Somerset vs Sussex, at Taunton, , Aug 21 2012 - Match Result

RESULT

Taunton, August 21 - 24, 2012, County Championship Division One

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Somerset

247 & 195

Sussex

(T:164) 279 & 115/5

Match drawn

Sussex denied in pursuit of top spot

Sussex needed only 49 runs for victory with five wickets intact when bad weather confirmed a draw in their match against Somerset

24-Aug-2012•Ivo Tennant at Taunton

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Scorecard summary

Somerset • 247/10(86.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

123 (230)

7/60 (31.5)

26 (41)

2/22 (9)

Sussex • 279/10(84.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

57* (51)

5/70 (30.3)

52 (91)

2/59 (25)

Somerset • 195/10(58.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

59 (83)

6/77 (26.5)

38 (46)

3/45 (14)

Sussex • 115/5(36.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

26 (52)

3/60 (13)

24 (46)

2/46 (18)

36.3

•

Kirby to Brown, no run

36.2

•

Kirby to Brown, no run

36.1

•

Kirby to Brown, no run

end of over 361 run

SUSS: 115/5CRR: 3.19

Luke Wells22 (48b 5x4)

Ben Brown10 (24b 1x4)

Abdur Rehman 18-3-46-2

Steve Kirby 4-1-7-0

35.6

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

35.5

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

35.4

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

35.3

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

35.2

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

35.1

Abdur to Brown, 1 run

end of over 355 runs

SUSS: 114/5CRR: 3.25

Luke Wells22 (43b 5x4)

Ben Brown9 (23b 1x4)

Steve Kirby 4-1-7-0

Abdur Rehman 17-3-45-2

34.6

•

Kirby to Wells, no run

34.5

•

Kirby to Wells, no run

34.4

•

Kirby to Wells, no run

34.3

Kirby to Wells, FOUR runs

34.2

Kirby to Brown, 1 run

34.1

•

Kirby to Brown, no run

end of over 344 runs

SUSS: 109/5CRR: 3.20

Luke Wells18 (39b 4x4)

Ben Brown8 (21b 1x4)

Abdur Rehman 17-3-45-2

Steve Kirby 3-1-2-0

33.6

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

33.5

Abdur to Wells, FOUR runs

33.4

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

33.3

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

33.2

•

Abdur to Wells, no run

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Match details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Somerset, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2012
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	21,22,23,24 August 2012 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Nick Cook Rob Bailey
Points	Somerset 7, Sussex 8

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Sussex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
EC Joyce	caught	24	46
CD Nash	bowled	26	52
LJ Wright	bowled	22	17
MW Goodwin	caught	0	6
MH Yardy	caught	9	23
LWP Wells	not out	22	48
BC Brown	not out	10	27
Extras	(lb 2)
Total	115(5 wkts; 36.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
PD Trego	13	3	60	3	4.61
Abdur Rehman	18	3	46	2	2.55
AV Suppiah	1	1	0	0	0
SP Kirby	4.3	1	7	0	1.55

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	44	Ed Joyce	Chris Nash
2nd	27	Luke Wright	Chris Nash
3rd	1	Murray Goodwin	Luke Wright
4th	0	Michael Yardy	Luke Wright
5th	24	Michael Yardy	Luke Wells
6th	19	Ben Brown	Luke Wells

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County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WARKS	16	6	1	9	211
SOM	16	5	1	10	187
MIDDX	16	5	4	7	172
SUSS	16	5	5	6	167
NOTTS	16	4	2	10	163
DURH	16	5	5	5	157
SURR	16	3	4	8	139
LANCS	16	1	5	10	106
WORCS	16	1	8	7	96
YORKS	-	-	-	-	-

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