a2506	Lancashire v Somerset
	John Player League 1979
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 5th August 1979 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Lancashire won by 8 wickets
Points	Lancashire 4; Somerset 0
Umpires	DGL Evans, CT Spencer

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Somerset innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*BC Rose	c CH Lloyd b Lee	1
PW Denning	c Hughes b Wood	24
IVA Richards	b Lee	1
PM Roebuck	b Ratcliffe	14
VJ Marks	b Simmons	7
PA Slocombe	b Simmons	14
D Breakwell	c Wood b Malone	29
+DJS Taylor	not out	9
J Garner	run out	2
NFM Popplewell	b Malone	4
KF Jennings	not out	2
Extras	(2 b, 8 lb, 1 nb)	11
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 40 overs)	118
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-9, 3-32, 4-49, 5-54, 6-85, 7-106, 8-108, 9-115

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Malone	8	0	27	2	-	-	24.00	3.38
Lee	8	0	19	2	-	-	24.00	2.38
Ratcliffe	8	0	24	1	-	-	48.00	3.00
Wood	8	3	14	1	-	-	48.00	1.75
Simmons	8	3	23	2	-	-	24.00	2.88

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Lancashire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
B Wood	lbw b Garner	18
D Lloyd	c Richards b Marks	69
*FC Hayes	not out	15
CH Lloyd	not out	1
BW Reidy	did not bat
J Simmons	did not bat
DP Hughes	did not bat
MF Malone	did not bat
RM Ratcliffe	did not bat
+J Lyon	did not bat
PG Lee	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb, 1 nb, 7 w)	17
Total	(2 wickets, 32.3 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-72, 2-112

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Garner	8	1	20	1	-	-	48.00	2.50
Popplewell	8	4	9	0	-	-	-	1.12
Breakwell	3	0	20	0	-	-	-	6.67
Jennings	8	3	35	0	-	-	-	4.38
Richards	4	2	14	0	-	-	-	3.50
Marks	1.3	0	5	1	-	-	9.00	3.33

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Notes
--> D Lloyd passed 5500 runs in List A matches when he reached 9
--> MF Malone made his debut for Lancashire in List A matches
--> NFM Popplewell made his debut for Somerset in List A matches

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