f30254 cc14771	Worcestershire v Somerset
	County Championship 1974
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 10th, 12th, 13th August 1974 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Worcestershire 4 (Bowling 4); Somerset 4 (Bowling 4)
Umpires	H Horton, WE Phillipson
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 14/1 (Rose 11*, Botham 0*; 4 overs)
Close of play day 2	Somerset (2) 22/2 (Denning 6*, Botham 6*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGA Headley	b Botham	18
KW Wilkinson	c Taylor b Moseley	5
JA Ormrod	c Burgess b Botham	2
JM Parker	c Taylor b Jones	22
BL D'Oliveira	b Jones	11
TJ Yardley	b Botham	8
+HG Wilcock	c Taylor b Moseley	21
*N Gifford	c Taylor b Moseley	7
VA Holder	lbw b Jones	5
JD Inchmore	b Moseley	10
BM Brain	not out	4
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb, 4 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 53.1 overs)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-26, 2-28, 3-31, 4-56, 5-72, 6-76, 7-102, 8-111, 9-111, 10-126 (53.1 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jones	17	5	51	3	-	-
Moseley	21.1	5	30	4	-	-
Botham	11	5	19	3	-	-
Burgess	4	1	13	0	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+DJS Taylor	c Brain b Holder	0
BC Rose	c Wilkinson b Holder	14
IT Botham	c Yardley b Gifford	12
PW Denning	c Wilcock b Holder	8
IVA Richards	c Gifford b D'Oliveira	31
*DB Close	c Yardley b Gifford	6
JM Parks	c Parker b Gifford	9
GI Burgess	c Parker b D'Oliveira	8
BA Langford	lbw b D'Oliveira	3
HR Moseley	c Brain b Gifford	1
AA Jones	not out	0
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb, 3 w)	7
Total	(all out, 42.2 overs)	99
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-24, 3-38, 4-40, 5-55, 6-81, 7-92, 8-95, 9-99, 10-99 (42.2 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Holder	11	3	19	3	-	-
Brain	5	1	16	0	-	-
Gifford	15.2	2	43	4	-	-
D'Oliveira	11	4	14	3	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGA Headley	lbw b Jones	0
KW Wilkinson	c Close b Moseley	1
JA Ormrod	b Jones	0
JM Parker	lbw b Moseley	6
BL D'Oliveira	lbw b Jones	20
TJ Yardley	c Richards b Jones	8
+HG Wilcock	c and b Botham	12
*N Gifford	not out	13
VA Holder	b Jones	3
JD Inchmore	lbw b Jones	0
BM Brain	b Moseley	4
Extras	(4 lb, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 29.5 overs)	72
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-3, 3-5, 4-26, 5-40, 6-40, 7-55, 8-60, 9-60, 10-72 (29.5 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jones	11	2	37	6	-	-
Moseley	12.5	3	26	3	-	-
Botham	6	5	4	1	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+DJS Taylor	c Ormrod b Holder	2
BC Rose	c Parker b Holder	7
PW Denning	not out	6
IT Botham	not out	6
IVA Richards	did not bat
*DB Close	did not bat
JM Parks	did not bat
GI Burgess	did not bat
BA Langford	did not bat
HR Moseley	did not bat
AA Jones	did not bat
Extras	(1 nb)	1
Total	(2 wickets, 9 overs)	22
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-14

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Holder	5	2	11	2	-	-
Brain	4	2	10	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> 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 15000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 12
--> N Gifford (2) passed 4500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> IT Botham achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 3-61)
--> AA Jones reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire first innings
--> HR Moseley reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Worcestershire first innings
--> IT Botham achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 3-61)
--> N Gifford reached 1250 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> N Gifford reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> AA Jones reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire second innings

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