[Cricket] Sussex vs Northants County Championship Division Two at Hove

[Moshe Gariani]

They're getting a decent round of applause at least.

 

[Nobby]

Worse than that defeat. Can you see us getting within 175 of our target? So, worst defeat ever against Northampton -not worst since any time.

No. Worst runs defeat for Sussex in history against anyone EVER

 

[DJ NOBO]

I’m looking forward to the Sussex Website interview with Gillespie.
“So Dizz, didn’t quite go as planned today ....”
Or
“dizz, a bit of disappointing performance “

I’m as fed up with Sussex’s PR nonsense as with their batting

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Northants up to 4th in the table.

Just below Sussex...

 

[A1X]

Worst runs defeat for Sussex in history against anyone EVER

 

[Gwylan]

The club puts a spin on playing younger players, but that’s not because they’re super-talented , it’s because they’re cheap.

But they're not that young.

Ok, Salt is 22 and Rawlins is, I think, 21 but Wells, Chopra, Evans, Brown and Wiese are all in their 30s (as is van Zyl). Haines is the only other genuinely young batter.

I think the problem is there are too many bits and pieces cricketers: Wells probably keeps his place because he bowls, Thomason and Beer are described as all-rounders - but they're not really. They're trying to turn Garton into a batsman now ... and he's someone with genuine pace.

I think Chopra is a step in the right direction though; we need another one

 

[banjo]

Right lads let’s score one less than our first innings, then we can all feck off down the beach for the afternoon.

 

[studio150]

No. Worst runs defeat for Sussex in history against anyone EVER

Is it also our record lowest run total from two completed innings in a first class match?

 

[GT49er]

No. Worst runs defeat for Sussex in history against anyone EVER

Apparently not - quite.

 

[BensGrandad]

Oh dear I got it wrong as I thought Northants would declare and then bowl us out but they didnt and still bowled us out today.

 

[brightonmark1234]

Embarrassing from Sussex but superb from Northamptonshire against a poor Sussex side and we had them 99 for 6 on the first day and they still managed to get to 273

 

[GT49er]

Is it also our record lowest run total from two completed innings in a first class match?

No. 143 in two complete innings at Worthing against Warwickshire in 1964. I'm not saying that's our lowest ever either, it's just an example of a lower total than today. Even Ian Thompson getting 10-49 in their first innings couldn't save us; mind you, nothing could help if you get bowled out for 23 chasing 206 in the second innings!

 

[Luke93]

106, 105.

At least some consistency is back!

 

[vegster]

Right lads let’s score one less than our first innings, then we can all feck off down the beach for the afternoon.

Correct , a truly awful performance.

 

[ManOfSussex]

I just read that's the first time Northants have won at Hove in the County Championship since 1983.

Very briefly in 1997 as an 18 year old I worked at a hotel just off Hove seafront where Northamptonshire CCC stayed (They all had big glasses of milk with their breakfast I remember) when playing Sussex the year we finished bottom of the County Championship - not even THAT Sussex side of 1997 lost at home to Northants.

 

[Joe Gatting's Dad]

Appalling to lose so weakly for the second week running against the bottom team.

Time for Rob Andrew to step up and earn his wages.

 

[Nobby]

Apparently not - quite.

Worst runs defeat against a first class County

 

[GT49er]

Worst runs defeat against a first class County

No it's not. Surrey in the 1930s.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07fspfk

 

[ManOfSussex]

No it's not. Surrey in the 1930s.

It was 388 runs to Surrey in 1939 apparently - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Surrey_first-class_cricket_records#Results_by_opponent