f37154 cc17214	Warwickshire v Lancashire
	Britannic Assurance County Championship 1987
Venue	Edgbaston, Birmingham on 22nd, 24th, 25th August 1987 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Lancashire won by 25 runs
Points	Warwickshire 5 (Batting 1, Bowling 4); Lancashire 21 (Batting 1, Bowling 4)
Umpires	R Julian, MJ Kitchen
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 91/7 (Allott 10*, Simmons 1*)
Close of play day 2	Lancashire (2) 76/6 (Atherton 12*, Watkinson 25*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GD Mendis	c Humpage b Small	0
G Fowler	b Merrick	34
MA Atherton	c Humpage b Merrick	18
NH Fairbrother	c Asif Din b Merrick	0
M Watkinson	lbw b Munton	16
*DP Hughes	b Merrick	6
+WK Hegg	b Munton	1
PJW Allott	not out	62	52		6	1
J Simmons	b Merrick	2
I Folley	b Merrick	9
BP Patterson	b Small	11
Extras	(5 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 44 overs)	165
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-48, 3-50, 4-68, 5-72, 6-79, 7-83, 8-95, 9-117, 10-165 (44 ov)

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Small	18	3	69	2	-	-
Merrick	18	2	70	6	-	-
Munton	8	1	21	2	-	-

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Warwickshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Moles	c Hughes b Watkinson	33
TA Lloyd	c Fowler b Watkinson	44
Asif Din	c and b Watkinson	10
DL Amiss	c Fowler b Allott	12
GW Humpage	c Hegg b Watkinson	0
+GA Tedstone	lbw b Allott	5
AC Storie	not out	16
GC Small	c Hegg b Allott	4
TA Merrick	run out	9
TA Munton	lbw b Watkinson	11
*N Gifford	c Hegg b Watkinson	0
Extras	(5 lb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 68 overs)	150
Fall of wickets:
1-63, 2-80, 3-94, 4-104, 5-108, 6-109, 7-113, 8-123, 9-148, 10-150 (68 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Patterson	22	3	58	0	-	-
Allott	17	10	22	3	-	-
Watkinson	29	10	65	6	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GD Mendis	lbw b Merrick	12
G Fowler	b Small	15
MA Atherton	c Tedstone b Small	13
NH Fairbrother	c Moles b Merrick	0
I Folley	c Asif Din b Merrick	5
*DP Hughes	c Tedstone b Merrick	0
+WK Hegg	c Moles b Merrick	0
M Watkinson	c Munton b Merrick	56			8	-
PJW Allott	c Storie b Merrick	1
J Simmons	c Tedstone b Small	1
BP Patterson	not out	4
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb, 7 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 37.1 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-33, 3-35, 4-41, 5-41, 6-43, 7-91, 8-92, 9-111, 10-120 (37.1 ov)

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Small	19	1	69	3	-	-
Merrick	18.1	2	45	7	-	-

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Warwickshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TA Lloyd	b Patterson	18
AJ Moles	c Simmons b Patterson	0
Asif Din	c Allott b Patterson	2
DL Amiss	c Hegg b Patterson	3
GW Humpage	b Allott	18
+GA Tedstone	lbw b Allott	1
AC Storie	c Hegg b Watkinson	16
GC Small	lbw b Patterson	5
TA Merrick	b Watkinson	9
TA Munton	not out	11
*N Gifford	c Simmons b Patterson	0
Extras	(9 b, 9 lb, 9 w)	27
Total	(all out, 45 overs)	110
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-20, 3-25, 4-42, 5-44, 6-69, 7-78, 8-96, 9-96, 10-110 (45 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Patterson	17	4	40	6	-	-
Allott	16	8	24	2	-	-
Watkinson	12	4	28	2	-	-

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Notes
--> AJ Moles (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 28
--> M Watkinson (2) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 48
--> TA Merrick achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 5-54)
--> GC Small reached 450 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire first innings
--> TA Merrick achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 5-84)
--> TA Merrick achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Lancashire second innings (previous best was 6-70)
--> TA Merrick achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Lancashire second innings (previous best was 6-70)
--> BP Patterson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Warwickshire second innings (previous best was 6-45)

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