Leicestershire v Essex
Darren Maddy hit a superb 48-ball 84 to blast Leicestershire into the Twenty20 Cup semi-finals at Essex's expense.
The opener clubbed 12 fours and three sixes at Grace Road as the hosts tallied 180-6 after losing the toss.
Maddy shared in key top-order stands of 83 with Brad Hodge (23) and 40 with Darren Stevens, who hit a 29-ball 39.
The Eagles, who slumped to 33-3 early on, could manage only 166-7 despite a rousing 95-run stand between Andy Flower (58) and Paul Grayson (55).
Opening bowler Mark Cleary returned 3-36, snaring Essex skipper Ronnie Irani first ball and helping to put the visitors on the back foot early in their run-chase.
The Twenty20 Cup Finals day, which incorporates both semis and the final, will be staged at Edgbaston on 8 August.
Twenty20 Cup, 2004, Quarter Final
Leicestershire v Essex
Grace Road, Leicester
19 July 2004 (20-over match)
Result: Leicestershire won by 14 runs
Series:
Toss: Essex
Umpires: B Dudleston and MJ Kitchen
Leicestershire innings R M B 4 6
*BJ Hodge b Napier 23 33 24 2 0
DL Maddy c Foster b Bopara 84 49 48 12 3
DI Stevens b Adams 39 31 29 2 1
OD Gibson b Gough 14 10 8 1 1
+PA Nixon c Pettini b Adams 3 5 3 0 0
JL Sadler c Cowan b Gough 2 2 3 0 0
JN Snape not out 1 4 2 0 0
JM Dakin not out 8 2 3 1 0
Extras (b 1, lb 5) 6
Total (6 wickets, 20 overs) 180
DNB: MF Cleary, CW Henderson, CE Dagnall.
FoW: 1-83 (Hodge), 2-123 (Maddy), 3-155 (Gibson),
4-169 (Stevens), 5-170 (Nixon), 6-171 (Sadler).
Bowling O M R W
Cowan 4 0 29 0
Gough 4 0 29 2
Adams 3 0 33 2
Middlebrook 1 0 17 0
Napier 4 0 28 1
Bopara 4 0 38 1
Essex innings (target: 181 runs) R M B 4 6
*RC Irani c Henderson b Cleary 0 0 1 0 0
AR Adams run out 7 19 11 1 0
GR Napier c Henderson b Cleary 10 2 4 1 1
A Flower c Sadler b Gibson 58 62 49 6 1
AP Grayson c Snape b Gibson 55 43 42 8 0
JD Middlebrook b Cleary 10 5 3 1 1
AP Cowan run out 7 6 3 0 1
D Gough not out 14 4 6 2 0
ML Pettini not out 1 1 1 0 0
Extras (lb 2, w 2) 4
Total (7 wickets, 20 overs) 166
DNB: RS Bopara, +JS Foster.
FoW: 1-0 (Irani), 2-11 (Napier), 3-33 (Adams), 4-128 (Grayson),
5-134 (Flower), 6-151 (Middlebrook), 7-153 (Cowan).
Bowling O M R W
Cleary 4 0 36 3
Gibson 4 0 37 2
Dagnall 3 0 25 0 (1w)
Dakin 2 1 9 0 (1w)
Snape 4 0 28 0
Henderson 2 0 20 0
Maddy 1 0 9 0
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