vca10571	Essendon v North Melbourne
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 2005/06
Venue	Windy Hill, Melbourne on 10th, 17th December 2005 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	North Melbourne won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn (North Melbourne won on first innings)
Points	Essendon 0; North Melbourne 6
Umpires	DC Jones, AP Ward
Close of play day 1	Essendon (1) 348 all out

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Essendon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Mato	lbw b Waters	0
SA Bryant	lbw b McDonald	49
RG Marcy	c Scown b Waters	12
*CAC Berger	lbw b Waters	0
BR Fletcher	c Dempsey b McKinley	170
JJ Taylor	c McKinley b Pizaro	39
CJ McKay	run out	41
MB Cape	b Waters	13
CI Sheedy	c Scown b Pizaro	7
JC Hutchinson	c Marantelli b Waters	7
+KT Bardon	not out	0
Extras	(6 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(all out, 97.1 overs)	348
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-23, 3-23, 4-205, 5-264, 6-305, 7-321, 8-339, 9-348, 10-348 (97.1 ov)

North Melbourne bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Waters	20	3	78	5
Pizaro	19.1	4	68	2
Marantelli	12	5	43	0
McKinley	17	2	66	1
Dempsey	21	6	59	0
McDonald	8	2	26	1

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North Melbourne first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJ Hewett	b Berger	71
SG Tuckett	c Bardon b McKay	16
*DM Dempsey	lbw b McKay	29
DA McDonald	c and b Berger	37
GE Maurice	c Bardon b Bryant	31
PM Farlie	lbw b Sheedy	34
CJ McKinley	not out	73
+LSN Scown	lbw b Taylor	29
SB Waters	not out	4
CB Marantelli	did not bat
AB Pizaro	did not bat
Extras	(3 b, 10 lb, 12 nb)	25
Total	(7 wickets, 92.2 overs)	349
Fall of wickets:
1-46, 2-120, 3-136, 4-189, 5-212, 6-248, 7-320

Essendon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McKay	25	1	105	2	-
Hutchinson	19	4	65	0	-
Cape	11.2	2	34	0	-
Taylor	15	2	76	1	-
Sheedy	8	3	16	1	-
Berger	13	2	36	2	-
Bryant	1	0	4	1	-

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