It is getting dark and there is drizzle in the air... IT'S SEPTEMBER 21st... it's hardly surprising!
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[Cricket] *** Gloucestershire v Sussex final (this time it really is) four dayer of 2016***
- Thread starter Gwylan
- Start date
And they're off.. 63-1 (21 overs), trailing by 166... and it's raining fairly heavily apparently.
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
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We can only pray that the rain continues for 2 more days.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Surely it makes not a jot of difference?
Play has resumed...
Chris Nash 53* (98 balls, 8 fours) 
Sussex 93-1
Sussex 93-1
Sussex 101-1 (31.5 overs)
101 partnership for Nash 61* and Wells 39* (29.3 overs, RR 3.42)
Sussex 105-1 (33 overs), trailing by 124
Sussex 105-1 (33 overs), trailing by 124
Nash gone... c †Mustard b Shaw 66 (149m 116b 11x4 0x6) SR: 56.89
Sussex 118-2, more than halfway there, trailing by 111
Sussex born-and-bred 20-year-old Fynn Hudson-Prentice strides to the crease...
Sussex 118-2, more than halfway there, trailing by 111
Sussex born-and-bred 20-year-old Fynn Hudson-Prentice strides to the crease...
F H-P clean bowled for 9 on the last ball before tea 
FJ Hudson-Prentice b Shaw 9 (12m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Tea, Day Two
Sussex 128-3 (39 overs), trailing by 101, with 37 overs remaining in the day.
FJ Hudson-Prentice b Shaw 9 (12m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Tea, Day Two
Sussex 128-3 (39 overs), trailing by 101, with 37 overs remaining in the day.
F H-P clean bowled for 9 on the last ball before tea
An awful lot of that about this season too.
Luke Wells 53* (101 balls, 9 fours)
Sussex 133-3 (40.1 overs), trailing by 96
Sussex 133-3 (40.1 overs), trailing by 96
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Luke Wells 53* (101 balls, 9 fours)
Sussex 133-3 (40.1 overs), trailing by 96
I'd guess we'll score some more seemingly easy runs, and then the fall of the next wicket will see a massive collapse with 6 wickets falling for 25 runs or similar. 175 all out.
Sussex 152-3 (44.2 overs)
Trailing by 77, with Luke Wells on 62*
Trailing by 77, with Luke Wells on 62*
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Does anyone know where we can get some reliable reasonably good batsmen for next season - I can't see the kids cutting it at the moment.
52 partnership for Chris Nash 73* and Philip Salt 18*
Sussex 180-3 (53.2 overs), trailing by just 49 runs
Sussex 180-3 (53.2 overs), trailing by just 49 runs
Luke Welll gone... 4th wicket for Shaw...
LWP Wells c MD Taylor b Shaw 75 (212m 151b 13x4 0x6) SR: 49.66
Sussex 186-4, trailing by 43
LWP Wells c MD Taylor b Shaw 75 (212m 151b 13x4 0x6) SR: 49.66
Sussex 186-4, trailing by 43
Close of play, Day 2
Sussex 208-4 (65 overs)
Salt 29* Brown 13*
Sussex trail by 21 runs with 6 1st innings wickets in hand.
A decent effort with ball and bat so far...
Sussex 208-4 (65 overs)
Salt 29* Brown 13*
Sussex trail by 21 runs with 6 1st innings wickets in hand.
A decent effort with ball and bat so far...
- Thread starter
- #60
People are far too dismissive of our young batters. As I pointed out last week, (including this game) Salt, Haines and FHP have played nine FC between them - that's nothing for players making their way. Haines is only 17, really young in cricketing terms and is very highly rated at Sussex. T
hey may not make it but it's way too early to be dismissing them - they'll certainly play a handful of games next season while they try to make their mark - I don't think anyone expects them to be regulars for a couple of years.