AXA League, 1998
Essex v Northamptonshire
Valentine's Park, Ilford
31 May 1998 (40-over match)

Result: Essex won by 8 wickets
Points: Essex 4, Northamptonshire 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: DJ Constant and A Clarkson

Northamptonshire Innings (40 overs maximum)
MB Loye               c SG Law           b Such                28
+RJ Warren            run out                                  22
JN Snape              c Irani            b Such                10
*KM Curran            lbw                b Such                18
AL Penberthy          c SG Law           b Irani               30
DJG Sales             run out                                  26
RJ Bailey             not out                                  38
TC Walton             not out                                  51
Extras                (lb 6, w 6, nb 4)                        16
Total                 (6 wickets, 40 overs)                   239

DNB: DE Malcolm, FA Rose, GP Swann.

FoW: 1-49, 2-65, 3-73, 4-103, 5-142, 6-152.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ilott                        8      0     42      0
Cowan                        8      0     40      0
Irani                        8      0     59      1
Such                         8      0     33      3
Grayson                      8      0     59      0

Essex Innings (target: 240 off 40 overs)
DDJ Robinson          st Warren          b Snape               66
SG Law                c Bailey           b Snape               83
*N Hussain            not out                                  62
RC Irani              not out                                  23
Extras                (lb 1, w 5)                               6
Total                 (2 wickets, 36.2 overs)                 240

DNB: AP Grayson, SD Peters, +RJ Rollins, DR Law, AP Cowan,
     MC Ilott, PM Such.

FoW: 1-131, 2-176.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rose                         5.2    0     24      0
Penberthy                    7      0     56      0
Curran                       3      0     35      0
Malcolm                      8      0     40      0
Snape                        8      0     46      2
Swann                        5      0     38      0

Domestic Season Index

Northamptonshire Player Pages: MB Loye, RJ Warren, JN Snape, KM Curran, AL Penberthy, DJG Sales, RJ Bailey, TC Walton, DE Malcolm, FA Rose, GP Swann.

Essex Player Pages: DDJ Robinson, SG Law, N Hussain, RC Irani, AP Grayson, SD Peters, RJ Rollins, DR Law, AP Cowan, MC Ilott, PM Such.