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Post by hhsussex on Aug 30, 2018 11:17:46 GMT
Hooray for the first innings lead (ironic emoji insert here)
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nemmo
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Post by nemmo on Aug 30, 2018 11:29:26 GMT
Given the conditions not a terrible outcome though a lead of 50-100 was doable and would have been nice.
Don't think pitches like this are good for championship cricket. Let's hope they are skittled before conditions improve.
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Post by philh on Aug 30, 2018 17:46:33 GMT
I wasn't at the game today, but judging from the scorecard, it was not one our best day of the season. I'm hoping that we don't have to chase much more than 250 and that the track is getting easier, but others who were present may be able to enlighten. It would be a disappointing game to lose and only collect 3 points.
Whilst the professionals always say that they only concentrate on their own game (I've never believed that!), they must be casting an eye on the Warwickshire and Kent scores. Warwickshire look set for maximum points, while we have to hope that Derbyshire can play out a draw against Kent.
But, there's a long way to go. September is packed with 4 more games where weather, luck, weather, weather and good form will all make a difference.
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Post by markcol92 on Aug 30, 2018 23:23:04 GMT
Malan was very lucky today, clearly knicked one behind when on 18 to archer who was visibly aggrieved- furthermore looked lbw to archer again just before tea - this would look a very different game now if these decisions had gone out way
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Post by hhsussex on Aug 31, 2018 11:08:14 GMT
Good figures for Ollie Robinson again and for Jofra Archer. Including the Loughborough game Robinson has now passed 50 wickets and is fulfilling the potential he showed 3 years ago, and has replaced Magoffin as the go to man for length and line.
Now to get 231.
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Post by hhsussex on Aug 31, 2018 13:11:45 GMT
Salt Wells Haines Finch Wright Brown Archer Jordan Robinson Briggs Beer Surprised that Burgess should have been completely dropped, though his form has tailed off recently, I think the club should have faith in him. And Wright has done very little to inspire confidence in his strengths as an anchor of the batting this year.
Beer for Wiese? Surely not.
5 balls, 0 runs. He's out of form or out of luck, and not contributing what we need. Burgess or Rawlins would arguably have done better than this, and could not have done worse. |
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 31, 2018 13:36:21 GMT
Surprised that Burgess should have been completely dropped, though his form has tailed off recently, I think the club should have faith in him. And Wright has done very little to inspire confidence in his strengths as an anchor of the batting this year.
Beer for Wiese? Surely not.
5 balls, 0 runs. He's out of form or out of luck, and not contributing what we need. Burgess or Rawlins would arguably have done better than this, and could not have done worse. Burgess for Wright PLEASE! |
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Post by philh on Aug 31, 2018 13:54:52 GMT
It looks like this is going to be like the Kent defeat - a low-scoring game where the opposition ground out just enough runs. Our inexperienced batting is not good enough when the going is tough. The amazing run of results had to end some time.
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 31, 2018 14:14:20 GMT
Malan was very lucky today, clearly knicked one behind when on 18 to archer who was visibly aggrieved- furthermore looked lbw to archer again just before tea - this would look a very different game now if these decisions had gone out way To quote Liam Brady from a Radio Sussex interview after Brighton nearly went out in the cup to Canvey Island "if my granny had bulls she'd be my grandad". We have lost this because we batted poorly. |
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Aug 31, 2018 14:52:39 GMT
Malan was very lucky today, clearly knicked one behind when on 18 to archer who was visibly aggrieved- furthermore looked lbw to archer again just before tea - this would look a very different game now if these decisions had gone out way Did he nick it or was it off the pad/thigh pad? |
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Post by joe on Aug 31, 2018 15:58:19 GMT
67 effing extras!!
The game would have been won if we hadn’t gifted them 67 runs, we lost by 55!
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Post by herring on Aug 31, 2018 17:25:53 GMT
Just got home from Lords. Terrible batting. Not one of top order batsmen applied themselves whereas Holden and Malan did. Robinson and Archer who were fantastic must be very angry
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 31, 2018 17:28:00 GMT
46 too many extras conceded.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Aug 31, 2018 21:21:32 GMT
I am glad the Forum are picking up on the Club 'elephant in the room'.
Sussex Extras: 67 over two innings
Middlesex Extras: 21 over two innings
A difference of 46 runs. Sussex lost by 55 runs. What a mighty close match it was then!
The most embarrassing aspect for the Sussex bowlers was the fact that 24 of those 67 runs
given away were no-balls and this is a team who are seriously vying for promotion this
season.
I have no idea what the Sussex bowling coaches are up to at present, but sorting out and
stopping those no-balls must surely be a top priority.
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Post by hhsussex on Sept 1, 2018 6:36:32 GMT
I am glad the Forum are picking up on the Club 'elephant in the room'. Sussex Extras: 67 over two innings
Middlesex Extras: 21 over two inningsA difference of 46 runs. Sussex lost by 55 runs. What a mighty close match it was then! The most embarrassing aspect for the Sussex bowlers was the fact that 24 of those 67 runs given away were no-balls and this is a team who are seriously vying for promotion this season. I have no idea what the Sussex bowling coaches are up to at present, but sorting out and stopping those no-balls must surely be a top priority. Finally an admission by Gillespie that "if we're being honest we probably gave away too many extras....these are some things we need to be better at"
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