Sussex v Surrey @ Hove

[Gwylan]

I was there all day (well nearly) and a fine day it was. Grizzly batted really well and didn't look in any trouble at all. As Lord B says, both Ambrose and Tucker looked in a bit of trouble against the spinners - Salisbury in particular was spinning it a lot: a good sign for Mushy.

Let's hope they can crack on today. Surrey's very own pieman, Ormond, bowled a load of rubbish, we'll have second helpings of that. Declare at around 600 and have Surrey reeling by close of play.

No-one's mentioned Saqlain's marathon spell. 36 successive overs from the sea end; he bowled very well too.

[Brixtaan]

I've just read all 9 pages of this thread.:clap:

Well done chaps,entertaining thread, it'll save me buying the papers this morning although I doubt Sussex will get a mention anyway.

But hey look, i'm 100% behind the County that has been my home for a fair chunk of my life so I wish you all the best.

It's good that minnows have their 15 minutes of fame.


:lol:


Slurreys dominance must end

ps Dimster, you were born in Slurrey weren't you?

[Marc]

DAMMIT! Wish I was going tomorrow :angry:

Anyway have fun guys and have an Oranjeboom for me :D

Anyway onto Day 2 - lets see that 400 up Sussex :clap:

[CHAPPERS]

Does anyone really give a fuck about the test match anymore?

I don't!

COME ON SUSSEEEEEXXX:clap2:

[JJ McClure]

I've got a half day on Friday, so will be aiming for Hove in the afternoon to cheer on Sussex.

[tinx]

Gotta be aiming for 500 today and then skittle surrey by the end of play, depressingly I'm not working form home today so can't listen to the commentary like yesterday.

[Italiaseagull]

Good Old Sussex By the Sea
Good Old Sussex by the Sea
You can tell them all that we'll stand or fall
For Sussex By the Sea!


:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Same again today please Grizzly!

[Brixtaan]

Is it true Kirtley gone to Lords? it takes the p!ss if he has.

[CHAPPERS]

Might even wear the new Chappers Albion shirt tomorrow if, as i have heard, there will be palace in attendance.

Today can not go quick enough!!

[CHAPPERS]

Originally posted by Brixtaan
Is it true Kirtley gone to Lords? it takes the p!ss if he has.

He's not in the team:)
Sorry James but we need you for this one:clap:

Englands Number 1, England Englands Number 1!!

[Brixtaan]

Palace in attendance or not,the stripes must be worn surely? They are the most well known and representative colours of Sussex, it's ok to wear football colours at a sport that plays in white.

I want to see stripes EVERYWHERE on the news friday night

[Italiaseagull]

Arrangments for tommorow's piss up at Hove

Right anyone else planning on coming to the Cricket tommorow, PM me and I'll add you to the exclusive guest list. Play starts at 11am and the plan is to get into the ground and start drinking as early as possible!

We will be occupying the main public seating area, which for those of you who do not know the County Ground very well, is straight up the steps when you come in through the main entrance on Eaton Road.

There are 12 confirmed for Friday so far, but it would be great to see a lot more of you down there!

Cost is £10 for a whole day's cricket, and the forecast is good!

Tempted?

Maybe this will help!

http://home.wanadoo.nl/hbierglazenhuis/Images/Glazen/Oranjeboom_Oud1.GIF

[CHAPPERS]

OranjeBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM:dr ink: :drink:

[tinx]

I wish I could have the day off tomorrow.

[hart's shirt]

I did wonder whether sitting high up in the sea end seats (Arthur Gilligan stand?) would be a possibility, but then realised that a dozen or so inebriated blokes 30 foot above the ground might constitute a safety hazard on a number of counts. It's also further to walk to the Oranjeboom, so a definite non-starter.

Let's face it, we're going to have a party wherever!
:dance:
:mexican:
:banana: :cheers: :drink: :bounce:

[CHAPPERS]

England are batting apparently. 3/0.

Kirtley not in the side.

[Beeneys gloves]

Adams departs straight away, caught Batty bowled Ormond, not a good start

[Simster]

Cocks. Grizzly out for 107. :angry:

[Simster]

Trescothick was dropped in the slips by Smith in the second over. Should have been a routine catch. Shame.

[El Presidente]

Was going to come down to Hove for the day but no Supersavers on the train from Manchester and not paying £64 for a day return:nono:

[fatbadger]

Originally posted by Simster
Trescothick was dropped in the slips by Smith in the second over. Should have been a routine catch. Shame.

but now he's gone, b Ntini.

[Martlet]

Sussex 367-7

Sh*t b*llocks w*nk

[Simster]

Bum. 3 wickets for 5 runs.

[CHAPPERS]

Oh dear.

All caught in the slips by the looks of things.

[CHAPPERS]

You can ask Matt Prior, via email, questions at the BBC website.

[Ex-Staffs Gull]

.... Glory to the King of Spin

[Italiaseagull]

Bollocks what a shit start to the day!

Sussex Innings: Overnight 362/4

C J Adams c J N Batty b J Ormond 107
R S C Martin-Jenkins not out 16*
M J Prior c G P Thorpe b J Ormond 0
M J G Davis c R Clarke b J Ormond 0
Mushtaq Ahmed not out 1*
Extras 6b 9lb 0w 20nb 35

Total 108.4 overs (for 7 wickets) 368

[Gwylan]

Serves me right for slagging off the pieman earlier. That was sod's law. Come on - we've got to get that fifth point.

[Brixtaan]

.....................wheels... .............................o ff.........................:bi gwave:

[Italiaseagull]

Originally posted by Brixtaan
.....................wheels... .............................o ff.........................:bi gwave:

Yes, but enough about Kent!

[Gwylan]

What's going on? My Ananova destop score was 374-7, then it went back to 373. How did we lose a run?

[Eastleigh Seagull]

Mushy smacks a six out of the ground

[FatboyTim]

What the blazes is occuring?
Has Ormond been at the steroids again?

[Mental Lental]

WTF?

Just got in to find 3 wickets gone already!

Come on boys don't balls this one up!!!

[CHAPPERS]

England 35/2.

[Italiaseagull]

Originally posted by Gwylan
What's going on? My Ananova destop score was 374-7, then it went back to 373. How did we lose a run?

Maybe Artois stole it like Blackadder's post count! :lolol:

[Mental Lental]

Mushy's gone bonkers though.

Batting batting Mushy!!!!!!

:clap2:

[Brixtaan]

Originally posted by Italiaseagull
Yes, but enough about Kent!


talking of whom, having to work hard but coping.
I hear you all regularly sing the praises of King Key but it's actually the strength in depth that will see us ok against other South East pretenders Essex.
Smith, the first man to top 1,000 first-class runs this season is one of the ones to watch.108 yesterday.

so much strenghth in depth:bowdown: :love: :love:

[FatboyTim]

I love that hairy little man.
Is that normal?

[CHAPPERS]

Batting Batting Mushyyy.

He's my heroe.

[Italiaseagull]

Brixtaan I'll agree with you on Ed Smith, he is a class player, but he is a good player in a very mediocre side. All to often Kent are left relying on his runs to bail them out. I'd rather see Smith in the England side then Key, but you know how the selectors in this country work! http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/loopy.gif

[Simster]

I agree with you Brixtaan, Ed Smith should get his chance in the near future. But then so should Kirtley (ahead of over-rated second division poor man's Botham, Darren Gough) but what do I know?

[Brixtaan]

no but there's others, here let me tell you.........

[CHAPPERS]

4 to go for the maximum batting points.

[Simster]

401 up. Batting batting RMJ / Mushy

Quick runs now...

[fatbadger]

Originally posted by ChapmansThe Saviour
4 to go for the maximum batting points.

duly claimed.

[Italiaseagull]

Batting Mushy! :clap:

[Simster]

42 off 6 overs for a fifth.

[hart's shirt]

It's perfectly normal, Fatboy Tim.

Any chance of anyone with the means / right equipment getting a few 'Bowling Bowling Mushy!' signs printed up for tomorrow's shenanigans at Hove?

[CHAPPERS]

Kent bowled Essex out 183. Tossers.

[FatboyTim]

RMJ OUT.

[Papa Lazarou]

Hutch In - where Kirtley?

[Brixtaan]

Originally posted by ChapmansThe Saviour
Kent bowled Essex out 183. Tossers.

i didn't know that.cheers.How many games left? Can we get 2nd still in the Championship?
Has to be Murilitharan.

[Papa Lazarou]

Rain Stopped Play !

[FatboyTim]

BALLS.

[Martlet]

Kirtley's in a car speeding back from Lords (England called him up as standby). Billy Taylor will play until Kirtley's fit and able to replace him.


Not good news at all - we really needed to have stuck in until at least lunctime.

[CHAPPERS]

Originally posted by Brixtaan
i didn't know that.cheers.How many games left? Can we get 2nd still in the Championship?
Has to be Murilitharan.

Kent v Essex (http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/NEW/LIVE/frames/KENT_ESSEX_CC1_30JUL-02AUG2003.html)

Not sure how many games left but you're going down so i wouldn't get too excited.

[Martlet]

Let's hope this rain stays long enough for Kirtles to get back to us!

[Italiaseagull]

Originally posted by Brixtaan
Can we get 2nd still in the Championship?

Dream on!:lol:

[Papa Lazarou]

In which case the rain will have given us time to get him back to Hove.

[CHAPPERS]

Plenty of time for him to get back, thank fuck its only Lords.

If Ormond can take wickets in these conditions, imagine what James can do:clap:

[Italiaseagull]

If Mushy can hit some more quick runs and say we reach 450 all out, the wicket will start to turn and under overcast conditions Kirtley and Hutchison with the new ball could be quite deadly! Then bring Mushy into the equation, Bowling Mushy ! :clap2:

[Marc]

Been working hard :glare:

Check the scores and MUSHY on 25...YES! good to see we got over 100. Shame England are doing crap!
Wheres the rain? Sunny in Brighton so I'm presuming Lords

[Brixtaan]

Ealham ,Ealham, Ealy, Ealo, Ealyboy. We hire the world's No1 bowler and up steps the England stalwart to show him how it's done in the Garden of England.:love:

[CHAPPERS]

Originally posted by CrabtreeBHA
Been working hard :glare:

Check the scores and MUSHY on 25...YES! good to see we got over 100. Shame England are doing crap!
Wheres the rain? Sunny in Brighton so I'm presuming Lords

Nope its in Hove apparently??

I reckon surrey have bougt a plane and flown it over the ground, dropped a shit load of water and are trying to avoid getting right tonked. Wankers.

[Papa Lazarou]

Surely it can only be a quick shower, and we'll be out there again soon..

[Martlet]

But Chappers - Surrey wouldn't have wanted the rain -

They were doing great with the ball, and could have skittled us, meaning Kirtley wouldn't have been able to open the bowling.

[CHAPPERS]

yeah they would Martlet, they nkow they are in for a hiding once Mushy gets hold of the ball.

I bet he's sledging while he's batting. Singing 'Spin Spin Mushy' to all the fielders in a crazy midget Pakistani song kinda style while he smacks the next ball away for four.

[Papa Lazarou]

LoL - Oh the image that conjures up..

[Simster]

England 73/3. Hussain out. I have to say that now he's not captain he's going to need to make runs now to justify his place.

[Simster]

77/4. McGrath out.

[CHAPPERS]

Originally posted by Simster
England 73/3. Hussain out. I have to say that now he's not captain he's going to need to make runs now to justify his place.

Nasser Hussain could retire from all cricket at the end of the summer, if not earlier, his brother believes.

Hussain shocked English cricket when he resigned as Test captain on Monday, at the end of the drawn first Test with South Africa.

He is playing in the second Test, which began at Lord's on Thursday morning, but as a specialist batsman only.

His brother Mel Hussain told the BBC Sport website: "I would say with some degree of certainty that Nasser will not tour this winter.

"He wants his life back, to have Christmas at home, to go to a restaurant without having to field phone calls."

Nasser's second son, Joel, was born last November, in the middle of a tough Ashes tour that saw the England skipper appear mentally exhausted on the field of play.

If he walked after this Test match I wouldn't be surprised

Mel Hussain
Under new skipper Michael Vaughan, England face three Test tours during the English off-season, travelling to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.

"The thought of going to Bangladesh for another series as a regular England player might not be as exciting as spending some time with his wife and kids," said Mel.

"He has given everything in the last 15 years and there's not a lot left.

"England are a stronger, more confident, better prepared side than when he took them on and the only thing they've not done is beat Australia."

And the older Hussain brother, who played county 2nd XI cricket himself, suggested Nasser would probably quit all cricket at the same time, ending his Essex career too.

"There is no suggestion he has set himself a time limit; it is purely a mental thing," he said.


Hussain's wife Karen gave birth to their second son in Australia
"If he walked after this Test match I wouldn't be surprised - if he got two low scores."

"He will have some regrets but he has to look forward."

Mel has not talked to his brother since Monday's resignation, but he believes Nasser will not feel any more relaxed now he has relinquished the captaincy.

"He has never been very good waiting to bat," he explained. "Getting runs in the middle brings the same pressure as captaincy."

[Papa Lazarou]

Looking at the rainfall radar it would appear that there's quite an organised band of rain moving through Sussex.

http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/radar/hourly/3EF_PS_0.GIF

[Lord Bracknell]

England are now well ahead of us in the race to be all out by lunchtime.

85/5

[JJ McClure]

Terrible start by England. Need the rain to clear at Hove to concentrate on something more important.

[Lord Bracknell]

Originally posted by Papa Lazarou
Looking at the rainfall radar it would appear that there's quite an organised band of rain moving through Sussex.
What is this thing that weather forecasters talk about?

"Organised" rain.

How does it differ from anarchic, chaotic, rolling about pissed rain?

[CHAPPERS]

Its not raining at all where i am and i'm only about 2 miles away.

Tell a lie, it is a tiny bit.

[Papa Lazarou]

Originally posted by Lord Bracknell
What is this thing that weather forecasters talk about?

"Organised" rain.

How does it differ from anarchic, chaotic, rolling about pissed rain?

Organised rain usually is associated with an identifiable weather feature, be it a front, trough or thunderstorm. When you get the vast blankets of dull dreary weather with bits of drizzle etc, that's not organised.

this is organised because it's associated with a Frontal zone (in this case a warm front)

Ok?

Papa Kettley

[pevenseagull is spartacus]

batting batting Mushy


here we go again

[Brixtaan]

'light spray' in Brixton

Sunshine in the 'Garden' i'm told.:bowdown:

[Gwylan]

The rain should have given Kirters time to get down from Lord's anyway.

Any news on when it's going to start?

[Papa Lazarou]

Well, they appear to have taken lunch at about 1pm (15 mins early), so we should see a resumption at about 1:45 ish.

[Lord Bracknell]

96/6 at Lords.

Stewart out.

[Italiaseagull]

Is Robert Key still in the squad at Lords? It's just I've heard that if it rains during the test match, the whale could be bought into action! :lolol:

[Papa Lazarou]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Lord Bracknell]

Afternoon session now underway.

420/8

Mushy no 25
Hutchison no 0

Kirtley back at Hove

:)

[Lord Bracknell]

423/9

Mushtaq Ahmed c Batty b Azhar Mahmood 26

:(

[Italiaseagull]

Driving Kirtley! :lol:

[CHAPPERS]

Just went outside for a fag. The air feels like it could make the ball swing a bit....

[Lord Bracknell]

109/7 at Lords.

[Lord Bracknell]

Hutchison scores a four.

First runs for about 15 minutes.

:)

[Simster]

Hutch has scored 4 in 24 balls.

snooze action.

[Brixtaan]

Originally posted by Lord Bracknell
109/7 at Lords.


There needs to be Key changes.Not just Nutty Nasser.

[Lord Bracknell]

112/8 Flintoff gone.

[Mental Lental]

Wouldn't it be fantastic if the rabbits could get us to 450?

:clap: :clap:

Obviously I'm talking about the mighty Sussex and not our sad sack of shite national team.

[CHAPPERS]

England are soooo gay. i am going to stop supporting them following the comtempt they have shown to sussex players over the years.

[Lord Bracknell]

I'm not sure whether Kirtley's 1 run off 23 balls would be more use to England than Sussex right now.

[Italiaseagull]

Originally posted by hart's shirt
Any chance of anyone with the means / right equipment getting a few 'Bowling Bowling Mushy!' signs printed up for tomorrow's shenanigans at Hove?

I'll give it a go! :thumbsup:

[Brixtaan]

Originally posted by ChapmansThe Saviour
England are soooo gay. i am going to stop supporting them following the comtempt they have shown to sussex players over the years.


Well Sven wouldn't pick Notts County(your equivalent in the football world) players would he?:lolol:

[Lord Bracknell]

There have now been 3 scoring shots in half an hour.

If it's like this tomorrow, what effect will this have on Oranjeboom sales?

[Lord Bracknell]

ALL OUT

429

PM Hutchison c Ward b Bicknell 5 92 minutes at the crease!

[hart's shirt]

I'm not sure about the rabbits, Lord B. More like ferrets - they generally go in after the rabbits.

Then again, there's nothing currently to compare with the likes of Hampshire's number 10 and 11 - Mullally and Giddins. And I thought watching Devon Malcolm bat was entertaining...

[CHAPPERS]

429, reasonable, Kirtley should move the ball about this afternoon and with Mushy you never know what could happen.

[Trigger]

Ahhhh, i'm back just in time for the Surrey batting collapse...
Excellent :drink:

OranjeBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOM!!!

[Lord Bracknell]

England 118/9.

I'm speechless!

[Gwylan]

19-0 - what's going on? We're being smacked around

[Simster]

Eng 141/9

Sur 22/0

[Pevenseagull]

GOODBYE WARD

[Juan Albion]

32-1

[Pevenseagull]

BOWLING BOWLING DIRTY KIRTLEY

[Simster]

Ace.


England's last wicket pair have added 45 runs so far, the highest partnership so far. Which perhaps suggests that batting isn't all that tricky as beeney's gloves suggests.

We're gonna get thrashed.

[Trigger]

Kirtley :bowdown:

[Simster]

Originally posted by Trigger
Kirtley :bowdown:

Not good enough for England obviously. :rolleyes:

[Simster]

32/2 - Hutch gets Batty boy!

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

32-2. Batty out

Bowling Hutch - catching Ambrose

[Trigger]

Hutchison :bowdown:

[CHAPPERS]

Come on, keep the procession going boys....:clap2:

[Italiaseagull]

Kirtley is king! Remember this catch!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38106000/jpg/_38106473_kirtley300.jpg

[Gwylan]

This is the vital partnership to break now. These are Surrey's best batsmen by some way.

[Pevenseagull]

GOODBYE BATTY

[Simster]

Originally posted by Gwylan
This is the vital partnership to break now. These are Surrey's best batsmen by some way.

Yes but Mushy (:bowdown: ) hasn't turned his cartwheeling arms yet.

[Marc]

2 down already...YES! Come On SUSSEX! :bounce:

[Simster]

Eng 173 all out

Batsmen 9 and 11 make the highest and 3rd highest scores.

Absolute shite. :angry:

[Italiaseagull]

All together now!

Good old Sussex by the Sea

[CHAPPERS]

Good old sussex by the sea....

[Italiaseagull]

You can tell them all that we'll stand or fall.....

[CHAPPERS]

For Susseeeexxx byyyy the seeeeeaaaaaaaaa:clap2:

[Mental Lental]

Originally posted by Simster
Eng 173 all out

Batsmen 9 and 11 make the highest and 3rd highest scores.

Absolute shite. :angry:

Are England playing today then?

[Italiaseagull]

God I can't wait till tommorow! :clap:

[Gwylan]

BTW, Robert the Pieman made a massive four runs for Kent. More amazingly, Ed Smith didn't make a ton.

[Italiaseagull]

Surrey 50 is up :glare:

[Simster]

From the sea end, Sir Mushaq Ahmed, the king of spin.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[CHAPPERS]

Hail to the King of Spin:bowdown:

[Pevenseagull]

Release MUSHTAQ

[Pevenseagull]

RMJ into the attack - nearly tea time, nearly time to hop in a cab and get down there

sweet

[Italiaseagull]

Mushy Mushy Mushy oy oy oy! :bowdown:

[Martlet]

Surrey-biased commentary on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/sport/cricket/surrey.shtml

if you want it - they were just waxing lyrically about Ian Ward when Kirtley got him :)

[Gwylan]

74-2 now, these two are looking ominously well set. Bet they both get centuries :(

[Gwylan]

Hahahaha...works every time:)

Well bowled Tucker.

[Juan Albion]

75-3

[Simster]

Posting posting gwylan :lolol:

[Pevenseagull]

cab on way - not going to get to see Thope bat today now, oh well see him tomorrow morning

:lolol:

[Trigger]

RMJ :bowdown:

[Italiaseagull]

Bowling Tucker! :clap2:

[Artois]

89-4.

R Clarke c Mushtaq Ahmed b R S C Martin-Jenkins

:clap: :clap:

[Mental Lental]

Catching catching Mushy!!!!!

:clap: :clap2: :clap2: :clap:

[Simster]

Bowling bowling RMJ :bowdown:
Catching Mushy :bowdown:


:clap: :clap:

[Simster]

But as we all know, it's the second half of the Surrey batting that gets the most runs. :angry: :angry:

[CHAPPERS]

Come on boys!! Looking good for a great day tomorrow.

We need to get two more wickets and then we into the tail.....

[Trigger]

Rikki (girls name) Clarke really is shit, i'm so happy they picked him to play...
:clap:

Tucker :bowdown:
Mushy :bowdown:

[Gwylan]

Excellent. Just went to the cafe for a coffee and came back to find another wicket had gone - it always worked at the county ground too.

That's two wickets to me. :)

[Trigger]

Gwylan, you couldn't nip out and get me 20 Bensons and a box of matches please could you?
:lolol:

[CHAPPERS]

Gwylan

Overs 0
Maidens 0
Runs 0
Wickets 2


Bowling Bowling Gwylan:clap:

[Marc]

we are going well....damn it makes having to work tomorrow even more depressing than before :nono:

[Gwylan]

I really wanted to go today but I had a meeting in the morning and I have to go to the theatre this evening to see some bloke get a poker shoved up his arse.

I would only have got about an hour or so at the cricket..wouldn't have been worth it.

[Gwylan]

116-5 for now. Bowling, bowling Mushy.

[CHAPPERS]

Mushy traps Hollioake!!!

Bowling Bowling Mushy!!!!!!!:clap2: :clap2:

it just gets better!!!!!!!!!

Mahmood won't like this, batting under pressure.
He can't attack, too risky as the tail is so long.

Come on boys.:clap:

[Trigger]

Bowling Bowling Mushy :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

116/5, Tea is being taken.

Easy Easy Easy!!!

[Trigger]

If we could make them follow on that would be beyond my wildest dreams...
:lolol:

[Simster]

Just one thing:

:bowdown: Bowling :bowdown: bowling :bowdown: Mushy :bowdown: spin :bowdown: king :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[CHAPPERS]

Right then, I'm off. I trust I'll see you all tomorrow. 11 sharp people!!


BOWLING BOWLING SUSSEX!!!!!!!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

[Trigger]

Originally posted by ChapmansThe Saviour
Right then, I'm off. I trust I'll see you all tomorrow. 11 sharp people!!
I'll be there by about 10:30/45 :drink:

[Martlet]

126-6

mushy mushy mushy



(can he have his own little bowling face thingy from now on? ! )

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

[Trigger]

Azhar Mahmood :wave:

Mushy is God... :bowdown:

[Lord Bracknell]

126/6
Azhar Mahmood lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed 9

B.B.M

:)

[Simster]

Easy Mushy peasy. :lolol:

:bowdown:

[Italiaseagull]

Our server was down for an hour, I log back in to find Surrey have collapsed! You beauty! :clap2:

See ya bright and early Chappers! I'm off myself now, will see you tommorow Trigger 10:30ish prob!

:clap2:

I'll leave you with these words!

You can tell them all that we'll stand or fall for SUUUSSSSEEEEEX BY THE SEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

:clap2:

[Mental Lental]

Just looked at the scorecard and can see that the only person to score a 6 so far in this match is...............
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Batting batting Mushy!

:bowdown:

[hart's shirt]

Just got back to hear that 4 wickets have got down since I've been out.

Am celebrating and getting in the mood for tomorrow with a can of.....

ORANJEBOOM!:drink: :drink: :drink:
:dance:
:mexican:
:cheers: :bounce: :clap2:

[Lord Bracknell]

133/1 in the test.

Gibbs out.

England recovering ?

[Lord Bracknell]

And the Surrey scoring rate dips below 3 runs an over

156/6 (53 overs) Surrey RR 2.94 per over

[El Presidente]

Surrey tail always wags:(

[Bob!]

Just got home from work, our first innings score isn't on teletext (it's stuck at Lunch).

Can't be bothered to wade through 22 pages to find it.

Can someone please oblige by giving me our score?

Thanks

[Lord Bracknell]

Sussex 429
Surrey 167/6 (54.5 ov)

Surrey trail by 262 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

[Bob!]

Cheers LB

You're a star !!

[Lord Bracknell]

And the details:-

Sussex 1st innings
RR Montgomerie b Salisbury 90
MW Goodwin b Ormond 75
PA Cottey lbw b Saqlain Mushtaq 1
*CJ Adams c Batty b Ormond 107
+TR Ambrose c Azhar Mahmood b Salisbury 43
RSC Martin-Jenkins b Bicknell 40
MJ Prior c Thorpe b Ormond 0
MJG Davis c Clarke b Ormond 0
Mushtaq Ahmed c Batty b Azhar Mahmood 26
PM Hutchison c Ward b Bicknell 5
RJ Kirtley not out 1
Extras (b 6, lb 13, nb 22) 41
Total (all out, 126 overs) 429

[Dunkstar]

Come on the sussex!:clap2:

[fatbadger]

Well, Surrey have now managed their first half-century partnership of the match.

[fatbadger]

SA finish the day on 151/1, just 22 behind England. :nono:

[Lord Bracknell]

Sussex 429
Surrey 212/6 (66 ov)

Surrey trail by 217 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Stumps


A great day for Sussex. But we need a good start tomorrow. I'd like to get through the day without watching Sussex bat.

There's a fine spin bowler who is well worth watching through the bottom of a glass or three of Oranjeboom.

:clap: :drink: :clap: :drink: :clap:

[brighton rock]

what a day come on lads:clap: :clap:

[The Oldman]

What a game! 2 wonderful days of cricket and one of the best atmospheres at a county game I can remember. Sussex should do it but Surrey are not dead yet. We need wickets quick Friday morning.
Look forward to all NSC turning up on Friday to cheer the boys home.
Good old Sussex by the sea!:wave: :drink: :lol:

[Gangsta]

The Gangsta will be in attendance ( between doing a bit of work here and there as per last two days).

Cmon the Sussex - weve been waiting 190 years for this!

[Gwylan]

Don't rule Surrey out of this - they should manage to save the follow-on now - their tail has been awesome this season, but we should have a first innings lead.

Personally, before the match I'd have been happy with a draw if we could have earned a couple more points than they did - after the first day, I'd have been disappointed with a draw and I still think we can win this.

I'm there with you in spirit tomorrow but I have to work; I'll try to go for a coffee if a stand looks particularly stubborn.

[Trigger]

Todays Forecast For Sussex...

A fairly cloudy day, Temperatures up to 22C, Warm, Gentle breezes from the south west, plenty of Oranjeboom down on the Sussex coast.

:drink:

[tinx]

NO fair, I'm stuck in bloody work all day while yo ulot are pissing it up.

[Billy Seagull]

I'm at work Today but hope to be there tomorrow....unless we've wrapped it up by then of course :)

Come on Sussex.:clap2: :clap2:

[FatboyTim]

Likewise here.
At work Friday whilst it's raining, down in Hove in the sunshine tomorrow to watch us go top of the table.

[FatboyTim]

Think it's going to be a bit quiet in this thread today.

[CHAPPERS]

Just thought i'd pop in before i head down to the ground to get pissed up with the boys...


I hope you all have a great day at work:cool:

[JJ McClure]

Half day at work, then at the County Ground about 1ish for a liquid lunch.

[Marc]

Originally posted by FatboyTim
Think it's going to be a bit quiet in this thread today.

hehe yeah I was just thinking the same thing!

COME ON SUSSEX!

[Simster]

Right. I'm off now to sit on the toilet for 5 minutes and when I come back I expect a wicket to have fallen.

[FatboyTim]

How's the weather down there?

[FatboyTim]

Hey!
Martinbicknellgolf.com is out for 42!

[Simster]

Got him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Simster]

Can we get them for less than 280?

[FatboyTim]

Trouble is, if they follow on, there won't be much for us to watch tomorrow....

[Beeneys gloves]

Salisburys quick to follow too, stumped off Mushy

[Simster]

Beautifully done.

BBM :bowdown:

Stumping Stumping Matty


We're gonna win the league

[FatboyTim]

Well done Mushy. Must be getting that turn we were promised.

[pasty]

What do Surrey need to avoid following on ?

[Billy Seagull]

It might be in our best interests not to make them follow on, have a quick bat and set them a big total. Then Mushy can run through them tomorrow.....and all of us at work Today get to see a good match tomorrow :) :)

[FatboyTim]

Need to be within 150 runs, so 50 more, 280.

[FatboyTim]

Grizzly might not enforce the follow on, but just in case, and purely in the selfish interests of those of us stuck at work today, COME ON RAMPS!

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

Will Grizzly even make them follow on? Perhaps we'll bat again, try to score around say 200 fairly quickly and then set Surrey somewhere around 400 against Mushy on the last day.

Hollioake didn't make us follow on at the Oval as he didn't want to bat last.

[Simster]

It's all academic unless we get these last two wickets quickly anyway.

I reckon Saqlain could prove a dangerous customer...

[pasty]

Being selfish - yeah enforce the follow on. I'm off down there in a couple of hours and I want to see some bowling bowling mushy.

Top signature btw sonic

[Simster]

This is beginning to look ominous. 256/8 and Saqlain has just ton ked a 6. :(

[pasty]

Damn 281/8
No follow-on

[Beeneys gloves]

Mushtaq blazed to his 50 now, 300-8!

[El Presidente]

300-8, Saqlain 57 off 63 balls:angry:

[Gwylan]

Yet again, Surrey's second five have put on more runs than the first five - their tail has been in awesome form this year.

[Gwylan]

Yesss...Ramps has gone.

Bowling, bowling Kirtley

[El Presidente]

Surprised you are not down there Gwylan, or was it a case of deciding which of your 247 pairs of red shoes to wear to the match and you are still making your mind up:wave:

[Gwylan]

I was there on Weds. Unfortunately I had to be at work today - although I'm spending a little too much time looking at scores.

I'll take time off for the Lancs game...see them giving your boys a bit of a beating :)

I'm too old for red shoes :(

[El Presidente]

I hope to be at the Lancs game at Old Trafford in early September, Lancs are not my boys, Sussex til I diet

[Beeneys gloves]

Ormonds no mug with the bat, would probably be at least number 8 for most county sides, except derbyshire where he'd be opening :lol:

[Wozza]

I'm not an expert on Cricket but fucking hell Sussex are making hard work of this. Sort it out!

[Gwylan]

Surrey have a really strong tail - we're not the first side they've scored a shedload of runs against.

[Billy Seagull]

Got them at last for 355. We need to score some quick runs now to set up a thrilling day tomorrow.

Come on Sussex.:clap2: :clap2:

[FatboyTim]

Monty Gone.

[Gwylan]

The rot's started.

Bet we'll be all out for under 200.

[FatboyTim]

You just keep off the coffee Gwylan!

[El Presidente]

17-1 off 8.3, looks as if Bicknell and Ormond have the radar working today:nono:

[Beefy]

A draw would leave us in with a chance of the title.

Thought we were going to win this one at the beginning of today though.

[tinx]

Its the NSC possees fault thewir drunken behaviour is putting off the sussex players.

[Gwylan]

It's all right Fatboy, I went for coffee between innings :)

[Beefy]

60-1,not looking too bad.

England are getting horribly thrashed at Lords.

[Simster]

That puts us 140 ish ahead for the loss of one wicket. We need quick runs to force a win now though.

[Gwylan]

SA are 337-1 at tea. Thank God it's a dodgy pitch, where would England be if it had been a good wicket? :)

[FatboyTim]

Has Goodwin fallen asleep? :yawn:

[FatboyTim]

Was that 4 for my benefit?

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Cottey's gone. 67/2.

[Dunkstar]

Just got back left about 4.Beautiful view from the members i must say sadly the play wasn't quite as good!Looks a draw to me!:glare:

[brighton rock]

1 day to go come on sussex give it a go:clap:

[Lord Bracknell]

They've clearly settled for the draw. Bad light stopped play just before tea and nobody seemed at all bothered.

I think the fans have been shortchanged, but at least there's no risk of a defeat. So the championship will come down to the run-in. And, sadly, that looks like good news for Surrey.

Best of the action today was the couple of hours of NSC v Man Utd Juniors which occupied the time between the main event coming to an end and the umpires officially telling everyone to go home.

keeping, keeping Trigger.

:)

[Trigger]

And a fantastic catch in the outfield by yourself M'Lord! :clap:

[Lord Bracknell]

Is interest in this game fading?

Or is everyone at the County Ground?

Or taking advantage of the last available Shopping Saturday of the summer?

Anyway....

Latest score is 97/3

Last Wicket: 89/3
MW Goodwin c Ward b Saqlain Mushtaq 29

[Trigger]

118/4

Shambrose 12*
Tucker 1*
We could still lose this yet... :lolol: :(

[Everest]

I don't think so Trig.

154-4 (228 ahead)

Heading for a draw.

[Lord Bracknell]

Sussex 429 & 167/4 (62 ov)
Surrey 355

Sussex lead by 241 runs with 6 wickets remaining

Lunch

I guess it might be worth batting for another hour, clock up a lead of 280 and see what happens in the last 3 hours of play.

[gonzo666]

were still going to win:clap:

[Lord Bracknell]

Adams is up to something! They've suddenly upped the scoring rate. 16 runs in the first 2 overs after lunch.

183/4 (64 ov)

[Lord Bracknell]

Time to declare!

300 runs ahead. 3 hours to play.

Sussex 429 & 226/4 (74 ov)
Surrey 355

Sussex lead by 300 runs with 6 wickets remaining

[Lord Bracknell]

Tucker out (b Salisbury) for 45.

228/5

But no declaration.

:shootself

[Everest]

http://images.photobox.co.uk/public/images/51/41/4045141.s.jpg

Sharky says "Come on Sussex. Give me another beer & fag. hic"

[Lord Bracknell]

Sussex 429 & 263/5 (82 ov)
Surrey 355

Sussex lead by 337 runs with 5 wickets remaining

About two and a half hours play left.

Obviously Adams has no intention of trying to win this.

:angry:

[Juan Albion]

302-5 declared. Matter of batting points I suspect.

[Lord Bracknell]

Batting points?

Not in the 2nd innings.

Surrey need 376 runs in 2 hours - more than impossible.

Sussex need 10 wickets in 2 hours - impossible.

Adams out!