f37030 cc17106	Worcestershire v Leicestershire
	Britannic Assurance County Championship 1987
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 13th, 15th, 16th June 1987 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Worcestershire 6 (Batting 2, Bowling 4); Leicestershire 4 (Batting 1, Bowling 3)
Umpires	B Dudleston, NT Plews
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 65/2 (Botham 42*, D'Oliveira 3*)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (1) 183/6 (Rhodes 44*, Newport 17*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
L Potter	b Dilley	6
RA Cobb	c D'Oliveira b Dilley	3
*P Willey	c Rhodes b Radford	48
JJ Whitaker	b Botham	13
DI Gower	c Rhodes b Pridgeon	33
TJ Boon	b Dilley	6
+P Whitticase	b Radford	16
PAJ DeFreitas	c Radford b Dilley	14
WKM Benjamin	c Rhodes b Dilley	3
JP Agnew	b Dilley	3
LB Taylor	not out	0
Extras	(5 b, 7 lb, 2 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 54.3 overs)	159
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-9, 3-31, 4-84, 5-112, 6-132, 7-142, 8-145, 9-158, 10-159 (54.3 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Dilley	15.3	6	43	6	-	-
Radford	15	4	41	2	-	-
Botham	12	3	23	1	-	-
Newport	5	0	26	0	-	-
Pridgeon	7	2	14	1	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TS Curtis	c Potter b DeFreitas	10
IT Botham	b Benjamin	49
GA Hick	lbw b Agnew	1
DB D'Oliveira	b DeFreitas	5
*PA Neale	c DeFreitas b Willey	31
MJ Weston	c Whitticase b Agnew	10
+SJ Rhodes	c Potter b Agnew	80
PJ Newport	c Gower b Agnew	21
NV Radford	lbw b Agnew	2
GR Dilley	not out	8
AP Pridgeon	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 10 lb, 3 nb, 3 w)	17
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 104.1 overs)	234
Fall of wickets:
1-49, 2-56, 3-75, 4-77, 5-91, 6-151, 7-192, 8-194, 9-234 (104.1 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Agnew	35.1	9	81	5	-	-
DeFreitas	36	13	62	2	-	-
Benjamin	30	8	74	1	-	-
Willey	3	1	6	1	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
L Potter	c Rhodes b Dilley	0
RA Cobb	not out	36
*P Willey	c D'Oliveira b Botham	12
JJ Whitaker	not out	16
DI Gower	did not bat
TJ Boon	did not bat
+P Whitticase	did not bat
PAJ DeFreitas	did not bat
WKM Benjamin	did not bat
JP Agnew	did not bat
LB Taylor	did not bat
Extras	(6 nb)	6
Total	(2 wickets, 25 overs)	70
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-49

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Dilley	9	2	26	1	-	-
Radford	6	0	16	0	-	-
Botham	6	1	16	1	-	-
Pridgeon	4	0	12	0	-	-

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Notes
--> Worcestershire score at 100 overs in the first innings was 208-8
--> SJ Rhodes (1) passed his previous highest score of 78 in First-Class matches
--> SJ Rhodes (1) passed his previous highest score of 78 in County Championship matches
--> GR Dilley reached 250 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> GR Dilley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 6-57)

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