What a win!
Essex routs Leicestershire to win Benson and Hedges Cup final
Posted: Sunday July 12, 1998 04:33 PM
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Members of the Essex team celebrate with champagne on the balcony at Lord's (Laurence Griffiths/Allsport) |
LONDON (Reuters)-- Essex bowled out Leicestershire for a paltry 76 runs to win the last Benson and Hedges Cup final by 192 runs at Lord's on Sunday.
Having made 268 for seven off 50 overs on Saturday, Essex returned to dismiss Leicestershire for the lowest score in 27 finals of the competition, which is being disbanded to restructure the domestic programme.
Rain, which had forced the match to spill over into a second day, relented to allow play to start in mid-afternoon.
Once 10 overs had been completed, there was no need for a "bowl-out" to be used for the first time in a Lord's final. By then Leicestershire were in serious trouble at 18 for four.
Mark Illott (left) of Essex celebrates dismissing Phil Simmons (right) of Leicestershire for two runs (Laurence Griffiths/AP) | |
Ashley Cowan took two wickets in successive balls to start the rot and finished with three for 24.
Mark Ilott took three for 10 and Australian Stuart Law made up for his batting failure on Saturday with two wickets and three excellent slip catches.
Leicestershire's overseas player, Trinidadian Phil Simmons followed his expensive spell of bowling by falling for two, bowled by Ilott.
It was Essex's second Benson and Hedges success in six finals.
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