Date-stamped : 26 May97 - 06:15
Sussex v Kent

Sussex (224-6) beat Kent (220) by 4 wickets

FUNNY old game, this coloured cricket.  Kent,  next  to top  with
a  perfect  record, arrived at Horsham ready to slaughter a rock-
bottom Sussex  side  demoralised   by   four   thumping  defeats,
writes Richard Bright.

So what happened? Sussex sneaked home  in   a   thrilling  finish
with  three  balls to spare. Amer  Khan  and  Bill  Athey clearly
had not read  the  script.  Khan,  Ian  Salisbury`s  replacement,
recovered  from  a  career-worst  in  the  field  with  a career-
best five for 40.

Spilling Kent openers Trevor Ward  and  Matthew  Walker  did  not
dent  the  leg-spinner`s  confidence.   Walker   was   bowled and
Graham Cowdrey  stumped  before   Khan    profited    from    the
athleticism  of  Mark  Newell  and   Rajesh   Rao.  While  others
panicked, Athey paced his unbeaten century to perfection.

The sun affected one of the 3,000 Horsham patrons more accustomed
to  having  their  festival  hit by rain, a male streaker  rudely
interrupting  the  climax  of  Kent`s innings.

Nigel Llong never recovered from the  shock.  He  was   out  next
ball.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)

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