f30225 cc14750	Worcestershire v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1974
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 27th, 29th July 1974 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Leicestershire won by 4 wickets
Points	Worcestershire 5 (Batting 1, Bowling 4); Leicestershire 15 (Batting 1, Bowling 4)
Umpires	CG Pepper, AEG Rhodes
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 187 all out

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGA Headley	b Higgs	3
GM Turner	c RW Tolchard b McKenzie	0
JA Ormrod	c RW Tolchard b McKenzie	10
JM Parker	b Higgs	54
BL D'Oliveira	c Dudleston b McVicker	25
TJ Yardley	lbw b McKenzie	14
+HG Wilcock	c McKenzie b McVicker	33
*N Gifford	c Dudleston b Higgs	8
VA Holder	b Higgs	13
JD Inchmore	c RW Tolchard b Higgs	2
BM Brain	not out	6
Extras	(4 b, 6 lb, 3 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 48 overs)	181
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-13, 3-15, 4-65, 5-96, 6-140, 7-158, 8-161, 9-166, 10-181 (48 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McKenzie	11	2	42	3	-	-
Higgs	18	3	55	5	-	-
Spencer	5	0	18	0	-	-
McVicker	14	1	53	2	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Dudleston	c Wilcock b Brain	17
JF Steele	c Gifford b Brain	2
J Birkenshaw	c Parker b Holder	10
BF Davison	c Gifford b Inchmore	101
JG Tolchard	b Brain	1
+RW Tolchard	b Inchmore	13
*R Illingworth	lbw b Holder	0
NM McVicker	c Ormrod b Inchmore	5
GD McKenzie	c Wilcock b Inchmore	25
K Higgs	not out	2
CT Spencer	c Turner b D'Oliveira	1
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb, 4 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 45.2 overs)	187
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-31, 3-35, 4-42, 5-72, 6-84, 7-99, 8-180, 9-186, 10-187 (45.2 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Holder	15	1	55	2	-	-
Brain	14	2	54	3	-	-
Inchmore	12	0	60	4	-	-
D'Oliveira	4.2	0	8	1	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGA Headley	retired hurt	3
GM Turner	lbw b McVicker	48
JA Ormrod	c Birkenshaw b McVicker	5
JM Parker	c Higgs b McVicker	7
BL D'Oliveira	b Higgs	20
TJ Yardley	not out	66
+HG Wilcock	b McKenzie	7
*N Gifford	c RW Tolchard b McKenzie	10
VA Holder	lbw b McKenzie	0
JD Inchmore	c RW Tolchard b McKenzie	7
BM Brain	c Higgs b McKenzie	6
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 3 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 49.3 overs)	189
Fall of wickets:
1-59, 2-68, 3-71, 4-118, 5-127, 6-149, 7-149, 8-169, 9-189 (49.3 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McKenzie	15.3	2	47	5	-	-
Higgs	13	3	60	1	-	-
Spencer	12	2	40	0	-	-
McVicker	9	2	32	3	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Dudleston	c Wilcock b Holder	8
JF Steele	c Parker b Holder	13
J Birkenshaw	c Yardley b Brain	12
BF Davison	c Wilcock b Brain	67
JG Tolchard	c Turner b Gifford	37
+RW Tolchard	b Inchmore	16
*R Illingworth	not out	4
NM McVicker	not out	3
GD McKenzie	did not bat
K Higgs	did not bat
CT Spencer	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 10 lb, 3 nb, 5 w)	24
Total	(6 wickets, 48.4 overs)	184
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-26, 3-54, 4-148, 5-175, 6-181

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Holder	14	4	39	2	-	-
Brain	15	1	60	2	-	-
Inchmore	10	1	37	1	-	-
D'Oliveira	3	1	6	0	-	-
Gifford	6.4	1	18	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> The first innings of the match was limited to 100 overs; the total overs for both teams first innings was limited to 200 overs
--> GM Turner (2) passed 8000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 6
--> BF Davison (2) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 32
--> BM Brain reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> RGA Headley retired hurt in the Worcestershire second innings having scored 3 (team had lost 0 wickets)

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