.3 overs)	148
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-25, 3-92, 4-124, 5-131, 6-131, 7-143, 8-145, 9-146

Melbourne bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Walker	19.3	2	63	6
Ditchfield	7	0	33	0
Swan	6	0	35	0
Arthur	6	3	7	3

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