Post by longstop on Jun 14, 2021 10:50:06 GMT
With two good wins in the bank, Sussex head to Chelmsford to meet Essex. Essex finished last season's competition with only two wins from nine completed games and consequently failed to qualify the latter stages of the competition. This season, Essex started well with an impressive win against Somerset where they chased 185 and won with 7 balls and 3 wickets to spare. In that game, Jimmy Neesham scored 53 off 26 balls to steer Essex home.
The win at Taunton, though, was followed by two defeats. In the home defeat to Hampshire, Essex fell 13 short of the visitor's target of 155. This was followed by a defeat to Glamorgan in which Glamorgan passed the Essex target of 153 with 7 wickets in hand.
The Essex batsmen have yet to shine this year, although the bowling of Simon Harmer and Sam Cook has been economical.
Last season, Sussex won and lost to Essex in the T20 Blast. Can Sussex make it three in a row? We are just going to have to wait and see, I guess.
Southern Group - Current League table (as of Monday 14th June AM)
Kent P3 Pts 6
Surrey P2 Pts 4
Sussex P2 Pts 4
Glamorgan P2 Pts 2
Essex P3 Pts 2
Gloucestershire P3 Pts 2
Hampshire P3 Pts 2
Somerset P2 Pts 0
Middlesex P2 Pts 0
Southern Group - Upcoming fixtures
Surrey v Glamorgan (Oval) - Monday
Middlesex v Hampshire (Radlett) - Tuesday
Somerset v Kent (Taunton) - Tuesday
Glamorgan v Kent (Cardiff) - Wednesday
The win at Taunton, though, was followed by two defeats. In the home defeat to Hampshire, Essex fell 13 short of the visitor's target of 155. This was followed by a defeat to Glamorgan in which Glamorgan passed the Essex target of 153 with 7 wickets in hand.
The Essex batsmen have yet to shine this year, although the bowling of Simon Harmer and Sam Cook has been economical.
Last season, Sussex won and lost to Essex in the T20 Blast. Can Sussex make it three in a row? We are just going to have to wait and see, I guess.
Southern Group - Current League table (as of Monday 14th June AM)
Kent P3 Pts 6
Surrey P2 Pts 4
Sussex P2 Pts 4
Glamorgan P2 Pts 2
Essex P3 Pts 2
Gloucestershire P3 Pts 2
Hampshire P3 Pts 2
Somerset P2 Pts 0
Middlesex P2 Pts 0
Southern Group - Upcoming fixtures
Surrey v Glamorgan (Oval) - Monday
Middlesex v Hampshire (Radlett) - Tuesday
Somerset v Kent (Taunton) - Tuesday
Glamorgan v Kent (Cardiff) - Wednesday
