Sussex had slumped from 94-2 from 31 overs at lunch to 140-7 in the 53rd over before Hudson-Prentice and Carson had launched a recovery mission and took their side to 183-7 at tea. Mir Hamza and James Harris duly returned to the attack looking to end their doughty stand, but both batters off-drove the bowlers and when Carson outside-edged Hamza to third man, Sussex reached the 200-mark.

Hudson-Prentice celebrated by pulling Harris for four but the bowler had the last laugh as next ball he bowled the all-rounder. Ari Karvelas joined Carson who cover-drove and on-drove Harris for a pair of sweetly-timed fours. Karvelas then pulled Hamza for four before flicking ul Hassan to square-leg whilst Carson greeted the return of Mason Crane by on-driving him to the ropes at mid-wicket. But the spinner removed Carson later in the over as he edged to Colin Ingram at slip.

235-9 saw the arrival of Jayden Seales who drove ul Hassan for four through mid-off before lofting Crane to long-off as Sussex secured a batting point. Karvelas celebrated by lofting Crane for a straight six before Hamza returned with the new ball and was straight driven for four by the tailender. Karvelas was then dropped at deep backward square-leg pulling Harris, before Seales hoiked Harris for six. Karvelas then drilled Hamza for four but Gorvin returned and clean bowled Seales as Sussex ended on 278.

There were six overs remaining for Eddie Byrom and Billy Root to negotiate with the former clipping Seales’s second delivery for six over square-leg before square-cutting the penultimate ball for four through backward point. But next over he departed leg before to Karvelas with Crane returning to the middle as night-watchman and guiding his team through to the close.

Sussex had reached 94-2 by lunch with Pujara playing some high-class drives off the front foot before the interval, but Glamorgan duly made inroads during the afternoon. Andy Gorvin and James Harris resumed the bowling duties with the latter striking with his fifth delivery of the session as Alsop chopped a short ball onto his stumps. James Coles was Pujara’s new partner with the Indian square-cutting Gorvin for four before the new batter pulled Harris for four.

Mir Hamza returned to the fray and had a loud appeal for l.b.w. turned down against Pujara, who responded by flicking the next ball to fine-leg. But next over Hamza found the edge of the Indian’s bat and Chris Cooke took a fine catch diving low to her right in front of leg-slip. 131-4 then became 133-5 as Hamza trapped John Simpson l.b.w.

It might have been 133-6 but the umpire turned down another appeal for l.b.w. from Hamza against Fynn Hudson-Prentice, but two overs later he upheld another appeal against James Coles as Sussex stuttered further to 136-6. Harris then returned to the attack and removed Danny Lamb who edged to Gorvin at third slip. 140-7 saw Jack Carson join Fynn Hudson-Prentice who cover drove ul Hassan for a brace of four’s. Carson then on-drove Harris for four before Mason Crane entered the attack and was drilled through mid-off by the Irishman. Hudson-Prentice also steered Gorvin twice to the vacant third man boundary

Glamorgan made two changes from the team who were on duty last weekend at Headingley against Yorkshire, with Andy Gorvin making his first Championship appearance of the summer in place of Jamie McIlroy and Zain ul Hassan replacing Tom Bevan. Mir Hamza and James Harris shared the new ball with Tom Haines steering the latter through the gully for four before Tom Clark flicked the seamer to square-leg for four. Haines also scythed Hamza over the slips for four before cover-driving the Pakistani.

Clark also flat-batted Harris through the covers for another early boundary but with the total on 29 Hamza removed Haines who departed l.b.w. to a ball which nipped back in. Tom Alsop made his way to the middle as Andy Gorvin replaced Harris at the Cathedral Road End with Clark pulling him for four with Harris then switching to the River End and being steered by Alsop steered to third man for four.

Clark also swatted Harris for four through point before top-edging the next ball, attempting a pull and being caught by Chris Cooke who safely pouched the skier. Cheteshawar Pujara duly joined Alsop who brought up the fifty by square-driving Gorvin, before Pujara did the same against Harris, followed by a high-class punch through extra-cover. ul Hassan then replaced Gorvin at the Cathedral Road End with Hamza returning for a second salvo at the River End and being struck for successive fours by Pujara.

Close of Play report

The stand between Ingram and Carlson was already worth an unbroken 230 when play resumed after tea with Glamorgan on 271-4 and trailing by just seven runs. With the new ball ten overs away and Jack Carson still hors de combat, James Coles and Tom Haines resumed the bowling duties with Carlson wiping off the arrears by sweeping Coles for four.

After Carlson had delicately late cut and pulled Haines for successive fours, Sussex took the new ball as soon as it became available with the home side on 315-4. Ingram responded by square-driving Seales for four to reach 150 from 222 balls before scything the West Indian in front and behind point for further boundaries. Carlson also pulled him next over for four as the stand reached the 300-mark.

A punched single through backward point by Carlson took the total to 349 and the stand to 308 as it became the highest-ever for the fifth wicket in the Club’s history beating the 307* added by Kiran and Chris Cooke against Northamptonshire at Sophia Gardens in 2021. Ingram celebrated by straight-driving Karvelas for four before Carlson, on 148, drove Seales into the hands of Oli Carter, the substitute fielder at cover as the stand came to an end having added 315 in 75.5 overs.

Chris Cooke joined Ingram but it proved to be a very brief pairing as after a single Cooke was caught down the legside by Simpson attempting to leg-glance Danny Lamb. Zain ul Hassan became Ingram’s new partner but three runs later Ingram’s fine innings also came to an end as he departed l.b.w. to Lamb for 170.

James Harris began with a pair of firm drives through mid-wicket as well as a booming cover drive against Lamb, before drilling Hudson-Prentice for four through extra-cover and mid-off. ul Hassan also unfurled a pair of cover drives for four against Lamb but Harris was then caught behind the wicket driving at Tom Clark with Glamorgan losing their eighth wicket on 398 as Andy Gorvin made his way to the middle. After the 400 came up he edged Seales into Simpson's gloves

Afternoon Update

Glamorgan resumed on 136-4 after lunch with Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson looking to continue their stirring partnership which had added 95 in 25 overs after Jayden Seales’ fiery opening salvo. With Jack Carson still off the field with a back injury sustained whilst batting Susses had to continue with seam as Carlson thick-edged Fynn Hudson-Prentice for four before unleashing a rasping square-cut against Danny Lamb.

Carlson duly completed his fifty from 89 balls before pulling and cutting Lamb for successive fours. Seales then returned at the River End and was nurdled and cover driven for successive boundaries by Ingram who then savagely square-cut Karvelas. Carlson then punched Seales through extra-cover for a rasping four, before pulling him for four, followed by a lovely on-drive against Karvelas.

Ingram brought up the 200 with a sumptuous cover drive for four against Seales followed by a deft nurdle through the vacant slip cordon. Ingram then completed his third hundred of the season by guiding Coles for two – his 147^th delivery – before straight-driving Coles for a huge six, followed by a pull to square-leg for four.

Carlson then on-drove Coles for four to bring up the 200-stand before off-driving him to bring up the 250 and a first batting point. After Ingram had survived a stumping chance on 121 Carlson duly reached his hundred from 142 balls by flicking Lamb for a single to square-leg. A sweep for four by Ingram against Coles saw the total reach 263 as their stand beat the 221 added by Steve Henderson and Rodney Ontong at Hove in 1985 which had been Glamorgan’s previous best for the fifth wicket against the South Coast club.

Morning Report

Yesterday was, by some way, Glamorgan’s best day in the field so far in 2024 as their bowling attack more than justified Sam Northeast’s decision to bowl first on a green-tinged surface with a combination of the clever swing of Mir Hamza and the waspish seam of James Harris seeing Sussex slump from 94-2 from 31 overs at lunch to 140-7 in the 53^rd over, with the support seamers – Andy Gorvin and Zain ul Hassan – also keeping things tight with a series of parsimonious spells.

Either side of tea there was a partial recovery as Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jack Carson and Ari Karvelas prospered as the ball got softer.  With six overs to face last night, Glamorgan lost Eddie Byrom in the second over before nightwatchman Mason Crane helped Billy Root see the Welsh county through to the close on 21-1. Root began today by on-driving Jayden Seales for four but a couple of balls later he was bowled shouldering arms to the West Indian whose delivery jagged back in.

Sam Northeast duly made his way to the middle before Crane scythed Ari Karvelas over the slip cordon for four. Seales then bowled a brute of a short ball which he edged into the gloves of wicket-keeper John Simpson. 32-3 saw the arrival of Kiran Carlson who flicked his first ball to the ropes at fine-leg, but Seales struck again in his next over as Northeast feathered another delivery into Simpson’s gloves as Glamorgan slipped further to 41-4.

Ingram then square-drove his first ball from Seales for four before Carlson did the same to Karvelas, with Ingram also straight-driving Karvelas for four. Carlson then greeted Hudon-Prentice by flicking him to the ropes at mid-wicket before pulling him for another boundary. Ingram added successive fours with a pair of rasping cover drives against Danny Lamb before punching Hudson-Prentice through the covers off the back foot as well as clipping him to fine-leg.

Ingram brought up the 50-stand with a well-timed cover drive for four against Hudson-Prentice before doing the same to Karvelas to bring up the 100. Ingram then harpooned James Coles over mid-wicket for six to complete a 65-ball fifty before lofting him over long-on for another maximum. Carlson also square-cut Karvelas as the fightback continued in the closing overs before lunch.

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Evening Update

Play resumed at 17.10pm after the thunderstorm had moved away, with 29 overs remaining and Sussex 53 runs in the lead with just two wicket remaining. Mir Hamza and Mason Crane resumed the bowling duties, with the latter striking with his second delivery as Ari Karvelas was caught behind by Chris Cooke, before next ball Jayden Seales miscued an expansive blow with Hamza at backward point holding onto the top-edge.

This meant that Glamorgan needed 56 from the 25 overs tonight plus the 96 tomorrow, but they only needed 7.5 overs reach their target with Billy Root and Eddie Byrom starting the innings as Seales and Karvelas took the new ball. Byrom benefitted from four overthrows in the opening over before Root clipped Karvelas to the ropes at mid-wicket. Byrom then deftly nurdled Seales to the vacant ropes at third man for a pair of fours.

With the total on 33, Byrom feathered a ball from Karvelas into Simpson’s gloves as Sam Northeast made his way to the middle. Root then on-drove and off-drove successive balls from Karvelas to the ropes, before pulling the next for another four. Root then square-cut Karvelas for another four before clipping him to the ropes at mid-wicket to win the game and give Glamorgan their first victory in the County Championship this season, their first since May 14 last year and equalling their previous bests of nine wicket successes against Sussex at Hastings in 1951 and Swansea in 1970.

 

 

Afternoon Report

Sussex had reached 111-5 at lunch, still trailing by 22 runs with Mir Hamza returning to the attack. The combative Fynn Hudson-Prentice drove him through mid-off to complete a 47-ball fifty before straight-driving James Harris who had returned at the Cathedral Road End. He then cover drove Harris for four to bring up the century stand and wipe off the arrears before Coles pulled Hamza for four.

Gorvin then replaced Harris at the Cathedral Road End with Mason Crane also operating at the Rover End, but it was Gorvin who made the breakthrough as a deceptive change of pace saw Hudson-Prentice chip a ball to mid-wicket where Zain ul Hassan completed the catch. 150-6 saw Danny Lamb make his way to the middle to join Coles who completed his fifty from 91 balls by glancing Crane to the ropes at fine-leg.

Lamb on-drove Gorvin but, later in the over, and with the total on 164, he departed leg before to the all-rounder as Jack Carson made his way to the middle. He survived just four overs as Gorvin claimed his maiden five-four as the Irishman departed l.b.w. 172-8 saw Ari Karvelas join Coles, and he began by flicking Harris to mid-wicket for four but with a thunderstorm approaching an early tea was taken at 3.20pm

Morning Update

Yesterday was another good day for Glamorgan, even though it was bookended by the clatter of wickets in the early morning and evening. But in between, there was a superb fifth wicket stand of 315 in 75.5 overs between Colin Ingram (170) and Kiran Carlson (148) who serenely steered Glamorgan away from the depths of 41-4 after Jayden Seales had taken 3/8 from a dozen balls in a hostile opening salvo. The calmness and composure of the two batters during their record-breaking stand saw them repair the damage and, with Sussex missing the spin of the injured Jack Carson, the upshot was that the home side ended the day with a first innings lead of 133 runs.

The tenth wicket pair of Zain ul Hassan and Mir Hamza resumed this morning but the latter was run out by Tom Haines at mid-wicket attempting a single off the second delivery. The Pakistani was swiftly back in the action as he shared the new ball with James Harris as the two Tom’s – Meesrs Clark and Haines – began Sussex’s second innings. Clark on-drove Hamza whilst Haines twice steered Harris through the gully. But Hamza struck in his third over as Clark departed l.b.w. playing half forward with the total on 22.

Tom Alsop then outside-edged Harris through the gully before Hamza struck again as Haines edged to third slip where Andy Gorvin, at the second attempt, completed the catch. 29-2 then became 32-3 as Hamza removed another Tom, as Alsop also departed l.b.w. Gorvin then entered the attack and removed Pujara with his first delivery as the Indian feathered a ball into Cooke’s gloves. Three balls later it became 32-5 as Gorvin trapped John Simpson l.b.w.

James Coles cover drove Hamza for four before Fynn Hudson-Prentice punched Gorvin off the back foot through backward point. Harris then returned at the River End and was straight-driven for four by Hudson-Prentice who then pulled the seamer for six just over the head of the fielder at square-leg. The batter then advanced down the wicket to Gorvin and drilled him through extra-cover before James cover drove Gorvin as well as pulling Harris for six followed by a scorching cover drive.

Crane and ul Hassan then had a spell in tandem before lunch as Glamorgan pressed for their first innings victory over Sussex since 2000 at Colwyn Bay when they were victorious by an innings and 60 runs.

 

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