Format: CricInfo Version 2

Benson & Hedges Cup, 1979
Essex v Sussex
County Ground, Chelmsford
23 May 1979 (55-over match)

Result: Essex won by 7 wickets
Points: Essex 2, Sussex 0

Toss: Sussex
Umpires: R Julian and AGT Whithead
Man of the Match: AW Lilley

Sussex innings
JRT Barclay           c Smith            b Lever               19
GD Mendis                                b Turner              15
PWG Parker            c Gooch            b Pont                 5
Javed Miandad         c Acfield          b Turner              47
Imran Khan            c Fletcher         b Phillip             20
PJ Graves                                b Lever               18
CP Phillipson         not out                                  38
RGL Cheatle           c Fletcher         b Lever                8
*+A Long                                 b Phillip              3
GG Arnold             not out                                   2
Extras                (b 4, lb 8, w 1)                         13
Total                 (8 wickets, 55 overs)                   188

DNB: J Spencer.

FoW: 1-36, 2-41, 3-46, 4-98, 5-130, 6-141, 7-163, 8-170.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lever                       11      1     33      3
Phillip                     11      1     42      2
Turner                      11      2     16      2
Pont                        11      0     54      1
Acfield                     11      3     30      0

Essex innings
GA Gooch              c Mendis           b Spencer             66
AW Lilley             c Mendis           b Cheatle             70
KS McEwan             c Imran Khan       b Spencer             44
*KWR Fletcher         not out                                   6
BR Hardie             not out                                   0
Extras                (w 2, nb 1)                               3
Total                 (3 wickets, 40.5 overs)                 189

DNB: KR Pont, S Turner, N Phillip, +N Smith, JK Lever,
     DL Acfield.

FoW: 1-108, 2-169, 3-187.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Imran Khan                   7      2     17      0
Arnold                      11      2     22      0
Spencer                      6.5    0     58      2
Cheatle                     11      0     48      1
Phillipson                   2      0     18      0
Barclay                      3      0     23      0

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