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The three matches of the County Championship Division Two came to their final conclusion on Thursday (15 September). Here's a brief overview of the matches being played at Hove, Lord's and Leicester.
Sussex began Day 4 on 39/1 at Hove. Soon, Bradley Currie made his way back to the hut. Then, Ali Orr (48) and Tom Alsop added a 38-run stand to stabilize the team. The dismissal of Orr could not curtail Alsop's momentum as he was clinical to register his eight first-class century, and fourth of this season.
In the middle order, Tom Clark (36) and keeper Oliver Carter (55) were good support. In the end, Alsop hit 137* off 228, while Coles remained unbeaten on 8* to see Sussex finishing the game proceedings on 312/6, and the match getting drawn.
Brief Scores:
Sussex (1st innings) - 220/10
Jack Carson 58 (74), James Coles 54 (132);
Joe Leach 4/37, Ben Gibbon 3/52
Sussex (2nd innings) - 312/6
Tom Alsop 137* (228), Oliver Carter 55 (91);
Dillon Pennington 2/54, Joe Leach 2/61
Worcestershire (1st innings) - 438/5d
Jake Libby 215 (294), Ed Pollock 98 (161);
Jack Carson 2/40
Result: Match drawn
Leading by 15 runs, Glamorgan commenced Day 4 on 190/8 at Lord's. They could add 30 more, as they were bundled for 220. The experienced Toby Roland-Jones was the wrecker-in-chief for Middlesex with five scalps.
The seasoned campaigners Mark Stoneman (20*) and Sam Robson (25*) completed the chase of 45 under six overs for Middlesex.
With this victory, the Tim Murtagh-led side are now at second position in the table with five wins in 12 league matches.
Brief Scores:
Glamorgan (1st innings) - 214/10
Chris Cooke 52 (83), Kiran Carlson 36 (65);
Ryan Higgins 4/59
Glamorgan (2nd innings) - 220/10
David Lloyd 70 (92), Eddie Byrom 47 (101);
Toby Roland-Jones 5/61
Middlesex (1st innings) - 390/10
Mark Stoneman 128 (203), John Simpson 76 (165);
James Harris 5/90
Middlesex (2nd innings)- 45/0
Mark Stoneman 20* (17), Sam Robson 25* (15)
Result: Middlesex won by 10 wickets
Durham were at 51/2 at the start of the final day, and were 34 runs short of a victory. The in-form batter Michael Jones was flawless to hit 50 off 58, before being cleaned up by Chris Wright.
In the end, Nic Maddinson (31*) and David Bedingham (19*) remained unbeaten to help Durham prevail over Leicestershire by seven wickets.
This was the only second victory for the Scott Borthwick-led side in 12 matches of this season.
Brief Scores:
Leicestershire (1st innings) - 202/10
Sol Budinger 64 (72), Callum Parkinson 31 (70);
Matthew Potts 6/52
Leicestershire (2nd innings) - 198/10
Louis Kimber 75 (142), Callum Parkinson 19 (43);
Matthew Potts 7/49
Durham (1st innings) - 296/10
Michael Jones 97 (157), Nic Maddinson 56 (111);
Callum Parkinson 3/45, Chris Wright 3/59
Durham (2nd innings) - 108/3
Michael Jones 50 (58), Nic Maddinson 31* (62);
Michael Finan 2/54
Result: Durham won by 7 wickets
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