[Cricket] ***Sussex CCC v Gloucestershire CCC, CC, Arundel Castle, 11-14 June***

[Lifelong Supporter]

He's been opening for the Seconds.

It's not new for Sussex. A few years back, Jimmy Anyon played as opener when we had some injury problems and I remember Gunner Gould opening occasionally too

Going back even further John Snow opened on Sundays in the JPL. for a while

 

[Gwylan]

Good solid start this.

I watched my daughter score 4 in 11 overs in a 20/20 match at the weekend - Sussex are racing along compared to that

 

[northstandsteve]

Wells caught behind 34-1

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Payne 7 over for 7, Sayers 6 overs for 6, Higgins 5 overs for 5.

Taylor,having conceded a shocking 14 from 4.4 overs is mucking up the lovely symmetry of the card.

 

[Frankie]

Wells looked a very good bowler both times iv'e actually seen him bowl , yet he is often the guy they throw the ball to when all else fails , i would like to see him bowl more often and definitely before the game has drifted , plenty of time to practice now .

 

[Knightsworld]

Finch gone.

44/2

 

[Taybha]

Beer opening would suggest somebody has been on the beer .

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

5 scoring shots from 82 balls

Love it proper cricket kicks in at last

 

[Pevenseagull]

11 runs 'run' in 31 overs.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Is their any tactic in scoring slowly with days of rain due. Are we trying to limit their bowling points!

 

[Brovion]

I can't believe you're all moaning. We could have been 50 all out in the first hour!

 

[Gwylan]

I can't believe you're all moaning. We could have been 50 all out in the first hour!

I'm not moaning. This is my sort of cricket

 

[Yes Chef]

I can confirm Jack Russell is selling his tat

 

[hans kraay fan club]

WAT Beer doesn't fancy running much, does he!?

44 of his 47 runs have come in boundaries!

 

[Mackenzie]

I can't believe you're all moaning. We could have been 50 all out in the first hour!

Who is moaning?

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Excellent stuff from our boys today so far.

Foundations laid. Need to build a nice substantial structure on top.

 

[Mackenzie]

I must say Will Beer has surprised me. All those years at Sussex and it turns out he's an opener!

 

[Gwylan]

I must say Will Beer has surprised me. All those years at Sussex and it turns out he's an opener!

Sussex have done this before: Chris Nash started out as a spinner batting down the order and Paul Phillipson was a medium-paced trundler before being reborn as a middle-order batsman,

Even more famously, Pietersen was an off-spinner who could bat a bit and Steve Smith was a leggie who couldn't bowl but could also bat a bit.

None of them took as long as Beer did to be converted though

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Evans out for 24. Now 4 down.

Beer still standing firm, can he bat all day.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

We have a batting bonus point.

200 odd for 4.