Match summary
Sussex played Somerset in the LV= County Championship 2015 at County Ground, Taunton, from 5 Jul 2015 to 8 Jul 2015. Match drawn.
Somerset won the toss and chose to field first. Sussex made 208 in 84.2 overs, Somerset made 274 in 73.5 overs, Sussex made 490/4 declared in 98 overs, Somerset made 208/6 in 67.3 overs.
Matt Machan top-scored with 192 runs in the match; Alfonso Thomas took 5/116 in the match.
Sussex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Joyce c MD Bates b L Gregory |
c MD Bates b L Gregory | 28 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 51.85 |
| LWP Wells lbw b PD Trego |
lbw b PD Trego | 54 | 122 | 10 | 0 | 44.26 |
| MW Machan c J Allenby b L Gregory |
c J Allenby b L Gregory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CD Nash b C Overton |
b C Overton | 35 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 49.30 |
| Craig Cachopa c J Allenby b PD Trego |
c J Allenby b PD Trego | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 27.59 |
| LJ Wright c AC Thomas b L Gregory |
c AC Thomas b L Gregory | 51 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 46.79 |
| BC Brown c ME Trescothick b AC Thomas |
c ME Trescothick b AC Thomas | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 45.00 |
| SJ Magoffin c ME Trescothick b AC Thomas |
c ME Trescothick b AC Thomas | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Ashar Zaidi c MD Bates b AC Thomas |
c MD Bates b AC Thomas | 14 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 19.72 |
| OE Robinson not out |
not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| ME Hobden c MD Bates b AC Thomas |
c MD Bates b AC Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 2) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 84.2 Ov (RR: 2.47) | 208/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (EC Joyce, 16.2 ov), 2-56 (MW Machan, 16.3 ov), 3-113 (CD Nash, 39.6 ov), 4-122 (LWP Wells, 43.4 ov), 5-129 (Craig Cachopa, 47.2 ov), 6-138 (BC Brown, 52.5 ov), 7-154 (SJ Magoffin, 60.6 ov), 8-202 (Ashar Zaidi, 82.1 ov), 9-208 (LJ Wright, 83.6 ov), 10-208 (ME Hobden, 84.2 ov)
Somerset Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Trescothick c CD Nash b SJ Magoffin |
c CD Nash b SJ Magoffin | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 24.24 |
| TB Abell c BC Brown b OE Robinson |
c BC Brown b OE Robinson | 16 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 34.04 |
| JG Myburgh lbw b ME Hobden |
lbw b ME Hobden | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 40.91 |
| JC Hildreth c EC Joyce b OE Robinson |
c EC Joyce b OE Robinson | 82 | 136 | 10 | 1 | 60.29 |
| J Allenby c BC Brown b OE Robinson |
c BC Brown b OE Robinson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PD Trego b OE Robinson |
b OE Robinson | 81 | 114 | 10 | 1 | 71.05 |
| L Gregory c LJ Wright b SJ Magoffin |
c LJ Wright b SJ Magoffin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MD Bates c CD Nash b SJ Magoffin |
c CD Nash b SJ Magoffin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C Overton not out |
not out | 53 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 120.45 |
| Abdur Rehman c LWP Wells b ME Hobden |
c LWP Wells b ME Hobden | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 45.83 |
| AC Thomas st BC Brown b LWP Wells |
st BC Brown b LWP Wells | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 7, w 0, nb 2) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 73.5 Ov (RR: 3.71) | 274/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (ME Trescothick, 10.3 ov), 2-33 (TB Abell, 16.5 ov), 3-33 (JG Myburgh, 17.1 ov), 4-36 (J Allenby, 18.6 ov), 5-199 (PD Trego, 57.4 ov), 6-200 (L Gregory, 58.3 ov), 7-200 (MD Bates, 58.4 ov), 8-232 (JC Hildreth, 63.5 ov), 9-259 (Abdur Rehman, 70.2 ov), 10-274 (AC Thomas, 73.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Magoffin | 20 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 3.05 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OE Robinson | 22 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 3.59 | 96 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ME Hobden | 14 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 5.07 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashar Zaidi | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.90 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LWP Wells | 7.5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.32 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sussex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWP Wells c J Allenby b AC Thomas |
c J Allenby b AC Thomas | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| EC Joyce c AC Thomas b PD Trego |
c AC Thomas b PD Trego | 66 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 66.00 |
| MW Machan b Abdur Rehman |
b Abdur Rehman | 192 | 237 | 26 | 0 | 81.01 |
| CD Nash not out |
not out | 142 | 200 | 17 | 2 | 71.00 |
| Craig Cachopa lbw b Abdur Rehman |
lbw b Abdur Rehman | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| LJ Wright not out |
not out | 39 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 325.00 |
| Extras | (b 13, lb 4, w 3, nb 16) | 36 | ||||
| Total | 98 Ov (RR: 5.00) | 490/4 | ||||
Did not bat: OE Robinson, ME Hobden, BC Brown, Ashar Zaidi, SJ Magoffin
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (LWP Wells, 10.3 ov), 2-150 (EC Joyce, 35.1 ov), 3-440 (MW Machan, 93.1 ov), 4-448 (Craig Cachopa, 95.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Thomas | 19 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 3.68 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| L Gregory | 19 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 5.32 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C Overton | 7 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdur Rehman | 26 | 3 | 121 | 2 | 4.65 | 104 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| PD Trego | 11 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 6.82 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| JG Myburgh | 11 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 4.18 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J Allenby | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Somerset Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Trescothick b LWP Wells |
b LWP Wells | 33 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 53.23 |
| TB Abell c CD Nash b LWP Wells |
c CD Nash b LWP Wells | 36 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 60.00 |
| JG Myburgh c MW Machan b LWP Wells |
c MW Machan b LWP Wells | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| JC Hildreth c & b Ashar Zaidi |
c & b Ashar Zaidi | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| J Allenby c EC Joyce b Ashar Zaidi |
c EC Joyce b Ashar Zaidi | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| PD Trego not out |
not out | 95 | 141 | 15 | 0 | 67.38 |
| L Gregory c LJ Wright b OE Robinson |
c LJ Wright b OE Robinson | 32 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 26.02 |
| MD Bates not out |
not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 0, w 0, nb 0) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 67.3 Ov (RR: 3.08) | 208/6 | ||||
Did not bat: AC Thomas, Abdur Rehman, C Overton
Fall of wickets: 1-69 (ME Trescothick, 19.1 ov), 2-75 (JG Myburgh, 21.2 ov), 3-76 (JC Hildreth, 22.2 ov), 4-80 (TB Abell, 23.1 ov), 5-84 (J Allenby, 24.1 ov), 6-204 (L Gregory, 66.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Magoffin | 11 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2.91 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OE Robinson | 12 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.25 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ME Hobden | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4.38 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CD Nash | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LWP Wells | 18.3 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 3.03 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashar Zaidi | 11 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1.45 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- LV= County Championship 2015
- Venue
- County Ground, Taunton
- Date
- 5 Jul 2015 to 8 Jul 2015
- Toss
- Somerset, elected to field first
- Result
- Match drawn
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2015
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Sussex vs Somerset match on 5 Jul 2015?
Match drawn.
Who scored the most runs in Sussex vs Somerset?
Matt Machan (Sussex) with 192 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Sussex vs Somerset?
Alfonso Thomas, with 5/116.
Who won the toss in Sussex vs Somerset?
Somerset, who chose to field first.
Where was Sussex vs Somerset played?
At County Ground, Taunton.