f4785 cc706	Sussex v Lancashire
	County Championship 1897
Venue	County Ground, Hove on 16th, 17th, 18th August 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by an innings and 186 runs
Points	Sussex -1; Lancashire 1
Umpires	G Hay, WA Woof
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 382/6 (Baker 119*, Cuttell 36*)
Close of play day 2	Sussex (2) 2/1 (Killick 1*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Ward	b Ranjitsinhji	54
AC MacLaren	c Butt b Hartley	76
FH Sugg	c Fry b Hartley	0
*JT Tyldesley	b Ranjitsinhji	1
GR Baker	c Fry b Tate	186
SM Tindall	c Brann b Ranjitsinhji	86
J Briggs	st Butt b Hartley	2
WR Cuttell	b Tate	47
AW Hallam	c Bean b Hartley	10
AW Mold	st Butt b Hartley	10
+L Radcliffe	not out	4
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	12
Total	(all out, 174.1 overs)	488
Fall of wickets:
1-122, 2-129, 3-130, 4-134, 5-262, 6-275, 7-405, 8-444, 9-482, 10-488 (174.1 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tate	40.1	12	98	2	-	-
Bland	3	0	13	0	-	-
Fry	20	6	63	0	-	-
Hartley	47	8	138	5	2	2
Ranjitsinhji	38	8	102	3	-	-
Killick	24	9	51	0	-	-
Brann	2	0	11	0	-	-

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Brann	lbw b Mold	25
FW Marlow	c Radcliffe b Briggs	13
KS Ranjitsinhji	c Radcliffe b Mold	11
*WL Murdoch	b Cuttell	42
CB Fry	c Hallam b Briggs	0
W Newham	b Cuttell	17
G Bean	c Tyldesley b Briggs	3
EH Killick	not out	5
JC Hartley	lbw b Briggs	0
+HR Butt	b Cuttell	8
FW Tate	b Cuttell	6
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 65.4 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-40, 3-57, 4-62, 5-107, 6-110, 7-111, 8-112, 9-121, 10-131 (65.4 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	33	10	60	4	-	-
Mold	26	7	62	2	-	-
Cuttell	6.4	3	8	4	-	-

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Sussex second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Fry	b Cuttell	1
EH Killick	c Briggs b Hallam	18
KS Ranjitsinhji	run out	58
*WL Murdoch	c Baker b Briggs	19
G Brann	c Hallam b Briggs	0
FW Marlow	not out	9
W Newham	c Radcliffe b Briggs	0
G Bean	c MacLaren b Briggs	12
JC Hartley	c Tindall b Cuttell	8
+HR Butt	c MacLaren b Cuttell	23
FW Tate	b Cuttell	8
Extras	(14 b, 1 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 78.4 overs)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-58, 3-101, 4-101, 5-101, 6-104, 7-118, 8-118, 9-161, 10-171 (78.4 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	28	9	66	4	-	-
Cuttell	34.4	16	72	4	-	-
Hallam	16	10	18	1	-	-

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Notes
--> Sussex full substitute: EH Killick for CHG Bland (Killick allowed to replace Bland who retired ill after bowling 3 overs)
--> GR Baker (1) passed his previous highest score of 153 in County Championship matches
--> GR Baker (1) passed his previous highest score of 153 in first-class matches
--> GR Baker (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 14
--> GR Baker (1) passed 6000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 137
--> SM Tindall (1) passed his previous highest score of 60 in County Championship matches
--> SM Tindall (1) passed his previous highest score of 60 in first-class matches
--> WR Cuttell (1) equalled his previous highest score of 47 in County Championship matches
--> WR Cuttell (1) equalled his previous highest score of 47 in first-class matches
--> L Radcliffe made his debut in County Championship matches
--> L Radcliffe made his debut in first-class matches
--> WL Murdoch (2) passed 13000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 11
--> KS Ranjitsinhji achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 2-15)
--> J Briggs reached 800 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Sussex first innings

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