f35870 cc16759	Warwickshire v Somerset
	Britannic Assurance County Championship 1985
Venue	Edgbaston, Birmingham on 24th, 25th, 26th July 1985 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Warwickshire 7 (Batting 3, Bowling 4); Somerset 4 (Batting 2, Bowling 2)
Umpires	JH Hampshire, HJ Rhodes
Close of play day 1	Warwickshire (1) 114/3 (Dyer 42*, Lethbridge 0*)
Close of play day 2	Somerset (2) 138/2 (Roebuck 43*, Gard 1*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NFM Popplewell	c Gifford b Hoffman	4
PM Roebuck	c Humpage b Ferreira	40
NA Felton	c Humpage b Hoffman	10
IVA Richards	c Smith b Lethbridge	65
BC Rose	c Humpage b Ferreira	16
*IT Botham	c Humpage b Lethbridge	5
VJ Marks	c Gifford b Ferreira	6
+T Gard	c Amiss b Ferreira	7
MR Davis	c Humpage b Hoffman	1
SC Booth	c Dyer b Gifford	28
CH Dredge	not out	10
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 7 w)	15
Total	(all out, 69.5 overs)	207
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-30, 3-120, 4-121, 5-126, 6-133, 7-155, 8-164, 9-168, 10-207 (69.5 ov)

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hoffman	16	2	53	3	-	-
Smith	9	2	19	0	-	-
Ferreira	24	10	61	4	-	-
Lethbridge	19	4	62	2	-	-
Gifford	1.5	0	5	1	-	-

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Warwickshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RIHB Dyer	c Booth b Marks	106		378
GJ Lord	b Davis	9
AI Kallicharran	c Rose b Dredge	48
DL Amiss	c Booth b Marks	14
C Lethbridge	c Richards b Booth	47
+GW Humpage	c and b Botham	33
PA Smith	lbw b Botham	62
AM Ferreira	lbw b Botham	4
ARK Pierson	not out	2
*N Gifford	run out	0
DS Hoffman	b Botham	0
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb, 4 w)	13
Total	(all out, 118 overs)	338
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-86, 3-113, 4-181, 5-230, 6-332, 7-336, 8-338, 9-338, 10-338 (118 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Botham	22	7	63	4	-	-
Davis	14	2	56	1	-	-
Dredge	11	4	21	1	-	-
Richards	8	2	26	0	-	-
Marks	40	13	91	2	-	-
Booth	23	3	72	1	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NFM Popplewell	c Amiss b Gifford	70
PM Roebuck	c Amiss b Gifford	81		215
NA Felton	b Gifford	8
+T Gard	c Dyer b Gifford	16
IVA Richards	c Humpage b Pierson	53			7	3
BC Rose	run out	14
*IT Botham	not out	138	65	67	13	12
VJ Marks	not out	8
MR Davis	did not bat
SC Booth	did not bat
CH Dredge	did not bat
Extras	(10 b, 18 lb, 2 w)	30
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 101 overs)	418
Fall of wickets:
1-112, 2-132, 3-188, 4-213, 5-249, 6-345

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hoffman	5	0	33	0	-	-
Smith	7	2	33	0	-	-
Ferreira	9	4	15	0	-	-
Lethbridge	4	0	17	0	-	-
Gifford	42	20	128	4	-	-
Pierson	34	8	164	1	-	-

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Warwickshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RIHB Dyer	c Botham b Davis	4
GJ Lord	not out	17
AI Kallicharran	not out	51
DL Amiss	did not bat
C Lethbridge	did not bat
+GW Humpage	did not bat
PA Smith	did not bat
AM Ferreira	did not bat
ARK Pierson	did not bat
*N Gifford	did not bat
DS Hoffman	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(1 wicket, 25.4 overs)	74
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Dyer)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Botham	8	1	32	0	-	-
Davis	3	1	3	1	-	-
Marks	12.4	5	22	0	-	-
Booth	2	0	15	0	-	-

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Notes
--> Warwickshire score at 100 overs in the first innings was 286-5
--> SC Booth made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> SC Booth made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RIHB Dyer (1) equalled his previous highest score of 106 in County Championship matches
--> C Lethbridge (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 14
--> AM Ferreira (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 4
--> NFM Popplewell (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 58
--> NFM Popplewell (2) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 52
--> IT Botham (2) 100 in 50 balls, 49 minutes with 10 fours and 9 sixes
--> IT Botham (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 20
--> IT Botham (2) passed 7000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 42
--> IT Botham (2) passed 13000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 113
--> VJ Marks (2) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 8
--> RIHB Dyer (2) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> VJ Marks reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Warwickshire first innings

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Botham's century was the fastest of the season and won him the Walter Lawrence Trophy.

 

 

 

 

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