Alsop and Simpson crush the Spitfires

By Fred Atkins

July 12, Canterbury
Sussex Sharks 203-4 Kent Spitfires 115
Sussex Sharks won by 88 runs
Toss: Kent Spitfires, who elected to field
THE SHARKS thrashed the Spitfires by 88 runs at Canterbury top put one foot in the quarter-finals after recovering from 64 for four to post 203 for four, thanks to an unbroken stand of 139 between Tom Alsop and John Simpson.
The hosts’ hopes had soared after Jas Singh took two wickets in three balls, but Alsop hammered Kent with 87 from just 41 deliveries, while Simpson played the anchor role with 53 from 39.
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