*** Sussex v Middlesex LV County Championship ***

[Pavilionaire]

Afternoon all, Cricinfo desktop scorecard informs me we have a lead and Prior is well into 3 figures. I hope normal service will be resumed shortly, the sooner we have our hopes for the new season rightly quashed the sooner we can all get on with our work.

 

[Pevenseagull]

well done Matt Prior on scoring more than that lot from Lords

 

[spring hall convert]

I know I ask this evey year but I can get in for free after tea can't I? Quite fancy popping up there for a bit after work.

 

[Simster]

Afternoon all, Cricinfo desktop scorecard informs me we have a lead and Prior is well into 3 figures. I hope normal service will be resumed shortly, the sooner we have our hopes for the new season rightly quashed the sooner we can all get on with our work.

The reason we have more runs than them is that Middlesex are bowling underarm, intelligently resting their bowling staff for greater challenges ahead. You see their players have checked the forecast and realised it's all a bit pointless whereas our CRICKET THICKETS haven't bothered and are still taking it seriously.

 

[Buckley's Mad Eye]

I'm very pleased and will keep any speculation over this match firmly in my head and not consigned to a post.

Very wise. I've just deleted my analysis.

Needless to say, that by my calculations were loose.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Brown out, not happy commentators saying it could have been pad not bat, caught in slips

 

[Buckley's Mad Eye]

Brown out, not happy commentators saying it could have been pad not bat, caught in slips

They were batting well together, big shame if the umpire has made a mistake.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Second batting point

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Prior out 125

 

[vegster]

Blast

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Here comes the slog

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Middlesex 105
Sussex 253/7 (57.4 ov)

Sussex lead by 148 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[spring hall convert]

Where are the people that were slating Matt Prior when he played for England? (he'll be out on 99)

Still here. He'll score hatfuls in Country Cricket, he still even might be England's number 1 but he was Australia's bunny across 8 Tests. It was a mercy killing rather than a dropping.

 

[Triggaaar]

Lunch

Middlesex 105
Sussex 209/5

Sussex lead by 104 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

With double Middlesex's score and only 5 wickets down, the Sky reporter said it was close and that Sussex were edging it at the moment. That's a fairly thick edge.

 

[vegster]

If the tail can post another 30 or so I would be pretty happy with that.

 

[Taybha]

Another batting point in the bag for tiny susskent 300-7

 

[Pavilionaire]

300-7? Has an extra nought crept in by mistake?

 

[Pevenseagull]

Top of the table


Get in there

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Piolet out 25

 

[vegster]

Piolet out 25

Could be a blessing in disguise, rattle up another 25 and get bowled out then try to whip a few out tonight.