AXA Life League, 1997
Northamptonshire v Essex
County Ground, Northampton
20 July 1997 (40-over match)

Result: Essex won by 2 wickets
Points: Essex 4, Northamptonshire 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: JH Hampshire and P Willey

Northamptonshire innings (40 overs maximum)
RR Montgomerie        run out                                  13
AL Penberthy          c Rollins          b Irani                6
DJ Capel              c Rollins          b Powell              54
DJG Sales             lbw                b Such                 9
*RJ Bailey                               b Irani               75
TC Walton             c Robinson         b Powell               6
+RJ Warren            c Rollins          b Cowan                4
JN Snape                                 b Cowan                3
KJ Innes              not out                                   7
JE Emburey            not out                                   2
Extras                (b 1, lb 2, w 10, nb 6)                  19
Total                 (8 wickets, 40 overs)                   198

DNB: JP Taylor.

FoW: 1-20, 2-26, 3-46, 4-168, 5-172, 6-182, 7-182, 8-187.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Cowan                        8      0     37      2
Irani                        8      0     25      2
DR Law                       3      0     15      0
Such                         8      0     30      1
SG Law                       8      0     43      0
Grayson                      3      0     35      0
Powell                       2      0     10      2

Essex innings (target: 199 runs from 40 overs)
*PJ Prichard                             b Taylor              13
SG Law                run out                                  25
N Hussain             c Sales            b Snape               20
RC Irani              c Warren           b Capel               40
AP Grayson            not out                                  69
DR Law                                   b Capel                9
DDJ Robinson                             b Emburey              1
+RJ Rollins           c Capel            b Penberthy            7
AP Cowan              run out                                   0
JC Powell             not out                                   0
Extras                (b 4, lb 5, w 6)                         15
Total                 (8 wickets, 40 overs)                   199

DNB: PM Such.

FoW: 1-22, 2-53, 3-83, 4-155, 5-170, 6-175, 7-184, 8-190.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Penberthy                    8      0     42      1
Taylor                       8      1     29      1
Capel                        8      0     42      2
Snape                        8      1     31      1
Emburey                      8      0     46      1

Domestic Season Index

Team Pages: Northamptonshire, Essex.

Ground Page: County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire Player Pages: RR Montgomerie, AL Penberthy, DJ Capel, DJG Sales, RJ Bailey, TC Walton, RJ Warren, JN Snape, KJ Innes, JE Emburey, JP Taylor.

Essex Player Pages: PJ Prichard, SG Law, N Hussain, RC Irani, AP Grayson, DR Law, DDJ Robinson, RJ Rollins, AP Cowan, JC Powell, PM Such.

Match Officials' Pages: JH Hampshire, P Willey.