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Format: CricInfo Version 2 
County Championship, 1968 
Worcestershire v Leicestershire 
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 
24,25,26 July 1968 (3-day match) 
Result: Worcestershire won by 8 wickets 
Points: Worcestershire 16, Leicestershire 3 
Toss: 
Umpires: J Arnold and OW Herman
 
Close of Play:
  Day 1:
 Day 2:
Leicestershire 1st innings
*MR Hallam            c Barker           b Holder               2
MEJC Norman                              b Holder               7
BJ Booth                                 b Carter              63
CC Inman                                 b Carter               8
PT Marner             c Headley          b Gifford              6
J Birkenshaw          run out                                   6
B Dudleston           c Hemsley          b Carter              23
+RW Tolchard          not out                                  24
RJ Barratt            c Headley          b Carter               0
J Cotton              lbw                b Holder              11
CT Spencer                               b Holder               2
Extras                (lb 1, nb 5)                              6
Total                 (all out, 62.2 overs)                   158
FoW: 1-2, 2-13, 3-32, 4-45, 5-59,
     6-116, 7-128, 8-128, 9-156, 10-158.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Holder                      15.2    2     51      4
Carter                      15      4     44      4
Gifford                     23      5     41      1
D'Oliveira                   9      2     16      0
Worcestershire 1st innings
RGA Headley                              b Birkenshaw          46
GM Turner                                b Birkenshaw          59
JA Ormrod                                b Barratt             40
ARP Barker            lbw                b Barratt              7
BL D'Oliveira                            b Birkenshaw           0
EJO Hemsley                              b Barratt             34
TJ Yardley                               b Barratt              0
*+R Booth                                b Barratt              1
N Gifford             not out                                  13
VA Holder             run out                                   1
RGM Carter            run out                                   0
Extras                (lb 4, nb 5)                              9
Total                 (all out, 89.2 overs)                   210
FoW: 1-55, 2-142, 3-152, 4-152, 5-158,
     6-158, 7-168, 8-199, 9-202, 10-210.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Cotton                      11      1     37      0
Spencer                     14      3     35      0
Marner                       5      1     19      0
Birkenshaw                  35     16     76      3
Barratt                     24.2    9     34      5
Leicestershire 2nd innings
*MR Hallam            lbw                b D'Oliveira          23
MEJC Norman           c Headley          b Holder               5
BJ Booth              c Hemsley          b D'Oliveira          42
CC Inman              c Headley          b Carter              24
PT Marner                                b Holder              39
J Birkenshaw          st Booth           b D'Oliveira          18
B Dudleston           c Ormrod           b Gifford              2
+RW Tolchard          c Ormrod           b D'Oliveira           0
RJ Barratt                               b D'Oliveira          10
J Cotton              st Booth           b D'Oliveira           5
CT Spencer            not out                                  11
Extras                (b 4, lb 1)                               5
Total                 (all out, 71.5 overs)                   184
FoW: 1-13, 2-44, 3-95, 4-99, 5-149,
     6-158, 7-158, 8-168, 9-170, 10-184.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Holder                      11      3     31      2
Carter                      10      1     30      1
Gifford                     25     11     53      1
D'Oliveira                  25.5    8     65      6
Worcestershire 2nd innings (target: 133 runs)
RGA Headley           c Norman           b Cotton              45
GM Turner             not out                                  71
JA Ormrod                                b Birkenshaw           6
ARP Barker            not out                                   5
Extras                (b 4, lb 5)                               9
Total                 (2 wickets, 49.2 overs)                 136
DNB: BL D'Oliveira, EJO Hemsley, TJ Yardley, *+R Booth,
     N Gifford, VA Holder, RGM Carter.
FoW: 1-87, 2-106.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Cotton                       9      2     22      1
Spencer                      2      1      6      0
Marner                       5      2     16      0
Birkenshaw                  22      8     57      1
Barratt                     11.2    2     26      0
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