Format: CricInfo Version 2

Benson & Hedges Cup, 1988
Middlesex v Essex
Lord's, London
14 May 1988 (55-over match)

Result: Essex won by 5 wickets
Points: Middlesex 0, Essex 2

Toss: Essex
Umpires: R Palmer and PB Wight
Man of the Match: AR Border

Middlesex innings
WN Slack              c East             b Topley              23
JD Carr                                  b Topley              29
*MW Gatting           lbw                b Gooch               38
RO Butcher            c Pringle          b Gooch               75
+PR Downton           lbw                b Lever                6
KR Brown              lbw                b Pringle              2
JE Emburey            c Lilley           b Topley              17
NF Williams           c Lever            b Pringle              3
SP Hughes             c East             b Gooch                0
ARC Fraser            not out                                  13
NG Cowans             not out                                   4
Extras                (b 3, lb 15, w 6, nb 2)                  26
Total                 (9 wickets, 55 overs)                   236

FoW: 1-49, 2-65, 3-139, 4-169, 5-174, 6-208, 7-208, 8-208, 9-230.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lever                       11      1     25      1
Pont                         7      0     44      0
Pringle                     11      2     30      2
Topley                      11      0     53      3
Gooch                       11      2     44      3
Border                       4      0     22      0

Essex innings
GA Gooch                                 b Hughes              57
BR Hardie             c Brown            b Emburey             36
PJ Prichard           run out                                   7
AR Border             not out                                  75
DR Pringle            c Emburey          b Hughes              40
*KWR Fletcher                            b Hughes               4
AW Lilley             not out                                   4
Extras                (lb 6, w 7, nb 1)                        14
Total                 (5 wickets, 53.5 overs)                 237

DNB: +DE East, IL Pont, TD Topley, JK Lever.

FoW: 1-87, 2-99, 3-106, 4-211, 5-215.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Williams                    11      0     57      0
Cowans                      10.5    0     44      0
Fraser                      11      1     54      0
Emburey                     10      0     37      1
Hughes                      11      0     39      3

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