a908	Sussex v Kent
	Benson and Hedges Cup 1973 (South Group)
Venue	County Ground, Hove on 19th, 21st, 22nd May 1973 (55-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sussex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sussex won by 15 runs
Points	Sussex 3; Kent 0
Umpires	WE Phillipson, AEG Rhodes
Close of play day 1	Kent 186/8 (Luckhurst 33*, Elms 15*; 50 overs)
Close of play day 2	No play
Man of the Match	J Spencer

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Sussex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
GA Greenidge	run out	56
JD Morley	c Denness b Elms	9
RM Prideaux	c Shepherd b Hills	61
PJ Graves	b Shepherd	36
MA Buss	b Elms	18
+MG Griffith	c Asif Iqbal b Elms	15
JA Snow	c Knott b Graham	3
*A Buss	not out	2
J Spencer	not out	2
J Denman	did not bat
UC Joshi	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	11
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 55 overs)	213
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-112, 3-144, 4-185, 5-198, 6-208, 7-211

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Graham	11	1	31	1	-	-	66.00	2.82
Elms	11	1	43	3	-	-	22.00	3.91
Woolmer	11	0	31	0	-	-	-	2.82
Shepherd	11	2	40	1	-	-	66.00	3.64
Hills	11	1	57	1	-	-	66.00	5.18

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
BW Luckhurst	not out	36
GW Johnson	lbw b Spencer	19
*MH Denness	c and b Spencer	27
Asif Iqbal	c MA Buss b Snow	4
AGE Ealham	b Snow	0
JN Shepherd	b Denman	8
+APE Knott	b Denman	19
RA Woolmer	run out	29
RB Elms	b Spencer	19
RW Hills	c and b MA Buss	5
JN Graham	b Spencer	4
Extras	(9 b, 11 lb, 1 nb, 7 w)	28
Total	(all out, 54 overs)	198
Fall of wickets:
1-53, 2-71, 3-72, 4-72, 5-99, 6-100, 7-111, 8-146, 9-191, 10-198 (54 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Snow	11	1	31	2	-	-	33.00	2.82
A Buss	10	2	36	0	-	-	-	3.60
Spencer	11	0	31	4	-	-	16.50	2.82
MA Buss	11	2	32	1	-	-	66.00	2.91
Denman	11	1	40	2	-	-	33.00	3.64

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
--> RW Hills made his debut in List A matches
--> GA Greenidge passed 1000 runs in List A matches when he reached 14
--> RM Prideaux passed 2000 runs in List A matches when he reached 37
--> J Spencer reached 50 wickets in List A matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Kent innings
--> BW Luckhurst retired hurt in the Kent innings having scored 7 (team had lost 0 wickets) - he returned when the score was 111/7

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The match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

 

 

 

 

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