Sussex V Middlesex FPT Hove, Bank Holiday

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Sussex providing great entertainment for the second day, for those unable or not bothered to get over to Eastbourne Hoves the place to be.

Sussex:
C D Nash , M J Prior (wkt) , C J Adams (capt) , M W Goodwin , L J Wright , M H Yardy , C D Hopkinson , R S C Martin-Jenkins , T M J Smith , R J Kirtley , J D Lewry

Middlesex:
E T Smith (capt) , E C Joyce , A J Strauss , O A Shah , E J G Morgan , V D Philander , G K Berg , B J M Scott (wkt) , T J Murtagh , S D Udal , D Evans

Liddle replaced by Lewry and Ollie still 12th man. So far RMJ, Lewry, Wright and Kirtly have bowled without much joy. Fantastic reflex catch by Yardy. Thought we lost yesterday due to the three dropped catchs, Adams and Kirtley in the slips and Nash with skyer on the boundary.

After 17 overs

MIddlesex are 101 for 1

Joyce has just got his 50 (61)

Straus 11

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Half way

Joyce still in on 77

Shah on 2

Smith and Yardy both bowling well and we have slowed down the scoring

Midfdlesex 134 for 2

Come on Sussex

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Yardy on fire just got Joyce out for 80 caught and bowled.

Middlesex 139 for 3

Live Leesey commentary

BBC SPORT | Cricket

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Well 45 overs gone

Middlesex are 225 for 4

I reckon they will be aiming for 280 plus with a final slog.

I'm off for me tea. Looking forward to Sussex innings, Kirtley back on from the Cromwell Road end.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Half way on the sussex reply, looking good, bar Nash getting beat by a quick ball, edging to the keeper, all moving along nicely.

Prior has another half century, 50 partnership up and playing the slow bowler well. After 27 overs

Sussex 132 for 1
Prior 67
Adams 30

Wierdest thing today is the Middlesex kit, not so much the colours Pink and Navy squares but when they wear the matching caps, they look like a bunch of Jockeys wearing racing silks. But what isnt cricket is Philander was bowling with his shirt hanging out, it just is'nt cricket, come on now tuck it in...

 

[SeagullTim]

Lancashire: 78-7 ( 29.1 overs ) Scotland: 155-9 ( 50.0 overs ) In Play

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Come on Scotland, give those lankys a beating, not even the rain can save them.

With 10 overs to go at Hove we really should'nt have the tight finish we had yesterday. 8 wickets in hand, Hoppo not required.

222 for 2

Adams 75
Murray 29


52 needed of 60 balls to win our first game

 

[The Large One]

Sussex closing in on victory now.

Sussex 266/3

Adams 104*
Goodwin 44

 

[The Oldman]

Goodwin gone but we only need 5 runs with 2 plus overs to go

 

[The Oldman]

2 runs needed

 

[The Oldman]

We have won! Adams no 109

 

[The Large One]

Middlesex commentator calls us Kent and Surrey within the space of 2 minutes.

Sake.

 

[dougdeep]

About bloody time too!

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

So if we rattle up 450 against Surrey on Wednesday and bowl them out for about 12, we'll be in the quarter finals. Ace.

 

[SNOOBS]

Adams was superb

 

[The Oldman]

So if we rattle up 450 against Surrey on Wednesday and bowl them out for about 12, we'll be in the quarter finals. Ace.

If we don't blame Guy McGregor!

 

[Row Z Creased Shirt]

Excellent win. Good bowling kept them down to 273 on a 300 pitch and the batting was sublime, well done grizz it was a great ton.