vca6903	Melbourne v Essendon
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1978/79
Venue	Albert Ground, Melbourne on 13th, 20th January 1979 (2-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Melbourne won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Melbourne 0; Essendon 0
Umpires	G Hamilton, RV Whitehead
Close of play day 1	Melbourne (1) 335/3 (Anderson 155*, Broad 38*)

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Melbourne first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JG Anderson	not out	155
DS Shepherd	c Stanley b KW Kirby	125
RG Lamb	st John b KW Kirby	7
GR Booth	c John b Stanley	3
*DJ Broad	not out	38
DM Johnstone	did not bat
R Jamison	did not bat
+PG O'Brien	did not bat
GS Feben	did not bat
GJ Tate	did not bat
NW Williams	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 5 nb)	7
Total	(3 wickets, 65 overs)	335
Fall of wickets:
1-233, 2-258, 3-265

Essendon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ross	19	2	85	0	-
Barton	10	0	58	0	-
Stanley	16	2	77	1	-
KW Kirby	16	1	87	2	-
Mulligan	4	0	21	0	-

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Essendon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
S Peter-Budge	did not bat
IC Johnson	did not bat
+GK John	did not bat
JO Mulligan	did not bat
*RFR Howe	did not bat
DM Kirby	did not bat
BA Nunn	did not bat
GL Stanley	did not bat
GT Ross	did not bat
KW Kirby	did not bat
GM Barton	did not bat

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.

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