Format: CricInfo Version 1t

County Championship, 1976
Hampshire v Leicestershire
Dean Park, Bournemouth
21,23,24 August 1976

Result: Leicestershire won by 96 runs
Points: Hampshire 5 (Bat: 2 Bowl: 3), Leicestershi 18 (Bat: 4 Bowl: 4)

Toss: Not known
Umpires: R Aspinall and P Rochford

Close of Play:

Leicestershire 1st innings
NE Briers                                b Taylor              43
JF Steele             lbw                b Jesty               20
JC Balderstone        c Richards         b Pocock              17
BF Davison                               b Southern            45
*R Illingworth        c Jesty            b Rice                23
+RW Tolchard          not out                                  88
J Birkenshaw                             b Jesty               36
PB Clift              lbw                b Taylor               5
NM McVicker           c Gilliat          b Southern            40
P Booth               not out                                   6
Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
Total                 (8 wickets, 100 overs)                  327

DNB: K Higgs.

FoW: 1-28, 2-75, 3-89, 4-146, 5-152, 6-227, 7-238, 8-317.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rice                        20      5     44      1
Jesty                       13      2     35      2
Pocock                      11      2     40      1
Taylor                      19      5     57      2
Southern                    29      5    104      2
Cowley                       8      1     43      0

Hampshire 1st innings
BA Richards           lbw                b Higgs                8
DJ Rock               c Tolchard         b Booth               15
DR Turner                                b Higgs                2
TE Jesty                                 b Higgs               14
*RMC Gilliat                             b Illingworth          8
NEJ Pocock                               b Clift               68
JM Rice                              c & b Steele              16
MNS Taylor            c Steele           b Balderstone         10
NG Cowley             not out                                  38
+GR Stephenson                       c & b Illingworth         38
JW Southern           not out                                   9
Extras                (b 4, lb 4)                               8
Total                 (9 wickets, 100 overs)                  234

FoW: 1-9, 2-19, 3-35, 4-39, 5-56, 6-79, 7-141, 8-141, 9-207.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Booth                        9      0     43      1
Higgs                       13      4     20      3
Illingworth                 25     13     36      2
Steele                      24      9     42      1
Birkenshaw                   3      0      9      0
Balderstone                 19      4     59      1
Clift                        7      3     17      1

Leicestershire 2nd innings
NE Briers             lbw                b Taylor               5
JF Steele             st Stephenson      b Southern            32
JC Balderstone        c Richards         b Taylor              62
BF Davison                               b Rice                91
+RW Tolchard          not out                                  12
J Birkenshaw          not out                                   8
Extras                (lb 6, nb 1)                              7
Total                 (4 wickets declared, 79 overs)          217

DNB: *R Illingworth, PB Clift, NM McVicker, P Booth, K Higgs.

FoW: 1-10, 2-58, 3-191, 4-197.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rice                        13      1     51      1
Taylor                      12      3     45      2
Southern                    29     17     50      1
Cowley                      25      4     64      0

Hampshire 2nd innings (target: 311 runs)
BA Richards           c Steele           b Higgs               35
DJ Rock               c Tolchard         b Clift                8
DR Turner             c Illingworth      b Higgs                3
TE Jesty                             c & b Balderstone         71
*RMC Gilliat          c Higgs            b Birkenshaw          18
NEJ Pocock            c Birkenshaw       b Balderstone         10
JM Rice                              c & b Steele              13
MNS Taylor            c Birkenshaw       b Illingworth         31
NG Cowley             not out                                  11
+GR Stephenson        c Birkenshaw       b Balderstone          1
JW Southern           c Birkenshaw       b Balderstone         10
Extras                (lb 1, nb 2)                              3
Total                 (all out, 81.2 overs)                   214

FoW: 1-37, 2-42, 3-61, 4-104, 5-141,
     6-148, 7-164, 8-195, 9-200, 10-214.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Booth                        5      0     20      0
Higgs                       15      8     24      2
Illingworth                 16      4     47      1
Steele                      17      2     57      1
Birkenshaw                   8      3     15      1
Balderstone                 14.2    3     31      4
Clift                        6      0     17      1

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