Ace Phil’s the Salt of the earth

PHIL Salt and George Garton may only be 24, but it was their maturity that impressed Sussex skipper Chris Jordan as the Sharks kicked off their T20 campaign with a five-wicket win over Gloucestershire in Bristol.
Sussex had looked in a world of trouble when Garton joined Salt in the middle, reduced to 52-4 chasing a formidable target of 178.
However Salt anchored the innings, making an unbeaten 77, with Garton chipping in with a 25-ball 46 as they put on 92 to turn the match around.
While Garton was eventually removed by Josh Shaw, Jordan then came in to finish the job, cracking a quickfi...

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