[Cricket] Sussex CCC - 2024 edition

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I am most bewildered by this. This is poor form from Sussex. This was not the start to the season I was expecting from them.

Although if they go on to draw this match I'd say it's almost exactly the start to the season I was expecting.

I'll admit they came far closer to winning the last game than that cynical attitude allows.

 

[RyFish]

Fantastic effort by Simpson (121*) and Lamb (107*). An unbeaten 201 for the 7th wicket so far in just 43.3ovs

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Lamb goes for 134.

Sussex 537/7 a lead of 199

Simpson 148 no

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Simpson gets his 150

 

[Eeyore]

Sussex need to think about a declaration here. Forecast is for heavy showers for much of tomorrow.

 

[GT49er]

Surely we've got to declare soon?

 

[amexer]

Hopefully will get a few wickets tonight but tomorrow forcast is rain all morning so surprised didnt declare much earlier.

 

[fly high]

Surely we've got to declare soon?

Maybe waiting for Simpson to get his 200

 

[GT49er]

Maybe waiting for Simpson to get his 200

I thought at one time we were waiting for him to get his 150! - or maybe we were waiting for a lead of 200 - or 250..........

I wonder what we'll be waiting for if Simpson passes his 200 and we keep going!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Top captaining by John Simpson, well done that man

 

[amexer]

All well and good if we win but if we dont Its looking like personal achievments above team considerations

 

[Eeyore]

Just logged back in. I very, very surprised they are still batting there. The weather tomorrow is not looking good at present.

 

[Mackenzie]

get on with it

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Simpson has his 200, Karvelas has his 50, and STILL they bat on!

I’m on board - f*** the points - lets score a THOUSAND.

 

[crodonilson]

Tremendous effort from our batters. Going into the season then quality and form of our batters was a real concern for me, early days but our batters are very much proving me wrong.

 

[Eeyore]

Simpson has his 200, Karvelas has his 50, and STILL they bat on!

I’m on board - f*** the points - lets score a THOUSAND.

Four sunny days, a Kookaburra ball, lack of quality spinners. It could happen on some of those flat tops.

 

[fly high]

Hope we bowl better in 2nd innings than we did last season.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

At the end of today's "Things Could Be Worse Watch", Durham finished 12/2 following on, still 169 runs behind Warwickshire.

They scored 517 in their first innings and still had to follow on.

 

[Eeyore]

At the end of today's "Things Could Be Worse Watch", Durham finished 12/2 following on, still 169 runs behind Warwickshire.

They scored 517 in their first innings and still had to follow on.

I'm sure there was a match recently (Glamorgan were one of the counties involved) where a huge defeat occurred after a massive first innings total.

Although Adelaide 2006 is the one I can't get my head round.

 

[Jeremiah]

Not often that Sussex's 7th, 8th & 9th wicket partnerships collectively put on over 400 runs. Top effort.