f32644 cc15598	Kent v Leicestershire
	Schweppes County Championship 1979
Venue	Mote Park, Maidstone on 11th, 12th July 1979 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Leicestershire won by an innings and 39 runs
Points	Kent 3 (Bowling 3); Leicestershire 20 (Batting 4, Bowling 4)
Umpires	JVC Griffiths, PB Wight
Close of play day 1	Kent (1) 31/3 (Tavaré 7*; 19 overs)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Dudleston	b Dilley	14
JF Steele	c Shepherd b Underwood	88
JC Balderstone	c Cowdrey b Johnson	65
BF Davison	c Ealham b Dilley	66
NE Briers	c Downton b Dilley	2
+RW Tolchard	not out	36
PB Clift	c Shepherd b Johnson	15
P Booth	c and b Johnson	2
K Shuttleworth	not out	5
*K Higgs	did not bat
LB Taylor	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)	8
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 100 overs)	301
Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-156, 3-218, 4-239, 5-240, 6-257, 7-272

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jarvis	12	3	42	0	-	-
Shepherd	17	5	51	0	-	-
Dilley	13	1	27	3	-	-
Woolmer	6	0	18	0	-	-
Underwood	24	6	49	1	-	-
Johnson	28	3	106	3	-	-

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Woolmer	c Dudleston b Higgs	3
CJC Rowe	c Dudleston b Taylor	7
CJ Tavaré	c Tolchard b Taylor	8
CS Cowdrey	c Steele b Shuttleworth	14
*AGE Ealham	c Dudleston b Higgs	0
JN Shepherd	c Steele b Taylor	0
GW Johnson	c Briers b Booth	31
+PR Downton	lbw b Taylor	0
DL Underwood	lbw b Shuttleworth	28
GR Dilley	not out	14
KBS Jarvis	c Tolchard b Taylor	0
Extras	(5 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 60.1 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-13, 3-31, 4-32, 5-33, 6-34, 7-34, 8-80, 9-100, 10-111 (60.1 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Taylor	18.1	9	25	5	-	-
Higgs	16	7	15	2	-	-
Dudleston	2	1	5	0	-	-
Shuttleworth	12	2	35	2	-	-
Clift	9	2	19	0	-	-
Booth	3	2	6	1	-	-

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Kent second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Woolmer	c Shuttleworth b Taylor	16
CJC Rowe	c Shuttleworth b Higgs	2
CJ Tavaré	c Shuttleworth b Clift	18
CS Cowdrey	c Davison b Higgs	1
*AGE Ealham	c Balderstone b Booth	15
JN Shepherd	c Dudleston b Taylor	43
GW Johnson	not out	38
+PR Downton	c Davison b Higgs	2
DL Underwood	c Balderstone b Booth	5
GR Dilley	c Tolchard b Taylor	2
KBS Jarvis	b Booth	2
Extras	(6 lb, 1 nb)	7
Total	(all out, 49.2 overs)	151
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-24, 3-25, 4-47, 5-83, 6-117, 7-122, 8-145, 9-148, 10-151 (49.2 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Taylor	15	3	50	3	-	-
Higgs	15	7	18	3	-	-
Shuttleworth	7	2	18	0	-	-
Clift	3	1	12	1	-	-
Booth	9.2	1	46	3	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> The first innings of the match was limited to 100 overs; the total overs for both teams first innings was limited to 200 overs
--> JC Balderstone (1) passed 9500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 45
--> JN Shepherd (2) passed 10000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> K Higgs reached 1500 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Kent second innings

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