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I think we have the answer to the question "Is Gattings contract being renewed"

captaincolly wrote:I see your game against Yorkshire is being broadcast on Sky.

Might be a wasted journey for them, as currently four day of rain are forecast (albeit not non stop).

I'd be quite happy to run away with five draw points and a couple of bonus points. Even more so if Sussex lose badly to Somerset. I'd back us to pick up more points away to Notts, than Sussex away to Yorks. It would just come down to how many more points than Sussex we would need.

Hasn't been much movement, we could be more aggressive here.

Hopefully Dawson and Ervine can get to 350 in 110 overs .....so that's 58 in 13 overs needed. Looks like Sussex are about to get 5 batting points.

Looks like they are trying to go for the 400 in 110 overs! 32 off 20 balls needed.

This is exciting..... 11 off 13 needed!!

The four fours in a row from Middlebrook's over helped.

Made it with 8 balls to spare. Bloody good going.

400/8 after 108.4. Astonishing. Never thought they could do that. ...and the declaration on 400/9 . Bowl Yorks for less then 200 now.

We even let Yorks get their 3rd bowling point before declaring. Maybe they'll capitulate in a return gesture!

The SR column has quite a pleasing look to it!


Hampshire 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR

MA Carberry c †Hodd b Brooks 28 99 94 4 0 29.78
JHK Adams c Lees b Patterson 52 157 122 8 0 42.62
JM Vince* b Bresnan 3 7 7 0 0 42.85
WR Smith c †Hodd b Brooks 46 142 112 6 0 41.07
LA Dawson c †Hodd b Middlebrook 140 243 212 18 0 66.03
SM Ervine st †Hodd b Middlebrook 43 115 73 7 0 58.90
AJA Wheater† c Gale b Brooks 7 7 5 1 0 140.00
R McLaren c Leaning b Fisher 23 14 21 2 1 109.52
GK Berg not out 27 12 9 6 0 300.00
RA Stevenson c †Hodd b Fisher 4 8 3 1 0 133.33

Extras (b 8, lb 9, nb 10) 27
Total (9 wickets dec; 108.5 overs) 400 (3.67 runs per over)

Yorks 0/1 ....can we dare to hope?

Given tomorrow's rain (looks like a total washout at present), we looking at trying to take 16 wickets in 96 overs on Thursday - or failing that, 6 wickets in the first 76 of those overs (which is obviously much more likely).

st_brendy wrote:Given tomorrow's rain (looks like a total washout at present), we looking at trying to take 16 wickets in 96 overs on Thursday - or failing that, 6 wickets in the first 76 of those overs (which is obviously much more likely).

Looks like there might be play until lunch when the rain moves in for the rest of the day, so it would be handy if Hampshire could bowl Yorks out in the morning session , ask them to follow on and then have all tomorrow to bowl them out again.

weather looks suprisngly good there this morning..