Derbyshire v Sussex at Derby, June 5-8, LVCC

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Matt Prior is away on England duty for the Second nPower Test Match against Bangladesh which begun at Old Trafford this morning, so youngster Ben Brown keeps his place behind the stumps.

MA Thornely, EC Joyce, MW Goodwin, LJ Wright, BC Brown†, RSC Martin-Jenkins, Yasir Arafat, JE Anyon, MS Panesar

v

CJL Rogers*, WL Madsen, GT Park, GM Smith, CF Hughes, DJ Redfern, RJ Peterson, T Poynton†, T Lungley, PS Jones, MHA Footitt


Lets try and make it 4 days


BBC Sussex are providing ball-by-ball commentary on all 4 days of the match. The commentary can be found via the below address: BBC Sport - Cricket - County cricket commentaries

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Yardy out for 8

Leesey already going on about some bird he has been watching in Wales.

Will the Albion Roar be giving us updates if we stray over to your broadcast.

16 for 1 after 3 overs

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Nash goes for 5.....

27 for 2

Come on Murray, stay sobber

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

30 for 3 off 9 overs.

Ed Joyce goes

Lets give em some bonus points and just keep practicing the 20 20 techniques

No Collymore either, get Monty in to stabalise the innings

 

[Paxton Dazo]

. Really do, and should win this..

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Thornley

76 for 4

 

[ChapManiA]

117 - 4. Murray and Luke are steadying the ship.....for now.

 

[ChapManiA]

Meanwhile, Prior didn't have the patience to bat through the nineties for England and is out caught for 93.

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Sussex 123/5 (36.2 ov)

 

[The Wizard]

Farce

 

[Mackenzie]

rubbish first innings score AGAIN. Sort it out Robbo.

 

[dougdeep]

Anyone have our full team?

 

[The Wizard]

B Brown b Footitt 5


126/6

 

[Phil B]

Sussex ;

Yardy, Nash, Joyce, Goodwin, Thornley, Wright,
Brown, Martin-Jenkins, Arafat, Anyon, Panesar

Currently 220 - 6

Goodwin 79*
Martin-Jenkins 50*

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

220 for 6

RMJ again saving the team, can we not talk him out of retirement.

RMJ 50 not out
Goodwin 79 not out

Tea

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I assume we have the lowest amount of batting points in the division?

 

[Uncle Buck]

298-6, Murray and RMJ have a century each.

 

[The Wizard]

Great partnership this.

 

[jakarta]

Derbyshire must be really pissed off, have let us off the hook in big style, tons from Murray and RMJ; third batting point & 303-6