[Cricket] Northants v Sussex County Championship 23-09-14 10.30 start

[Taybha]

263-8 The Goff bags his 4th

 

[Taybha]

271-9 The Goff 5-40

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

271-9 The Goff 5-40

4 ahead of Brooks now.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Lancashire need 8 from 8 to avoid relegation it seems

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Lancashire need 8 from 8 to avoid relegation it seems

7 from 6 - great game. SIX...!!!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Smash.

 

[The Large One]

Lancs get their 3rd batting point in the 110th over 302-8 (109.2 ovs), and declare, denying Middlesex their 3rd bowling point.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

I've got a horrible horrible feeling that Lancs are going to do this you know. Unless it rains of course, and of course it never rains at OT.

 

[mlg57]

Middlesex have 162 points plus the 3 they have from the first innings = 165. If Lancs win they have 143 + 22 = 165 then what happens?

 

[keaton]

Middlesex have 162 points plus the 3 they have from the first innings = 165. If Lancs win they have 143 + 22 = 165 then what happens?

Lancs would stay up as they have more points from the games between them.

Those two points Middlesex were docked at the beginning of the season against us could be crucial

 

[Titanic]

Congratulations to Ed Joyce and Steve Magoffin for making the BBC County Cricket Team of the Season 2014...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/29209598

 

[spring hall convert]

Congratulations to Ed Joyce and Steve Magoffin for making the BBC County Cricket Team of the Season 2014...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/29209598

Quite right too, they've been magnificent.

 

[mlg57]

Lancs would stay up as they have more points from the games between them.

Those two points Middlesex were docked at the beginning of the season against us could be crucial

Thanks

 

[Pavilionaire]

The Middx / Lancs match is a right nailbiter. First Lancs hit their 300/8 target, now Middx fight back

Middx 118-1 so a lead of 30, with Sam Robson on 75. He's showing some guts, from an England perspective it will be interesting to see how Eoin Morgan does, also Simon Kerrigan.

 

[Pavilionaire]

There we go, Robson out for 75. Even when Sussex aren't involved the curse of talking up strikes again!

I'm sure Lancashire will now run through the rest of the Middlesex order like a knife through butter...

 

[Nathan]

Match delayed by bad light

 

[BensGrandad]

What should Sussex do now? IMHO they should throw the bat for 1 hour in the morning and see what happens then if not all out declare and have a go at bowling out Northants.

 

[lasvegan]

What should Sussex do now? IMHO they should throw the bat for 1 hour in the morning and see what happens then if not all out declare and have a go at bowling out Northants.

Play for the draw, guarantees 3rd place.

 

[BensGrandad]

Have they not scored enough to nearly guarantee a draw. Being 283 in front 50 of 60 more will make it certain and put Northants on the defensive because there is no way they will chase 350, if they did they would probably lose wickets quickly.

 

[Gwylan]

Throw the bat for half an hour, get 320 ahead and declare. Far enough ahead to make a tough target but not impossible