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County Championship, 1972
Sussex v Surrey
The Saffrons, Eastbourne
12,14,15 August 1972 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Surrey 8, Sussex 5

Toss: Not known
Umpires: DJ Constant and AGT Whitehead

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Surrey 38/0 (Edwards 21*, Lewis 12*; 13 overs)
  • Day 2: Surrey 300/4d, Sussex 110/3 (Prideaux 50*, Spencer 0*)
    Surrey 1st innings
    MJ Edwards            c Joshi            b MA Buss             81
    RM Lewis              c Greenidge        b MA Buss             72
    DR Owen-Thomas        c Parks            b Spencer             31
    Younis Ahmed          c Parks            b Phillipson          26
    GRJ Roope             not out                                  43
    *MJ Stewart           not out                                  34
    Extras                (b 6, lb 7)                              13
    Total                 (4 wickets dec, 82.5 overs)             300
    
    DNB: Intikhab Alam, AR Butcher, +A Long, PI Pocock, RD Jackman.
    
    FoW: 1-130, 2-167, 3-212, 4-232.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Spencer                     22.5    4     56      1
    A Buss                      17      3     74      0
    Phillipson                  13      1     37      1
    MA Buss                     15      3     58      2
    Joshi                       15      5     62      0
    
    Sussex 1st innings
    GA Greenidge          c Long             b Butcher              6
    PJ Graves                                b Pocock              35
    RM Prideaux           not out                                 106
    MA Buss               c Long             b Pocock               8
    J Spencer             lbw                b Intikhab Alam        0
    +JM Parks             c Roope            b Intikhab Alam       29
    *MG Griffith          not out                                  29
    Extras                (b 6, lb 7)                              13
    Total                 (5 wickets dec, 72.1 overs)             226
    
    DNB: JD Morley, A Buss, UC Joshi, CP Phillipson.
    
    FoW: 1-12, 2-80, 3-104, 4-117, 5-190.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Jackman                      7      1     29      0
    Butcher                     15      4     33      1
    Pocock                      24      8     69      2
    Intikhab Alam               26.1    6     82      2
    
    Surrey 2nd innings
    MJ Edwards            c Phillipson       b Spencer              6
    RM Lewis              st Parks           b Spencer             28
    DR Owen-Thomas        c Griffith         b MA Buss             32
    Younis Ahmed          c A Buss           b Joshi               26
    GRJ Roope             not out                                  21
    Intikhab Alam         c Spencer          b Joshi                6
    *MJ Stewart           not out                                   1
    Extras                (b 4, lb 6)                              10
    Total                 (5 wickets dec, 34 overs)               130
    
    DNB: AR Butcher, +A Long, PI Pocock, RD Jackman.
    
    FoW: 1-8, 2-61, 3-95, 4-101, 5-117.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Spencer                     11      0     29      2
    A Buss                      12      1     35      0
    MA Buss                      5      1     29      1
    Joshi                        6      0     27      2
    
    Sussex 2nd innings (target: 205 runs)
    GA Greenidge                             b Pocock              68
    PJ Graves             c Roope            b Jackman             14
    RM Prideaux           c Jackman          b Pocock              97
    MA Buss                                  b Pocock               0
    +JM Parks                            c & b Pocock               2
    *MG Griffith          c Lewis            b Pocock               6
    JD Morley             st Long            b Pocock               0
    A Buss                                   b Pocock               0
    UC Joshi              run out                                   1
    J Spencer             not out                                   1
    Extras                (b 4, lb 8, w 1)                         13
    Total                 (9 wickets, 44 overs)                   202
    
    DNB: CP Phillipson.
    
    FoW: 1-27, 2-187, 3-187, 4-189, 5-200, 6-200, 7-200, 8-201,
         9-202.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Jackman                     13      1     62      1
    Butcher                      3      0     13      0
    Pocock                      16      1     67      7
    Intikhab Alam               12      2     47      0
    

    • PI Pocock completed a hat-trick in the Sussex second innings (Parks, Prideaux, Griffith)
    • PI Pocock completed four wickets with consecutive balls in the Sussex second innings (Parks, Prideaux, Griffith, Morley)
    • PI Pocock completed five wickets in six balls in the Sussex second innings (Parks, Prideaux, Griffith, Morley, A Buss)

    • With 3 overs left of the compulsory 20 in the last hour, Sussex were 187/1.
    • Pocock's penultimate over was w.w2.w
    • The final over with Sussex needing 5 to win was bowled by Pocock and was www1ww - the final wicket being a run-out
    • 5 wickets falling in the final over is unique in first class cricket
    • Pocock set three world records - 5 wickets in 6 balls (equalling Copson in 1937), 6 wickets in 9 balls, and 7 in 11.




  • by Jeff Green

    Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Sussex, Surrey.

    Ground Page: The Saffrons, Eastbourne

    Surrey Player Pages: MJ Edwards, RM Lewis, DR Owen-Thomas, Younis Ahmed, GRJ Roope, MJ Stewart, Intikhab Alam, AR Butcher, A Long, PI Pocock, RD Jackman.

    Sussex Player Pages: GA Greenidge, PJ Graves, RM Prideaux, MA Buss, J Spencer, JM Parks, MG Griffith, JD Morley, A Buss, UC Joshi, CP Phillipson.

    Match Officials' Pages: DJ Constant, AGT Whitehead.

     
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