a2966	Kent v Essex
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1981 (Group C)
Venue	Hesketh Park, Dartford on 30th May 1981 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to field
Result	Kent won by 8 wickets
Points	Kent 2; Essex 0
Umpires	A Jepson, CT Spencer
Player of the Match	RA Woolmer

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GA Gooch	c Knott b Jarvis	3
MSA McEvoy	c Knott b Dilley	13
*KWR Fletcher	c Asif Iqbal b Jarvis	51
KS McEwan	c Tavaré b Shepherd	12
N Phillip	c Knott b Woolmer	6
KR Pont	not out	47
AW Lilley	st Knott b Underwood	7
S Turner	b Dilley	0
RE East	b Underwood	1
+N Smith	c Asif Iqbal b Dilley	8
JK Lever	c Knott b Jarvis	0
Extras	(10 lb, 3 w)	13
Total	(all out, 51.4 overs)	161
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-23, 3-51, 4-69, 5-111, 6-122, 7-127, 8-145, 9-159, 10-161 (51.4 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Dilley	9	1	32	3	-	-	18.00	3.56
Jarvis	9.4	0	31	3	-	-	19.33	3.21
Shepherd	11	3	24	1	-	-	66.00	2.18
Woolmer	11	1	29	1	-	-	66.00	2.64
Underwood	11	1	32	2	-	-	33.00	2.91

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
RA Woolmer	not out	79
CJC Rowe	c Gooch b Lever	4
CJ Tavaré	b East	30
MR Benson	not out	33
+APE Knott	did not bat
*Asif Iqbal	did not bat
JN Shepherd	did not bat
KBS Jarvis	did not bat
GR Dilley	did not bat
DL Underwood	did not bat
GW Johnson	did not bat
Extras	(12 lb, 1 nb, 3 w)	16
Total	(2 wickets, 41.4 overs)	162
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-85

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lever	9	0	41	1	-	-	54.00	4.56
Phillip	11	3	19	0	-	-	-	1.73
Gooch	5	0	20	0	-	-	-	4.00
Turner	8	3	23	0	-	-	-	2.88
East	8	1	38	1	-	-	48.00	4.75
Fletcher	0.4	0	5	0	-	-	-	7.50

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