AXA League, 1998
Middlesex v Essex
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground
19 May 1998 (40-over match)

Result: Middlesex won by 2 runs
Points: Middlesex 4, Essex 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: B Leadbeater and JF Steele

Middlesex Innings (40 overs maximum)
RL Johnson                               b Cousins             16
JL Langer             lbw                b Cousins              3
*MR Ramprakash        c Hussain          b Wilson              57
JC Pooley             lbw                b Cousins              4
OA Shah               run out                                  10
PN Weekes             c SG Law           b DR Law              20
+DC Nash                                 b Irani               29
KP Dutch              not out                                  19
JP Hewitt                                b Ilott                1
IN Blanchett          not out                                   9
Extras                (b 1, lb 11, w 18, nb 2)                 32
Total                 (8 wickets, 40 overs)                   200

DNB: ND Martin.

FoW: 1-20, 2-32, 3-47, 4-72, 5-110, 6-160, 7-167, 8-189.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ilott                        8      0     24      1
Cousins                      8      0     29      3
Irani                        8      0     39      1
DR Law                       6      0     36      1
Brinkley                     6      0     35      0
Wilson                       4      0     25      1

Essex Innings (target: 201 off 40 overs)
DDJ Robinson          run out                                  83
SG Law                c Dutch            b Hewitt              13
*N Hussain                           c & b Martin              20
RC Irani              lbw                b Martin               0
SD Peters             c Pooley           b Dutch               54
+RJ Rollins           c Johnson          b Dutch                0
DR Law                c Hewitt           b Johnson              1
DG Wilson             not out                                   7
JE Brinkley           not out                                   0
Extras                (lb 4, nb 16)                            20
Total                 (7 wickets, 40 overs)                   198

DNB: MC Ilott, DM Cousins.

FoW: 1-23, 2-68, 3-72, 4-179, 5-179, 6-182, 7-197.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Hewitt                       6      0     30      1
Johnson                      8      0     38      1
Martin                       6      0     28      2
Dutch                        8      0     31      2
Blanchett                    7      0     25      0
Weekes                       4      0     31      0
Shah                         1      0     11      0

Domestic Season Index

Team Pages: Middlesex, Essex.

Ground Page: Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground

Middlesex Player Pages: RL Johnson, JL Langer, MR Ramprakash, JC Pooley, OA Shah, PN Weekes, DC Nash, KP Dutch, JP Hewitt, IN Blanchett, ND Martin.

Essex Player Pages: DDJ Robinson, SG Law, N Hussain, RC Irani, SD Peters, RJ Rollins, DR Law, DG Wilson, JE Brinkley, MC Ilott, DM Cousins.

Match Officials' Pages: B Leadbeater, JF Steele.