22/04Result
Group 3, County Championship at Brighton, Apr 22-25 2021
Yorkshire won by 48 runs
22/04Result
Group 3, County Championship at Brighton, Apr 22-25 2021
Yorkshire won by 48 runs

A 48-run winning margin for Yorkshire, who held their nerve even as Sussex's eighth-wicket pair whittled down the requirement. Credit to a young Sussex side for playing their part in a cracking contest down at Hove - what a lovely venue it is, and hopefully there'll be a crowd back in soon, filling up the deckchairs and wooden benches. For now, why not head over to Warks vs Essex at Edgbaston, and see how the home side are getting on in their run chase against the champions. Bye!

69.5
W
Bess to Crocombe, OUT, dragged down, flicked uppishly into the leg side - and David Willey grabs the chance above his head to seal Yorkshire's victory! Bess does get his sixth, a fine effort from him in the fourth innings

HT Crocombe c Willey b Bess 4 (12m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 44.44

69.4
4
Bess to Crocombe, FOUR, swung down the ground for four on the bounce! Crocombe gives it some tap, the requirement comes down below 50
69.3
0
Bess to Crocombe, no run, forward, poked into the ground in front of silly mid-off
69.2
0
Bess to Crocombe, no run, tossed up and defended to leg

Slip, silly mid-off, short leg and leg slip in

69.1
1
Bess to Hunt, 1 run, tossed up and he's forward to flick through the leg side

Just one over from Root, and Dom Bess is back looking for his sixth to finish this

"Nice Jinx mate (10th wicket fallen in Essex game)." Yep, Shah Zaib, almost over here, but there's another chase just beginning up at Edgbaston

END OF OVER:
69 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SUSS: 181/9

  • Henry Crocombe0 (5b)
  • Sean Hunt1 (2b)
  • Jordan Thompson11-2-31-2
  • Joe Root11-3-26-1
68.6
0
Thompson to Crocombe, no run, on the stumps and worked to the leg side
68.5
0
Thompson to Crocombe, no run, dug in, Crocombe had to jerk his hands out of the way as he came across
68.4
1
Thompson to Hunt, 1 run, fired in and nudged off the pads for Hunt's first run
68.3
0
Thompson to Hunt, no run, hits a length on fourth stump, beats Hunt's dangled bat... they go up for it exuberantly behind the stumps, but Thompson didn't seem too interested

Sean Hunt will come out, despite his side strain. Sussex still a long way from their target

68.2
W
Thompson to Brown, OUT, bowled him, middle stump goes cartwheeling back! Thompson crouches, roars and punches the air! Ben Brown is blasted from the crease after a fighting effort, and Yorkshire are on the brink of victory here

BC Brown b Thompson 46 (141m 111b 3x4 0x6) SR: 41.44

68.1
0
Thompson to Brown, no run,

END OF OVER:
68 | (wicket maiden) | SUSS: 180/8

  • Henry Crocombe0 (3b)
  • Ben Brown46 (109b)
  • Joe Root11-3-26-1
  • Jordan Thompson10-2-30-1

"Time for the golden-arm pair of Lyth/Rooty I think." James called it (sent 10 mins ago, I should say)

67.6
0
Root to Crocombe, no run, tossed up, slightly straighter and Crocombe gets slightly outside of the line, struck on the pad... Root is interested, but maybe some bat involved
67.5
0
Root to Crocombe, no run, flighted, full and blocked coming across
67.4
0
Root to Crocombe, no run, pushed through and tapped back

Harry Crocombe is next in

67.3
W
Root to Carson, OUT, Root does it! Steered to slip, Carson's a goner... Payback for Root, after he fell to the Sussex offspinner in the Yorkshire second innings. Nice bit of drift on this one, luring Carson into playing away from his body, the young man left slumped over his bat in disappointment

JJ Carson c Lyth b Root 18 (38m 31b 2x4 0x6) SR: 58.06

67.2
0
Root to Carson, no run, pushed through, turned to leg
67.1
0
Root to Carson, no run, slightly lower arm, slung full on off, defended

Change from the Sea End, Patterson turns to Joe Root and the England captain's offspin. Can he provide the breakthrough?

END OF OVER:
67 | 5 Runs | SUSS: 180/7

  • Ben Brown46 (109b)
  • Jack Carson18 (28b)
  • Jordan Thompson10-2-30-1
  • Dom Bess29-9-48-5

Thirteen overs until the second new ball, by the way. If it gets that far, this will be a nipper...

66.6
0
Thompson to Brown, no run, full in the blockhole, punched to mid-on
66.5
4
Thompson to Brown, FOUR, pitched full in the channel, Brown is across, clatters a hard, flat drive to the cover rope! Beats the man set back, another precious boundary
66.4
0
Thompson to Brown, no run, speared in on the stumps... maybe a hint of reverse? Brown defends doggedly
66.3
1
Thompson to Carson, 1 run, fuller on middle and leg, whipped past short midwicket, who can only get a hand on it

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Sussex 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st45TJ HainesAD Thomason
2nd19S van ZylTJ Haines
3rd17S van ZylTGR Clark
4th5BC BrownS van Zyl
5th0BC BrownDMW Rawlins
6th50BC BrownGHS Garton
7th9BC BrownOE Robinson
8th35BC BrownJJ Carson
9th0BC BrownHT Crocombe
10th6HT CrocombeSF Hunt

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