f4726 cc655	Sussex v Nottinghamshire
	County Championship 1897
Venue	Central Recreation Ground, Hastings on 8th, 9th, 10th July 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Nottinghamshire won by 69 runs
Points	Sussex -1; Nottinghamshire 1
Umpires	W Draper, RA Thoms
Close of play day 1	Sussex (1) 154/5 (Bean 50*, Killick 0*)
Close of play day 2	Sussex (2) 67/2 (Ranjitsinhji 46*, Murdoch 15*)

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Nottinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Shrewsbury	c Parris b Bland	7
CW Wright	c Ranjitsinhji b Tate	27
W Gunn	b Tate	6
W Attewell	c Murdoch b Bland	19
*JA Dixon	c Murdoch b Bland	3
AO Jones	b Tate	58
CE Dench	b Tate	6
HB Daft	c Tate b Bland	1
+A Pike	c Parris b Bland	8
P Mason	not out	9
FH Guttridge	c and b Bland	1
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 64.4 overs)	146
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-34, 3-55, 4-59, 5-70, 6-97, 7-98, 8-116, 9-141, 10-146 (64.4 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bland	32.4	9	86	6	-	-
Tate	32	11	59	4	-	-

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Brann	b Guttridge	6
FW Marlow	b Guttridge	8
KS Ranjitsinhji	c and b Attewell	8
*WL Murdoch	b Dixon	52
W Newham	c Shrewsbury b Attewell	25
G Bean	c Gunn b Guttridge	69
EH Killick	c Pike b Guttridge	2
F Parris	c Jones b Guttridge	8
+HR Butt	b Guttridge	0
CHG Bland	lbw b Attewell	2
FW Tate	not out	2
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 80.3 overs)	190
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-24, 3-35, 4-72, 5-148, 6-159, 7-171, 8-171, 9-186, 10-190 (80.3 ov)

Nottinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Guttridge	29	7	61	6	-	-
Attewell	31.3	12	73	3	-	-
Dixon	7	2	17	1	-	-
Daft	8	2	18	0	-	-
Dench	5	0	13	0	-	-

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Nottinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Shrewsbury	c Murdoch b Bland	8
CW Wright	c Parris b Tate	1
W Gunn	b Bland	7
W Attewell	c and b Tate	37
*JA Dixon	c Murdoch b Tate	80
AO Jones	c Tate b Bland	25
CE Dench	c Butt b Tate	55
HB Daft	not out	22
+A Pike	b Tate	0
P Mason	c Butt b Bland	4
FH Guttridge	c Butt b Tate	9
Extras	(15 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)	20
Total	(all out, 102.1 overs)	268
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-25, 3-46, 4-57, 5-128, 6-231, 7-234, 8-245, 9-268, 10-268 (102.1 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bland	37	12	107	4	-	-
Tate	43.1	17	77	6	-	-
Killick	12	2	35	0	-	-
Parris	10	2	29	0	-	-

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Sussex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Brann	c Jones b Guttridge	1
FW Marlow	c Pike b Attewell	0
KS Ranjitsinhji	c Dixon b Attewell	57
*WL Murdoch	c Jones b Guttridge	31
W Newham	c Shrewsbury b Guttridge	0
G Bean	c Pike b Guttridge	7
EH Killick	c Daft b Attewell	13
F Parris	not out	22
+HR Butt	b Guttridge	5
CHG Bland	b Guttridge	1
FW Tate	c Jones b Attewell	3
Extras	(10 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 57.3 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-25, 3-87, 4-87, 5-99, 6-121, 7-129, 8-142, 9-144, 10-155 (57.3 ov)

Nottinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Guttridge	25	10	79	6	-	-
Attewell	27.3	10	48	4	-	-
Dixon	1	0	1	0	-	-
Daft	4	1	12	0	-	-

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Notes
--> G Bean (1) passed 8000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 65
--> HB Daft (2) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 4
--> KS Ranjitsinhji (2) passed 6500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 4
--> W Attewell reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Sussex first innings
--> FH Guttridge reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Sussex second innings

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