hedger_14
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Now I'm ready for the action. Hopefully Sussex can win their first game.
Story Sussex:2022 - Over 3 million vCash to be won!
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Bannister Bowls Sussex to Victory
Paul Bannister grabbed 9 wickets as Sussex won the first match of Andy Sugden's regime, after Nick Cooke and Barry Fallis almost secured a draw for Lancashire.
After James Harris lost the toss and was forced to field first, Bannister started exceptionally well, taking 3 wickets, those of Nick Cooke, Barry Fallis and the captain Ravi Bopara. Oddie and Sutherland offered some resistance in the middle order, but Sutherland was stopped just before lunch on the first day as Austerfield took a fantastic slip catch off James Harris, going for 27. Suhrawadi Shuvo holed out without thinking to mid off for only 6, and Atkin offered some low order resistance with Oddie before the remainder of the order were dismissed, and Lancashire were all out for 172.
Sussex came out to bat at 3:03, with a tricky 36 minute session before lunch. Ewing and Wright refused to make it interesting, and by 5:09, Sugden had his first 100 partnership as Ewing coasted onto 57. Soon after, Shuvo got Jim Wright lbw for 42 with Sussex then 104/1. Hodgson never really looked settled on day 1, with numerous balls hitting him on the pads, but he ended on 24 when the players left the field.
In the first over of the second day, Shuvo bowled Ewing for his overnight score of 77. Three overs later, Austerfield tamely hit a ball back to Mansfield for 1, and Lancashire had Sussex 149/3. Left arm spinner Shuvo decided to bowl over the wicket against left hander Bird, and it worked as Bird missed a leg glance to be caught on his crease lbw for 1. Hodgson decided to counterattack, and he was let off a skied shot to mid off, as Bopara dropped a sitter. Sussex went into lunch 220/5.
14 minutes after lunch, Rashid was given lbw off Mansfield, and at 2:07, Freshwater edged a catch through to the keeper. Harris went as well, but Hodgson reached his century, but when he was out, Coddington added 60, and Hunt went for 39 to Ricketts, the bowler, not the medical condition. Sussex were 252 in front and had a chance of an innings win.
By lunch on the third day, Lancashire were 135/1, and that innings win looked a long way off, as the lead was only 117. Bannister got Cooke lbw for 99, but that was the only wicket in the afternnon session as Lancashire motored along to only 4 behind. Bopara got caught on 59, but Ewing dropped a catch off Fallis. It didn't matter as Fallis went next over, bowled by Bannister, so no elderly fielders had to be involved.
Sutherland went at 11:29, lbw Bannister for 52, and Oddie followed soon after for 43, this time bowled by Bannister. Hunt got Shuvo lbw for 10, Rashid bowled Atkin for 1, Hunt bowled Mansfield for 1 and then wrapped it up by catching Ricketts (very funny) in the same over for a duck. Sussex had 179 to chase in 2 and a quarter sessions. The win was most certainly on.
Ewing edged an early ball through to the keeper, and Hodgson and Austerfield made it dodgy by going soon after, but Wright and Bird easily knocked off the runs and gave Sussex a 7 wicket victory. Sugden had his first 21 points as Sussex coach.
Murray Goodwin Award (Batting) - Jim Wright, Alec Hodgson
Mustaq Ahmed Award (Bowling) - Paul Bannister
Other results - Glouscestershire beat Northamptonshire by 58 runs.
Paul Bannister grabbed 9 wickets as Sussex won the first match of Andy Sugden's regime, after Nick Cooke and Barry Fallis almost secured a draw for Lancashire.
After James Harris lost the toss and was forced to field first, Bannister started exceptionally well, taking 3 wickets, those of Nick Cooke, Barry Fallis and the captain Ravi Bopara. Oddie and Sutherland offered some resistance in the middle order, but Sutherland was stopped just before lunch on the first day as Austerfield took a fantastic slip catch off James Harris, going for 27. Suhrawadi Shuvo holed out without thinking to mid off for only 6, and Atkin offered some low order resistance with Oddie before the remainder of the order were dismissed, and Lancashire were all out for 172.
Sussex came out to bat at 3:03, with a tricky 36 minute session before lunch. Ewing and Wright refused to make it interesting, and by 5:09, Sugden had his first 100 partnership as Ewing coasted onto 57. Soon after, Shuvo got Jim Wright lbw for 42 with Sussex then 104/1. Hodgson never really looked settled on day 1, with numerous balls hitting him on the pads, but he ended on 24 when the players left the field.
In the first over of the second day, Shuvo bowled Ewing for his overnight score of 77. Three overs later, Austerfield tamely hit a ball back to Mansfield for 1, and Lancashire had Sussex 149/3. Left arm spinner Shuvo decided to bowl over the wicket against left hander Bird, and it worked as Bird missed a leg glance to be caught on his crease lbw for 1. Hodgson decided to counterattack, and he was let off a skied shot to mid off, as Bopara dropped a sitter. Sussex went into lunch 220/5.
14 minutes after lunch, Rashid was given lbw off Mansfield, and at 2:07, Freshwater edged a catch through to the keeper. Harris went as well, but Hodgson reached his century, but when he was out, Coddington added 60, and Hunt went for 39 to Ricketts, the bowler, not the medical condition. Sussex were 252 in front and had a chance of an innings win.
By lunch on the third day, Lancashire were 135/1, and that innings win looked a long way off, as the lead was only 117. Bannister got Cooke lbw for 99, but that was the only wicket in the afternnon session as Lancashire motored along to only 4 behind. Bopara got caught on 59, but Ewing dropped a catch off Fallis. It didn't matter as Fallis went next over, bowled by Bannister, so no elderly fielders had to be involved.
Sutherland went at 11:29, lbw Bannister for 52, and Oddie followed soon after for 43, this time bowled by Bannister. Hunt got Shuvo lbw for 10, Rashid bowled Atkin for 1, Hunt bowled Mansfield for 1 and then wrapped it up by catching Ricketts (very funny) in the same over for a duck. Sussex had 179 to chase in 2 and a quarter sessions. The win was most certainly on.
Ewing edged an early ball through to the keeper, and Hodgson and Austerfield made it dodgy by going soon after, but Wright and Bird easily knocked off the runs and gave Sussex a 7 wicket victory. Sugden had his first 21 points as Sussex coach.
Murray Goodwin Award (Batting) - Jim Wright, Alec Hodgson
Mustaq Ahmed Award (Bowling) - Paul Bannister
Other results - Glouscestershire beat Northamptonshire by 58 runs.
Just to make it clear - Murray Goodwin award is for FC batting, Mustaq Ahmed for FC bowling, Chris Nash for OD batting and James Kirtley for OD bowling. Each is given out to one or two players who impress in any given match, and I'll add them up at various points in the season.
just_cricket
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Good solid effort there from the Sussex boys. Sugden would have to be pleased...
As of now (2010) outright wins are fairly rare - there is a push for fewer bonus points etc. to stop teams being too negative. Has there any change to this attitude of county teams in 2022?
As of now (2010) outright wins are fairly rare - there is a push for fewer bonus points etc. to stop teams being too negative. Has there any change to this attitude of county teams in 2022?
Varun
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Yeah! Good effort by Sussex there! Bannister bowled brilliantly! And wow! I never knew Shuvo was that good.
just_cricket
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Well how would you? He's playing for Lanchashire so Imager36 hasn't written anything on him.
And IMO 5 wickets for 152 in a match isn't that outstanding!
Sorry, not meaning to get at you but it did make me smirk
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Chewie
BCCI President
I don't think JC realised that Shuvo is a Bangladesh player :laugh
just_cricket
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Mmmm. Got me there. Soz varun, that teaches me to laugh at people who know than me. :doh
Anyway great stuff Imager, kiu!
Anyway great stuff Imager, kiu!
hedger_14
ICC Chairman
He's actually very good on ICC. In my Bangladeshi save, he was like 8th in the ODI bowling rankings at one stage and like 15th in the Test bowling rankings, a lot better than the rest of my bowlers.
Prithvi
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Wow good match there. BTW, I reckon you should be bit professional when it comes to scorecard mate. Its looking good, but the text is looking professional but when it comes to scorecard, its informal.
I hope you understand the point. Be totally formal, or totally informal.
I hope you understand the point. Be totally formal, or totally informal.
Imager36
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Bannister Bowled Out of Sussex Team
There was one surprise in the Sussex team that has been announced today to play Surrey in the Challenge Trophy next week, and that is that young seamer Jack Conran has been selected to play in front of last week's first class hero for the county, Paul Bannister.
Bannister does not have a fantastic record for his county in the shorter forms, but most pundits had predicted that Sugden would at least give him a chance after his 9 wickets in the County Championship in Hove last week. The other changes are one day specialist Anthony Stock batting at 3 instead of Alec Hodgson, and world class quick Greg Warner coming in for Anthony Hunt. In Surrey's team, former Sussex batsman, now Surrey captain Chris Hawkins will be looking for revenge against the club that dumped him. The teams in full follow.
There was one surprise in the Sussex team that has been announced today to play Surrey in the Challenge Trophy next week, and that is that young seamer Jack Conran has been selected to play in front of last week's first class hero for the county, Paul Bannister.
Bannister does not have a fantastic record for his county in the shorter forms, but most pundits had predicted that Sugden would at least give him a chance after his 9 wickets in the County Championship in Hove last week. The other changes are one day specialist Anthony Stock batting at 3 instead of Alec Hodgson, and world class quick Greg Warner coming in for Anthony Hunt. In Surrey's team, former Sussex batsman, now Surrey captain Chris Hawkins will be looking for revenge against the club that dumped him. The teams in full follow.
Sussex said:
Surrey said:
I then made Martin Robinson go to the ground, and quickly talk to Bannister about being left out.
MR - Thanks for agreeing to have this quick chat, Paul
PB - That's okay, Martin, but make it quick, I don't want the gaffer complaining.
MR - Fair enough. How do you feel about being left out of this side?
PB - Well, it's not good, obviously, Martin, but I do feel that first class cricket is my strong suit.
MR - You'd like to play in all forms though, surely?
PB - Yeah, I was just going to say that Martin, but I think that I have the best chance of proving that I need to be in all the sides in the first class matches. You have longer to bowl for, y'know?
MR - Of course. How would you rate Jack Conran?
PB - Haha, a tough one. Look, Jack's a nice enough lad, but I personally feel that I could bowl him off the park. He bowls with about a yard less pace than I do, and I can swing the ball both ways, whereas all he has to take wickets is a small amount of seam movement. It might work in one day games, but only with stupid batsmen mistiming shots off his decent balls.
MR - Not overly enamoured, then.
PB - Look, Martin, he's a good lad to have around, but nothing special on the bowling front. He can bat better than me as well, to be honest.
MR - Right.
PB - But not much better.
MR - Well that's all the time I have, so thank you Paul Bannister for speaking to me.
PB - You sound like an interviewer.
MR - I am.
PB - Bugger.
MR - Sorry?
PB - I thought you were a psychologist.
MR - As I said, thank you Paul Bannister.
Good to see Martin Robinson back on confusing form. You'll next hear from me in the match report tomorrow!
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:laugh Very nice Interview.
Imager36
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Right, so the server problems should be over, my exams are certainly over, and I can finally commit to doing this again. Good. I suppose.
Sussex Stars Leave Surrey Stumped
The Sharks experienced opener Paul Ewing just missed out on an eighth one day century as Sussex creamed local rivals Surrey in Andy Sugden's first one day match as coach.
Things got off to the best start possible for the Sharks, by which I mean James Harris won the toss for them by calling tails. He put Surrey in to bat.
At first, this seemed like a bad decision, as for the first 10 overs the Surrey openers Clews and Stoker hit the fresh new ball partnership Greg Warner and Jack Conran around the ground. After James Harris brought himself and Glen Coddington on, however, the batsmen looked less sure to me, and my assumption was vindicated in the 16th over as Coddington got Clews LBW for 42 in the 16th over, before Coddington caught Stokes off his captain's bowling whilst fielding in the deep.
Youngster Jack Conran quickly got in on the action as well, as he managed to get his first Sussex wicket, that of former Sussex and England man Chris Hawkins, who feathered the ball through to Sharks keeper Freshwater. Conran got his second quickly, however, as Malkin edged to slip, showing Conran's genuine pace.
After the flurry of wickets, things quietened down, but Rashid got a wicket just before the end of his 10 over spell, which only went for 39 runs in total. England man Warner came back into the attack, and removed Denly who had created space for himself, and then took out both Garforth and James in quick succession. Harris knocked out Hucknall LBW, and Surrey ended their 50 overs with 246/9.
Jim Wright was out quickly, in the second over, for 9 off 11, without his opening partner Ewing having faced a ball yet. Ewing and Stock began to force the pace, and the required rate was down to 4.5. As the 20th over came in, it was looking ominous for Surrey, with Stock and Ewing still occupying the crease and defying the bowlers.
Three balls into the 21st over, however, Stock went for 38. Austerfield hit a lofted drive from his second ball which went for 6, and went on with Ewing. The two batted at just over 4.5 an over, keeping the required rate down whilst not taking risks that could have cost either batsman their wicket against a decent bowling attack.
With 15 overs remaining, Sussex still needed just under 4.5 an over, and it looked a formality. Sussex took their powerplay for overs 39-43, and it didn't work, as Ewing went off the first ball of over 39 for 96, and was given a standing ovation from the Hove faithful. Two balls later, Austerfield was gone as well, and new batsmen Freshwater and Bird needed over 4.5 an over for the first time since the 7th over of the innings.
The 41st over killed off Surrey's hopes of an upset though, as Freshwater hit a four and a six and Bird hit two boundary fours, as 19 came off the over. The pair quickly dispatched the remainder, with Freshwater ending on 34 not out and Bird on 21, each off 25 deliveries. A good start for Sugden in the one day competitions, and a good start for veteran Ewing this season.
Chris Nash Award (Batting) - Paul Ewing
James Kirtley Award (Bowling) - Greg Warner, Adil Rashid
The Sharks experienced opener Paul Ewing just missed out on an eighth one day century as Sussex creamed local rivals Surrey in Andy Sugden's first one day match as coach.
Things got off to the best start possible for the Sharks, by which I mean James Harris won the toss for them by calling tails. He put Surrey in to bat.
At first, this seemed like a bad decision, as for the first 10 overs the Surrey openers Clews and Stoker hit the fresh new ball partnership Greg Warner and Jack Conran around the ground. After James Harris brought himself and Glen Coddington on, however, the batsmen looked less sure to me, and my assumption was vindicated in the 16th over as Coddington got Clews LBW for 42 in the 16th over, before Coddington caught Stokes off his captain's bowling whilst fielding in the deep.
Youngster Jack Conran quickly got in on the action as well, as he managed to get his first Sussex wicket, that of former Sussex and England man Chris Hawkins, who feathered the ball through to Sharks keeper Freshwater. Conran got his second quickly, however, as Malkin edged to slip, showing Conran's genuine pace.
After the flurry of wickets, things quietened down, but Rashid got a wicket just before the end of his 10 over spell, which only went for 39 runs in total. England man Warner came back into the attack, and removed Denly who had created space for himself, and then took out both Garforth and James in quick succession. Harris knocked out Hucknall LBW, and Surrey ended their 50 overs with 246/9.
Jim Wright was out quickly, in the second over, for 9 off 11, without his opening partner Ewing having faced a ball yet. Ewing and Stock began to force the pace, and the required rate was down to 4.5. As the 20th over came in, it was looking ominous for Surrey, with Stock and Ewing still occupying the crease and defying the bowlers.
Three balls into the 21st over, however, Stock went for 38. Austerfield hit a lofted drive from his second ball which went for 6, and went on with Ewing. The two batted at just over 4.5 an over, keeping the required rate down whilst not taking risks that could have cost either batsman their wicket against a decent bowling attack.
With 15 overs remaining, Sussex still needed just under 4.5 an over, and it looked a formality. Sussex took their powerplay for overs 39-43, and it didn't work, as Ewing went off the first ball of over 39 for 96, and was given a standing ovation from the Hove faithful. Two balls later, Austerfield was gone as well, and new batsmen Freshwater and Bird needed over 4.5 an over for the first time since the 7th over of the innings.
The 41st over killed off Surrey's hopes of an upset though, as Freshwater hit a four and a six and Bird hit two boundary fours, as 19 came off the over. The pair quickly dispatched the remainder, with Freshwater ending on 34 not out and Bird on 21, each off 25 deliveries. A good start for Sugden in the one day competitions, and a good start for veteran Ewing this season.
Chris Nash Award (Batting) - Paul Ewing
James Kirtley Award (Bowling) - Greg Warner, Adil Rashid
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Henderson Granted Sussex Bow
Unsurprisingly, based on the interview that Martin Robinson collected with him last week, Paul Bannister has been dropped by Andy Sugden for the County Championship match against Gloucestershire.
We were unable to secure an interview for Martin with Andy as to what he thought about Paul Bannister's attitude, but we can tell you that in a national publication last Monday (Mail, strangely) Sugden said that he had been dropped for disciplinary reasons to improve on his temperament in the nets by having he and Conran bowl very quickly at each other, hoping this will resolve the dispute. (This is what the Mail told us of course. The interview may, indeed, never have taken place.)
The player who comes into the side for Bannister is quick bowler Simon Henderson, who makes his first team bow for Sussex after signing in the off season. This is a surprise choice for many, with Greg Warner or Jack Conran, both in the recent one day side that beat Surrey convincingly, tipped to replace Bannister in the only change from the first match against Lancashire.
The Gloucestershire team contains a large mixture of old, low quality batsmen and a very strong and talented 4 man pace attack, including 52-test man Malcolm Chai, who is still only 28, recent addition to the England squad, 24 year old Danny Bentall, the experienced head of Norman Black, who took 72 FC wickets last season, and 20 year old genuine pace bowler Mark Froggett.
Unsurprisingly, based on the interview that Martin Robinson collected with him last week, Paul Bannister has been dropped by Andy Sugden for the County Championship match against Gloucestershire.
We were unable to secure an interview for Martin with Andy as to what he thought about Paul Bannister's attitude, but we can tell you that in a national publication last Monday (Mail, strangely) Sugden said that he had been dropped for disciplinary reasons to improve on his temperament in the nets by having he and Conran bowl very quickly at each other, hoping this will resolve the dispute. (This is what the Mail told us of course. The interview may, indeed, never have taken place.)
The player who comes into the side for Bannister is quick bowler Simon Henderson, who makes his first team bow for Sussex after signing in the off season. This is a surprise choice for many, with Greg Warner or Jack Conran, both in the recent one day side that beat Surrey convincingly, tipped to replace Bannister in the only change from the first match against Lancashire.
The Gloucestershire team contains a large mixture of old, low quality batsmen and a very strong and talented 4 man pace attack, including 52-test man Malcolm Chai, who is still only 28, recent addition to the England squad, 24 year old Danny Bentall, the experienced head of Norman Black, who took 72 FC wickets last season, and 20 year old genuine pace bowler Mark Froggett.
Sussex said:
Gloucestershire said:
We sent out Martin Robinson, because he was begging us to, but no-one wanted to speak to him on the grounds that he was a trouble maker, and talking to him could put them out of first team contention. We refused to pay him for his futile efforts. Poor Martin. Luckily for him, we already have next week's interview booked, so his family should be able to eat by Tuesday night at the latest.
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