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

Result: Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Points: Middlesex 2, Essex 0

Toss: Middlesex
Umpires: JH Hampshire and TE Jesty
Man of the Match: AGJ Fraser

Essex innings (50 overs maximum)                                R   B   4  6
DDJ Robinson          c Weekes           b ARC Fraser           0   2
SG Law                                   b Johnson             37  45   4
*N Hussain            c Hewitt           b Ramprakash         101 123   9
RC Irani              c Brown            b AGJ Fraser          11  19
AP Grayson            c Shah             b AGJ Fraser          25  30   2
+RJ Rollins           c Ramprakash       b AGJ Fraser           5  11
SD Peters             c Nash             b AGJ Fraser           1  12
AP Cowan              c Brown            b ARC Fraser          13  14   1
MC Ilott                             c & b Ramprakash           4  11
NF Williams           not out                                  20  16   2
PM Such               not out                                   8  17
Extras                (lb 4, w 4)                               8
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs)                   233

FoW: 1-0, 2-57, 3-101, 4-149, 5-161, 6-166, 7-197, 8-199, 9-219.

Bowling                 O       M       R       W
ARC Fraser             10       0      40       2
Hewitt                  8       0      46       0 (1w)
Johnson                10       0      55       1 (2w)
AGJ Fraser             10       0      45       4
Weekes                 10       1      36       0
Ramprakash              2       0       7       2 (1w)

Middlesex innings (target: 234 runs from 50 overs)              R   B   4  6
+KR Brown                            c & b Irani               39  70   3
JL Langer             c Law              b Ilott               12  13   2
RL Johnson            c Such             b Ilott               24  18   3
*MR Ramprakash        run out                                  39  68   4
JC Pooley             c Hussain          b Williams            48  58   5
OA Shah               lbw                b Grayson              3  14
PN Weekes             not out                                  37  42   5
DC Nash               not out                                   9  12
Extras                (lb 10, w 9, nb 4)                       23
Total                 (6 wickets, 48.5 overs)                 234

DNB: AGJ Fraser, ARC Fraser, JP Hewitt.

FoW: 1-27 (Langer), 2-63 (Johnson), 3-116 (Brown),
     4-140 (Ramprakash), 5-148 (Shah), 6-198 (Pooley).

Bowling                 O       M       R       W
Ilott                   9.5     0      45       2 (3w)
Cowan                   9       0      49       0 (3w, 1nb)
Williams               10       0      60       1 (2w, 1nb)
Such                    4.3     1       6       0
Irani                   7       0      29       1
Grayson                 8.3     0      35       1 (1w)

Domestic Season Index

Team Pages: Essex, Middlesex.

Ground Page: County Ground, Chelmsford

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

Middlesex Player Pages: KR Brown, JL Langer, RL Johnson, MR Ramprakash, JC Pooley, OA Shah, PN Weekes, DC Nash, AGJ Fraser, ARC Fraser, JP Hewitt.

Match Officials' Pages: JH Hampshire, TE Jesty.