f32026 cc15330	Leicestershire v Essex
	Schweppes County Championship 1978
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 3rd, 4th, 5th May 1978 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Leicestershire 3 (Batting 3); Essex 1 (Bowling 1)
Umpires	HD Bird, R Julian
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 158/2 (Balderstone 22*, Davison 16*)
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 51/1 (Denness 19*, McEwan 6*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Dudleston	c East b Acfield	75
JF Steele	lbw b Turner	25
JC Balderstone	b Turner	23
BF Davison	c McEwan b Lever	60
DI Gower	not out	36
+RW Tolchard	not out	5
J Birkenshaw	did not bat
*R Illingworth	did not bat
PB Clift	did not bat
P Booth	did not bat
K Higgs	did not bat
Extras	(7 b, 5 lb, 14 nb)	26
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 88.3 overs)	250
Fall of wickets:
1-102, 2-123, 3-159, 4-237

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lever	28	6	74	1	-	-
Turner	28	9	61	2	-	-
Pont	10	1	25	0	-	-
East	2	0	12	0	-	-
Acfield	18.3	4	48	1	-	-
Gooch	2	0	4	0	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MH Denness	not out	19
GA Gooch	b Clift	19
KS McEwan	not out	6
*KWR Fletcher	did not bat
KR Pont	did not bat
BR Hardie	did not bat
S Turner	did not bat
RE East	did not bat
+N Smith	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
DL Acfield	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 4 nb)	7
Total	(1 wicket, 23 overs)	51
Fall of wickets:
1-28 (Gooch)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Higgs	6	2	8	0	-	-
Booth	9	3	17	0	-	-
Clift	6	3	11	1	-	-
Birkenshaw	2	0	8	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
--> B Dudleston (1) passed 9000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 21
--> BF Davison (1) passed 14000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 57
--> S Turner reached 500 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Leicestershire first innings

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