Post by longstop on Apr 29, 2019 9:57:45 GMT
This weekend’s results didn’t have much affect on the positions in the Southern Group of the Royal London One Day Cup, but the top of the table has bunched up for a potentially exciting end to the qualifiers. Sussex’s impressive win over Middlesex pushed Middlesex down to fifth and moved Sussex up to third. The top two places are retained by Somerset and Hampshire but both suffered defeats on Sunday to break their run of four consecutive wins.
The next opponents for Sussex are Essex, who were the conquerors of holders Hampshire on Sunday. In that game, Essex posted a total of 341 for 6 which Hampshire never looked likely to reach, falling 111 runs short. Ravi Bopara and Ryan ten Doeschate both scored 89, sharing a partnership of 150 in just under 20 overs to turn the game in their favour.
Essex’s only other win in their five games was away to Glamorgan in their first game when they shot out Glamorgan for 146 to win by 180 runs. In their next three games against Middlesex, Surrey and Somerset, they recorded three losses, conceding a big total against Middlesex and falling short in the batting department against Surrey. Against Somerset, they became victims of a Duckworth Lewis game and lost narrowly.
Peter Siddle has been the pick of the Essex bowlers in this competition with 11 wickets at just under 20 each conceding under 6 runs per over. Runs have been shared around, but, as yet, no one has shown the consistency Essex need to qualify.
Sussex haven’t managed to win a game against Essex in the last four years in this competition, so it’s a good time to put that right. The games have been close, but at Eastbourne last year, for example, the score of 281 for 7, which included a century for Laurie Evans, was reached in 48 overs by Essex losing six wickets on the way.
A defeat for Essex would probably mean the end of their chances of qualifying whilst a win for Sussex will put them in a strong position. Can Sussex make it four wins out of five? We will see.
The next opponents for Sussex are Essex, who were the conquerors of holders Hampshire on Sunday. In that game, Essex posted a total of 341 for 6 which Hampshire never looked likely to reach, falling 111 runs short. Ravi Bopara and Ryan ten Doeschate both scored 89, sharing a partnership of 150 in just under 20 overs to turn the game in their favour.
Essex’s only other win in their five games was away to Glamorgan in their first game when they shot out Glamorgan for 146 to win by 180 runs. In their next three games against Middlesex, Surrey and Somerset, they recorded three losses, conceding a big total against Middlesex and falling short in the batting department against Surrey. Against Somerset, they became victims of a Duckworth Lewis game and lost narrowly.
Peter Siddle has been the pick of the Essex bowlers in this competition with 11 wickets at just under 20 each conceding under 6 runs per over. Runs have been shared around, but, as yet, no one has shown the consistency Essex need to qualify.
Sussex haven’t managed to win a game against Essex in the last four years in this competition, so it’s a good time to put that right. The games have been close, but at Eastbourne last year, for example, the score of 281 for 7, which included a century for Laurie Evans, was reached in 48 overs by Essex losing six wickets on the way.
A defeat for Essex would probably mean the end of their chances of qualifying whilst a win for Sussex will put them in a strong position. Can Sussex make it four wins out of five? We will see.
