[Cricket] ***Northants v Sussex match thread***

[Gwylan]

After the hard-fought defeat by Lancashire, Sussex are getting closer to full-strength. Ollie Robinson returns to the team and Travis Head finally makes his first appearance. Amazingly, our batting hasn't been too bad (we have the most batting points in the group and second most in the whole competition) but Head should improve our line-up (cue him getting a quacker first innings)

Squad
Ben Brown (captain, wicketkeeper), Jamie Atkins, Jack Carson, Tom Clark, Henry Crocombe, Tom Haines, Travis Head, Stuart Meaker, Delray Rawlins, Ollie Robinson (vice-captain), Joe Sarro, Aaron Thomason, Stiaan van Zyl

I suspect Sarro and one of the quicks will miss out (Garton has been rested)

Jofra's getting back to fitness in the Seconds, although he hasn't taken a wicket yet. Hope to see him in the team for the Kent game. CJ will probably be back for that too, now that the IPL is over.

 

[keaton]

Reading about Jofra and the 2nd Xi game against Surrey, Laurie Evans was playing for the Surrey 2nds. Didn't he leave us because he wasn't getting picked for CC games?

 

[Titanic]

Tom Haines c Vasconcelos b Sanderson 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0 • FOW: 1/1 (0.5 ov)

Not a great start.

 

[Titanic]

Aaron Thomason c †Rossington b Sanderson 8 (19m 17b 1x4 0x6) SR: 47.05 • FOW: 10/2 (4.2 ov)

Not getting any better.... early test for Travis Head.

 

[Gwylan]

Northants chose to bowl so could be a bit of a green-top with some cloud around

Head won't be used to conditions like these - I can't see him getting many in his first knock

I see that we've picked Sarro - we're certainly giving our kids a chance

 

[Titanic]

Ben Sanderson running through the top order

That was a SNORTER.

Stiaan van Zyl b Sanderson 3 (25m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 30 • FOW: 19/3 (6.1 ov)

 

[Titanic]

Adrian Harms in top form again... a whole over of calling Travis Head... Tom Clark

 

[Lincolnshire Seagull]

Ball is certainly doing a bit! And at least the Northants commentator has some idea what he's talking about.

 

[Titanic]

...
Not getting any better.... early test for Travis Head.

Travis Head c Vasconcelos b Berg 9 (28m 18b 2x4 0x6) SR: 50 • FOW: 21/4 (11.1 ov)

Looking grim for Sussex already.

 

[Gwylan]

21-6 now - this is grim

EDIT. We have beaten our lowest ever F/C score - that was 20 against Yorkshire

 

[blue-shifted]

21-6 now - this is grim

I think our prospects of putting a 400+ first innings score on the board are starting to reduce

 

[Titanic]

Away for 5 mins... and two more have gone

Ben Brown lbw b Berg 0 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Tom Clark lbw b Sanderson 1 (26m 22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 4.54 • FOW: 21/6 (12.1 ov)

Woeful

 

[Titanic]

Come on Delray!!

 

[Titanic]

Come on Delray!!

You have to That was a SHOCKER

Delray Rawlins c Vasconcelos b Berg 0 (12m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0 • FOW: 25/7 (13.3 ov)

 

[HantsSeagull]

I do not follow the cricket religiously but take a keen interest. Can someone explain to me what Ben Brown offers the team other than being the wicket keeper. Doesnt seem to offer anything on the batting front at all. Happy to be shown error of my ways...

 

[Cheshire Cat]

We might not win this.

What's our lowest ever score

 

[HantsSeagull]

this is shockingly awful

 

[Lincolnshire Seagull]

I do not follow the cricket religiously but take a keen interest. Can someone explain to me what Ben Brown offers the team other than being the wicket keeper. Doesnt seem to offer anything on the batting front at all. Happy to be shown error of my ways...

Have a look at his record over the past few seasons. He's been our most consistent and reliable batsman.

 

[Gwylan]

We might not win this.

What's our lowest ever score

See post #10

 

[HantsSeagull]

Have a look at his record over the past few seasons. He's been our most consistent and reliable batsman.

oh well just shows how impressions can be misleading.