Gloucestershire v Sussex - 23/04/10

Since relegation to Division Two of the Championship, Sussex have made a flying start to life in the vastly inferior lower tier. Their third game of the season was away at Gloucestershire, and with McCarthy living just up the road in Cheltenham, McCarthy and Wright decided to take in day three of the game in which Sussex would be looking to wrap up victory 

Wright chefs up a steak for breakfast Wright tucks into his Full English, courtersy of Danny Granville Street
McCarthy enjoys his breakfast Unfortunately, getting horrendously lost and a 45 minutes walk denotes that we miss the start of play and the tumbling of wickets
Wright is delighted to lose his Neville Road virginity McCarthy was happy to be at Bristol
Rana, complete with new head of hair, prepares to bowl Robin Martin-Jenkins had done an excellent job in the field
Wright ponders if the Diana, Princess of Wales Education Centre teaches you to wear a seat belt when speeding through central Paris Gloucestershire's batting is, for want of a better word, wank
A nice easy day for stand-in captain Murray Goodwin in the field This chap could do with some Rana treatment to cure his baldness
McCarthy with his traditional championship bottle of wine Wright with the traditional dragon fruit
Monty Panesar looks invigorated in the field The combination of turban and baseball cap was somewhat unorthodox
Neville Road in all her glory McCarthy with the two bottles of wine polished off
Unfortunately, McCarthy's first sessions slagging off of the signing of Panesar was picked up by this mic placed just behind him Carl Hopkinson obviously has no concept of heat, as he wanders around wearing a wooly hat
Sussex claim another wicket The day's action could be over very early into the second innings
Joy turns to confussion as McCarthy smashes a bottle of Gaymers He begins to pick up shards of glass, which resulted in a cut hand
Wright with Murray Goodwin after the game Goodwin had wasted no time in getting straight onto the beer
James Anyon was a happy man McCarthy has his traditional photo with England wicketkeeper Matt Prior
Rana asked McCarthy if he was alright after he caught Burgess Hill's Favourite Minor Celebrity having a cheeky point at his new-found hair Monty Panesar was rather miserable - hardly surprising seeing as he got no overs in the second innings
Corey Collymore was, as always, a happy chap Collymore with Wright
Andrew Hodd was double parked with beer - or was one RMJ's Our favourite Gloucestershire player following the shenanigans at last years Friends Provident Semi Finals, Jon Lewis
Tell 'em Jon The Sussex teams equipment is loaded into the back of the van
Wright asked Hamish Marshall if it was the suspect pitch that contributed to Gloucestershire's downfall His response was a simple "nah, the batting was crap mate"
Wright on the suspect wicket as we carry out an inspection McCarthy was promptly ordered off after ground staff saw him on the pitch
We once again find ourselves horrendously lost in Bristol, this time attempting to get back to the station having boarded an incorrect bus McCarthy busts out some hot cross buns in a pub
Wright with the St Georges Day themed hot cross buns We eventually make it back to the wonderful Bristol Temple Meads station
Wright finally cracks open the dragon fruit Joy once again turns to confussion, as a bottle of Jacques is spilt all over his trousers, leaving a stain

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