[Cricket] ***County Championship Division Two,Sussex Vs Leicester at Hove, April 5th - 8th***

[Badger]

Carrying on that momentum from the pre-season friendlies then

 

[vegster]

Sussex either start the season brilliantly then fade or are abject and then pick up at the end of the season when it is too late.....Looks like this season could be an a poor start.

 

[Badger]

13/1

 

[tinycowboy]

You need to ease yourself into a new season. We're doing that incredibly well and I'm hoping that Leicestershire also see the benefits of this kind of approach.

 

[Gwylan]

30-2.

Here's Cosgrove to get his usual decent score against us

 

[Badger]

54/3 another one for Hamza.

This isn't going to get beyond day 2 is it?

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Sussex now 4/6 favs for this match.

Oh ye of little faith.

 

[Pavilionaire]

13/1

C&B Hamza.

Who needs a hand when you can stick out your hook and spike the ball like a toffee apple?

 

[Scappa]

55/4 another for the mere hamster

 

[Scappa]

59/5 Robinson gets his second

Pitch inspectors and a points deduction loom

 

[Moshe Gariani]

59/5

This is a very decent Sussex side (bowling and catching).

 

[Badger]

59/5 Robinson gets his second

Pitch inspectors and a points deduction loom

I think it's just an April pitch.

Plus 2 teams who can't bat.

 

[Scappa]

I think it's just an April pitch.

Plus 2 teams who can't bat.

Well yes. It was an attempt at levity. The ball seems to be doing a bit from the Cromwell Road end, but nothing untoward

 

[jakarta]

Brave New World where we play cricket in April, May and September and some other game with a bat and ball in June, July and August...

 

[Gwylan]

Can anyone tell me what Danny Briggs is doing in this side? I thought this morning that this would be light on batting but playing Briggs baffles me - how many overs are spinners going to bowl on an April greentop? Should have played Burgess, Wright or Rawlins

 

[Scappa]

98/5 Like his namesake on a Saturday night, Jordan is spraying it all over the place

 

[Hampster Gull]

Yep it might be early April, but the annual disappointment that is Sussex CCC is here.

No toss and Leicester choose to bowl first - understandably.

For anyone interested the matchday feed is free to anyone who subscribes. https://sussexcricket.co.uk/match-centre

Here is the team - which is useless unless you know who everyone is.....

View attachment 107179

No women

 

[Badger]

Match winning partnership in progress

 

[Badger]

36.5 Robinson to Hill, SIX runs,

 

[Scappa]

Bad light brings a merciful halt to proceedings at sub-arctic Hove