Format: CricInfo Version 2

Benson & Hedges Cup, 1979
Somerset v Minor Counties (South)
County Ground, Taunton
19 May 1979 (55-over match)

Result: Somerset won by 8 wickets
Points: Somerset 2, Minor C 0

Toss: Somerset
Umpires: DJ Constant and DJ Dennis
Man of the Match: IT Botham

Minor Counties (South) innings
MD Nurton             c Botham           b Jennings            11
WM Osman              c Marks            b Garner               0
DG Ottley                                b Botham              34
RE Hayward            c Roebuck          b Marks                5
RC Tolchard           lbw                b Jennings             1
RH Pomphrey           c Jennings         b Marks                2
*+FE Collyer          c Breakwell        b Botham              29
RS Herman             lbw                b Botham               0
RL Johns                                 b Jennings             2
PA Gooch                                 b Jennings             1
DI Yeabsley           not out                                   2
Extras                (b 2, lb 2, nb 1)                         5
Total                 (all out, 46.3 overs)                    92

FoW: 1-1, 2-20, 3-29, 4-31, 5-34, 6-76, 7-76, 8-87, 9-89, 10-92.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Botham                      11      4     23      3
Garner                       8      4     10      1
Jennings                     8.3    3     11      4
Marks                       11      2     18      2
Breakwell                    4      1     14      0
Dredge                       4      0     11      0

Somerset innings
*BC Rose              c Herman           b Johns               35
PW Denning            c Ottley           b Johns               29
IVA Richards          not out                                  19
VJ Marks              not out                                   9
Extras                (lb 2)                                    2
Total                 (2 wickets, 20.2 overs)                  94

DNB: PM Roebuck, IT Botham, D Breakwell, +DJS Taylor, J Garner,
     KF Jennings, CH Dredge.

FoW: 1-61, 2-74.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Herman                       2      0     17      0
Yeabsley                     6      2     18      0
Johns                        8.2    2     33      2
Gooch                        4      0     24      0

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