- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras36 (b 13, lb 12, nb 6, w 5)TOTAL375 all out (115.3 Overs, RR: 3.24)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Ed Joyce, 5.5 ov), 2-25 (Chris Nash, 8.3 ov), 3-159 (Murray Goodwin, 45.2 ov), 4-171 (Joe Gatting, 46.4 ov), 5-184 (Matt Prior, 48.4 ov), 6-212 (Michael Yardy, 59.5 ov), 7-234 (William Adkin, 71.6 ov), 8-274 (Amjad Khan, 81.2 ov), 9-323 (Ben Brown, 101.1 ov), 10-375 (Monty Panesar, 115.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras22 (b 10, lb 2, nb 10)TOTAL222 all out (70 Overs, RR: 3.17)Fall of wickets: 1-64 (James Cameron, 17.5 ov), 2-83 (Vikram Solanki, 30.2 ov), 3-99 (Daryl Mitchell, 35.3 ov), 4-99 (Moeen Ali, 36.6 ov), 5-116 (Aneesh Kapil, 45.5 ov), 6-189 (Gareth Andrew, 60.5 ov), 7-199 (Ben Scott, 62.5 ov), 8-200 (Richard Jones, 63.5 ov), 9-220 (Alexei Kervezee, 68.5 ov), 10-222 (Alan Richardson, 69.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB A Khan 20 5 77 3 3.85 0 2 JE Anyon 13 2 47 1 3.61 0 0 WA Adkin 9 2 28 1 3.11 0 3 MS Panesar 27 9 58 5 2.14 0 0 CD Nash 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (b 1, lb 4, w 1)TOTAL267/4d (70.2 Overs, RR: 3.79)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Chris Nash, 5.6 ov), 2-152 (Ed Joyce, 44.1 ov), 3-227 (Murray Goodwin, 63.5 ov), 4-253 (Matt Prior, 67.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 15 1 56 0 3.73 1 0 A Richardson 19 3 77 3 4.05 0 0 RA Jones 9 0 33 1 3.66 0 0 GM Andrew 10 1 21 0 2.10 0 0 MM Ali 11 0 52 0 4.72 0 0 DKH Mitchell 3 0 10 0 3.33 0 0 A Kapil 3.2 0 13 0 3.90 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (b 4, lb 7, nb 2)TOTAL169 all out (56.3 Overs, RR: 2.99)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (James Cameron, 6.3 ov), 2-40 (Vikram Solanki, 9.6 ov), 3-99 (Moeen Ali, 30.1 ov), 4-107 (Daryl Mitchell, 33.2 ov), 5-115 (Alexei Kervezee, 36.1 ov), 6-133 (Aneesh Kapil, 41.1 ov), 7-152 (Ben Scott, 48.4 ov), 8-156 (Gareth Andrew, 49.6 ov), 9-160 (Kemar Roach, 53.5 ov), 10-169 (Alan Richardson, 56.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB A Khan 12 2 43 3 3.58 0 0 JE Anyon 16.3 2 55 4 3.33 0 0 WA Adkin 5 1 17 0 3.40 0 0 MS Panesar 15 7 23 1 1.53 0 1 CD Nash 8 3 20 2 2.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sussex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
7,8,9,10 September 2011 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Sussex 23, Worcestershire 4
Close of Play
- Wed, 7 Sep - day 1 - Sussex 1st innings 289/8 (BC Brown 53*, JE Anyon 7*, 85 ov)
- Thu, 8 Sep - day 2 - Worcestershire 1st innings 199/7 (AN Kervezee 52*, 62.5 ov)
- Fri, 9 Sep - day 3 - Sussex 2nd innings 267/4 (JS Gatting 116*, MH Yardy 6*, 70.2 ov)
- Sat, 10 Sep - day 4 - Worcestershire 2nd innings 169 (56.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- DKH Mitchell 50 off 82 balls, 105 mins, 7x4, 0x6
- Lunch: 99/3 off 31 overs
- Lunch: 77/1 off 20 overs
- EC Joyce 50 off 98 balls, 154 mins, 7x4, 1x6
- JS Gatting 50 off 114 balls, 133 mins, 5x4, 0x6
- Tea: 187/2 off 55 overs
- JS Gatting 100 off 183 balls, 219 mins, 11x4, 1x6
- Close of play: 267/4 off 70.2 overs
- Lunch: 3/0 off 1 overs
- Tea: 83/2 off 30.2 overs
- AN Kervezee 50 off 60 balls, 84 mins, 8x4, 0x6
- Close of play: 199/7 off 62.5 overs
- Lunch: 113/2 off 31 overs
- JS Gatting 50 off 83 balls, 122 mins, 10x4, 0x6
- MW Goodwin 50 off 114 balls, 132 mins, 7x4, 0x6
- Tea: 217/6 off 63.3 overs
- BC Brown 50 off 95 balls, 118 mins, 6x4, 0x6
- Close of play: 289/8 off 85 overs
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSussex win relegation battle
Sussex ensured their survival in Division One of next year's County Championship with a resounding 251-run win over Worcestershire
Sussex keep Worcestershire sweating
Worcestershire will end the season peering over their shoulder with the nervousness of Dr Crippen's paperboy as they struggle to retain their Division One status
Sussex seize on Worcestershire's errors
Worcestershire may well go on to avoid relegation this season, but goodness me, they are making life hard for themselves
Sussex edge mistake-filled contest
Perhaps it was nerves, perhaps it was weariness or perhaps it simply explained why both sides are embroiled in the relegation tussle, but the first day of this match was characterised by a succession of errors