AXA League, 1998
Warwickshire v Essex
Edgbaston, Birmingham
21 July 1998 (40-over match)

Result: Essex won by 17 runs
Points: Essex 4, Warwickshire 0

Toss: Essex
Umpires: HD Bird and KE Palmer

Essex Innings (40 overs maximum)
*PJ Prichard                             b Sheikh              19
SG Law                c Welch            b Smith               40
SD Peters             run out                                   9
RC Irani              not out                                  68
DR Law                c Brown            b Sheikh              39
AP Grayson            c Lara             b Giddins              8
GR Napier                                b Giles                8
+RJ Rollins           c sub              b Giddins              2
AP Cowan              not out                                   4
Extras                (lb 3, w 2, nb 2)                         7
Total                 (7 wickets, 40 overs)                   204

DNB: MC Ilott, PM Such.

FoW: 1-51, 2-66, 3-79, 4-140, 5-161, 6-187, 7-190.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Giddins                      8      0     38      2
Welch                        5      0     31      0
Sheikh                       8      0     44      2
Brown                        6      0     24      0
Giles                        8      1     38      1
Smith                        5      1     26      1

Warwickshire Innings (target: 205 from 40 overs)
NV Knight                                b Ilott               48
NMK Smith             c Irani            b Cowan                1
*BC Lara              c Rollins          b Ilott                5
DP Ostler             c sub              b Cowan                3
TL Penney             not out                                  64
DR Brown              c Ilott            b Such                 2
AF Giles                                 b Cowan               20
G Welch               st Rollins         b Grayson              3
+KJ Piper             not out                                  24
Extras                (b 4, lb 9, w 4)                         17
Total                 (7 wickets, 40 overs)                   187

DNB: ESH Giddins, MA Sheikh.

FoW: 1-2, 2-15, 3-28, 4-90, 5-99, 6-134, 7-139.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ilott                        8      1     26      2
Cowan                        8      0     44      3
Irani                        8      1     28      0
Such                         8      0     31      1
Grayson                      8      0     45      1

• Floodlit match

Domestic Season Index

Essex Player Pages: PJ Prichard, SG Law, SD Peters, RC Irani, DR Law, AP Grayson, GR Napier, RJ Rollins, AP Cowan, MC Ilott, PM Such.

Warwickshire Player Pages: NV Knight, NMK Smith, BC Lara, DP Ostler, TL Penney, DR Brown, AF Giles, G Welch, KJ Piper, ESH Giddins, MA Sheikh.