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SUSSEX Sharks have cantered to an emphatic nine wicket win against Gloucestershire Gladiators in the Pro40 League at Horsham today.
The Sharks inspired by Yasir Arafat, who took a hat trick, dismissed the Gladiators for 189.
And there was never any doubt as first Rory Hamilton-Brown (26) and a 136 run stand between Ed Joyce and Luke Wright (95) saw Sussex safely home in 26 overs.
SUSSEX INNINGS
27th over - Wright drives the first ball for four to win it for Sussex.
Sussex 192-1 - won by nine wickets.
26th over - Cutting with ease Wright hits yet another four, a single brings him to 91 and Sussex within two runs of victory.
Sussex 188-1
25th over - An absolute walk in the park,singles are jogged, and when Wright or Joyce decide to hit out, they are going to the rope, aided by the odd missfield.
Sussex 183-1
24th over - Three singles and Sussex are cantering, 18 needed.
Sussex 171-1
23rd over. Hamish Marshall is carved away for yet another boundary and the customary handful of singles end the over.
Sussex 168-1
22nd over. Wright is feasting on this bowling, two long hops yield five runs, and last ball, shock as Alex Gidman beats the edge of the bat.
21st over - Joyce and Wright sprint a sneaky two, Wright picks up another single , Joyce follows suit and that brings up the century partnership.
Sussex 156-1
20th over - Quiet over that one, just the three singles from it, but Sussex do pass the 150 mark.
Sussex 151-1
19th over - A slashed single from Wright to start the over, and he evades the diving fielder two balls later to pick up another couple, and he finishes off with a contemptuous hook for four again.
Sussex 148-4 just 41 needed.
18th over - Two runs from Joyce before he chips one down the ground for a simple single, and he has a half century to add to his championship ton here at Horsham.
Sussex 140-1
17th over - Five singles before Wright cuts loose, hooking a half tracker for four.
Sussex 137-8
16th over - A deft touch sees Joyce jog a single, which is turned into an easy two by a miss-field down at third man. Three more singles later and Sussex are closing in with ease.
Sussex 128-1
15th over - Short and wide from new bowler James Franklin, and that's like taking candy off a baby for Luke Wright. Four. Three balls later it's a same story, and that's Wright's half century, in 33 balls.
Sussex 123-1
14th over - Joyce, all elegance with a high right elbow, times a beauty all along the ground for four, and then lashes Steve Kirby through the covers.
Sussex 115-1
13th over - Wright obviously has something to get home for tonight, a huge six over long on brings the boundary tally up to 20, and sees the Sharks roar past 100. The all rounder throws in another four for good measure.
Sussex 105-1
12th over - Wright flashes at a wide one, but he went at it hard enough to ensure it cleared the slips and sped away for four. Next ball, Wright climbs into a Steve Kirby delivery to take hom to 33.
Sussex 92-1
11th over - Four runs off his pads for Wright, who follows it up next ball with a straight drive which clears the fielder on the way to smascking into the hoardings.
Sussex 83-1
Tenth over - A leg before shout from Dawson is given short shrift - next ball Joyce pushes a single, bringing Wright back on strike to smear Dawson away for another four runs, and a sweep from Wright off the final ball allows him to keep the strike.
Sussex 75-1
Ninth over - A better over there, but it's ruined a little with the last ball as Luke Wright flays it through the covers.
Sussex 69-1
Eighth over - WICKET Richard Dawson comes on for some spin, and by dragging down the delivery short and wide, he encourages Hamilton-Brown (26) to both come down the pitch and chase the width. It's a simple stumping for Steve Adhsead.
Joyce continues to accumulate though, that's four more.
Luke Wright is coming to the party too, swatting Dawson away for four.
Sussex 64-1
Seventh over - Effortless stroke from Joyce through point earns him four more, and one which whistles past his hips brings four more. Lewis serves up another at a good length and width for Joyce to bring the fifty up. And it's all looking a bit too easy as the Dublin born batsmen picks out the leg side boundary - a massive over.
Sussex 56-0
Sixth over - A couple of smart singles from the Sussex pair keeps that scoreboard ticking, Gloucs could do with a wicket to check the Sharks' momentum.
Kirby goes round the wicket to Joyce,who storlls an easy single to finish the over.
Sussex 40-0
Fifth over - Hamilton-Brown continues his assault on the Gladiators attack, strolling down the pitch to Jon Lewis, one bounce and four.
Sussex 37-0
Fourth over - Good comeback from Kirby, until the final ball of the over, giving Ed Joyce some width to find the rope.
Sussex 31-0
Third over - Ed Joyce gets in on the act, timing one off his legs which beats the fielders to the rope, and they're the only runs from the over.
Sussex 26-0
Second over - Lovely drive from Hamilton-Brown off Steve Kirby, and he tops that with a brutal six which came down with snow on it. Kirby follows that up with a tasty half volley which Hamilton-Brown gleefully punches for four. 21 runs already for Rory.
Sussex 22-0
First over - couple of lucky escapes for Rory Hamilton-Brown as Sussex start their chase, on his way to scoring five in the first over he survived an lbw shout and was dropped in the deep.
Sussex 5-0
GLOUCESTERSHIRE INNINGS
40th over - WICKET Rush of blood to the head from Arafat, who misses a great chance to run Jon Lewis out. But next ball Adhsead (24) clips him straight to midwicket where Chris Nash pouches a smart catch. It's two wickets in two balls, as Arafat bowls Ian Saxleby for no score And it's a hat trick for Arafat to finish the innings in emphatic style, bowling Steve Kirby.Gloucs 189 all out
39th over - WICKET Kirtley starts with another yorker, his 11th in 13 balls. Next ball, he shows superb awareness to pick up after Adshead dug out another yorker and outsprint Richard Dawson (15) back to the crease before flicking off the bails.
Four runs are added when an inside edge flies off for four, and another two come when Adshead goes ariel. Finally, Kirtley bowls a bad ball, and is punished by Adshead who pulls for four.
A single finishes it off.
Gloucs 187-7
38th over - Full toss from Arafat strikes Steve Adshead on the boot, the appeal falls on deaf ears as Adshead and Dawson run two.
Good running adds a couple off the last ball.
Gloucs 175-6
37th over - James Kirtley, one of the best finishers in the game is back on. Pitching it right up there, with the exception of one full toss, he concedes five singles. Quality stuff.
Gloucs 169-6
36th over - Impressive variation from Arafat, started with a yorker, threw in a slower ball and a bumper for good measure, allowing four singles.
Gloucs 164-6
35th over - Yardy continues to twirl away, giving up a handful of singles, but boundaries are what the Gladiators want here.
Gloucs 160-6
34th over - Dawson attempting to inject some pace into the innings, flicks Rory Hamilton-Brow into the off side and although airborne for some time, the ball drops just short of a diving Dwayne Smith.
Gloucs 156-8
33rd over - WICKET Massive appeal from Andy Hodd, his lone voice carries enough weight to convince the umpires a catch off Hamish Marshall behind the wicket had carried. New batsman Richard Dawson wastes little time in annoncing his arrival, slapping Mike Yardy for four.
Gloucs 148-6
32nd over - WICKET Cries of catch it as Taylor's drive flies at head heigfht through midwicket off Rory Hamilton-Brown, fine shot.
Although two balls later, Taylor tires the same shot, picking out Yasir Arafat on the boundary rope. Marshall nicks a quick single off the panultimate ball to bring up his 50 in 56 balls.
Gloucs 141-5
31st over - Taylor's cover drive just beats a despairing dive from James Kirtley for four, before an overthrow gifts the Gladiators a second run after a crafty single. Taylor makes it 11 off the over picking out the same spot as earlier.
Gloucs 134-4
30th over - It's a dual spin attack now with Rory Hamilton-Brown's offspin from the railway end, more good running from Taylor and Marshall brings another three. Ten off the over.
Gloucs 123-4
29th over - Mike Yardy comes on to replace RMJ, giving up a few singls on his first over.
28th over - Statement of intent there from Hamish Marshall, an uppish drive flies to the long on boundary, two more singles follow.
Gloucs 107-4
27th over - The Gladiators steal an extra run when Dwayne Smith's throw to the bowler's end wasn't backed up at the stumps, one more single ends Martin-Jenkins wicketless spell.
Gloucs 101-4
26th over - Four easily run runs off Dwayne Smith in a pretty uneventful over.
Gloucs 96-4
25th over - Martin-Jenkins still offering some economy, four singles off the over.
Gloucs 92-4
24th over - Dwayne Smith, can't wait for him to have a bat, comes on from the railway end. He concedes four from the over, all in ones and twos.
Gloucs 88-4
23rd over - Martin-Jenkins has been pretty much on the money throughout so far, the pressure is building.
Gloucs 84-4
22nd over - That's good running from Taylor and Marshall, sprinting three off Luke Wright.
Gloucs 82-4
21st over - Three singles come from this Martin-Jenkins over, pretty solid stuff from the town end from him.
Gloucs 77-4
20th over - WICKET Luke Wright opens the over by squeezing Franklin for space again, and the edge is this time held by Mike Yardy. Franklin goes for 36.
New man Chris Taylor gets off the mark with a single.
Gloucs 74-4
19th over - Busy six balls from RMJ as Franklin drives him straight down the ground for four, then bags a streaky two before a loud lbw shout is turned down.
18th over - Super shot from James Franklin, carving Wright away through point for four, decent riposte though from Wright with four dots before the last ball is clipped for two runs.
Gloucs 67-3
17th over - Solid over from RMJ, three scrambled singles.
Gloucs 61-3
16th over - Ohhs and ahhs all round Cricketfield Road as Wright squuezes Franklin for space and the edge flies just over Mike Yardy's fingertips. If that had stuck it would have been Marcus North-esque!
Two to finish the over thanks to a misfield in the deep.
Gloucs 58-3
15th over - A tight over with some decent lines from RMJ, before Marshall dabbles him away for a couple down to third man.
Gloucs 51-3
14th over - Luke Wright steaming in, and Marshall thick edges him to third man for four. Near run out chance next ball as Marshall slips going for a single, but the throw misses and Wright can't gather at the stumps.
Most expensive over so far, as Franklin drives for four, before three dot balls finish the over.
Gloucs 49-3
13th over - Robin Martin-Jenkins replaces Kirtley at the town end, and after three dots, a decent appeal for leg before gets turned down. Franklin then hooks RMJ away for a big four to ruin a good start.
Gloucs 40-3
12th over - Luke Wright comes on from the railway end, bowling at decent pace, he gets one to spit up past Marshall's nose, and keeper Andy Hodd does well to take it.
Gloucs 36-3
11th over - WICKET More excellent fielding from Hamilton-Brown prevents a single at midwicket with a scrambling effort.
And there's another caught and bowled for James Kirtley, removing dangerman Kadeer Ali as he dives to his left to take a great catch.
New batsman Hamish Marshall carefully sees out the rest of the over.
Gloucs 35-3
Tenth over - Kadeer Ali is quite keen to push the pace, swinging expansively at an Afafat ball, and picks out Robin Martin Jenkins.
Arafat responds by keeping Ali on the back foot for the next four balls.
Ali decides he's had quite enough of that and drives aggresively for a single to Luke Wright at mid-on.
GLoucs 35-2
Ninth over - James Kirtley's first ball thuds into Franklin's pads, but it wasn't hitting and the appeal barely gets past Kirtley's lips. That's followed up with a four square off Franklin's pads.
Muffled shouts of catch as an edge off Franklin falls short of Mike Yardy at second slip.
GLoucs 34-2
Eighth over - A rare loose ball from Arafat as James Franklin whips a full toss away for four. Franklin then gets off strike with a single to midwicket.
Gloucs 30-2.
Seventh over - James Franklin gets off the mark working the ball into the on side for a single. Super fielding off the last ball from Rory Hamilton-Brown keeps it down to that single from the over.
Gloucs 25-2
Sixth over - Six dots from Yasir Arafat means that's the first maiden of the day, Kadeer Ali fended all six off his hips.
Gloucs 24-2
Fifth over - WICKET Quick single from Kadeer Ali before Alex Gidman lofts James Kirtley to cow corner for two runs. Another atrsngled appeal from Kirtley as Andy Hodd takes a tumbling catch off Gidman, no bat or pad involved though...
Next ball though Kirtley forces the shot from Gidman (2) and Hodd takes a regulation catch behind the stumps.
Gloucs 24-2
Fourth over - That's a chance as a catch goes down at second slip off Kadeer Ali, Yasir Arafat the unfortunate bowler... A two and a single from Ali see out the rest of the over.
Third over WICKET - Will Porterfield perishes on 17, an dearly strike for James Kirtley, pocketing a superb catch off his own bowling to dismiss the opener.
A strangled lbw appeal follows against Alex Gidman, there's nothing doing from umpire Peter Hartley.
Gloucs 18-1
Second over - Some nice strokeplay from Kadeer Li and Will Porterfield move Gloucs on to 18-0 from two overs - Porterfield the main man as he races to 17.
First over - Four dots then a four as James Kirtley openes the bowling...
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