vca9257	Essendon v Fitzroy-Doncaster
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1997/98
Venue	Windy Hill, Melbourne on 1st, 8th November 1997 (2-day 50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essendon won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essendon won by 33 runs
Points	Essendon 6; Fitzroy-Doncaster 0
Umpires	PH Jensen, NE Lunn
Close of play day 1	No play

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Essendon innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+JF Shannon	c Hague b Muir	1
AM Steenholdt	b Childs	1
CAC Berger	c Joyce b Muir	59
CI Sheedy	c Dyer b Melbourne	30
*DA Tate	c Hague b Bartlett	7
RM Kalz	c Dyer b Melbourne	2
JJ Taylor	run out	5
CJ Jones	c Joyce b LJ Watts	23
AC Smith	not out	20
MWH Inness	c Dyer b Bartlett	4
SJ Matthews	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 8 w)	14
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 50 overs)	166
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-6, 3-74, 4-99, 5-104, 6-111, 7-118, 8-150, 9-166 (50 ov)

Fitzroy-Doncaster bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Childs	10	1	23	1		-
Muir	10	0	36	2		-
Hague	10	2	28	0		-
Melbourne	10	2	23	2		-
Bartlett	9	1	44	2		-
LJ Watts	1	0	6	1		-

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Fitzroy-Doncaster innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Bartlett	c Tate b Inness	9
GM Watts	st Shannon b Matthews	58
BA Joyce	lbw b Taylor	23
DR Plumpton	c Shannon b Taylor	0
*LJ Watts	c Shannon b Taylor	1
MR Hague	c Smith b Tate	1
BM Ensil	b Matthews	19
+AB Dyer	run out	0
AJ Melbourne	run out	3
LA Childs	st Shannon b Matthews	2
AS Muir	not out	2
Extras	(5 lb, 10 w)	15
Total	(all out, 46.3 overs)	133
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-73, 3-76, 4-78, 5-81, 6-122, 7-122, 8-127, 9-131, 10-133 (46.3 ov)

Essendon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jones	8	2	23	0		-
Inness	10	2	26	1		-
Smith	6	1	25	0		-
Taylor	10	1	23	3		-
Tate	9	1	21	1		-
Matthews	3.3	0	10	3		-

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