minc8443	Lincolnshire v Hertfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1987 (Eastern Division)
Venue	London Road, Sleaford on 24th, 25th May 1987 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Lincolnshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Lincolnshire won by 3 wickets
Points	Lincolnshire 10; Hertfordshire 3
Umpires	RH Duckett, DB Harrison
Close of play day 1

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SA Dean	c Todd b Griffiths	2
R Herbert	c Pougher b Hopper	14
SP Henderson	c Hopper b Marshall	61
BG Evans	lbw b Griffiths	0
FE Collyer	c Priestley b Hopper	1
*EP Neal	c Marshall b Griffiths	40
AR Garofall	c Burton b Marshall	16
MWC Olley	b Marshall	11
TS Smith	b Griffiths	3
WG Merry	run out	12
RJ Hailey	not out	2
Extras	(5 lb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 54.4 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Dean), 2-22 (Herbert), 3-23 (Evans), 4-24 (Collyer), 5-118, 6-122, 7-144, 8-153, 9-157, 10-168 (54.4 ov)

Lincolnshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Griffiths	20.4	5	43	4	-	-
Hopper	10	5	19	2	-	-
Marshall	17	2	72	3	-	-
Burton	7	1	29	0	-	-

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Lincolnshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
N Priestley	c Olley b Merry	67			9	-
JG Franks	c Olley b Merry	0
PA Todd	b Merry	0
MA Fell	c Olley b Merry	0
PR Butler	lbw b Merry	4
TJ Hopper	lbw b Merry	4
H Pougher	c Henderson b Smith	14
D Marshall	lbw b Garofall	2
RL Burton	b Smith	3
DJ Allen	b Smith	2
BJ Griffiths	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 3 lb, 3 nb)	7
Total	(all out, 47.4 overs)	103
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-11, 3-19, 4-25, 5-30, 6-71, 7-78, 8-99, 9-101, 10-103 (47.4 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Merry	13	3	30	6	-	-
Neal	8	4	14	0	-	-
Smith	15.4	3	36	3	-	-
Garofall	11	6	19	1	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SA Dean	c Butler b Allen	52
R Herbert	c Burton b Griffiths	22
SP Henderson	lbw b Griffiths	107			11	3
BG Evans	c and b Griffiths	7
FE Collyer	not out	5
*EP Neal	did not bat
AR Garofall	did not bat
MWC Olley	did not bat
TS Smith	did not bat
WG Merry	did not bat
RJ Hailey	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 1 w)	3
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 57 overs)	196
Fall of wickets:
1-52, 2-117, 3-179, 4-196 (57 ov)

Lincolnshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Griffiths	15	3	44	3	-	-
Hopper	14	3	46	0	-	-
Allen	13	3	47	1	-	-
Marshall	6	0	27	0	-	-
Burton	9	2	30	0	-	-

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Lincolnshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
N Priestley	b Garofall	32
JG Franks	b Neal	85			10	-
PA Todd	c and b Garofall	14
MA Fell	c Evans b Hailey	22
PR Butler	lbw b Smith	3
TJ Hopper	not out	34
H Pougher	run out	51
D Marshall	c Herbert b Hailey	9
RL Burton	not out	0
DJ Allen	did not bat
BJ Griffiths	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 8 lb, 2 w)	14
Total	(7 wickets, 82.1 overs)	264
Fall of wickets:
1-57, 2-87, 3-136, 4-151, 5-180, 6-237, 7-257

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Merry	16.1	4	54	0	-	-
Neal	13	5	33	1	-	-
Smith	15	3	34	1	-	-
Garofall	11	1	53	2	-	-
Hailey	21	6	55	2	-	-
Herbert	6	1	23	0	-	-

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Notes
--> BJ Griffiths made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EP Neal (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 15
--> AR Garofall (1) passed 4500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> SP Henderson (2) passed his previous highest score of 67 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SP Henderson (2) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JG Franks (2) passed his previous highest score of 75 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SP Henderson made his debut for Hertfordshire in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Herbert made his debut for Hertfordshire in Minor Counties Championship matches

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