- BATSMENRExtras23 (b 12, lb 4, nb 7)TOTAL232/6 (55 Overs, RR: 4.21)Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-72, 3-92, 4-147, 5-216, 6-231
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KD Boyce 11 2 56 3 5.09 0 0 JK Lever 10 0 42 0 4.2 0 0 BEA Edmeades 11 4 31 2 2.81 0 0 S Turner 11 0 28 0 2.54 0 0 DL Acfield 6 0 35 1 5.83 0 0 RNS Hobbs 6 1 17 0 2.83 0 0
03/06Result
South Group, Benson & Hedges Cup at London, Jun 3-5 1972
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
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![Essex]( "Essex")
181/7 (55 ov)
Player of the Match
03/06Result
South Group, Benson & Hedges Cup at London, Jun 3-5 1972
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
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![Essex]( "Essex")
181/7 (55 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRExtras14 (b 5, lb 5, w 4)TOTAL181/7 (55 Overs, RR: 3.29)Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-47, 3-67, 4-67, 5-71, 6-75, 7-166
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JSE Price 11 2 22 1 2 0 0 MWW Selvey 11 1 34 0 3.09 0 0 KV Jones 11 2 40 2 3.63 0 0 FJ Titmus 11 5 15 1 1.36 0 0 CJR Black 4 0 17 1 4.25 0 0 PH Parfitt 4 0 19 0 4.75 0 0 MJ Smith 2 0 12 0 6 0 0 JM Brearley 1 0 8 0 8 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Middlesex , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
3,5 June 1972 (55-over match)
Umpires
Points
Middlesex 3, Essex 0
Close of Play
- Sat, 3 Jun - day 1 - Essex 80/6 (GJ Saville 36*, RNS Hobbs 1*, 31 ov)
- Sun, 4 Jun - rest day
- Mon, 5 Jun - day 2 - Essex 181/7 (55 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Reserve day used
Benson & Hedges Cup News
Rest days on the cards for South Africans
With the final round of the Benson & Hedges Cup taking place today, most of the South African players playing in the UK could find themselves watching the quarter and semi-finals from the stadium seats
Hampshire bow out of B&H Cup after sad defeat at Chelmsford
Hampshire's outside chance of qualifying for the quarter final stage of the Benson & Hedges Cup in it's last season fell after a poor defeat in the hands of Essex at Chelmsford on Sunday.
Gloucestershire make it four out of four
Gloucestershire have booked their quarter-final place in the Benson & Hedges Cup with their fourth win out of four
Yorkshire march on in B&H Cup
Yorkshire are almost assured of a place in the Benson & Hedges Cup quarter-finals after their victory over Derbyshire
Hampshire go down to Sussex
Hampshire will need to win both their remaining Benson & Hedges Zonal matches, if they are to retain any interest in the competition, after going down by 6 wickets at Sussex on Friday.
Benson & Hedges Cup
| Midland Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| LEI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.757 |
| WAR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -0.596 |
| WOR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.124 |
| NOR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -0.148 |
| CambU | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.04 |
| North Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| LAN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1.094 |
| YOR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.356 |
| NOT | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -0.386 |
| DER | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -0.171 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.908 | |
| South Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SUS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.377 |
| MID | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.105 |
| KEN | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.216 |
| SUR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -0.232 |
| ESS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.463 |
| West Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| GLA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.324 |
| GLO | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.049 |
| SOM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.286 |
| HAM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.541 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.203 | |