Rawlins & Sussex Pull off Stunning Win against Derbyshire
Rawlins Celebrates with Teammates
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Derbyshire 551/8 Dec & 127/7 Dec Sussex 337 & 345/5
Sussex won by 5 Wickets
Opener Ali Orr made a career-best 141 as Delray Rawlins and his Sussex teammates pulled off a remarkable run chase against Derbyshire to claim their first win since April 2021 in the LV=County Championship.
Orr was superbly supported by Tom Alsop and Mohammad Rizwan, who made 55 and 76 not out respectively, as Sussex chased down a target of 342 in 76 overs to win by five wickets with 17 balls to spare at Hove.
A cameo from Rawlins made sure Sussex didn’t lose their way, Rawlins scored 14 runs off 18 balls, hitting 1 six.
Sussex 2nd Inning
141 (203) AGH Orr c Kerr b Reece ..20 (29) TJ Haines LBW Thomson ..55 (91) TP Alsop c Godleman b Dal ..76 (82) Mohammad Rizwan Not Out ..14 (18) Delray Rawlins c Madsen b Reece ..23 (15) OJ Carter LBW Watt ..04 (03) DK Ibrahim Not Out ..12 Extras (3b-3lb-2w-4nb) 345 Total for 5 wickets after 73.1 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-41 (Haines), 2-181 (Alsop), 3-274 (Orr), 4-308 (Rawlins), 5-339 (Carter)
Derbyshire Bowlers
6.0-1-44-0 S Conners 6.0-0-19-0 H Kerr 6.0-0-26-1 AK Dal 20.-4-89-1 AT Thomson 26.1-3-114-1 MRJ Watt 9.0-1-47-2 LM Reece
