a10491 scotcap433	Northamptonshire v Scotland
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1997 (Group B)
Venue	County Ground, Northampton on 5th, 6th May 1997 (50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets
Points	Northamptonshire 2; Scotland 0
Umpires	A Clarkson, DR Shepherd
Scorers	AC Baxter (Scotland), AC Kingston (Northamptonshire)
Close of play day 1	Northamptonshire 126/5 (Loye 32*, Snape 9*)
Player of the Match	MB Loye

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Scotland innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
BMW Patterson	c Walton b Taylor	12	36	46	-	-	33.33
IL Philip	c Walton b Follett	20	21	30	3	-	95.24
DR Lockhart	c Capel b Follett	0	1	1	-	-	0.00
MJ Smith	c Snape b Capel	22	43	60	4	-	51.16
*G Salmond	b Capel	5	26	36	-	-	19.23
JG Williamson	c Bailey b Follett	26	63	82	2	-	41.27
GP Hurlbatt	b Follett	28	70	78	3	-	40.00
+AG Davies	run out	3	10	16	-	-	30.00
JW Govan	not out	14	19	29	2	-	73.68
S Gourlay	c Ripley b Capel	4	10	14	-	-	40.00
K Thomson	not out	1	3	3	-	-	33.33
Extras	(9 lb, 4 nb, 12 w)	25
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 50 overs)	160
Fall of wickets:
1-35 (Philip), 2-35 (Lockhart), 3-42 (Patterson), 4-65 (Salmond), 5-70 (Smith), 6-133 (Williamson), 7-134 (Hurlbatt), 8-141 (Davies), 9-158 (Gourlay)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Taylor	10	1	29	1	7	-	60.00	2.90
Follett	10	1	39	4	2	1	15.00	3.90
Capel	8	2	25	3	3	-	16.00	3.12
Curran	8	0	22	0	-	1	-	2.75
Emburey	10	3	14	0	-	-	-	1.40
Penberthy	4	0	22	0	-	-	-	5.50

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Northamptonshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
DJ Capel	c Govan b Thomson	19	18	25	2	1	105.56
AL Penberthy	c Salmond b Thomson	7	12	16	1	-	58.33
*RJ Bailey	c Gourlay b Thomson	15	18	19	3	-	83.33
KM Curran	c Davies b Hurlbatt	8	7	15	2	-	114.29
TC Walton	c Thomson b Govan	23	30	39	3	-	76.67
MB Loye	not out	45	70	90	5	1	64.29
JN Snape	not out	27	43	55	4	-	62.79
+D Ripley	did not bat
JE Emburey	did not bat
JP Taylor	did not bat
D Follett	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 4 nb, 12 w)	20
Total	(5 wickets, 32.4 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-20 (Penberthy), 2-33 (Capel), 3-49 (Bailey), 4-55 (Curran), 5-94 (Walton)

Scotland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Thomson	10	0	45	3	2	-	20.00	4.50
Gourlay	4	1	24	0	3	-	-	6.00
Hurlbatt	5	0	28	1	5	-	30.00	5.60
Govan	5	0	17	1	-	-	30.00	3.40
Williamson	8.4	0	46	0	2	2	-	5.31

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
--> GP Hurlbatt made his last appearance in List A matches
--> JW Govan made his last appearance in List A matches
--> GP Hurlbatt passed his previous highest score of 12 in List A matches
--> AL Penberthy passed 1500 runs in List A matches when he reached 3
--> D Follett achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches when he dismissed JG Williamson in the Scotland innings (previous best was 2-27)
--> K Thomson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches when he dismissed RJ Bailey in the Northamptonshire innings (previous best was 2-24)

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