Surrey vs Sussex, at Eastbourne, Aug 12 1972 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
Eastbourne, August 12 - 15, 1972, County Championship
Surrey 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Joshi b MA Buss | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Greenidge b MA Buss | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Parks b Spencer | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Parks b Phillipson | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 6, lb 7) | 13 | |||||||
| Total | 82.5 Ov (RR: 3.62) | 300/4d | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-130, 2-167, 3-212, 4-232 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.5 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 2.45 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 4.35 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2.84 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 3.86 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 4.13 | - | 0 | 0 |
Sussex 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Long b Butcher | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Pocock | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Long b Pocock | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| lbw b Intikhab Alam | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Roope b Intikhab Alam | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 6, lb 7) | 13 | |||||||
| Total | 72.1 Ov (RR: 3.13) | 226/5d | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-12, 2-80, 3-104, 4-117, 5-190 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2.20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 8 | 69 | 2 | 2.87 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 26.1 | 6 | 82 | 2 | 3.13 | - | 0 | 0 |
Surrey 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Phillipson b Spencer | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| st †Parks b Spencer | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Griffith b MA Buss | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c A Buss b Joshi | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Spencer b Joshi | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6) | 10 | |||||||
| Total | 34 Ov (RR: 3.82) | 130/5d | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-8, 2-61, 3-95, 4-101, 5-117 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2.63 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2.91 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5.80 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
Sussex 2nd Innings (T: 205 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Pocock | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Roope b Jackman | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Jackman b Pocock | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Pocock | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c & b Pocock | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Lewis b Pocock | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| st †Long b Pocock | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Pocock | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| run out | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 8, w 1) | 13 | |||||||
| Total | 44 Ov (RR: 4.59) | 202/9 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-27, 2-187, 3-187, 4-189, 5-200, 6-200, 7-200, 8-201, 9-202 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 4.76 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 4.18 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3.91 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Sat, 12 Aug
day 1 - Surrey 1st innings 38/0 (Michael Edwards 21*, Roy Lewis 12*, 13 ov)Sun, 13 Aug
rest dayMon, 14 Aug
day 2 - Sussex 1st innings 110/3 (Roger Prideaux 50*, John Spencer 0*)Tue, 15 Aug
day 3 - Sussex 2nd innings 202/9 (44 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
General
PI Pocock completed a hat-trick in the Sussex second innings (Parks, Prideaux, Griffith)
PI Pocock completed four wickets with consecutive balls in the Sussex second innings (Parks, Prideaux, Griffith, Morley)
PI Pocock completed five wickets in six balls in the Sussex second innings (Parks, Prideaux, Griffith, Morley, A Buss)
With 3 overs left of the compulsory 20 in the last hour, Sussex were 187/1.
Pocock's penultimate over was w.w2.w
The final over with Sussex needing 5 to win was bowled by Pocock and was www1ww - the final wicket being a run-out
5 wickets falling in the final over is unique in first class cricket
Pocock set three world records - 5 wickets in 6 balls (equalling Copson in 1937), 6 wickets in 9 balls, and 7 in 11.
Match Details
GroundThe Saffrons, Eastbourne
Tossno toss
Series
Season1972
Match daysday (3-day match)
Umpires
PointsSurrey 8, Sussex 5