Format: CricInfo Version 2

Benson & Hedges Cup, 1978
Minor Counties (West) v Lancashire
Watford Town Cricket Club, Woodside, Garston
20 May 1978 (55-over match)

Result: Lancashire won by 65 runs
Points: Minor C 0, Lancashire 2

Toss: Lancashire
Umpires: A Jepson and BJ Meyer
Man of the Match: MD Nurton

Lancashire innings
B Wood                c Gooch            b Merry               59
D Lloyd               c Ottley           b Jeffries            43
H Pilling             lbw                b Jeffries            27
CH Lloyd                                 b Merry                2
*FC Hayes             c Merry            b Gooch               18
DP Hughes             not out                                  42
J Simmons             not out                                   1
Extras                (b 4, lb 11, nb 2)                       17
Total                 (5 wickets, 55 overs)                   209

DNB: +J Lyon, RM Ratcliffe, CEH Croft, W Hogg.

FoW: 1-8, 2-130, 3-140, 4-144, 5-199.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Collins                     11      0     54      0
Merry                       11      3     32      2
Yeabsley                    11      5     24      0
Gooch                       11      1     46      1
Jeffries                    11      0     36      2

Minor Counties (West) innings
WM Osman                                 b Hogg                 3
MD Nurton             c Pilling          b Hughes              51
AJ Burridge                              b Hogg                 2
DG Ottley                                b Croft                0
G Wallen              lbw                b Croft               22
*+FE Collyer          lbw                b Simmons              7
BR Jeffries           c CH Lloyd         b Hughes              15
PA Gooch                                 b Hughes               7
DI Yeabsley           not out                                   4
BG Collins                               b Hughes              17
WG Merry                             c & b Hughes               3
Extras                (b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 8)                   13
Total                 (all out, 51.2 overs)                   144

FoW: 1-8, 2-12, 3-14, 4-55, 5-71,
     6-103, 7-120, 8-129, 9-140, 10-144.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Croft                       11      2     31      2
Hogg                        10      4     22      2
Ratcliffe                   11      4     25      0
Simmons                      6      3     15      1
Wood                         6      1     15      0
Hughes                       7.2    1     23      5

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