Format: CricInfo Version 2

Benson & Hedges Cup, 1973
Essex v Leicestershire
Valentine's Park, Ilford
13 June 1973 (55-over match)

Result: Essex won by 6 wickets

Toss: Essex
Umpires:
Man of the Match: BEA Edmeades

Leicestershire innings
B Dudleston                              b Edmeades            36
MEJC Norman                              b Edmeades            16
+RW Tolchard                             b Edmeades             0
BF Davison            lbw                b Edmeades            12
JC Balderstone        c Taylor           b Lever               58
*R Illingworth                           b Edmeades             0
J Birkenshaw          run out                                  28
JF Steele             c Cooke            b Boyce                8
GD McKenzie           not out                                   5
CT Spencer            not out                                   2
Extras                (lb 5, nb 7)                             12
Total                 (8 wickets, 55 overs)                   177

DNB: K Higgs.

FoW: 1-57, 2-57, 3-58, 4-89, 5-89, 6-149, 7-168, 8-174.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Boyce                       11      2     28      1
Lever                       10      3     32      1
Turner                       9      1     41      0
East                        11      2     27      0
Edmeades                    11      3     22      5
Hobbs                        3      0     15      0

Essex innings
BEA Edmeades          c Higgs            b McKenzie            50
BC Francis            lbw                b Higgs               14
KWR Fletcher          lbw                b Balderstone         40
RMO Cooke             not out                                  50
KD Boyce              lbw                b Higgs                4
S Turner              not out                                  11
Extras                (lb 8, nb 3)                             11
Total                 (4 wickets, 52.1 overs)                 180

DNB: *+B Taylor, KR Pont, RNS Hobbs, RE East, JK Lever.

FoW: 1-26, 2-87, 3-136, 4-143.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McKenzie                    11      2     38      1
Higgs                       11      3     21      2
Spencer                      5      0     17      0
Illingworth                 10.1    2     43      0
Steele                       7      3      7      0
Balderstone                  4      1     15      1
Birkenshaw                   3      0     20      0
Davison                      1      0      8      0

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