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BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
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
Khaleej Times
27-01-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
ILT20: Gulf Giants hope to keep the momentum going
Inspired by their thrilling six-wicket win against the Sharjah Warriorz, man-of-the-match Tom Alsop hopes will build on the emphatic display to push for a playoff spot in the ILT20. Alsop's unbeaten 85 off 60 balls helped Gulf Giants chase down the 172-run target with three balls to spare. 'It was pleasing (to get the team over the line). I think the situation dictated the way things panned out. We obviously wanted to try and get some partnerships going and then unfortunately, we lost a few wickets in clusters in that middle period. It was my responsibility to see it through. Happy that we got the win,' he said. After winning the toss, the Gulf Giants opted to bowl first, restricting the Sharjah Warriorz to a total of 171/6, courtesy a splendid bowling performance from Blessing Muzarabani. The tall fast bowler from Zimbabwe bagged figures of 3/32 and he was well supported by Mark Adair and Daniel Worrall, who finished with figures of 1/25 and 1/32 respectively. Speaking on his team's performance, Alsop said, 'We chose to bowl first and our bowlers pulled things back after the powerplay brilliantly. In the second innings, we saw that there's very little margin for error for the bowlers and the dew started to come down, so they were drying the ball a lot. It was obviously very tricky bowling conditions, and it was a bit easier to try and chase.' Gulf Giants's second consecutive win gave the team significant boost towards their quest for the playoffs. 'It will help us massively. We had a gritty game against MI Emirates the other night, and we managed to come out on the right side of that and we just talked about trying to use that momentum. We brought that momentum here got the win. So, we'll try and keep that going,' he said. This is Alsop's first taste of the ILT20, and he credited the league for the high standards it has set across UAE. 'It's my first time here. I've looked at the league and now experiencing it, the standard is unbelievably high. Last night, we were playing against the best T20 batter in the world, the best spin bowler in the world. So, the competition itself and the standard is fantastic,' he said. Gulf Giants will take on the table toppers Desert Vipers in their next match on January 29 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
BBC News
26-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Alsop stars as Giants beat Warriorz in ILT20
Tom Alsop hit an unbeaten 85 off 60 balls to lead Gulf Giants to a six-wicket win over Sharjah Warriorz in the International League 172, Alsop hit seven fours and two sixes and shared 65 off 35 balls with Tom Curran (26 not out off 17) to get Giants over the line with three balls to had posted 171-6 with Jason Roy making 44 off 30 balls and Tom Kohler-Cadmore 29 off 25 balls. Giants remain fifth despite the win, but close on the knockout spots, while Warriorz are bottom. Sunday's other game saw Dubai Capitals chase 204 against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to win by eight wickets with one ball to spare. West Indies batter Shai Hope made an unbeaten 74 off 59 balls and Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib crashed 80 off Riders had made 203-4 with Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka making 74 off 38 balls. Capitals are second in the six-team table, with Knight Riders fixtures & table
