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Notts end season with Sussex defeat

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Highlights from the final day at Trent Bridge

Sussex picked up their sixth win of the LV= County Championship season with a 191-run triumph over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

Chasing a victory target of 385 from a minimum of 75 overs, the home side were bowled out for 193 in 60.3.

Steve Magoffin claimed 4-51, to take eight wickets in the match, with three scalps apiece for Chris Jordan and Ashar Zaidi.

Earlier, as Sussex batted on until 20 minutes before lunch, Ed Joyce, who had been undefeated on 115 overnight, fell for 149 after sharing a stand of 60 with Luke Wells, who scored 79.

Luke Fletcher, on his 26th birthday, was the pick of the Nottinghamshire attack, taking 3-66, to add his first-innings haul of 3-67.

Alex Hales and Jake Libby negotiated a tricky three-over spell before lunch as Nottinghamshire embarked on their pursuit, but both fell soon afterwards. 

Hales was snapped up at slip by Jordan, off Magoffin, who then had Libby caught one-handed by Chris Nash at short-leg.

Michael Lumb was also caught by Jordan - a stunning reflex effort, at the second attempt, from Zaidi's second ball of the innings.

Riki Wessels was yorked by Jordan, who then had James Taylor caught down the leg side for 46, eight runs away from reaching 1,000 in the championship this year.

Samit Patel scored seven from 40 deliveries before becoming Magoffin's third victim, aided by another Jordan catch in the slips.

Zaidi, bowling a 20-over spell which was broken only by the tea interval, turned a ball sharply to knock back Chris Read's off stump and then trapped Luke Wood lbw.

Jordan finished the match off by bowling Harry Gurney for six, to seal the win with 9.3 overs to spare. 

Sussex had added a further 162 runs during the morning session, declaring just before lunch.

Luke Wright showed his intentions by pulling Gurney into the midwicket seats before driving Fletcher straight to mid-on.

Joyce was caught at deep midwicket off Gary Keedy, having faced 159 balls, hitting 17 fours and three sixes.

Wells, who faced 13 deliveries before getting off the mark, then went up a gear, playing shots all around the wicket as he galloped to his 50 from 48 balls and had smashed three sixes and 13 fours by the time he hit Patel to Fletcher at long-off.

Ben Brown also cleared the ropes and was unbeaten on 38 at the time of the declaration.

Nottinghamshire's season comes to an end with them occupying third place on 206 points - but they could be overtaken by Durham, Somerset and Sussex, who all have a game in hand on the Trent Bridge outfit. 

Notts director of cricket Mick Newell was understandably disappointed, saying: "We were poor today. I don't think we should have been bowled out on that pitch, even given Magoffin's bowling.

“That has found us out over the last three or four matches, we've not had the bowling to match the opposition. If we finish sixth that's what we deserve."

Sussex head coach Mark Robinson said: "I'm delighted and always thought we could bowl them out if we scored enough runs. It was important that Mags (Magoffin) knocked over their top two and to get Hales, who can score so quickly, was crucial.

"I've a certain empathy for Notts because they have challenged on all three fronts and just ran out of steam a bit at the end and we've been there before, we know what that's like.

"We had a 19-day break with no cricket but have really come back strong to win two out of two and will go to Northampton next week looking to make it three out of three."


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