Sharks all-round excellence overcomes leaders Surrey

By Bruce Talbot

June 7, The Oval, London
Sussex Sharks 213-7 Surrey 177-7
Sussex Sharks won by 36 runs
Toss: Surrey, who elected to field
Sussex Sharks handed Surrey their first defeat in this season’s Blast with an impressive 36-run success.
After they had been put in, Tom Alsop’s 36-ball 68 and 65 off 42 deliveries by left-hander Daniel Hughes helped power Sussex to 213 for 7, their biggest score in the format against Surrey.
Skipper Ollie Pope led Surrey’s response with an unbeaten 99 in a total of 177 for 7, but Sussex bowled with more discipline on a used pitch. Their spinners sen...

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