Format: CricInfo Version 2

John Player's League, 1977
Essex v Middlesex
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
10 July 1977 (40-overs match)

Result: Essex won by 1 run

Toss: Essex
Umpires: JF Crapp and BJ Meyer

Essex innings
GA Gooch                                 b Gatting             33
MH Denness            c Emburey          b Selvey              10
KS McEwan             c Gatting          b Featherstone        55
*KWR Fletcher         c Daniel           b Emburey             25
S Turner              c Barlow           b Featherstone         2
KR Pont               not out                                  23
BR Hardie             run out                                   3
MK Fosh               c Butcher          b Emburey              4
RE East               c Gould            b Emburey              4
+N Smith              not out                                  12
Extras                (b 3, lb 4, w 4, nb 2)                   13
Total                 (8 wickets, 40 overs)                   184

DNB: DL Acfield.

FoW: 1-27, 2-70, 3-114, 4-127, 5-128, 6-132, 7-160, 8-167.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Daniel                       7      1     22      0
Selvey                       8      2     20      1
Edmonds                      5      1     24      0
Gatting                      4      0     25      1
Featherstone                 8      1     29      2
Emburey                      8      0     51      3

Middlesex innings
*MJ Smith                                b Gooch               10
CT Radley             run out                                   9
GD Barlow             c Smith            b Gooch                1
MW Gatting            c Pont             b East                30
NG Featherstone       c Turner           b Acfield             30
RO Butcher            c East             b Pont                16
PH Edmonds                           c & b Gooch                0
+IJ Gould             c Fletcher         b Pont                10
MWW Selvey            run out                                  38
JE Emburey            not out                                  29
WW Daniel             not out                                   0
Extras                (b 2, lb 7, w 1)                         10
Total                 (9 wickets, 40 overs)                   183

FoW: 1-22, 2-25, 3-25, 4-85, 5-88, 6-115, 7-115, 8-116, 9-183.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Turner                       8      1     36      0
Pont                         8      0     34      2
Gooch                        8      1     32      3
East                         8      2     26      1
Acfield                      8      0     45      1

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