Date-stamped : 02 Jul95 - 14:28
UM: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v ESSEX
Played at Cambridge, 18th-20th May 1988

Fenton was the pick of the Cambridge bowlers, troubling  all  the
batsmen  to  earn  his best figures. Prichard delighted the Essex
followers with his stroke- play, hitting thirteen  fours in   his
innings  of  97  runs from 168 balls. Once again Atherton was the
main runmaker for Cambridge,  facing  139 balls  for  his   half-
century  and  batting in all for four hours, while Noyes was five
minutes short of three hours over his 33. Childs took five  wick-
ets in his last 42 deliveries after an hour long stoppage because
of rain. Stephenson and East hit  ten  fours  apeice  to  set  up
Essex`s   second declaration,  and Cambridge were soon in trouble
against the seam bowling of Pont, Ilott and the left-arm spin  of
Childs,  who  finished  with  match  figures of nine for 61. Only
Tremellen and Heath, formerly of King Edwards School in  Birming-
ham,  put  up  much  resistance as Cambridge were defeated by 135
runs.

Source: Wisden 1989
<END> Contributed by J.R.F.Evans (en92jrfe@exeter.ac.uk)