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Essex vs Somerset, at Yeovil, Jul 27 1969 - Match Result

RESULT

Yeovil, July 27, 1969, Player's County League

126

(39.1/40 ov, T:127) 127/8

Somerset won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

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Scorecard summary

Essex • 126/10(38.2 overs)

46 ()

3/34 (7.2)

23 ()

2/27 (8)

Somerset • 127/8(39.1 overs)

36 ()

3/15 (8)

26* ()

3/22 (8)

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Match details

Johnson Park, Yeovil
Toss	Somerset, elected to field first
Series	Player's County League
Season	1969
Match days	27 July 1969 - day (40-over match)
Umpires	John Arnold John Langridge
Points	Somerset 4, Essex 0

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Somerset Innings

Player Name		R	B
RT Virgin	caught	2
A Clarkson	caught	5
GS Chappell	bowled	36
MJ Kitchen	caught	14
PW Denning	caught	5
BC Rose	lbw	0
GI Burgess	not out	26
R Palmer	run out	0
BA Langford	bowled	1
PJ Robinson	not out	24
Extras	(b 7, lb 7)
Total	127(8 wkts; 39.1 ovs)

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Player's County League

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	NRR
LAN	16	12	3	0	49	0.348
HAM	16	12	4	0	48	0.426
ESS	16	11	4	0	45	0.649
KEN	16	9	6	0	38	-0.201
SUR	16	9	6	0	37	-0.069
GLO	16	8	8	0	32	0.058
YOR	16	7	7	0	30	0.249
MID	16	7	7	0	30	0.228
GLA	16	7	9	0	28	-0.453
WAR	16	6	6	0	28	0.131
WOR	16	6	7	0	27	-0.015
LEI	16	6	7	0	27	-0.030
NOT	16	5	9	0	23	-0.332
NOR	16	5	9	0	22	-0.252
DER	16	5	10	0	21	-0.183
SOM	16	5	10	0	21	-0.247
SUS	16	3	11	0	14	-0.363