Seales picks up four wickets as Sussex defeat Somerset by 260 runs
Trinidad and West Indies pacer, Jayden Seales.
Trinidad and West Indies pacer, Jayden Seales.

TRINIDADIAN pacer, Jayden Seales, picked up match figures of 4-181 from 38 overs to help Sussex secure a 260-run victory over Somerset in their County Championship Division One clash at Hove that ended on Monday.
Sussex, after winning the toss and electing to bat on Friday’s first day, posted 294 all out in 74.4 overs thanks to 49, each from Daniel Hughes and Tom Clark as well as 40 from captain and wicketkeeper, John Simpson.
Seales made some valuable lower order runs with 21* off 40 balls.

Somerset captain, Lewis Gregory, picked up 4-90 from 20.4 overs while fellow pacers, Kasey Aldridge and Migael Pretorius, took 2-50 from 10 overs and 2-63 from 18 overs, respectively.
Somerset, in their first innings, were then dismissed for 201 in 46 overs thanks to 5-48 off 12 overs of pace from Sean Hunt and 4-31 off eight overs from medium pacer Fynn Hudson-Prentice. Seales took 1-74 from his 15 overs.
Hundreds from Tom Haines and Simpson as well as a half-century from Hughes then helped Sussex post an excellent 501-7 declared in 131 overs in their second innings, leaving Somerset needing 595 runs to win.
Haines led the way with 141 off 264 balls including 15 fours and two sixes while Simpson followed up his first innings 40 with 110 off 117 balls including five fours and five sixes.

Hughes, who fell one short of 50 in the first innings, fell nine runs short of a hundred in the second innings having faced 151 balls and hit 16 fours. Hughes and Haines shared in a 184-run opening stand.
England Test left-arm spinner, Jack Leach, picked up 4-167 in 45 overs.

Somerset then made a decent fight of it, all things considered, in their second innings, being bowled out for 334 in 99.3 overs.
Tom Abell led the way with 96 off 172 balls including 15 fours while Pretorius and Gregory hit 59 and 56, respectively.(Sportsmax)

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :
Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp
All our printed editions are available online
emblem3
Subscribe to the Guyana Chronicle.
Sign up to receive news and updates.
We respect your privacy.