Middlesex v Essex
Middlesex tasted victory in the Twenty20 Cup for the first time this year, and Essex their first defeat by a nine-wicket margin at Southgate.
The Eagles appeared unlikely to hold on after posting 120-8, with just seven boundaries on a large outfield.
Opener Andy Flower was the last wicket to fall after a patient 47.
Captain Andrew Strauss fell early but Paul Weekes (55) and Owais Shah, who hit fives fours and two sixes in his 48, got home with 10 balls left.
Twenty20 Cup, 2004, South Division
Middlesex v Essex
John Walker's Ground, Southgate
12 July 2004 (20-over match)
Result: Middlesex won by 9 wickets
Points: Middlesex 2, Essex 0
Toss: Middlesex
Umpires: JH Hampshire and AA Jones
Essex innings (20 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
A Flower c Compton b Klusener 47 70 51 3 0
*RC Irani c Betts b Cook 5 9 7 1 0
GR Napier b Cook 0 1 1 0 0
WI Jefferson b Betts 11 10 12 2 0
RS Bopara c Weekes b Hutton 12 18 13 0 0
JD Middlebrook run out 8 3 4 0 1
AP Grayson c Shah b Hutton 7 4 7 0 0
+JS Foster c Dalrymple b Klusener 16 17 16 0 0
D Gough not out 4 5 4 0 0
AJ Clarke not out 3 4 5 0 0
Extras (lb 3, w 4) 7
Total (8 wickets, 20 overs) 120
DNB: SA Brant.
FoW: 1-9 (Irani), 2-9 (Napier), 3-25 (Jefferson), 4-63 (Bopara),
5-74 (Middlebrook), 6-82 (Grayson), 7-112 (Foster),
8-112 (Flower).
Bowling O M R W
Cook 4 0 17 2
Betts 4 0 13 1
Klusener 4 0 32 2 (2w)
Weekes 3 0 23 0
Hutton 4 0 21 2 (1w)
Dalrymple 1 0 11 0 (1w)
Middlesex innings (target: 121 runs from 20 overs) R M B 4 6
PN Weekes not out 55 63 65 6 0
*AJ Strauss b Gough 10 13 7 2 0
OA Shah not out 48 48 38 5 2
Extras (lb 6, w 2) 8
Total (1 wicket, 18.2 overs, 63 mins) 121
DNB: BL Hutton, L Klusener, JWM Dalrymple, NRD Compton,
DLS van Bunge, SJ Cook, +BJM Scott, MM Betts.
FoW: 1-22 (Strauss).
Bowling O M R W
Brant 3 0 9 0
Gough 4 0 23 1
Napier 3.2 0 25 0
Clarke 2 0 23 0
Middlebrook 3 0 13 0 (1w)
Grayson 3 0 22 0 (1w)
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