OLI Carter and Brad Currie were the unlikely heroes as Sussex Sharks edged past Hampshire Hawks by six runs at Hove to claim only their third win in this season’s Vitality Blast, writes BRUCE TALBOT.
The reigning champions dragged things back well after Carter (64 from 33 balls) and skipper Ravi Bopara (30) took the Sharks to 127-2 in the 12th over with a stand of 98 in nine overs.
The 19-year-old Carter hit six fours and four sixes to become just the third Sussex batter to lodge a Blast fifty this season. But the Sharks’ 183-6 didn’t look enough in quick-scorin...