Benson & Hedges Cup, 1998
Essex v Ireland
County Ground, Chelmsford
4 May 1998 (50-over match)

Result: Essex won by 171 runs
Points: Essex 2, Ireland 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: JC Balderstone and G Sharp
Man of the Match: DDJ Robinson

Essex innings (50 overs maximum)                                R   B   4  6
DDJ Robinson          c Dunlop           b Heasley            114 132  14  1
SG Law                c Patterson        b Eagleson            46  45   6
*N Hussain            c Dwyer            b Heasley             71  64   6  2
RC Irani              c Patterson        b McCrum              69  46   6  3
AP Grayson            c Joyce            b Heasley             16  16
+RJ Rollins           st Patterson       b McCrum               1   2
SD Peters             not out                                   1   1
AP Cowan              not out                                   2   2
Extras                (lb 5, w 14, nb 20)                      39
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs)                   359

DNB: MC Ilott, PM Such, NF Williams.

FoW: 1-86 (Law), 2-219 (Hussain), 3-316 (Robinson),
     4-352 (Grayson), 5-355 (Rollins), 6-356 (Irani).

Bowling                 O       M       R       W
McCrum                 10       0      60       2 (7w, 1nb)
Eagleson               10       1      36       1 (1w)
Neely                   3       0      32       0 (1w, 2nb)
Heasley                 7       0      77       3 (4nb)
Dwyer                  10       0      59       0 (3w)
Johnson                 7       0      62       0 (2w, 1nb)
McCallan                3       0      28       0

Ireland innings (target: 360 runs from 50 overs)                R   B   4  6
JAM Molins            c Hussain          b Irani                9  51
WK McCallan                              b Williams            19  47   2
+AD Patterson         c Rollins          b Such                10  20
NC Johnson                               b Grayson             53  45   7  1
EC Joyce                                 b Grayson             42  57   1
*AR Dunlop            c Rollins          b Ilott               24  55   1
D Heasley             c Law              b Williams             0   4
RL Eagleson           not out                                  15  17   1
P McCrum              not out                                   1   5
Extras                (lb 7, w 6, nb 2)                        15
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs)                   188

DNB: MD Dwyer, GJ Neely.

FoW: 1-33 (McCallan), 2-39 (Molins), 3-63 (Patterson),
     4-115 (Johnson), 5-165 (Joyce), 6-168 (Heasley),
     7-181 (Dunlop).

Bowling                 O       M       R       W
Ilott                   9       2      26       1 (2w)
Cowan                   7       2      14       0 (2w)
Irani                   8       1      43       1
Williams                6       0      21       2 (1w, 1nb)
Such                   10       0      39       1
Grayson                10       2      38       2 (1w)

Domestic Season Index

Essex Player Pages: DDJ Robinson, SG Law, N Hussain, RC Irani, AP Grayson, RJ Rollins, SD Peters, AP Cowan, MC Ilott, PM Such, NF Williams.

Ireland Player Pages: JAM Molins, WK McCallan, AD Patterson, NC Johnson, EC Joyce, AR Dunlop, D Heasley, RL Eagleson, P McCrum, MD Dwyer, GJ Neely.