a2975	Lancashire v Somerset
	John Player League 1981
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 31st May 1981 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Somerset won by 8 wickets (Run rate)
Points	Lancashire 0; Somerset 4
Umpires	RS Herman, DO Oslear

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Lancashire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
A Kennedy	lbw b Botham	3
G Fowler	c Taylor b Botham	1
DP Hughes	c Lloyds b Richards	10
BW Reidy	c Richards b Moseley	24
NV Radford	c Richards b Moseley	6
J Simmons	b Richards	4
*D Lloyd	not out	18
I Cockbain	c Richards b Botham	12
SJ O'Shaughnessy	not out	1
+CJ Scott	did not bat
PJW Allott	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 7 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)	13
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	92
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-5, 3-31, 4-48, 5-48, 6-57, 7-90

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Garner	4	1	7	0	-	-	-	1.75
Botham	4	0	19	3	-	-	8.00	4.75
Dredge	4	0	20	0	-	-	-	5.00
Moseley	4	0	12	2	-	-	12.00	3.00
Richards	4	0	21	2	-	-	12.00	5.25

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Somerset innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
PW Denning	c Scott b Radford	1
D Breakwell	c Scott b Allott	0
IVA Richards	not out	24
IT Botham	not out	23
*BC Rose	did not bat
JW Lloyds	did not bat
PM Roebuck	did not bat
HR Moseley	did not bat
+DJS Taylor	did not bat
J Garner	did not bat
CH Dredge	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(2 wickets, 5.5 overs)	49
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-11

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Allott	2.5	0	26	1	-	-	17.00	9.18
Radford	2	0	12	1	-	-	12.00	6.00
Simmons	1	0	10	0	-	-	-	10.00

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 20 overs per side
--> Somerset target was 47 runs in 10 overs
--> IVA Richards passed 6000 runs in List A matches when he reached 4
--> IT Botham passed 3000 runs in List A matches when he reached 5

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