Viral Shah
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Story Sussex:2022 - Over 3 million vCash to be won!
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Hancock and Miller secure bore draw for Glos
Even after successive centuries for Jim Wright and two wickets for each bowler in Gloucestershire's first innings, Sussex failed to wrap up victory in their second County Championship match this season.
The toss was won by Henry Garside, who decided that his side should bowl first. This move was slated by many pundits, including me, at the time, as being too defensive, but he said later that he was aiming to give his bowlers a good start, with clouds hovering over Bristol, and only 5 frontline batsmen in the Sussex eleven. It didn't seem like a good decision by the time Jim Wright and Paul Ewing had piled on 175 for the first wicket.
Ewing was out first, trying to slog Garside's occasional leg spin, and being caught at long on. This trigged a collapse. Hodgson and Austerfield failed to stick around, and Bird only got 34 before being out. Freshwater went for 16, and Jim Wright followed, for the grand total of 127, his 11th first class century. Harris became Froggett's fourth victim (I have to say he really impressed me, and I would not be surprised if we see him in an England squad soon), and then Chai bowled the final three batsmen quickly to wrap up the innings for 356.
Simon Henderson took his first wicket for Sussex in the very first over of the reply. Each of the Sussex bowlers took 2 wickets, and the first 4 wickets fell very quickly for only 44 runs. Glos looked as if they would struggle to pick up any batting points at all, but the lower middle order sparked a resurgence in their fortunes, with keeper Murphy the pick of the batsmen before he was eventually out lbw to Harris for 64. Murphy's was the penultimate wicket to fall, and bowlers Bentall and Froggett got 28 and 27 respectively in support, raising Glos to their final total of 217.
Sussex came back out with another extremely strong first wicket partnership, with Wright and Ewing putting on 180 for it. Following exactly the same pattern of the first innings, Wright went on to get a century (his 12th) and Paul Ewing failed before his, on 76. Alec Hodgson came in and smashed the ball to all parts of the ground, getting 58 off 44. Austerfield joined in with 41 off 29. When the two of them and Wright were out, Sussex declared and had just over a day in which to bowl Glos out.
It was then that Sussex struggled. In the Glos second innings, Anthony Hunt took no wickets and Simon Henderson took only one, towards the end of the day’s play. Rashid was the best Sussex bowler, but he only took 2 wickets, as did Coddington. Miller and Hancock did bat well though, with Miller scoring at a strike rate of 72.78%, very high in a chase of 450 odd in which they were never going to push for a win.
Murray Goodwin Award - Jim Wright
Mustaq Ahmed Award - None
Even after successive centuries for Jim Wright and two wickets for each bowler in Gloucestershire's first innings, Sussex failed to wrap up victory in their second County Championship match this season.
The toss was won by Henry Garside, who decided that his side should bowl first. This move was slated by many pundits, including me, at the time, as being too defensive, but he said later that he was aiming to give his bowlers a good start, with clouds hovering over Bristol, and only 5 frontline batsmen in the Sussex eleven. It didn't seem like a good decision by the time Jim Wright and Paul Ewing had piled on 175 for the first wicket.
Ewing was out first, trying to slog Garside's occasional leg spin, and being caught at long on. This trigged a collapse. Hodgson and Austerfield failed to stick around, and Bird only got 34 before being out. Freshwater went for 16, and Jim Wright followed, for the grand total of 127, his 11th first class century. Harris became Froggett's fourth victim (I have to say he really impressed me, and I would not be surprised if we see him in an England squad soon), and then Chai bowled the final three batsmen quickly to wrap up the innings for 356.
Simon Henderson took his first wicket for Sussex in the very first over of the reply. Each of the Sussex bowlers took 2 wickets, and the first 4 wickets fell very quickly for only 44 runs. Glos looked as if they would struggle to pick up any batting points at all, but the lower middle order sparked a resurgence in their fortunes, with keeper Murphy the pick of the batsmen before he was eventually out lbw to Harris for 64. Murphy's was the penultimate wicket to fall, and bowlers Bentall and Froggett got 28 and 27 respectively in support, raising Glos to their final total of 217.
Sussex came back out with another extremely strong first wicket partnership, with Wright and Ewing putting on 180 for it. Following exactly the same pattern of the first innings, Wright went on to get a century (his 12th) and Paul Ewing failed before his, on 76. Alec Hodgson came in and smashed the ball to all parts of the ground, getting 58 off 44. Austerfield joined in with 41 off 29. When the two of them and Wright were out, Sussex declared and had just over a day in which to bowl Glos out.
It was then that Sussex struggled. In the Glos second innings, Anthony Hunt took no wickets and Simon Henderson took only one, towards the end of the day’s play. Rashid was the best Sussex bowler, but he only took 2 wickets, as did Coddington. Miller and Hancock did bat well though, with Miller scoring at a strike rate of 72.78%, very high in a chase of 450 odd in which they were never going to push for a win.
Murray Goodwin Award - Jim Wright
Mustaq Ahmed Award - None
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Viral Shah
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poor sussex,failed to win the match
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Coddington Out, Rickman In
In a surprising move by Sussex coach Andy Sugden, with Glen Coddington dropped after taking 5 wickets in his two first class matches so far, and Anthony Rickman, a man who has really impressed previously as a makeshift opener and a one day player, coming in to the side and looking likely to bat at three.
With this reshuffle, Wayne Austerfield is set to stay at 4, Alec Hodgson at 5 and Ben Bird at 6. This is most surprising as Sussex failed to win their last match by failing to bowl Gloucestershire out. This decision means that Adil Rashid is likely to bowl far more overs, and under some distinctive cloud coverage which is expected at Hove, wily 36 year old opener Paul Ewing may well be bowling some of his medium pacers on a flat track. In a change to the Surrey side that recently faced Sussex in a one day match, quick bowler Roy Stubbs has been dropped and batsman Gerald Bowen added to the side. Here follow the squads in full.
In a surprising move by Sussex coach Andy Sugden, with Glen Coddington dropped after taking 5 wickets in his two first class matches so far, and Anthony Rickman, a man who has really impressed previously as a makeshift opener and a one day player, coming in to the side and looking likely to bat at three.
With this reshuffle, Wayne Austerfield is set to stay at 4, Alec Hodgson at 5 and Ben Bird at 6. This is most surprising as Sussex failed to win their last match by failing to bowl Gloucestershire out. This decision means that Adil Rashid is likely to bowl far more overs, and under some distinctive cloud coverage which is expected at Hove, wily 36 year old opener Paul Ewing may well be bowling some of his medium pacers on a flat track. In a change to the Surrey side that recently faced Sussex in a one day match, quick bowler Roy Stubbs has been dropped and batsman Gerald Bowen added to the side. Here follow the squads in full.
Sussex said:
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We sent Martin Robinson to talk to Surrey captain and former Sussex player Chris Hawkins about his time at Hove, why he left, and how he feels about playing against his old team and returning to his old ground, Hove.
MR - So, Chris, thanks for coming to do this interview with me!
CH - That’s fine, Martin, we came here late today and had nothing to do in the hotel all evening, so thanks for interviewing me!
MR - Why did you leave Sussex then?
CH - That’s direct! It was for a number of reasons, Martin. Firstly, Sussex had a lot of good batsmen at the time, of course Paul (Ewing) who I was great friends with, and Alec (Hodgson) who I really wasn’t. Also, the old management seemed determined to give Alec a new contract over me, even though he’s close to three years older than me, and didn’t really have enough money to pay us both what we wanted.
MR - So why Surrey?
CH - Well, again, a combination of reasons. Firstly they offered me the captaincy, which is something I’ve always aspired towards in my career, secondly because I knew how great the facilities were, how large the ground is, and how many fans come into it each week to see them play. Thirdly, of course, because I knew just how much it would piss Surrey boy Alec off, I mean he’s called Alec for God’s sake, if I were to become captain of his precious home county!
MR - Well. I guess you don’t get on too well with Alec. Anyone else that you don’t get on with in the Sussex squad?
CH - Well, I don’t know half the young guys, but the rest of the blokes who were there when I was were great. James, Adil, the two Ants, big Greg Warner, all great guys.
MR - Just Hodgson then. How do you feel about playing Sussex at Hove?
CH - A bit like a traitor, really, I feel like I should be playing for them, but people move on. Hove is a great place to live and to play your cricket, but I’m happy at Surrey and that’s where I shall stay.
MR - Now, onto something purely cricket based.
CH - Good!
MR - Hahaha... How would you respond to accusations in the media recently that ask whether the Surrey batting order is a bit frail?
CH - Not with me in it?
MR - Hahahaha, fair enough.
CH - No, seriously, with Mark Clews in there as well we should be fine. Mark’s only 24, and he already averages 41 and a bit in FC matches and has played a handful of matches for England, as well as having the kind of character with which I’ll suggest that he becomes captain when I finally retire!
MR - And I think that that is a good place to end it! Thanks for clearing all those things up, Chris.
CH - No problem, Martin.
Hmm, I think Mr. Hawkins has serious problems with Mr. Hodgson. Let’s hope for Sussex’s sake that he can frustrate him with the bat this week as well.
Thanks for everyone commenting! Really keeps me going
Viral Shah
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Go Sussex GO
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Your presentation is excellent, I need to learn from you.
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Thats why its rated 5 stars. It deserves it!
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Sussex Slump to Second Draw
In a match that had around two sessions of play taken out of it in rain breaks and bad light stops, it never really looked likely that either Sussex or Surrey would be able to take a win out of the County Championship match at Hove.
Harris won the toss again and chose to bat under the cloud cover. It didn’t look like a good decision at first, either, with the usually reliable opening batsmen both falling in the first ten overs, leaving Sussex struggling at 15/2. Two good partnerships then gave them a good chance of a decent score, first between Rickman (47) and Austerfield, and then Austerfield, who got his 7th first class century and Alec Hodgson, who frustrated Chris Hawkins. Hodgson fell quickly after Austerfield, and Bird followed them. Rashid also went quickly, to Hucknall, who picked up three wickets in the innings and was Surrey’s best bowler. In the dying light at the end of the day, James Harris decided to stay on the pitch, and smashed 71 off only 85 balls, his 18th FC 50 without one hundred, with keeper Freshwater playing second fiddle. Harris fell in the over before the close, and when they came back out in the morning, Freshwater and Henderson were dismissed cheaply, leaving Sussex on 386 all out.
The Surrey first innings was dominated by two men. Firstly, Mark Clews, who recorded his highest ever first class score of 173, and who was the second to last man out in the innings, eventually bowled by Simon Henderson, but in form like that, the England selectors should be having a close look at him. The other man was James Harris, the captain, who took 6 wickets, those of Hawkins (LBW, 45), Keegan (bowled, 2), Bowen (bowled, 36), Malkin (bowled, 3), Denly (caught by Hunt, 2) and Garforth (bowled, 6). Clews was the man who allowed Surrey to get to a total as big as 320, but it was Harris, dismissing every member of the higher and lower middle orders, who made sure it wasn’t more than that.
By the time Hunt had taken the final wicket of the innings, it was almost teatime on the third day, and Sussex knew they had to bat quickly to try and win the match. Wayne Austerfield struck 43 off 51 balls, and Rickman got 27, but the openers and Hodgson failed, and Bird and Freshwater had to bat more conservatively to try and make sure that they got a draw at least. Freshwater got his 4th first class 50, and Bird his 33rd, at only the age of 23. Sussex declared with both of them not out, on 220/5, and had around two sessions to aim to bowl Surrey out.
They didn’t manage it. Anthony Hunt managed to get Clews lbw early, and Henderson did the same to Stoker at the other end. Chris Hawkins set about saving his side. None of the seamers really threatened any further batsmen, but Adil Rashid took the quick wickets of Keegan, Bowen and Malkin, and Jim Wright, (part-time leg spinner, that’s how ineffective the seamers were,) had a couple of early appeals for lbw against Denly turned down, and Denly survived with 53 to his name at the end of play, and Hawkins ended on 95 not out, 5 away from his 31st first class century.
Murray Goodwin Award - Wayne Austerfield, James Harris
Mustaq Ahmed Award - James Harris
Other Results - Warwickshire beat Yorkshire by 38 runs.
In a match that had around two sessions of play taken out of it in rain breaks and bad light stops, it never really looked likely that either Sussex or Surrey would be able to take a win out of the County Championship match at Hove.
Harris won the toss again and chose to bat under the cloud cover. It didn’t look like a good decision at first, either, with the usually reliable opening batsmen both falling in the first ten overs, leaving Sussex struggling at 15/2. Two good partnerships then gave them a good chance of a decent score, first between Rickman (47) and Austerfield, and then Austerfield, who got his 7th first class century and Alec Hodgson, who frustrated Chris Hawkins. Hodgson fell quickly after Austerfield, and Bird followed them. Rashid also went quickly, to Hucknall, who picked up three wickets in the innings and was Surrey’s best bowler. In the dying light at the end of the day, James Harris decided to stay on the pitch, and smashed 71 off only 85 balls, his 18th FC 50 without one hundred, with keeper Freshwater playing second fiddle. Harris fell in the over before the close, and when they came back out in the morning, Freshwater and Henderson were dismissed cheaply, leaving Sussex on 386 all out.
The Surrey first innings was dominated by two men. Firstly, Mark Clews, who recorded his highest ever first class score of 173, and who was the second to last man out in the innings, eventually bowled by Simon Henderson, but in form like that, the England selectors should be having a close look at him. The other man was James Harris, the captain, who took 6 wickets, those of Hawkins (LBW, 45), Keegan (bowled, 2), Bowen (bowled, 36), Malkin (bowled, 3), Denly (caught by Hunt, 2) and Garforth (bowled, 6). Clews was the man who allowed Surrey to get to a total as big as 320, but it was Harris, dismissing every member of the higher and lower middle orders, who made sure it wasn’t more than that.
By the time Hunt had taken the final wicket of the innings, it was almost teatime on the third day, and Sussex knew they had to bat quickly to try and win the match. Wayne Austerfield struck 43 off 51 balls, and Rickman got 27, but the openers and Hodgson failed, and Bird and Freshwater had to bat more conservatively to try and make sure that they got a draw at least. Freshwater got his 4th first class 50, and Bird his 33rd, at only the age of 23. Sussex declared with both of them not out, on 220/5, and had around two sessions to aim to bowl Surrey out.
They didn’t manage it. Anthony Hunt managed to get Clews lbw early, and Henderson did the same to Stoker at the other end. Chris Hawkins set about saving his side. None of the seamers really threatened any further batsmen, but Adil Rashid took the quick wickets of Keegan, Bowen and Malkin, and Jim Wright, (part-time leg spinner, that’s how ineffective the seamers were,) had a couple of early appeals for lbw against Denly turned down, and Denly survived with 53 to his name at the end of play, and Hawkins ended on 95 not out, 5 away from his 31st first class century.
Murray Goodwin Award - Wayne Austerfield, James Harris
Mustaq Ahmed Award - James Harris
Other Results - Warwickshire beat Yorkshire by 38 runs.
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Nice update this one! I expected a bit more from Freshwaters, but that was fine as they would still end up in a draw.
AkshayS
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Wow, such great writing, great stuff.
I'm just loving the writings. Great stuff Imager, really amazing.
I'm just loving the writings. Great stuff Imager, really amazing.
Viral Shah
International Coach
Hawkins really played well
Imager36
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Hopkinson Picks First England Squad
And most of the people in the cricket business who I have spoken to are relatively unhappy about the squad in general.
There are only two Sussex players in the 12 that he has selected, those being Martin Foot, who has only just returned from a good spell at the IPL, and averages 46.41 in test matches, and, surprisingly, Greg Warner, who has only played one match so far this season under Andy Sugden at Sussex and has distinctly the worst bowling averages of any of the 5 seamers selected, having a first class average of 29.2, with the next worst being Dennis Clissitt with 24.26, and Clissitt is only 25 years of age, as opposed to Warner’s 32.
Most of the pundits seem to disagree with Warner’s selection and also that of Henry Rush, the opening batsman who averages 36.79 in 128 tests, and is 33. Mark Clews has been selected, but whether or not he will get shoved down the order to fit Rush in opening is questionable, and the complete overlook of the talents of Jim Wright seem inexcusable with Rush likely to be in the team.
As for Warner, a lot of the pundits believe that he is not even the best first class bowler at Sussex, as indeed does new coach Andy Sugden, who has not played him in any of the 3 first class matches so far this year. Young Gloucestershire seamer Danny Bentall will be one of the players most disappointed by being left out of Hopkinson’s first squad in favour of Warner. The squad in full follows.
And most of the people in the cricket business who I have spoken to are relatively unhappy about the squad in general.
There are only two Sussex players in the 12 that he has selected, those being Martin Foot, who has only just returned from a good spell at the IPL, and averages 46.41 in test matches, and, surprisingly, Greg Warner, who has only played one match so far this season under Andy Sugden at Sussex and has distinctly the worst bowling averages of any of the 5 seamers selected, having a first class average of 29.2, with the next worst being Dennis Clissitt with 24.26, and Clissitt is only 25 years of age, as opposed to Warner’s 32.
Most of the pundits seem to disagree with Warner’s selection and also that of Henry Rush, the opening batsman who averages 36.79 in 128 tests, and is 33. Mark Clews has been selected, but whether or not he will get shoved down the order to fit Rush in opening is questionable, and the complete overlook of the talents of Jim Wright seem inexcusable with Rush likely to be in the team.
As for Warner, a lot of the pundits believe that he is not even the best first class bowler at Sussex, as indeed does new coach Andy Sugden, who has not played him in any of the 3 first class matches so far this year. Young Gloucestershire seamer Danny Bentall will be one of the players most disappointed by being left out of Hopkinson’s first squad in favour of Warner. The squad in full follows.
England said:
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Bramble, Dobson replace England stars
For the first match in a run of seven one day matches on the bounce, there is only one change to the side that played the one day match against Surrey a couple of weeks ago, with that being forced after Greg Warner was called up to the England squad, with Jim Bramble coming in to the side to replace him and play his first game of the 2022 season.
The team news for Gloucestershire is that their England squad member, Malcolm Chai, has been replaced by Nick Dobson, which is a straight switch. The other change to the side that faced Sussex in a Championship match earlier in the season is that David Murphy is out and he is replaced by allrounder Keith Travis.
With both sides looking fairly equal on paper, with Gloucestershire’s fantastic seam bowling attack and Sussex’s superior batting line up, it promises to be a good match, although one that might well be decided in the Sussex innings. Many pundits are suggesting that the possible clash between Jim Wright and Danny Bentall may be vital, as the two both have something to prove to the England coach.
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Viral Shah
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Nice to see 2 Sussex players in England Squad.
