Date-stamped : 14 Jul97 - 10:21 Bemused Sussex still in clover By Doug Ibbotson at Hove Sussex (142-8) bt Gloucs (141) by 1 wkt THINGS are definitely looking up at Hove. Pretty parachutists descend from the heavens, Mozart is played on the public address sys- tem and Sussex have won their second limited over match in four days. Not only that, victory was achieved at the fall of their penultimate wicket with five balls to spare. It has been a particularly encouraging week for Keith Green- field, who followed his century against the Army last Monday with a match-winning 129 against Lancashire on Wednesday and a splendid 62 in yes- terday`s victory against Gloucestershire. He was again on this occasion by some way the highest scorer, reaching a half-century off 75 balls with six fours - a priceless performance in a match plagued with uncer- tainty. A target of 142 under agreeable conditions was inevitably too low to produce a sensible conclusion and when, with the scores level, Mark Robinson, the Sussex No 10, was stumped off a wide, the home crowd left the ground bemused but ecstatic. Earlier, Sussex almost pointedly stifled all euphoria in the wake of Wednesday`s NatWest triumph against Lancashire. Instead, they brought a measured application to their bowling and out- cricket. All of which Gloucestershire viewed with such suspi- cion that run-scoring resembled hard labour with a pick axe rather than a creative art form. So much so, that only seven boundaries were scored in the en- tire innings and the one six, off a James Kirtley, fell to a last over pull over midwicket by Mike Smith. The pitch was virtually blameless and overall containment due to accuracy - notably from Keith Newell and Robinson. Paul Jarvis, returning after a month`s injury, made an impres- sive and untroubled contribution of three for 28 off his eight overs. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)