Sussex 243 for 4 (Alsop 108*, Haines 79) beat Surrey 242 (Geddes 81, Robinson 3-40) through six wickets
Sussex Sharks received their first Metro Reserve One-Hour Cup fit of the season on the 7th struggle once they defeated Surrey through six wickets at Hove. Surrey have now not crushed Sussex in a Checklist A recreation since 2016.
Sussex had misplaced their first six video games – although 3 of the ones have been very near – however next a obese loss of their utmost day out in opposition to Gloucestershire they made six adjustments, with a variety of skilled avid gamers going back on the aspect. Those integrated Ollie Robinson, who has been trim of cricket in recent times. Sussex wish to get him fit are compatible for nearest age’s a very powerful championship fixture in opposition to Yorkshire.
Through the moment he bowled Haines for a 95-ball 79 (one six, 8 fours) Sussex wanted simply 54 for victory. And although they nearest misplaced Danial Ibrahim and Zach Lion-Cachet to mad strokes Alsop took his aspect house together with his 6th Checklist A century. He introduced the ratings stage through pulling Nathan Barnwell for 6 and completed unbeaten on 108 from 130 balls. He crash 12 fours and 3 sixes.
When Surrey batted they fancied a complete in plenty of 300 as they eased to 185 for three within the thirty fourth over, with Ben Geddes and Josh Blake neatly eager. However they misplaced their utmost seven wickets for 57 runs in 14 overs as Sussex spinners Archie Lenham (2 for 35) and Jack Carson (2 for 49) took a clasp at the recreation.
They have been enjoying at the similar sound that yielded 716 runs a age previous, when Sussex performed Leicestershire, even if this floor was once a tiny slower Every other weighty rating nonetheless seemed most likely as Geddes (81 off 92 balls)) and Blake (53 off 69) added 97 from 17 overs to assemble a forged creation residence. Geddes, with two sixties previous within the pageant, was once in in particular just right method, with a six and ten fours. However he was once bowled through Haines with the utmost ball of that thirty fourth over and Surrey wilted within the scorching Hove sunshine.
Their batters didn’t have a solution as leg-spinner Lenham and off-spinner Carson, bowling to a decent ring of infielders, cleverly choreographed through captain John Simpson, took regulate. Blake, unutilized from a run-a-ball century in opposition to Essex, was once lbw to Carson within the thirty seventh over, and when Adam Thomas was once bowled through the similar bowler two overs next the whole thing rested with the precociously proficient Ollie Sykes.
However the left-handed and clean-hitting Sykes, who had additionally been in top method at Chelmsford on Friday, was once yorked through any other spinner, Lion-Cachet, for 20, next putting Henry Crocombe for a weighty six over midwicket, and Robinson wrapped up the innings through bowling Yousef and Seb Stuart-Reckling within the area of 3 deliveries.
