Gillette Cup (England), 1963, 1st Round
Lancashire v Essex
Old Trafford, Manchester
22 May 1963 (65-over match)

Result: Lancashire won by 81 runs

Toss: Essex
Umpires: PA Gibb and H Yarnold
Man of the Match: J Dyson

Lancashire innings (65 overs maximum)
BJ Booth              c Preston          b Presland            31
R Entwistle           c Taylor           b Bailey               4
+G Clayton            c Taylor           b Knight               4
*KJ Grieves                              b Preston              2
PT Marner             c Barker           b Bailey              56
H Pilling             c Taylor           b Bailey               0
J Dyson               not out                                  60
G Houlton             c Bear             b Knight              25
JB Statham                               b Knight               7
P Lever               c Knight           b Bailey              21
K Higgs               c Taylor           b Spicer               2
Extras                (b 1)                                     1
Total                 (all out, 59.2 overs)                   213

FoW: 1-16, 2-23, 3-37, 4-77, 5-97, 6-97, 7-139, 8-162, 9-208,
     10-213.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Knight                      15      3     40      3
Bailey                      14      2     47      4
Preston                     15      0     71      1
Presland                    15      3     53      1
Spicer                       0.2    0      1      1

Essex innings (target: 214 runs from 65 overs)
G Barker              c Lever            b Dyson               44
MJ Bear               c Marner           b Statham              0
GJ Smith              c Grieves          b Higgs                1
BR Knight             c Grieves          b Lever               15
+B Taylor                                b Lever                6
KWR Fletcher          c Marner           b Dyson               26
ER Presland           c Higgs            b Dyson                4
PA Spicer             c Statham          b Dyson                6
*TE Bailey            c Grieves          b Higgs               10
RNS Hobbs             c Booth            b Dyson               13
KC Preston            not out                                   4
Extras                (lb 3)                                    3
Total                 (all out, 45.1 overs)                   132

FoW: 1-5, 2-10, 3-42, 4-56, 5-72, 6-82, 7-102, 8-112, 9-125,
     10-132.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Statham                      7      0     24      1
Higgs                       14      1     34      2
Lever                       11      5     24      2
Dyson                       13.1    3     47      5

Note: Bowlers allowed a maximum of 15 overs

Domestic Season Index

Team Pages: Lancashire, Essex.

Ground Page: Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire Player Pages: BJ Booth, R Entwistle, G Clayton, KJ Grieves, PT Marner, H Pilling, J Dyson, G Houlton, JB Statham, P Lever, K Higgs.

Essex Player Pages: G Barker, MJ Bear, GJ Smith, BR Knight, B Taylor, KWR Fletcher, ER Presland, PA Spicer, TE Bailey, RNS Hobbs, KC Preston.

Match Officials' Pages: PA Gibb, H Yarnold.