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SUSSEX SHARKS V SURREY LIONS - 31/08/05 |
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Sussex are closing in on promotion to Division One of the Totesport League. Victory this evening against rivals Surrey Lions would virtually guarantee promotion to the top flight of one day cricket in England. It also happened to be the last day night match of the season, so what better way to celebrate than cheering the Sharks onto victory - even if it did involve sitting with those Diamonds scum! |
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| Sussex warm up for the match in glorious sunshine | The Diamonds - Oliver Wright, Tom Binstead and Mark Potter |
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| Chapman and Bert look forward to the game ahead | Miss Emily Benyon enjoys an ice cream at her first cricket match along with McCarthy |
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| Robert Jones arrived late via the Jones Ped | Emily was excited, she'd never seen a toss take place before |
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| Things didn't get messy though, Mark Butcher winning and electing to bat | Potter is delighted with these muffins, which Miss Benyon bought from Truffles |
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| There were many women, and some men, aroused at the sight of this well-toned individual | This lighter was suitable for the evening, as it had cricket written on it |
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| Sussex come out to field | The Surrey batsman make their way to the wicket |
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| The great man himself, Mushtaq Ahmed | Sid the Shark makes his way around the ground |
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| These people were selling raffle tickets. McCarthy cheekily asked how much it was for a strip | McCarthy tucks into a health-conscience burger |
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| The now legendary McCarthy Industries timepiece shows us it was mid-evening when the floodlights came on | Jesus Jones prepares to bat, as we strike up a game in the interval |
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| Ape limbers up, as Martin Wright does some sort of dance in the background | Surrey copy the famous Hamsters huddle - unfortunately, it doesn't work for them! |
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| Richard Montgomery and Matt Prior prepare to open the batting for Sussex | This Surrey player spent most of the evening getting abuse for what can only be described as an atrocious hair cut |
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| Doshi also got a lot of abuse, but he could handle it | A captains innings from Chris Adams, as he guides Sussex to victory with a century |
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| The Sussex fans can sense the win, although it takes the last ball to secure it, Mushy hitting the winning runs | Mark Butcher prepares to make up some excuses as to why his side lost for the national audience |
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| Chris Adams receives his man-of-the-match prize | Matt Prior can sense promotion as he looks on from the players balcony |
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| And everyone goes home happy at the end of a magnificent evening |
