*** Sussex CCC vs Somerset CCC County Championship 22-25 May at Horsham ***

[coagulantwolf]

This result will almost certainly be overturned due to a dodgy pitch. If we had won in three day we'd have gotten away with it.

ECB pitch inspector already said yesterday it was fine; and Sussex did not have too many issues getting 300 @ 4 RPO!

 

[8ace]

It's great to hammer a team in 2 days but financially it's a bit unfortunate for the club.

Unfortunate for Horsham CC, not Sussex CCC.

 

[Mr Blobby]

How did we allow them to score over 100 in the second innings! Rubbish!

 

[Benson]

It's going to be carnage down the Midnight Blues tonight.

 

[Paddy B]

For Googles sake Somerset !! why couldn't you have made a game of it for at least a few hours, I was hoping to pop in tonight after work.

 

[mjking73]

LV County Championship - Division One
Team P W L D Bat Bowl Ded Points
1 Sussex 5 3 0 2 18 14 0.0 86.0
2 Middlesx 5 3 0 2 13 12 0.0 79.0
3 Yorkshire 5 3 1 1 12 13 0.0 76.0
4 Durham 5 3 2 0 10 15 2.5 70.5
5 Notts 4 2 2 0 10 11 0.0 53.0
6 Warks 6 1 1 4 11 14 0.0 53.0
7 Somerset 6 0 3 3 11 16 0.0 36.0
8 Surrey 5 0 2 3 11 13 0.0 33.0
9 Derbyshire 5 0 4 1 9 9 0.0 21.0

Still in deep relegation trouble!

 

[Triggaaar]

Fluky victory by the sounds of it

Looks that way, only one of our players had a decent game, the rest were notable by the absence.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Sussex won? I thought were not allowed to post unsubstantiated rumours? Bit of a sick joke if you ask me - everyone knows we are rubbish.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I know this information is easily available elsewhere but match figures of 12 for 31 is a bit special innit

Indeed

“@AWSStats: Steve Magoffin's 12-31 is the 10th cheapest 12 wicket haul in first-class cricket and the best since 1931: http://t.co/KHfxUk0euf”

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

The Independent will no doubt, as usual gloss over this famous victory. Today they had as their 'Bowler of the Day' a certain Alan Richardson who yesterday had 8 for 37. Magoffin's 8 for 20 not good enough. They did, to be fair to them, mention Maggo in the 'Ashes Watch' column but their coverage of the South Coast All Stars has been poor this season.

Top of the League and we know it!

TNBA
TTF

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Unfortunate for Horsham CC, not Sussex CCC.

Very true.

I was there on Wednesday, and there didn't seem a lot wrong with the pitch when Hamilton-Brown, and to a lesser extent Nash and Wells were batting.

The decision by Somerset to bat first was very, very strange.

Let's hope for a decent day's weather and a good crowd on Sunday

 

[vegster]

LV County Championship - Division One
Team P W L D Bat Bowl Ded Points
1 Sussex 5 3 0 2 18 14 0.0 86.0
2 Middlesx 5 3 0 2 13 12 0.0 79.0
3 Yorkshire 5 3 1 1 12 13 0.0 76.0
4 Durham 5 3 2 0 10 15 2.5 70.5
5 Notts 4 2 2 0 10 11 0.0 53.0
6 Warks 6 1 1 4 11 14 0.0 53.0
7 Somerset 6 0 3 3 11 16 0.0 36.0
8 Surrey 5 0 2 3 11 13 0.0 33.0
9 Derbyshire 5 0 4 1 9 9 0.0 21.0

Still in deep relegation trouble!

Indeed we are, we have to make 140 points to have any hope of staying up.

 

[armchairclubber]

LV County Championship - Division One
Team P W L D Bat Bowl Ded Points
1 Sussex 5 3 0 2 18 14 0.0 86.0
2 Middlesx 5 3 0 2 13 12 0.0 79.0
3 Yorkshire 5 3 1 1 12 13 0.0 76.0
4 Durham 5 3 2 0 10 15 2.5 70.5
5 Notts 4 2 2 0 10 11 0.0 53.0
6 Warks 6 1 1 4 11 14 0.0 53.0
7 Somerset 6 0 3 3 11 16 0.0 36.0
8 Surrey 5 0 2 3 11 13 0.0 33.0
9 Derbyshire 5 0 4 1 9 9 0.0 21.0

Still in deep relegation trouble!

Thought I was imagining things then realised we had lost 3

 

[Cheshire Cat]

That table is clearly upside down.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

LV County Championship - Division One
Team P W L D Bat Bowl Ded Points
1 Sussex 5 3 0 2 18 14 0.0 86.0
2 Middlesx 5 3 0 2 13 12 0.0 79.0
3 Yorkshire 5 3 1 1 12 13 0.0 76.0
4 Durham 5 3 2 0 10 15 2.5 70.5
5 Notts 4 2 2 0 10 11 0.0 53.0
6 Warks 6 1 1 4 11 14 0.0 53.0
7 Somerset 6 0 3 3 11 16 0.0 36.0
8 Surrey 5 0 2 3 11 13 0.0 33.0
9 Derbyshire 5 0 4 1 9 9 0.0 21.0

Still in deep relegation trouble!

There's only one way to go now. Down and down.

 

[Surf's Up]

Three wins do not a summer make - its downhill from here on in.