Post by longstop on May 4, 2019 6:31:21 GMT
If nothing else, Sussex supporters have had plenty of excitement from this year’s Royal London One Day Cup. Supporters who travelled to Chelmsford or the Ageas Bowl are likely to have shorter finger nails after two exciting games. In the end, one went our way with a one wicket win at Chelmsford and one went the wrong way as we fell 9 short of Hampshire’s score.
It means that we go into the two last games feeling that we could have had 5 wins out of 6, although you could argue that we could be mid-table with 3 wins out of 6. As it is we have 4 wins and with the top three qualifying for the next stage of the competition, Sussex could still fail to qualify if they win their last two games. Conversely, one win could be enough. At the top Hampshire lead with 12 points, followed by Somerset, Sussex and Middlesex who all have 8 points.
Gloucestershire are just behind the top pack with 6 points and will need a win when they come to Eastbourne on Sunday. At the same time, the top two Somerset and Hampshire will be playing at Taunton. Gloucestershire have had a mixed week. After beating Somerset at Bristol, they lost to Glamorgan. And, that’s been the story of their RLODC campaign, which started with an emphatic win over Surrey who were skittled out for 88, but has since ebbed and flowed.
It’s been their batting that has sometimes fallen short and runs have generally been shared around. Gareth Roderick has been the biggest contributor and the only player to reach three figures in the tournament. Jack Taylor has added some important runs in the middle order and was the main culprit for spoiling our day at Eastbourne two years ago. When it comes to bowling, again there are no standouts with wickets shared around.
Last year’s game against Gloucestershire was washed out and the previous year’s game resulted in defeats as Sussex scored too few. In the same fixture at Eastbourne two years ago, Sussex posted a total of 240 with Luke Wright being the top scorer with 84. Jofra Archer hit a lively 30 to improve our chances, but it was not enough. Chris Liddle did the damage that day with figures of 5 for 52. Sussex tied Gloucestershire down until Jack Taylor struck 64 in 36 balls for Gloucestershire to guide the visitors to a 6 wicket victory.
On the surface, Sussex look capable of winning the two remaining home games and qualifying for the next stage, but Sussex’s top order need to be on better form rather than leaving it to the middle and lower order to rescue things. Can Sussex make a big step to qualifying at Eastbourne? We will see.
It means that we go into the two last games feeling that we could have had 5 wins out of 6, although you could argue that we could be mid-table with 3 wins out of 6. As it is we have 4 wins and with the top three qualifying for the next stage of the competition, Sussex could still fail to qualify if they win their last two games. Conversely, one win could be enough. At the top Hampshire lead with 12 points, followed by Somerset, Sussex and Middlesex who all have 8 points.
Gloucestershire are just behind the top pack with 6 points and will need a win when they come to Eastbourne on Sunday. At the same time, the top two Somerset and Hampshire will be playing at Taunton. Gloucestershire have had a mixed week. After beating Somerset at Bristol, they lost to Glamorgan. And, that’s been the story of their RLODC campaign, which started with an emphatic win over Surrey who were skittled out for 88, but has since ebbed and flowed.
It’s been their batting that has sometimes fallen short and runs have generally been shared around. Gareth Roderick has been the biggest contributor and the only player to reach three figures in the tournament. Jack Taylor has added some important runs in the middle order and was the main culprit for spoiling our day at Eastbourne two years ago. When it comes to bowling, again there are no standouts with wickets shared around.
Last year’s game against Gloucestershire was washed out and the previous year’s game resulted in defeats as Sussex scored too few. In the same fixture at Eastbourne two years ago, Sussex posted a total of 240 with Luke Wright being the top scorer with 84. Jofra Archer hit a lively 30 to improve our chances, but it was not enough. Chris Liddle did the damage that day with figures of 5 for 52. Sussex tied Gloucestershire down until Jack Taylor struck 64 in 36 balls for Gloucestershire to guide the visitors to a 6 wicket victory.
On the surface, Sussex look capable of winning the two remaining home games and qualifying for the next stage, but Sussex’s top order need to be on better form rather than leaving it to the middle and lower order to rescue things. Can Sussex make a big step to qualifying at Eastbourne? We will see.
