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Sussex child Phil Salt provided his side the possibility of a last day triumph versus Durham at Chester-le-Street with a sophisticated innings of 72
ECB Reporters Network
21-Sep-2017
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Durham 385 (Latham 77, Steel 73, Clark 73 *, Robinson 4-69) and 5 for 0 need an additional 259 to beat Sussex 346 (Wells 122, van Zyl 92, Rushworth 4-64, Jennings 3-37) and 302 (Salt 72, Wells 58)
Sussex child Phil Salt offered his side the possibility of a last day triumph versus Durham at Chester-le-Street with a sophisticated innings of 72.
In just his seventh top-notch match the 21-year-old Wales-born right-hander batted extremely properly after a cavalier start as Sussex amounted to 302 in their 2nd innings.
Requiring 264 to win, Durham had actually dealt with 3 of the arranged 9 overs when bad light stepped in. The out-of-form Keaton Jennings took ball game to 5 with Tom Latham, who would have been lbw 2nd ball had Chris Jordan not exceeded.
Sussex, who routed by 39 in the very first innings, slipped from 101 without loss to 177 for 5. Salt, who had a previous finest of 46, scored 11 off his very first 4 balls and was competently helped by wicketkeeper Michael Burgess, Ollie Robinson and Jordan.
Salt’s was the 2nd career-best of the day following Brydon Carse’s unbeaten 61 for Durham. Resuming on 21, the South Africa-born paceman got both Stuart Whittingham and George Garton behind square for 6.
He controlled a stand of 84 with Graham Clark, who carried on from his over night 73 to 88 before a ball from Jordan skidded on to have him lbw.
When Jordan rested it took just one mild loosener for Robinson to finish a five-wicket haul. Chris Rushworth clipped it directly to square leg however Robinson, who had an aching side the previous night after bowling 25 overs, sent out down simply the another to complete with 5 for 69. Jordan had 2 for 77 from 31, while Garton and Whittingham were two times as pricey, yielding more than 5 an over.
Whittingham got his only wicket when last male Graham Onions spooned to additional cover and Durham were all out for 385.
The lead was rapidly erased by Sussex’s acting captain Luke Wells and Harry Finch, who had 50 on the board in 11 overs to lunch and looked much more comfy in including a more 50.
Both were playing far from their bodies with restricted foot motion when they edged catches. Finch was very first to choose 37, James Weighell declaring the very first of his 3 wickets with his 2nd ball.
Following his 258 at Hove and 122 in the very first innings here, Wells once again batted remarkably to make 58 and take his season’s tally versus Durham to 438.
