f31656 cc15245	Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
	Schweppes County Championship 1977
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 9th, 11th, 12th July 1977 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets
Points	Worcestershire 4 (Bowling 4); Northamptonshire 18 (Batting 2, Bowling 4)
Umpires	HD Bird, WE Phillipson
Close of play day 1	Northamptonshire (1) 149/3 (Virgin 69*, Hodgson 7*)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (2) 203/6 (Gifford 4*, Inchmore 0*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BJR Jones	lbw b Griffiths	2
GM Turner	c Cook b Hodgson	4
PA Neale	c Steele b Bedi	49
EJO Hemsley	b Hodgson	19
BL D'Oliveira	c Cook b Griffiths	23
SP Henderson	c Sharp b Bedi	25
+DJ Humphries	b Bedi	12
JD Inchmore	c Sharp b Griffiths	2
*N Gifford	b Griffiths	2
J Cumbes	b Griffiths	7
AP Pridgeon	not out	3
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 58 overs)	149
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-9, 3-58, 4-91, 5-109, 6-134, 7-137, 8-137, 9-144, 10-149 (58 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hodgson	12	6	26	2	-	-
Griffiths	19	6	69	5	-	-
Larkins	4	0	16	0	-	-
Mushtaq Mohammad	8	2	21	0	-	-
Bedi	15	7	16	3	-	-

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RT Virgin	lbw b Cumbes	107		315
G Cook	lbw b Inchmore	17
DS Steele	c Henderson b Pridgeon	16
*Mushtaq Mohammad	b D'Oliveira	25
A Hodgson	b Pridgeon	9
P Willey	st Humphries b Gifford	14
W Larkins	b Gifford	12
RG Williams	not out	6
+G Sharp	c Hemsley b Cumbes	1
BS Bedi	c Neale b Cumbes	0
BJ Griffiths	lbw b Cumbes	0
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb, 12 nb)	18
Total	(all out, 93.5 overs)	225
Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-98, 3-140, 4-166, 5-205, 6-205, 7-220, 8-225, 9-225, 10-225 (93.5 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Inchmore	25	4	57	1	-	-
Cumbes	19.5	4	44	4	-	-
Pridgeon	20	4	49	2	-	-
D'Oliveira	9	4	18	1	-	-
Gifford	20	5	39	2	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BJR Jones	c Larkins b Hodgson	5
GM Turner	retired hurt	34
PA Neale	c Sharp b Hodgson	5
EJO Hemsley	b Hodgson	1
BL D'Oliveira	b Willey	84
SP Henderson	b Mushtaq Mohammad	52
+DJ Humphries	c Mushtaq Mohammad b Bedi	6
*N Gifford	c Cook b Willey	14
JD Inchmore	b Bedi	33
J Cumbes	not out	10
AP Pridgeon	b Willey	0
Extras	(3 b, 9 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 101.3 overs)	256
Fall of wickets:
1-30, 2-44, 3-48, 4-157, 5-195, 6-203, 7-240, 8-246, 9-256 (101.3 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hodgson	15	1	48	3	-	-
Griffiths	14	2	53	0	-	-
Mushtaq Mohammad	13	6	30	1	-	-
Bedi	24	11	39	2	-	-
Willey	35.3	11	74	3	-	-

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Northamptonshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RT Virgin	lbw b Gifford	27
G Cook	b D'Oliveira	67
DS Steele	b Gifford	1
*Mushtaq Mohammad	not out	63
P Willey	b Gifford	3
W Larkins	c and b Gifford	1
RG Williams	c Humphries b Gifford	4
+G Sharp	not out	8
A Hodgson	did not bat
BS Bedi	did not bat
BJ Griffiths	did not bat
Extras	(9 lb, 1 nb)	10
Total	(6 wickets, 70 overs)	184
Fall of wickets:
1-66, 2-74, 3-131, 4-142, 5-148, 6-160

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Inchmore	4	0	17	0	-	-
Cumbes	7	2	13	0	-	-
Pridgeon	9	0	36	0	-	-
D'Oliveira	20	5	44	1	-	-
Gifford	30	7	64	5	-	-

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Notes
--> The first innings of the match was limited to 100 overs; the total overs for both teams first innings was limited to 200 overs
--> BL D'Oliveira (2) passed 18000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 56
--> SP Henderson (2) passed his previous highest score of 25 in First-Class matches
--> SP Henderson (2) passed his previous highest score of 25 in County Championship matches
--> BJ Griffiths achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 3-54)
--> BJ Griffiths achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Worcestershire first innings
--> BS Bedi reached 350 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire first innings
--> BJ Griffiths achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 3-59)
--> BJ Griffiths achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Worcestershire first innings
--> J Cumbes completed a hat-trick in the Northamptonshire first innings (Sharp, Bedi, Griffiths)
--> GM Turner retired hurt in the Worcestershire second innings having scored 34 (team had lost 3 wickets)

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