Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alex Lees (c)	b Garton	79	85	122	14	0	92.94
Michael Jones	c Carson b Crocombe	87	156	209	13	0	55.76
Ben McKinney	c Pujara b Crocombe	35	39	58	5	1	89.74
David Bedingham	b McAndrew	10	10	13	2	0	100.00
Ollie Robinson †	c & b Carson	30	30	51	3	2	100.00
Graham Clark	lbw b McAndrew	47	52	68	0	6	90.38
Jonathan Bushnell	c Crocombe b McAndrew	27	36	51	5	0	75.00
Brydon Carse	c Orr b Carson	14	22	40	0	2	63.63
Ben Raine	c Clark b McAndrew	10	11	11	1	0	90.90
Matthew Potts	c †Carter b McAndrew	8	29	38	1	0	27.58
Matthew Kuhnemann	not out	5	20	26	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 7, nb 16)	24
Total	80.2 Ov (RR: 4.68)	376
Fall of wickets: 1-142 (Alex Lees, 28.6 ov), 2-213 (Ben McKinney, 41.6 ov), 3-224 (David Bedingham, 44.5 ov), 4-232 (Michael Jones, 47.6 ov), 5-291 (Ollie Robinson, 55.5 ov), 6-325 (Graham Clark, 64.4 ov), 7-346 (Jonathan Bushnell, 68.2 ov), 8-356 (Ben Raine, 70.2 ov), 9-366 (Brydon Carse, 73.3 ov), 10-376 (Matthew Potts, 80.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Henry Crocombe	13	0	57	2	4.38	55	8	1	0	1
41.6 to BS McKinney, . 213/2 47.6 to MA Jones, . 232/4
Sean Hunt	11	0	65	0	5.90	46	8	1	0	3
Nathan McAndrew	24.2	3	85	5	3.49	109	12	0	0	1
44.5 to DG Bedingham, . 224/3 64.4 to G Clark, . 325/6 68.2 to JJ Bushnell, . 346/7 70.2 to BA Raine, . 356/8 80.2 to MJ Potts, . 376/10
George Garton	10	1	64	1	6.40	42	8	3	0	3
28.6 to AZ Lees, . 142/1
Tom Haines	4	0	33	0	8.25	13	2	3	0	0
Jack Carson	18	5	64	2	3.55	82	6	3	0	0
55.5 to OG Robinson, . 291/5 73.3 to BA Carse, . 366/9

Sussex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ali Orr	run out (Raine)	29	28	38	2	2	103.57

Tom Haines	c †Robinson b Raine	11	32	41	1	0	34.37

Tom Alsop	b Potts	10	34	50	2	0	29.41

Cheteshwar Pujara (c)	lbw b Raine	115	163	232	13	1	70.55

Tom Clark	b Bushnell	4	10	12	1	0	40.00

Oli Carter †	c †Robinson b Kuhnemann	41	96	123	7	0	42.70

George Garton	c Clark b Kuhnemann	28	35	47	4	1	80.00
Nathan McAndrew	not out	38	75	113	3	2	50.66
Jack Carson	b Carse	29	42	45	3	1	69.04
Sean Hunt	c †Robinson b Potts	5	21	26	1	0	23.80
Henry Crocombe	b Raine	11	30	38	2	0	36.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 8, w 1)	14
Total	93.4 Ov (RR: 3.57)	335
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Ali Orr, 9.2 ov), 2-44 (Tom Haines, 9.4 ov), 3-86 (Tom Alsop, 20.5 ov), 4-91 (Tom Clark, 23.4 ov), 5-203 (Oli Carter, 55.1 ov), 6-245 (George Garton, 65.3 ov), 7-245 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 66.2 ov), 8-303 (Jack Carson, 78.3 ov), 9-314 (Sean Hunt, 84.4 ov), 10-335 (Henry Crocombe, 93.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Potts	21	7	50	2	2.38	101	6	0	0	0
20.5 to TP Alsop, Potts gets on the board in the first over after lunch! Banged into the deck and Alsop is looking to defend, only manages to deflect the ball down on to his leg stump. 86/3 84.4 to SF Hunt, . 314/9
Ben Raine	23.4	5	72	3	3.04	115	6	2	1	3
9.4 to TJ Haines, pitched up, Haines has a nibbble - gone! Just enough seam movement to find the edge and Haines' slightly scratchy knock comes to an end. Two wickets in three balls for Durham. 44/2 66.2 to CA Pujara, hit on the pads, and given! Raine lets out a roar of delight, Pujara gone after a fine innings. That's the breakthrough Durham were after. 245/7 93.4 to HT Crocombe, . 335/10
Brydon Carse	16	2	80	1	5.00	70	13	2	0	1
78.3 to JJ Carson, . 303/8
Matthew Kuhnemann	23	0	77	2	3.34	100	7	2	0	0
55.1 to OJ Carter, Carter is on the charge... and up goes the finger! Robinson appealed for the catch and then whipped off the bails, for good measure. Think Carter might just have got back, but it's academic as he's been given out caught behind. Durham break the fifth-wicket stand, and it's a maiden Championship wicket for Kuhnemann. 203/5 65.3 to GHS Garton, . 245/6
Jonathan Bushnell	10	0	51	1	5.10	40	7	1	0	0
23.4 to TGR Clark, another drag-on, Sussex lose their fourth! Clark is clearly frustrated by his dismissal here... back of a length and angling across, he wanted to cut but only succeeded in chopping a fat bottom edge into his stumps. 91/4

Durham 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alex Lees (c)	c †Carter b Crocombe	17	39	58	3	0	43.58

Michael Jones	c †Carter b Hunt	4	30	41	1	0	13.33

Ben McKinney	c †Carter b Crocombe	4	17	26	0	0	23.52

David Bedingham	c Alsop b Hudson-Prentice	15	22	32	3	0	68.18

Ollie Robinson †	c Clark b Hudson-Prentice	58	92	125	4	3	63.04

Graham Clark	c †Carter b Crocombe	1	2	3	0	0	50.00

Jonathan Bushnell	lbw b McAndrew	16	29	42	2	0	55.17
Brydon Carse	c †Carter b Hudson-Prentice	36	57	67	5	0	63.15
Ben Raine	not out	21	24	29	4	0	87.50
Matthew Potts	c Crocombe b Hudson-Prentice	4	11	16	1	0	36.36

Matthew Kuhnemann	c Carson b Crocombe	0	4	6	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 6)	13
Total	54 Ov (RR: 3.50)	189
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Michael Jones, 9.3 ov), 2-37 (Alex Lees, 13.3 ov), 3-42 (Ben McKinney, 15.1 ov), 4-62 (David Bedingham, 20.5 ov), 5-63 (Graham Clark, 21.1 ov), 6-92 (Jonathan Bushnell, 30.6 ov), 7-163 (Ollie Robinson, 46.3 ov), 8-172 (Brydon Carse, 48.5 ov), 9-188 (Matthew Potts, 52.4 ov), 10-189 (Matthew Kuhnemann, 53.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan McAndrew	12	3	35	1	2.91	60	5	1	0	0
30.6 to JJ Bushnell, . 92/6
Sean Hunt	12	4	37	1	3.08	59	5	0	0	3
9.3 to MA Jones, back of a length, angling across... and has he got a feather on it? Yes, up goes the finger! Jones turns for the dressing room and Sussex have the breakthrough. 30/1
Fynn Hudson-Prentice	12	5	27	4	2.25	59	3	0	0	0
20.5 to DG Bedingham, edged to slip on the drive! Well bowled by Hudson-Prentice, luring Bedingham into a loose shot - the ball just did enough to catch the edge, and Alsop swallows the chance. Durham in trouble here. 62/4 46.3 to OG Robinson, big wicket for Sussex! Robinson is aghast, as he opens the face and steers to gully. Tom Clark takes a sharp, low catch and the balance of the game shifts again. 163/7 48.5 to BA Carse, . 172/8 52.4 to MJ Potts, chipped to mid-off! Potts goes for the loft drive but only succeeds in picking out the man at catchable height. Hudson-Prentice has four, and this Durham innings is almost done. 188/9
Henry Crocombe	10	0	47	4	4.70	41	5	2	0	0
13.3 to AZ Lees, gottim, a loose drive, and Lees has nicked behind! Crocombe strikes with his third ball of the innings. 37/2 15.1 to BS McKinney, Crocombe has another! Length ball outside off, and McKinney pokes without moving his feet to steer through to Carter - third catch of the session for the Sussex keeper. 42/3 21.1 to G Clark, Crocombe strike again! Clark goes, Durham five down... Back of a length in the channel, draws an indecisive prod and Carter does the rest. 63/5 53.6 to MP Kuhnemann, back of a length, steered to gully! Limp shot from Kuhnemann, well held by Carson going to his left... Crocombe finishes with four-for and Sussex have been set 231 to win. 189/10
Jack Carson	8	1	36	0	4.50	30	5	0	0	0

Sussex 2nd Innings (T: 231 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ali Orr	c Jones b Carse	11	15	26	1	0	73.33
Tom Haines	c Clark b Carse	64	69	100	10	1	92.75
Tom Alsop	c Potts b Kuhnemann	29	58	68	5	0	50.00
Cheteshwar Pujara (c)	c Jones b Raine	35	43	72	6	0	81.39
Tom Clark	lbw b Kuhnemann	22	55	61	3	0	40.00
Sean Hunt	c †Robinson b Carse	14	40	56	2	0	35.00
Oli Carter †	not out	33	83	108	4	0	39.75
Fynn Hudson-Prentice	c McKinney b Kuhnemann	6	9	15	0	0	66.66
Nathan McAndrew	st †Robinson b Kuhnemann	1	19	21	0	0	5.26
Jack Carson	not out	0	11	23	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 9, w 8)	17
Total	67 Ov (RR: 3.46)	232/8
Did not bat: Henry Crocombe
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Ali Orr, 6.1 ov), 2-107 (Tom Alsop, 23.1 ov), 3-109 (Tom Haines, 24.2 ov), 4-166 (Tom Clark, 39.3 ov), 5-166 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 40.3 ov), 6-193 (Sean Hunt, 52.3 ov), 7-202 (Fynn Hudson-Prentice, 55.1 ov), 8-208 (Nathan McAndrew, 61.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Potts	19	2	87	0	4.57	73	14	0	0	0
Ben Raine	10	3	28	1	2.80	50	6	0	0	0
40.3 to CA Pujara, . 166/5
Brydon Carse	14	3	38	3	2.71	66	6	0	0	0
6.1 to AGH Orr, . 30/1 24.2 to TJ Haines, . 109/3 52.3 to SF Hunt, . 193/6
Matthew Kuhnemann	24	5	70	4	2.91	108	5	1	2	0
23.1 to TP Alsop, . 107/2 39.3 to TGR Clark, . 166/4 55.1 to FJ Hudson-Prentice, . 202/7 61.2 to N McAndrew, . 208/8

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Thu, 06 Apr - day 1 - Durham 1st innings 352/7 (Brydon Carse 7*, Ben Raine 6*, 70 ov)

Fri, 07 Apr - day 2 - Sussex 1st innings 332/9 (Nathan McAndrew 36*, Henry Crocombe 10*, 91 ov)

Sat, 08 Apr - day 3 - Sussex 2nd innings 172/5 (Sean Hunt 2*, Oli Carter 4*, 45 ov)

Sun, 09 Apr - day 4 - Sussex 2nd innings 232/8 (67 ov) - end of match

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Day 4

Sussex 2nd innings
Batting and Bowling Points: Sussex 5, Durham 6

Match Details

County Ground, Hove
Toss	Sussex, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2023
Match days	6,7,8,9 April 2023 - day (4-day match)
SUS Player Replacement	Concussion sub: Fynn Hudson-Prentice in, George Garton out (2nd innings, 91 ov)
FC debut	Ben McKinney
Umpires	Billy Taylor James Middlebrook
Match Referee	Mike Smith
Points	Sussex 21, Durham 6

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Sussex Innings

Player Name		R	B
AGH Orr	caught	11	15
TJ Haines	caught	64	69
TP Alsop	caught	29	58
CA Pujara	caught	35	43
TGR Clark	lbw	22	55
SF Hunt	caught	14	40
OJ Carter	not out	33	83
FJ Hudson-Prentice	caught	6	9
N McAndrew	stumped	1	19
JJ Carson	not out	0	11
Extras	(lb 9, w 8)
Total	232(8 wkts; 67 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Potts	19	2	87	0	4.57
BA Raine	10	3	28	1	2.8
BA Carse	14	3	38	3	2.71
MP Kuhnemann	24	5	70	4	2.91

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	30	Tom Haines	Ali Orr
2nd	77	Tom Alsop	Tom Haines
3rd	2	Cheteshwar Pujara	Tom Haines
4th	57	Cheteshwar Pujara	Tom Clark
5th	0	Cheteshwar Pujara	Sean Hunt
6th	27	Oli Carter	Sean Hunt
7th	9	Fynn Hudson-Prentice	Oli Carter
8th	6	Nathan McAndrew	Oli Carter
9th	24	Jack Carson	Oli Carter

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County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DUR	14	7	1	6	233
WOR	14	5	3	6	167
SUS	14	3	1	10	150
LEI	14	3	4	7	142
GLA	14	1	1	12	139
DER	14	0	4	10	113
YOR	14	3	2	8	109
GLO	14	0	6	7	97

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DUR	14	7	1	6	233
WOR	14	5	3	6	167
SUS	14	3	1	10	150
LEI	14	3	4	7	142
GLA	14	1	1	12	139
DER	14	0	4	10	113
YOR	14	3	2	8	109
GLO	14	0	6	7	97

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DUR	14	7	1	6	233
WOR	14	5	3	6	167
SUS	14	3	1	10	150
LEI	14	3	4	7	142
GLA	14	1	1	12	139
DER	14	0	4	10	113
YOR	14	3	2	8	109
GLO	14	0	6	7	97

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DUR	14	7	1	6	233
WOR	14	5	3	6	167
SUS	14	3	1	10	150
LEI	14	3	4	7	142
GLA	14	1	1	12	139
DER	14	0	4	10	113
YOR	14	3	2	8	109
GLO	14	0	6	7	97