- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras62 (b 9, lb 22, nb 30, w 1)TOTAL269 all out (77.5 Overs, RR: 3.45)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Sam Robson, 6.5 ov), 2-10 (Nick Gubbins, 7.6 ov), 3-69 (Adam Voges, 21.5 ov), 4-76 (James Franklin, 26.5 ov), 5-121 (Nick Compton, 40.5 ov), 6-169 (John Simpson, 56.6 ov), 7-174 (Neil Dexter, 58.2 ov), 8-203 (James Harris, 67.1 ov), 9-231 (Ollie Rayner, 70.5 ov), 10-269 (Toby Roland-Jones, 77.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SJ Magoffin 23 8 61 3 2.65 0 2 A Shahzad 9.2 2 28 2 3.00 1 0 ME Hobden 16.4 3 82 1 4.92 0 11 OE Robinson 20.5 6 46 4 2.20 0 0 CD Nash 8 1 21 0 2.62 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras34 (b 10, lb 6, nb 12, w 6)TOTAL192 all out (49.1 Overs, RR: 3.9)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Chris Nash, 4.6 ov), 2-45 (Matt Machan, 7.4 ov), 3-59 (Michael Yardy, 10.2 ov), 4-71 (Ed Joyce, 17.5 ov), 5-76 (Craig Cachopa, 20.3 ov), 6-110 (Luke Wright, 30.4 ov), 7-151 (Steve Magoffin, 37.5 ov), 8-161 (Ollie Robinson, 42.1 ov), 9-192 (Ben Brown, 48.1 ov), 10-192 (Matthew Hobden, 49.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JAR Harris 16 1 79 3 4.93 2 0 ST Finn 13.1 1 56 2 4.25 0 2 TS Roland-Jones 10 5 6 2 0.60 0 1 NJ Dexter 5 1 20 0 4.00 0 0 JEC Franklin 1 0 10 0 10.00 0 1 OP Rayner 4 1 5 2 1.25 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras22 (b 5, lb 7, nb 10)TOTAL209 all out (55.4 Overs, RR: 3.75)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Nick Gubbins, 1.3 ov), 2-56 (Sam Robson, 13.5 ov), 3-68 (Nick Compton, 17.4 ov), 4-68 (James Franklin, 17.5 ov), 5-102 (Neil Dexter, 27.5 ov), 6-103 (Adam Voges, 29.1 ov), 7-143 (Ollie Rayner, 39.4 ov), 8-188 (John Simpson, 51.6 ov), 9-192 (James Harris, 52.4 ov), 10-209 (Steven Finn, 55.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SJ Magoffin 20.4 7 49 4 2.37 0 0 OE Robinson 17 1 62 4 3.64 0 0 ME Hobden 16 2 80 1 5.00 0 3 CD Nash 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (b 1, lb 3, nb 4)TOTAL207 all out (52.5 Overs, RR: 3.91)Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Chris Nash, 13.5 ov), 2-92 (Matt Machan, 21.3 ov), 3-94 (Ed Joyce, 23.3 ov), 4-123 (Craig Cachopa, 28.5 ov), 5-138 (Luke Wright, 33.5 ov), 6-147 (Michael Yardy, 39.6 ov), 7-185 (Ben Brown, 46.1 ov), 8-205 (Ollie Robinson, 48.4 ov), 9-205 (Steve Magoffin, 49.4 ov), 10-207 (Ajmal Shahzad, 52.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ST Finn 15.5 2 51 4 3.22 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 10 0 44 1 4.40 0 2 JAR Harris 11 1 52 0 4.72 0 0 OP Rayner 4 1 15 1 3.75 0 0 NJ Dexter 12 3 41 4 3.41 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sussex , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
10,11,12 May 2015 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Middlesex 21, Sussex 3
Close of Play
- Sun, 10 May - day 1 - Sussex 1st innings 66/3 (EC Joyce 3*, SJ Magoffin 3*, 16 ov)
- Mon, 11 May - day 2 - Middlesex 2nd innings 126/6 (JA Simpson 0*, OP Rayner 19*, 34 ov)
- Tue, 12 May - day 3 - Sussex 2nd innings 207 (52.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Middlesex 1st innings
- Ajmal Shahzad went off injured after two balls of the 42nd over, the over was completed by Matthew Hobden
Match Coverage
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Middlesex, unfancied as Championship contenders after their poor finish to last season, cemented top spot in the First Division by beating Sussex by 79 runs at Hove to claim their third successive win
Advantage Middlesex as wickets tumble
Division One leaders Middlesex are well placed to claim their third successive win after another bowler-dominated day at Hove
Shahzad injury is a worry for Sussex
An injury to Ajmal Shahzad put a dampener on Sussex's opening day against Middlesex after they dismissed the LV= County Championship leaders relatively cheaply at Hove