a11220	Essex v Northamptonshire
	AXA League 1998
Venue	Valentine's Park, Ilford on 31st May 1998 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 8 wickets
Points	Essex 4; Northamptonshire 0
Umpires	A Clarkson, DJ Constant

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Northamptonshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
MB Loye	c SG Law b Such	28
+RJ Warren	run out	22
JN Snape	c Irani b Such	10
*KM Curran	lbw b Such	18
AL Penberthy	c SG Law b Irani	30
DJG Sales	run out	26
RJ Bailey	not out	38
TC Walton	not out	51
DE Malcolm	did not bat
FA Rose	did not bat
GP Swann	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 4 nb, 6 w)	16
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 40 overs)	239
Fall of wickets:
1-49, 2-65, 3-73, 4-103, 5-142, 6-152

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Ilott	8	0	42	0	-	-	-	5.25
Cowan	8	0	40	0	-	-	-	5.00
Irani	8	0	59	1	-	-	48.00	7.38
Such	8	0	33	3	-	-	16.00	4.12
Grayson	8	0	59	0	-	-	-	7.38

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
DDJ Robinson	st Warren b Snape	66
SG Law	c Bailey b Snape	83
*N Hussain	not out	62
RC Irani	not out	23
AP Grayson	did not bat
SD Peters	did not bat
+RJ Rollins	did not bat
DR Law	did not bat
AP Cowan	did not bat
MC Ilott	did not bat
PM Such	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 5 w)	6
Total	(2 wickets, 36.2 overs)	240
Fall of wickets:
1-131, 2-176

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Rose	5.2	0	24	0	-	-	-	4.50
Penberthy	7	0	56	0	-	-	-	8.00
Curran	3	0	35	0	-	-	-	11.67
Malcolm	8	0	40	0	-	-	-	5.00
Snape	8	0	46	2	-	-	24.00	5.75
Swann	5	0	38	0	-	-	-	7.60

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Notes
--> SG Law passed 5500 runs in List A matches when he reached 5

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