f63033 cc22657	Sussex v Essex
	Rothesay County Championship 2025 (Division 1)
Venue	The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th July 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by an innings and 39 runs
Points	Sussex 2 (Bowling 2); Essex 24 (Batting 5, Bowling 3)
Umpires	RJ Bailey, M Newell
Referee	P Whitticase
Scorers	GJ Irwin (Sussex), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 152/4 (Cox 26*, Critchley 0*; 43 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 475/9 (Harmer 25*, Porter 0*; 113.3 overs)
Close of play day 3	Sussex (2) 245/7 (Coles 99*, Karvelas 4*; 74 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
DP Hughes	c Pepper b Porter	13	29	33	2	-	22
TJ Haines	c Harmer b Ahmed	19	33	61	4	-	28
TP Alsop	c Pepper b Cook	3	3	3	-	-	2
JM Coles	c Elgar b Porter	52	70	89	7	-	44
DK Ibrahim	c Pepper b Ahmed	9	12	13	2	-	9
*+JA Simpson	c Cox b Harmer	34	88	116	6	-	74
FJ Hudson-Prentice	c Pepper b Porter	0	4	2	-	-	4
JJ Carson	c Pepper b Thain	25	32	56	5	-	22
A Karvelas	c Cox b Thain	1	3	6	-	-	2
HT Crocombe	not out	16	21	33	3	-	15
GS Sandhu	c Cook b Porter	13	29	27	3	-	25
Extras	(3 lb, 16 nb)	19
Total	(all out, 52.4 overs)	204
Fall of wickets:
1-28 (Hughes, 8.3 ov), 2-31 (Alsop, 9.1 ov), 3-50 (Haines, 13.6 ov), 4-64 (Ibrahim, 17.4 ov), 5-120 (Coles, 30.1 ov), 6-120 (Hudson-Prentice, 30.5 ov), 7-169 (Carson, 43.6 ov), 8-169 (Simpson, 44.1 ov), 9-171 (Karvelas, 45.4 ov), 10-204 (Sandhu, 52.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	12.4	3	30	4	-	-	62	4	-
Cook	13	2	59	1	-	1	55	10	-
Harmer	9	2	26	1	-	-	42	4	-
Ahmed	10	1	46	2	-	1	45	9	-
Thain	8	0	40	2	-	6	37	5	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	c Ibrahim b Hudson-Prentice	46	51	53	8	-	34
PI Walter	lbw b Carson	47	70	101	7	1	51
*T Westley	b Sandhu	26	66	89	3	-	51
JM Cox	c Alsop b Sandhu	132	173	226	23	-	114
SJ Cook	c Haines b Crocombe	3	14	20	-	-	12
MJJ Critchley	run out (Hudson-Prentice)	123	175	228	12	5	117
+MS Pepper	c Simpson b Hudson-Prentice	44	70	102	5	-	45
NRM Thain	b Sandhu	0	1	1	-	-	1
SR Harmer	c Coles b Crocombe	53	73	81	6	3	54
KK Ahmed	c Sandhu b Hudson-Prentice	11	9	19	-	1	4
JA Porter	not out	1	10	26	-	-	9
Extras	(2 b, 8 lb, 8 nb)	18
Total	(all out, 118 overs)	504
Fall of wickets:
1-63 (Elgar, 13.3 ov), 2-114 (Walter, 25.6 ov), 3-142 (Westley, 36.6 ov), 4-151 (Cook, 41.6 ov), 5-345 (Cox, 84.5 ov), 6-430 (Critchley, 99.1 ov), 7-430 (Thain, 99.2 ov), 8-451 (Pepper, 107.4 ov), 9-467 (Ahmed, 111.5 ov), 10-504 (Harmer, 117.6 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sandhu	32	7	122	3	-	2	134	16	1
Crocombe	23	4	117	2	-	1	94	19	2
Hudson-Prentice	22	4	78	3	-	1	101	10	2
Karvelas	13	1	69	0	-	-	50	11	1
Carson	15	0	57	1	-	-	61	2	4
Coles	10	0	37	0	-	-	37	4	-
Ibrahim	3	0	14	0	-	-	11	2	-

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Sussex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TJ Haines	c Walter b Cook	1	2	5	-	-	1
DP Hughes	c Harmer b Porter	14	19	27	3	-	15
TP Alsop	lbw b Critchley	72	150	190	9	-	115
JM Coles	c Porter b Harmer	108	214	285	14	1	158
DK Ibrahim	c and b Ahmed	19	35	40	3	-	25
*+JA Simpson	run out (Elgar->Elgar->Cook->Critchley)	2	10	12	-	-	8
FJ Hudson-Prentice	c Harmer b Critchley	9	7	7	2	-	4
JJ Carson	c Walter b Critchley	1	7	7	-	-	6
A Karvelas	c Pepper b Harmer	4	39	28	-	-	36
HT Crocombe	b Critchley	2	13	19	-	-	11
GS Sandhu	not out	0	5	3	-	-	5
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb, 16 nb, 1 w, 5 pen)	29
Total	(all out, 82.1 overs)	261
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Haines, 1.1 ov), 2-33 (Hughes, 6.2 ov), 3-174 (Alsop, 48.4 ov), 4-212 (Ibrahim, 59.4 ov), 5-221 (Simpson, 62.6 ov), 6-236 (Hudson-Prentice, 64.5 ov), 7-238 (Carson, 66.2 ov), 8-249 (Karvelas, 75.6 ov), 9-261 (Coles, 81.1 ov), 10-261 (Crocombe, 82.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	10	2	27	1	-	1	48	3	-
Cook	14	2	48	1	1	-	63	7	-
Ahmed	15	1	64	1	-	3	65	9	-
Thain	8	1	31	0	-	4	36	2	-
Harmer	17	6	38	2	-	-	82	4	1
Critchley	18.1	4	41	4	-	-	87	6	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Sussex (1) 69/4 (Coles 20*, Simpson 4*; 19.2 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Sussex (1) 204 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Essex (1) 301/4 (Cox 111*, Critchley 58*; 74 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Essex (1) 451/7 (Pepper 44*, Harmer 12*; 107 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sussex (2) 89/2 (Alsop 43*, Coles 19*; 26 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sussex (2) 203/3 (Coles 75*, Ibrahim 19*; 59 overs)
--> Sussex first innings: 50 in 13.5 overs
--> Sussex first innings: 100 in 22.2 overs
--> Sussex first innings: 150 in 41.1 overs
--> Sussex first innings: 200 in 51.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 8.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 22.5 overs
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 41.2 overs
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 50.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 61.5 overs
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 72.5 overs
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 85.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 400 in 93.2 overs
--> Essex first innings: 450 in 106.2 overs
--> Essex score at 110 overs in the first innings was 460-8
--> Essex first innings: 500 in 116.6 overs
--> Sussex second innings: 50 in 11.3 overs
--> Sussex second innings: 100 in 34.5 overs
--> Sussex second innings: 150 in 44.1 overs
--> Sussex second innings: 200 in 57.2 overs
--> Sussex second innings: 250 in 76.4 overs
--> A Karvelas made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> A Karvelas made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SR Harmer made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> SR Harmer made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> KK Ahmed made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> KK Ahmed made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> DP Hughes (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 6
--> JM Coles (1) 50 in 62 balls with 7 fours
--> JM Cox (1) 50 in 75 balls with 10 fours
--> JM Cox (1) 100 in 128 balls with 19 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 50 in 100 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 100 in 152 balls with 9 fours and 4 sixes
--> SR Harmer (1) 50 in 72 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes
--> TP Alsop (2) 50 in 104 balls with 5 fours
--> TP Alsop (2) passed 5000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 23
--> JM Coles (2) 50 in 117 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> JM Coles (2) 100 in 193 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
--> A Karvelas (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> JM Coles (31) and JA Simpson (15) added 50 in 60 balls for the Sussex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (40) and PI Walter (9) added 50 in 52 balls for the Essex 1st wicket in the first innings
--> PI Walter (31) and T Westley (19) added 50 in 71 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> JM Cox (29) and MJJ Critchley (19) added 50 in 54 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JM Cox (63) and MJJ Critchley (31) added 100 in 126 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JM Cox (86) and MJJ Critchley (58) added 150 in 190 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (29) and MS Pepper (18) added 50 in 45 balls for the Essex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> TP Alsop (28) and JM Coles (16) added 50 in 110 balls for the Sussex 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> TP Alsop (46) and JM Coles (42) added 100 in 215 balls for the Sussex 3rd wicket in the second innings

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