Somerset vs Essex, Semi-Final at Taunton, , Aug 16 1978 - Match Result

RESULT

Semi-Final, Taunton, August 16, 1978, Gillette Cup (England)

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Somerset

287/6

Essex

(60 ov, T:288) 287

Somerset won (lost fewer wickets)

Player Of The Match

Viv Richards

, SOM

116

Summary

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Scorecard summary

Somerset • 287/6(60 overs)

Viv Richards

116 ()

Norbert Phillip

2/56 (11)

Peter Roebuck

57 ()

Graham Gooch

1/42 (12)

Essex • 287/10(60 overs)

Keith Fletcher

67 ()

Ian Botham

2/48 (12)

Graham Gooch

61 ()

Colin Dredge

2/60 (12)

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Match details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Somerset, elected to bat first
Series	Gillette Cup (England)
Season	1978
Player Of The Match	Viv Richards
Series result	Somerset advanced
Match days	day (60-over match)
Umpires	Arthur Jepson David Evans