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Format: CricInfo Version 2

Schweppes County Championship, 1978
Worcestershire v Somerset
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
6,7,8 September 1978 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Worcestershire 3, Somerset 7

Toss:
Umpires: DGL Evans and TG Wilson

Close of Play:

  • Day 1:
  • Day 2:
    Worcestershire 1st innings
    BJR Jones             c Jennings         b Gurr                 4
    JA Ormrod             c Gard             b Botham             116
    PA Neale              lbw                b Botham               9
    EJO Hemsley           c Denning          b Jennings            81
    DN Patel                                 b Botham               0
    SP Henderson          c Botham           b Jennings             0
    +DJ Humphries         lbw                b Botham               0
    CN Boyns              lbw                b Botham              11
    GG Watson             c Moseley          b Botham              15
    *N Gifford            not out                                   4
    Extras                (b 5, lb 8, w 1, nb 5)                   19
    Total                 (9 wickets declared, 77.4 overs)        259
    
    DNB: AP Pridgeon.
    
    FoW: 1-6, 2-51, 3-179, 4-181, 5-182, 6-183, 7-204, 8-236, 9-259.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Botham                      33.4    9     86      6
    Gurr                        16      2     52      1
    Moseley                     12      5     31      0
    Jennings                    11      1     49      2
    Marks                        5      1     22      0
    
    Somerset 1st innings
    *BC Rose              c Hemsley          b Patel              111
    PW Denning                               b Watson              19
    PA Slocombe           not out                                 106
    MJ Kitchen            not out                                   8
    Extras                (b 1, lb 2, nb 4)                         7
    Total                 (2 wickets declared, 64.3 overs)        251
    
    DNB: VJ Marks, IT Botham, D Breakwell, KF Jennings, +T Gard,
         DR Gurr, HR Moseley.
    
    FoW: 1-31, 2-230.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Watson                      12      1     47      1
    Pridgeon                    12      1     47      0
    Boyns                       17      1     71      0
    Patel                       15.3    2     56      1
    Gifford                      8      2     23      0
    
    Worcestershire 2nd innings
    BJR Jones             lbw                b Gurr                 7
    +DJ Humphries         c Gurr             b Breakwell           80
    PA Neale              not out                                 103
    DN Patel              run out                                  26
    SP Henderson          not out                                  32
    Extras                (b 2, lb 3, nb 1)                         6
    Total                 (3 wickets declared, 68.2 overs)        254
    
    DNB: JA Ormrod, EJO Hemsley, CN Boyns, GG Watson, *N Gifford,
         AP Pridgeon.
    
    FoW: 1-20, 2-133, 3-184.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Botham                       3.2    0      9      0
    Gurr                         6      1     15      1
    Marks                       28      3    121      0
    Breakwell                   31      5    103      1
    
    Somerset 2nd innings (target: 263 runs)
    *BC Rose              c Boyns            b Pridgeon            46
    PW Denning            run out                                   0
    PA Slocombe                              b Watson              98
    MJ Kitchen            c Ormrod           b Gifford             12
    VJ Marks              not out                                  27
    IT Botham                                b Gifford             40
    D Breakwell                              b Watson              14
    KF Jennings           not out                                   5
    Extras                (b 1, lb 2, w 3, nb 3)                    9
    Total                 (6 wickets, 47.5 overs)                 251
    
    DNB: +T Gard, DR Gurr, HR Moseley.
    
    FoW: 1-76, 2-169, 3-193, 4-214, 5-230, 6-235.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Watson                      18.5    1     87      2
    Pridgeon                    14      1     65      1
    Boyns                        6      0     42      0
    Gifford                      9      0     48      2
    


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