Sussex v Essex Day 2

[Beeneys gloves]

100 partnership up now and Napier moving towards his own ton

Essex 325/8

 

[CHAPPERS]

Need wickets quick

 

[CHAPPERS]

340 all out, Mushy takes out the tail.

 

[Simster]

Two solid batting performances now required if we're going to win this. 300/5 ish at close of play and I'll be happy.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Shit, Monty out early. 6/1.

Cottey best get some more runs...

 

[Beeneys gloves]

Uh oh Goodwin goes, bowled by Brant for 11

Its up to Cottey and Grizzly now

19/2

 

[Italiaseagull]

Sussex Innings

M W Goodwin b S A Brant 11
R R Montgomerie c N Hussain b S A Brant 1
P A Cottey not out 20
C J Adams not out 13

Extras: 1

Total 12.3 overs (for 2 wickets) 46

 

[CHAPPERS]

Adams gone 53/3

hen the f*** is Grizzly gonna sort himself out and get some big runs in the Championship?

 

[CHAPPERS]

On a side note. I've got Heath Streak to get higher than 48 points on bethilo today. 20 points for a wicket, 10 for a catch and 1 per run. He's on 30 not out. 1 wicket and i'm in profit . 22p a point. Come on Heathy baby!

He got 50 not out. 44p up already. a couple of wickets would be nice. I like the sound of £4.40 per wicket.

 

[Simster]

Cottee reaches 50, Sussex 112/3

Batting Cottee.


(WTF has happened to him?)

 

[Trigger]

Its called "my expensive 5 year contract expires after this season, i better start performing unlike the last 4 years"
But well done anyway TC

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I've just looked Cottee up in The Cricketers' Who's Who

He has an interesting "opinion on cricket":-

"sides should be selected on present form"

Hmmm.

Mind you, since every ball this midget faces is a bouncer, I guess we need to make some allowances.

 

[Italiaseagull]

Sussex Innings

M W Goodwin b S A Brant 11
R R Montgomerie c N Hussain b S A Brant 1
P A Cottey not out 54
C J Adams c J S Foster b G R Napier 20
T R Ambrose not out 35
Extras 3

Total 39.4 overs (for 3 wickets) 124

 

[Simster]

The pisser is that Surrey have skittled Warks for a 110 run first innings lead.

The way things are going, if we don't win Surrey could well be out of sight by mid-July.

 

[CHAPPERS]

South Africa struggling at 10/2 but the wrong bowler is taking th wickets. f*** off Hondo you lord, leave some for Streak!!

 

[CHAPPERS]

Ambrose passes 50.

149/3

Partnership now worth 96, keep going boys, 500 to have a chance of winning. Bat till tomorrow, mid afternoon. Declare, bowl them out for 200and knock the runs off. Easy peasy.

*waits for middle order collapse*

 

[Italiaseagull]

Sussex Innings

M W Goodwin b S A Brant 11
R R Montgomerie c N Hussain b S A Brant 1
P A Cottey not out 75
C J Adams c J S Foster b G R Napier 20
T R Ambrose not out 67
Extras: 3

Total 58.0 overs (for 3 wickets) 177

Going along nicely.

 

[Simster]

182/3 at tea. Splendid session for the martlets where we didn't lose a wicket. Cottee has reached 80.


Battin Cottee. Battin Timmy.

 

[Storer68]

Sussex 1st innings R M B 4 6
MW Goodwin b Brant 11 29 24 1 0
RR Montgomerie c Hussain b Brant 1 7 5 0 0
PA Cottey not out 80 224 171 9 0
*CJ Adams c Foster b Napier 20 33 21 4 0
+TR Ambrose not out 67 165 133 10 0
Extras (lb 1, nb 2) 3
Total (3 wickets, 58.5 overs) 182

To Bat: RSC Martin-Jenkins, MJ Prior, MJG Davis, Mushtaq Ahmed,
RJ Kirtley, JD Lewry.

FoW: 1-4 (Montgomerie), 2-13 (Goodwin), 3-53 (Adams).

Bowling O M R W
Dakin 14 5 31 0
Brant 14 3 46 2
ten Doeschate 6 1 27 0 (1nb)
Napier 12 2 39 1
Middlebrook 12.5 1 38 0

 

[Simster]

Cottey hits a ton. Ambrose also still there on 84no.

222/3, looking very tasty indeed.