** 2nd Test - India v England **

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Monty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pure Sussex class the lad.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Bold Seagull]

How did he not play that first test!!!!?

Sensational bowling by Monty, best bowler in the match bar none.

 

[Pavilionaire]

If only Monty had played in the 1st test. This is the biggest spin performance by a Sussex bowler since the halcyon days of Mushy.

 

[vegster]

Now where is Shane Warne when you need him ? We can see he likes a pie or two but maybe Humble Pie is beyond him ?

 

[jakarta]

five for!!!!

 

[KZNSeagull]

well that wasn't bad viewing! India 24-7 effectively. Think I may stick my neck and say that England are favourites!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Has a Sussex bowler ever taken 10 wickets in a test match?

 

[sams dad]

well that wasn't bad viewing! India 24-7 effectively. Think I may stick my neck and say that England are favourites!

I think you will find that the lead is 31.

 

[The Large One]

Has a Sussex bowler ever taken 10 wickets in a test match?

Arthur Gilligan
MW Tate
John Snow
Imran Khan

... plus I daresay a few others.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I think you will find that the lead is 31.

Oh. we are doomed then

 

[Beach Hut]

Really excellent day for England and well done Monty

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Arthur Gilligan
MW Tate
John Snow
Imran Khan

... plus I daresay a few others.

Were they all Sussex players at the time of their feats?

Presumably Arthur was. Too young to know whether Snow did that whilst playing for us or Warks. No idea who Tate is.

Badly worded - I meant for England. So that rules Khan out of contention.

 

[The Large One]

Were they all Sussex players at the time of their feats?

Presumably Arthur was. Too young to know whether Snow did that whilst playing for us or Warks. No idea who Tate is.

Badly worded - I meant for England. So that rules Khan out of contention.

John Snow played for Sussex from 1961-77 - his England career was 1965-76.

You've never heard of Maurice Tate? Tush, tush - he's Sussex's all-time leading wicket taker (2,211), 155 wickets for Englad. On his Test debut in 1924, he and Arthur Gilligan dismissed South Africa for 30 - Tate took 4/12, Gilligan 6/7.

You can add Tony Greig to that list, BTW.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

John Snow played for Sussex from 1961-77 - his England career was 1965-76.

You've never heard of Maurice Tate? Tush, tush - he's Sussex's all-time leading wicket taker (2,211), 155 wickets for Englad. On his Test debut in 1924, he and Arthur Gilligan dismissed South Africa for 30 - Tate took 4/12, Gilligan 6/7.

You can add Tony Greig to that list, BTW.

Oh yeah. Rings a bell now. Why did Gilligan get a stand and not Tate?

I thought John Snow left us much earlier than that.

I should have know all this. Stoopid!

Interesting. Thanks.

 

[The Large One]

Oh yeah. Rings a bell now. Why did Gilligan get a stand and not Tate?

Don't know. Possibly because he went on the higher echelons of cricket.

He was also placed under surveillance by MI5 in the 1930s because of membership of the political party 'The British Fascists'.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Don't know. Possibly because he went on the higher echelons of cricket.

He was also placed under surveillance by MI5 in the 1930s because of membership of the political party 'The British Fascists'.

Just discovered that.

Is there a decent book about Sussex CCC? My first match was 1985 and I was more interested in playing in the nets with Paul Parker's son for much of the following 8 years than paying much attention to the cricket.

My knowledge could do with expanding.

 

[fleet]

Seriously considering setting the alarm for start of play tomorrow. Not sure what time it starts, is it 4.30 am our time?

 

[Statto]

Seriously considering setting the alarm for start of play tomorrow. Not sure what time it starts, is it 4.30 am our time?

4 I think.

 

[fleet]

4 I think.

Hope you are right, don't want to get up at 4 and find it starts at 4.30!

 

[spring hall convert]

It's definately 4.