bowled him! Kimber's magnificence falls short! It was back of a length, straight as they come, he swished eagerly into the leg-side, but can only under-edge the ball into his own stumps! Here ends one of the most valiant innings ever witnessed in first-class cricket!
Sussex vs Leics, 31st Match at Brighton, County DIV2, Jun 23 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
31st Match, Hove, June 23 - 26, 2024, County Championship Division Two
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Scorecard summary
Sussex • 442/10(102 overs)
1st INNINGS183* (258)
4/64 (24)
96 (142)
3/86 (16)
Leicestershire • 275/10(70.3 overs)
1st INNINGS92 (176)
4/70 (11.3)
53 (82)
3/36 (13)
Sussex • 296/6(69 overs)
2nd INNINGS81* (122)
2/28 (10)
65 (118)
1/35 (10)
Leicestershire • 445/10(80.4 overs)
2nd INNINGS243 (127)
3/99 (21)
41 (48)
3/95 (15)
2.45pm Each and every Sussex player comes up to console and congratulate in equal measure. Among the records Louis Kimber smashed in his extraordinary 243 from 127 balls was the most runs in a Championship over (43) and the most sixes (21). But the number he really wanted was 464... 445 is not quite enough! He's pretty despondent as he leaves the pitch, but there's nothing but glory on show in that innings.
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80.4
W
McAndrew to Kimber, OUT
Louis Kimber b McAndrew 243 (127b 20x4 21x6 176m) SR: 191.33
Barry: "Far more exciting than England in Cologne last night. Not hard really, I know...."
80.3
•
McAndrew to Kimber, no run
right in his arc this time, but drilled straight at cover
80.2
•
McAndrew to Kimber, no run
backs away, McAndrew follows him on the short ball, clothed into the off-side
80.1
•
McAndrew to Kimber, no run
slower ball, clipped out to deep midwicket, but there's no danger of taking a run there
Singles everywhere with the boundaries manned
end of over 8010 runs
LEICS: 445/9CRR: 5.56
Josh Hull0 (2b)
Louis Kimber243 (123b 20x4 21x6)
Ollie Robinson 20-2-105-2
Nathan McAndrew 12-2-45-1
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79.6
•
Robinson to Hull, no run
round the wicket, full length, speared into the toes, clipped to short leg
Three slips
79.5
1
Robinson to Kimber, 1 run
opens the face again, another single guided out to cover. Hull will have one ball to survive
79.4
2
Robinson to Kimber, 2 runs
attempted yorker, opens the face on the full length and guides the drive out to deep cover. Robinson gives Lamb the stare as he fails to prevent the second
79.3
•
Robinson to Kimber, no run
wide line, Kimber flings his hand into an inside-out smash, but can't connect
79.2
•
Robinson to Kimber, no run
cuffed down the ground again, but under-edged on this occasion. It wobbles into space behind the bowler, but they turn down the run for now
79.1
6
Robinson to Kimber, SIX runs
dispatched down the ground! Preposterous pick-up, kneeling onto the front foot, reaching the wide line on a full length, and straight as a die back over Robbo's head!
79.1
1w
Robinson to Kimber, 1 wide
that's a horror wide! Attempted back-of-the-hander I suspect. But it slipped out sideways and barely hit the cut strip
Robinson is back. What's 29 runs when you've taken 43 from one over?
end of over 791 run • 1 wicket
LEICS: 435/9CRR: 5.50
Josh Hull0 (1b)
Louis Kimber234 (118b 20x4 20x6)
Nathan McAndrew 12-2-45-1
Ollie Robinson 19-2-95-2
Bevan: "If you take away all those boundaries, Kimber has hit a very beautiful 34 off 78 deliveries!"
78.6
•
McAndrew to Hull, no run
round the wicket, fended to the on-side on the back foot
Three slips now for Hull's only ball of the over. And a short leg
29 to win, one man left. Josh Hull has long levers of his own, but it's all on Kimber now!
78.5
W
McAndrew to Mike, OUT
lofted straight to mid-off! Oh my, that's a terrible way to go... just a tame chip in the air, neither driving nor defensive, Robinson barely moved to swallow the lobbed chance
Ben Mike c Robinson b McAndrew 3 (8b 0x4 0x6 16m) SR: 37.5
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78.4
•
McAndrew to Mike, no run
tight line on a full length, Mike strokes it into the covers with a full face
78.3
1
McAndrew to Kimber, 1 run
rolls his wrists into a pull to deep backward square, and takes the single
78.2
•
McAndrew to Kimber, no run
fired way down the leg side, Kimber swings with one hand but can't connect
78.1
•
McAndrew to Kimber, no run
back of a length, climbs past Kimber's edge but doesn't clip it
end of over 788 runs
LEICS: 434/8CRR: 5.56
Louis Kimber233 (115b 20x4 20x6)
Ben Mike3 (6b)
Ollie Robinson 19-2-95-2
Danny Lamb 4-0-26-0
77.6
1b
Robinson to Kimber, 1 bye
keeps horribly low but misses the stumps! Kimber stabs down his bat, the keeper can't gather either, and crucially Kimber turns a near dismissal into a single to keep the strike!
77.5
6
Robinson to Kimber, SIX runs
bottom-handed launch over wide long-on! That is incredible hitting! Utterly nailed off the toes, in the air and flat over the ropes!
77.4
1
Robinson to Mike, 1 run
in behind the line and nudges a single down to deep third
Match details
| County Ground, Hove | |
| Toss | Leicestershire, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00 |
| Match days | 23,24,25,26 June 2024 - day (4-day match) |
| Umpires | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Sussex 23, Leicestershire 4 |
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