a2120	Yorkshire v Essex
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1978 (Group D)
Venue	Acklam Park, Middlesbrough on 29th April, 1st, 2nd May 1978 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Yorkshire won by 26 runs
Points	Yorkshire 3; Essex 0
Umpires	WE Phillipson, J van Geloven
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	No play
Player of the Match	DL Bairstow

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Yorkshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
JH Hampshire	c and b Turner	13
K Sharp	b Turner	14
+DL Bairstow	not out	35
CM Old	b Lever	7
JD Love	not out	15
*G Boycott	did not bat
CWJ Athey	did not bat
RG Lumb	did not bat
GB Stevenson	did not bat
HP Cooper	did not bat
P Carrick	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb)	6
Total	(3 wickets, innings closed, 10 overs)	90
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-32, 3-53

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Turner	5	0	40	2	-	-	15.00	8.00
Lever	5	0	44	1	-	-	30.00	8.80

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GA Gooch	c Cooper b Stevenson	14
KS McEwan	run out	19
*KWR Fletcher	b Stevenson	0
KR Pont	run out	15
+N Smith	c Lumb b Stevenson	1
BR Hardie	not out	11
S Turner	not out	0
MH Denness	did not bat
RE East	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 10 overs)	64
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-35, 3-40, 4-52, 5-60

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Old	5	0	34	0	-	-	-	6.80
Stevenson	5	0	26	3	-	-	10.00	5.20

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
--> The match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side

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The match was originally scheduled for Harrogate and moved to Middlesbrough when the first two days were washed out

 

 

 

 

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