Sussex v Essex - Day 3

[hart's shirt]

Sussex moving things along nicely this morning - 305/8.

Mushy's 26, Jimmy Kirtley's 8.

A bit better than the debacle at Edgbaston - apparently Warwickshire were so bad yesterday, they got booed off the pitch!

 

[Simster]

Excellent. That's 3 batting points so far

 

[Simster]

I see Robert Key scored his first century of the season yesterday. Only his first? It's mid July FFS!

And to put it into context, 3 of the 4 batsmen before their declaration in that innings got centuries. How the feck does Key get to play for England? Get Thorpe back in.

 

[Gritt23]

Batting Mushy!

 

[Beeneys gloves]

Mushy out for 34

Sussex 323/9

 

[Gritt23]

Poo.
My fault, I take the blame entirely.

 

[Everest]

Essex 340 all out

Sussex

MW Goodwin b Brant 11

RR Montgomerie c Hussain b Brant 1

PA Cottey c Middlebrook b Dakin 107

CJ Adams c Foster b Napier 20

TR Ambrose c Flower b Grayson 88

RSC Martin-Jenkins lbw b Grayson 6

MJ Prior lbw b Brant 13

MJG Davis c Habib b Grayson 12

Mushtaq Ahmed c Dakin b Grayson 34

RJ Kirtley NOT OUT 35

JD Lewry c Flower b Middlebrook 22

EXTRAS (0b, 3lb, 3w, 4nb) 10

TOTAL all out 110.5 Overs 359

Bonus points: Sussex 7 , Essex 6

Essex just started their second innings.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Good batting from the tail once more, need to get some early wickets and Mushy into the mixer, we could win this one...

 

[Brixtaan]

I see Robert Key scored his first century of the season yesterday. Only his first? It's mid July FFS!

You wouldn't let it lie would you Simster?
form is temporary,class is permanent.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Essex 340 & 31/0 (12.5 ov) v Sussex 359

Essex lead by 12 runs with 10 wickets remaining

AP Grayson 13*
N Hussain 14*

JD Lewry 0/12
Mushtaq Ahmed 0/5

 

[Simster]

Nasser Hussain goes and it's 49/1

 

[Simster]

50/2, Foster run out for 1 and Sussex hold the upper hand.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

And Foster gets run out.

50/2

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Grayson's gone.

153/3

Don't let this slip any further!

 

[El Presidente]

203-5

Flower gone

Davis has picked up three.

Mushy taking a bit of tap

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Close of Play

Essex 2nd innings
AP Grayson b Davis 71
N Hussain c Mushtaq Ahmed b Lewry 22
+JS Foster run out 1
A Flower lbw b Davis 54
A Habib c Ambrose b Lewry 53
*RC Irani c Adams b Davis 6
JD Middlebrook not out 23
RN ten Doeschate not out 5
Extras (lb 12, w 5, nb 2) 19
Total (6 wickets, 82 overs) 254

To Bat: SA Brant, JM Dakin, GR Napier.

FoW: 1-49 (Hussain), 2-50 (Foster), 3-140 (Grayson),
4-187 (Flower), 5-193 (Irani), 6-243 (Habib).



I reckon we need to get them all out for no more than 300 to stand a chance of winning this.

 

[El Presidente]

Warwickshire lost two wickets before stumps against Surrey so it's all over there. Must win this one. Could be an interesting run chase against the clock