a2932	Somerset v Essex
	John Player League 1981
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 10th May 1981 (40-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 9 runs
Points	Somerset 0; Essex 4
Umpires	C Cook, RS Herman

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GA Gooch	c Dredge b Botham	2
BR Hardie	c Rose b Dredge	17
KS McEwan	c Botham b Breakwell	43
N Phillip	c Roebuck b Richards	24
S Turner	run out	28
KR Pont	b Botham	14
*KWR Fletcher	b Botham	3
AW Lilley	run out	1
+N Smith	not out	0
RE East	did not bat
JK Lever	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	7
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 30 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-33, 3-90, 4-93, 5-127, 6-137, 7-139, 8-139 (30 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Garner	6	0	26	0	-	-	-	4.33
Botham	6	1	11	3	-	-	12.00	1.83
Dredge	6	0	25	1	-	-	36.00	4.17
Moseley	6	0	22	0	-	-	-	3.67
Richards	3	0	21	1	-	-	18.00	7.00
Breakwell	3	0	27	1	-	-	18.00	9.00

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Somerset innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*BC Rose	lbw b Phillip	0
PW Denning	c Fletcher b Phillip	3
IVA Richards	c McEwan b Turner	14
PM Roebuck	c Lever b Gooch	20
IT Botham	c McEwan b East	32
D Breakwell	b Gooch	6
VJ Marks	b Lever	15
J Garner	not out	13
+DJS Taylor	not out	5
CH Dredge	did not bat
HR Moseley	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 19 lb, 2 w)	22
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 30 overs)	130
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-6, 3-29, 4-66, 5-89, 6-95, 7-118

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lever	6	3	12	1	-	-	36.00	2.00
Phillip	6	0	29	2	-	-	18.00	4.83
Pont	6	1	24	0	-	-	-	4.00
Turner	6	1	17	1	-	-	36.00	2.83
Gooch	3	0	15	2	-	-	9.00	5.00
East	3	0	11	1	-	-	18.00	3.67

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 30 overs per side
--> KS McEwan passed 5500 runs in List A matches when he reached 7

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