By David Slater
August 4 2002

Middlesex secured a luck victory after rain affected todays match. Essex had reached 194/8 before the rain came. The D/L Method said the Middlesex need 77 to win in 10 overs. A target acheeved with a ball to spare Essex innings (41.5 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
DDJ Robinson c Dalrymple b Keegan 8 10 11 1 0
WI Jefferson not out 111 161 120 13 0
+A Flower c Weekes b Keegan 1 12 13 0 0
*RC Irani c Joyce b Abdur Razzaq 28 46 40 4 0
ML Pettini c Nash b Abdur Razzaq 0 1 2 0 0
GR Napier c & b Weekes 12 31 30 1 0
RS Bopara run out 0 1 0 0 0
AP Cowan b Dalrymple 2 7 7 0 0
JD Middlebrook run out 10 18 16 0 0
JE Bishop not out 6 16 12 0 0
Extras (lb 5, w 11) 16
Total (8 wickets, 41.5 overs) 194

DNB: AC McGarry.

Middlesex innings (target: 77 runs from 10 overs) R M B 4 6
Abdur Razzaq b Cowan 4 6 8 0 0
AW Laraman b Napier 11 28 12 1 0
OA Shah c & b Napier 25 16 13 3 1
JWM Dalrymple b Middlebrook 16 21 8 3 0
SJ Cook c Flower b Napier 0 1 0 0
EC Joyce b Middlebrook 8 12 8 0 0
*AJ Strauss b Cowan 5 7 5 0 0
PN Weekes not out 5 8 3 1 0
SG Koenig run out 0 1 0 0
CB Keegan not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (lb 3) 3
Total (8 wickets, 9.5 overs) 77

DNB: +DC Nash.