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25-05-2025
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Simpson leads the way as Sussex eye three-day away win
John Simpson's 18th first-class century put Hampshire on the ropes before a batting collapse put Sussex on the brink of a Rothesay County Championship victory at Utilita Bowl. Skipper Simpson was superb to record back-to-back centuries, and third of the campaign, as he scored 106 – which included a 173-run stand with 78-maker Fynn Hudson-Prentice. Sussex claimed a 143-run first-innings lead before six evening wickets tore through Hampshire – as they closed on 114 for six, still behind by 29. Simpson and Hudson-Prentice had shrugged off a slump on the first evening, after coming together at 83 for five. They blocked, left and survived for 16 overs to close. The new morning brought overhead conditions seemingly perfect for bowling, but a slow pitch that once you could get in as a batter, you could stick around; and that is what the sixth wicket pair did. Having been 44 runs behind at the start of the season, they quickly reached parity within an hour with sprightly cricket. Both reached half-centuries before lunch, Simpson in 111 balls, Hudson-Prentice in 116. Everything they did made the bowling look toiled. If a wicketless first session was frustrating for Hampshire, the afternoon was unpleasant due to a bout of the butterfingers – something that has marred their season with 25 chances already grassed. Hudson-Prentice was put down by a regulation catch at first slip on 51 and at midwicket on 70 before he was finally pinned lbw as Brad Wheal found success with the new ball. Jack Carson was dropped on nought at square leg, before taking 18 deliveries to get off the mark, but once he did he was a fluent partner for Simpson – who had been dropped first ball the previous day. Simpson has taken to Division One cricket identically to Division Two. Having not reached three figures in 2023 but pumped out five tons in 2024 to lead promotion before filing two going into this round this year. There was little surprise he converted once again, this time in 207 deliveries – even less surprising was that he reached the milestone by being dropped while pulling. Even when Hampshire had thought they had held a catch – Simpson at first slip on 104 – it was clearly a bump ball. The first day had been headlined by two spells of wickets, another pair of collapses either side of tea proved the rule that this pitch was ripe for collapses. The last four Sussex wickets fell in 11 balls as James Fuller ended Carson and Simpson's 40-run stand when Carson was leg before, before the fast bowler castled Nathan McAndrew. Liam Dawson finished things off by getting Ari Karvelas caught at first slip and Henry Crocombe lbw, which left Sussex three runs shy of a second batting point. Fletcha Middleton and Mark Stoneman put on 38 in 14 overs to suggest they could bed in, but after Middleton was leg-before, things turned south for the hosts. Stoneman, Nick Gubbins and Tom Prest all departed in 13 deliveries. Stoneman tickled behind, Gubbins was unlucky to be lbw to one which stayed very low and Prest missed a straight on. Ben Brown, unbeaten in the first innings, was bowled by a flighty delivery from Carson to leave Hampshire 90 for five, and still 53 in arrears. Toby Albert was also bowled by Carson to add to the malaise with a three-day Sussex victory almost inevitable.
BBC News
24-05-2025
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Sussex close on victory after Hants batting collapse
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Utilita Bowl (day two)Hampshire 154 & 114-6: Dawson 35*, Middleton 32; Carson 2-4, McAndrew 2-27Sussex 297: Simpson 106*, Hudson-Prentice 74; Turner 3-54Hampshire 3 pts, Sussex 4 ptsMatch scorecard John Simpson's 18th first-class century put Hampshire on the ropes before a batting collapse put Sussex on the brink of a County Championship victory at Utilita Simpson was superb to record back-to-back centuries, and third of the campaign, as he scored an unbeaten 106 – which included a 173-run stand with 78-maker Fynn claimed a 143-run first-innings lead before six evening wickets tore through Hampshire – as they closed on 114-6, still behind by and Hudson-Prentice had shrugged off a slump on the first evening, after coming together at 83-5. They blocked, left and survived for 16 overs to new morning brought overhead conditions seemingly perfect for bowling, but a slow pitch that once you could get in as a batter, you could stick around; and that is what the sixth wicket pair been 44 runs behind at the start of the season, they quickly reached parity within an hour with sprightly reached half-centuries before lunch, Simpson in 111 balls, Hudson-Prentice in 116. Everything they did made the bowling look a wicketless first session was frustrating for Hampshire, the afternoon was unpleasant due to a bout of the butterfingers – something that has marred their season with 25 chances already was put down by a regulation catch at first slip on 51 and at mid-wicket on 70 before he was finally pinned lbw as Brad Wheal found success with the new Carson was dropped on nought at square leg, before taking 18 deliveries to get off the mark, but once he did he was a fluent partner for Simpson – who had been dropped first ball the previous has taken to Division One cricket identically to Division Two. Having not reached three figures in 2023, he hit five centuries in 2024 before filing two going into this round this was little surprise he converted once again, this time in 207 deliveries – even less surprising was that he reached the milestone by being dropped while when Hampshire had thought they had held a catch – Simpson at first slip on 104 – it was clearly a bump first day had been headlined by two spells of wickets, another pair of collapses either side of tea proved the rule that this pitch was ripe for last four Sussex wickets fell in 11 balls as James Fuller ended Carson and Simpson's 40-run stand when Carson was leg before, before the fast bowler castled Nathan Dawson finished things off by getting Ari Karvelas caught at first slip and Henry Crocombe lbw, which left Sussex three runs shy of a second batting Middleton and Mark Stoneman put on 38 in 14 overs to suggest they could bed in, but after Middleton was leg before, things turned south for the Nick Gubbins and Tom Prest all departed in 13 deliveries. Stoneman tickled behind, Gubbins was unlucky to be lbw to one which stayed very low and Prest missed a straight Brown, unbeaten in the first innings, was bowled by a flighty delivery from Carson to leave Hampshire 90-5, and still 53 in Albert was also bowled by Carson to add to the malaise with a three-day Sussex victory almost supplied by ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay
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12-05-2025
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Libby century not enough as Sussex defeat Worcs
Rothesay County Championship Division One, 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day four)Sussex 284 & 256: Alsop 72, Coles 68; Allison 3-52, Singh 3-58Worcestershire 180 & 313: Libby 167, Nicholls 34; Karvelas 3-52, Robinson 3-66Sussex (20 pts) beat Worcestershire (3 pts) by 47 runs Match scorecard Sussex's persevering seam attack finally broke Worcestershire's determined resistance – led by Jake Libby's 167 – to claim their second win since promotion back to Division One in the County opposition player loves batting at Hove more than Libby, who has now made the three highest scores of his career at the 1st Central County while he was there to anchor their chase, Worcestershire looked capable of overhauling a target of having seen off another testing spell by Ollie Robinson with the new ball, Libby was caught off Robinson's replacement Fynn Hudson-Prentice. His was the eighth wicket to fall with 75 still needed, and Robinson got belated rewards for an excellent performance when took the last two wickets after tea to seal victory by 47 was little assistance in the pitch, even on the fourth day, for Sussex's spinners, so it was left to their seam bowlers – led by the indefatigable Robinson – to take the seven wickets needed at the start of the final day which began with Worcestershire requiring was no surprise that Libby offered supreme resistance. He made his career-best 215 in this fixture in 2022 followed by 198 a year later. Here, having resumed on 64, he batted superbly - especially against Robinson, who beat the bat on numerous occasions, regularly challenged the stumps, and could easily have finished with five or six a nine-over spell at the start of the day Robinson thought he had removed Libby on 86 to a catch behind the wicket, but umpire James Middlebrook remained unmoved and shortly before lunch Libby moved to the 18th first-class hundred of his career, from 180 had picked up nightwatchman Ben Allison in the second over of the day but Sussex only took one more wicket in the morning session when Ethan Brookes played on to Ari Brett D'Oliveira helped Libby put on 81 in 22 overs either side of lunch with few alarms, but with the new ball due Tom Clark made an important breakthrough when he bowled D'Oliveira through the gate for Waite then gave Libby solid support. They survived another outstanding spell by the luckless Robinson down the slope with Waite batting for an hour before Karvelas tempted him into driving at an outswinger and James Coles took a sharp, low catch at third still looked as if he could still guide Worcestershire home but when Hudson-Prentice replaced Robinson he broke through straight away, tempting Libby into a rare loose drive which Clark, diving to his right, clung onto at second slip. Libby had batted for six and a half hours, faced 252 balls and hit 22 fours, and departed to a fully deserved ovation from an appreciative Sussex Singh was put down behind the stumps by John Simpson off Jack Carson on seven but it did not prove costly. Robinson returned for a third spell after tea and finally got some belated reward when Singh took on a short ball and Tom Haines raced in from the mid-wicket boundary to take a well-judged wrapped up victory in emphatic style in his next over when he sent Ben Gibbon's off stump cartwheeling to finish with 3-66 from 29.2 Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
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10-05-2025
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Hudson-Prentice puts Sussex in control against Pears
Rothesay County Championship Division One, 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day two)Sussex 284: Carson 102; Taylor 5-56 & 66-3: Coles 27*Worcestershire 180: Nicholls 32, Taylor 32; Hudson-Prentice 5-40Sussex 4 pts, Worcestershire 3 ptsMatch scorecard Fynn Hudson-Prentice picked up a career-best 5-40 with his medium pace as Sussex took control of their County Championship match against Worcestershire on the second bowling Worcestershire out for 180, Sussex then stretched their overall lead to 170 by reaching 66-3 in their second innings by stumps, with Tom Alsop and James Coles confidently seeing out the day on 24 and 27 not out was a scare for Sussex at the start of their second innings when they lost left-handed openers Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes, both for nought and without a run on the was bowled through an attempted drive by Tom Taylor, coming from around the wicket, and Hughes lost his off stump shouldering arms to one from Ben Allison – again bowled from an around the wicket angle, but which also nipped further in off the Sussex were 18-3 when Taylor, following up his first innings 5-56, pinned Tom Clark lbw for 10 with one that kept a little low. Alsop and Coles, however, calmed Sussex nerves in an unbroken stand of first dismissed opener Jake Libby for 13 as Worcestershire struggled to make much headway against Sussex's seam attack before lunch, and then took three wickets in three overs during a mid-afternoon spell that contributed significantly to Division One's bottom team slumping to 111-8 in reply to the home side's first innings ninth wicket pair of Brett D'Oliveira and Taylor then added a defiant 51, playing some excellent shots amid a largely defensive rearguard action, but D'Oliveira edged the second ball after tea to a diving Coles at second slip to go for was a second wicket for Clark, who finished with 2-29 and bowled his own medium pacers with good control in support of Hudson-Prentice, Ollie Robinson (2-31) and Ari claimed only one scalp, Gareth Roderick edging to first slip on 21 midway through the morning session, but he also bowled a challenging line and length throughout an excellent afternoon spell on a well-grassed pitch that was always giving the seamers had quickly removed nightwatchman Ben Gibbon, caught behind for four, after Worcestershire resumed on seven without loss and they would have been more than three down at lunch if Kashif Ali had not been dropped at first slip from the second ball he however, edged a push-drive at Robinson to keeper John Simpson on 13 soon after lunch, beginning a slide in which five wickets fell for 37 runs in 15 Nicholls, who battled two hours for his 32, was the first victim in Hudson-Prentice's mid-afternoon treble, undone by movement off the seam as he played defensively forward, and Ethan Brookes departed for 20 four overs later, again edging a Hudson-Prentice leg-cutter to balls later Matthew Waite was also back in the pavilion, pushing half-forward at Hudson-Prentice and nicking yet another catch to Waite, the left-handed Fateh Singh fell for nought as James Hayes – the 23-year-old seamer on loan from Nottinghamshire – flew to his right at mid-wicket to pull off a superb catch goalkeeper-style as Singh clipped Clark firmly off his D'Oliveira-Taylor partnership at least gave Worcestershire some hope of staying in the contest but, after D'Oliveira's dismissal, only another 18 runs were added before Hudson-Prentice ended Taylor's brave 32 courtesy of Simpson's sixth catch of the Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay
