John Player League, 1974
Hampshire v Essex
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
7 July 1974 (40-over match)

Result: Essex won by 20 runs

Toss: Essex
Umpires: WL Budd and JG Langridge

Essex innings (40 overs maximum)
S Turner              c Taylor           b Jesty               44
BR Hardie             lbw                b Sainsbury           27
+KS McEwan            c Herman           b Jesty                0
RMO Cooke                                b Jesty                0
BEA Edmeades          c Sainsbury        b Herman              30
GA Gooch              c Gilliat          b Taylor              19
RE East               c Stephenson       b Herman              20
KR Pont               run out                                   4
*RNS Hobbs            c Stephenson       b Roberts              0
DL Acfield            not out                                   2
JK Lever                                 b Herman               0
Extras                (b 2, lb 4, w 5)                         11
Total                 (all out, 39.5 overs)                   157

FoW: 1-72, 2-72, 3-74, 4-74, 5-108,
     6-145, 7-152, 8-153, 9-155, 10-157.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Roberts                      8      1     32      1
Herman                       7.5    2     31      3
Taylor                       8      0     31      1
Jesty                        8      2     30      3
Sainsbury                    8      1     22      1

Hampshire innings (target: 158 runs from 40 overs)
BA Richards           c Turner           b Lever                4
CG Greenidge          c Pont             b Turner              13
DR Turner             c Turner           b Lever                0
*RMC Gilliat          c Lever            b Acfield             18
TE Jesty                                 b Lever                4
PJ Sainsbury                             b Turner              42
NG Cowley             lbw                b Acfield              8
MNS Taylor            c McEwan           b Lever               30
+GR Stephenson        not out                                   2
RS Herman                                b Turner               0
AME Roberts           run out                                   0
Extras                (b 1, lb 11, w 1, nb 3)                  16
Total                 (all out, 37.5 overs)                   137

FoW: 1-19, 2-19, 3-19, 4-23, 5-57,
     6-67, 7-129, 8-133, 9-136, 10-137.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lever                        7      1     23      4
Turner                       7.5    3     13      3
Edmeades                     7      0     25      0
Acfield                      8      1     33      2
Pont                         8      1     27      0

Domestic Season Index

Team Pages: Hampshire, Essex.

Ground Page: United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth

Essex Player Pages: S Turner, BR Hardie, KS McEwan, RMO Cooke, BEA Edmeades, GA Gooch, RE East, KR Pont, RNS Hobbs, DL Acfield, JK Lever.

Hampshire Player Pages: BA Richards, CG Greenidge, DR Turner, RMC Gilliat, TE Jesty, PJ Sainsbury, NG Cowley, MNS Taylor, GR Stephenson, RS Herman, AME Roberts.

Match Officials' Pages: WL Budd, JG Langridge.