Matt Prior guides Sussex to a win over Hampshire- Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-James-Prior-c75192, England’s wicket-keeper batsman, played a scintillating knock of 97 runs as he guided his County side, Sussex, to a 5-wicket win over Hampshire, in a four day Test match played at the County Ground, Hove.
The 29-year-old batsman was content with his performance as he relinquished http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Cork-c1390.
At the match presentation, England’s cricket star said, “I could not have asked for any more. Batting on a tricky wicket like that, against the spinners and against Corky - there is so http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 fight left in him so you are always in a battle with him.”
Earlier in the day, Sussex resumed their innings, with an overnight score of 82 runs for the loss of three wickets. The county side required another 151 runs to name the match as their own. Prior, who was new at the crease was accompanied by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Darren-Wells-c73269.
Wells got out early but Prior was unfazed by loss of his partner and continued to bat until the wicket-keeper batsman saw him safely through to the other side. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Oliver-Philip-Rayner-c80200 laid complete support to Prior by contributing 25 and 22 runs respectively.
“It was a huge win for us and walking off knowing I had contributed to the win meant a lot to me. There was the pressure of knowing I had to bat to the end. I came off at lunch and was as mentally tired if I had played an hour of Test cricket. I was in the
place that I will be on Thursday at Lord's," says Prior.
With the win, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 has moved up to fourth position on the County Championship Division One points table. The county side has secured 110 points from nine games. Out of nine matches Sussex have emerged victorious in four and lost two.
The game against Hampshire was a good chance for Prior to get his eyes in, as the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is just around the corner and the Men in Blue have some good quality spinners, who can exploit any weakness against spin.
The wicket-keeper batsman will be hoping to repeat a similar performance against the Men in Blue.
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