Sussex v Essex
Pakistani spinner Mushtaq Ahmed took Twenty20 Cup record figures of 5-11 to set Sussex on course for a nine-wicket win over Essex at Hove.
Mushtaq ran through the Eagles lower order in 21 balls to bowl them out for 109 in 16.3 overs after Ronnie Irani's blistering 34 from 18 balls.
The Sharks romped home with more than five overs to spare, with Matt Prior smashing 66, including eight fours.
Ian Ward was the only man to fall, bowled by Andre Adams for six.
Twenty20 Cup, 2005, South Division
Sussex v Essex
County Ground, Hove (day/night)
22 June 2005 (20-over match)
Result: Sussex won by 9 wickets
Points: Sussex 2, Essex 0
Toss: Essex
Umpires: AGT Whitehead and P Willey
Essex innings R M B 4 6
WI Jefferson c Ambrose b Kirtley 1 2 3 0 0
*RC Irani b Lewry 34 21 18 6 0
JD Middlebrook c Lewry b Wright 29 30 20 2 2
A Flower run out 15 19 17 0 0
GW Flower st Ambrose b Mushtaq Ahmed 4 13 9 0 0
RN ten Doeschate c & b Mushtaq Ahmed 17 12 13 2 0
+JS Foster lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed 0 1 4 0 0
RS Bopara b Davis 3 7 7 0 0
AR Adams lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed 2 5 5 0 0
ND Thornicroft not out 0 2 1 0 0
Danish Kaneria b Mushtaq Ahmed 0 0 2 0 0
Extras (lb 2, w 2) 4
Total (all out, 16.3 overs) 109
FoW: 1-2 (Jefferson), 2-55 (Irani), 3-73 (Middlebrook),
4-84 (A Flower), 5-98 (GW Flower), 6-98 (Foster),
7-105 (ten Doeschate), 8-109 (Bopara), 9-109 (Adams),
10-109 (Danish Kaneria).
Bowling O M R W
Kirtley 2 0 10 1
van der Wath 2 0 25 0
Wright 3 0 25 1 (1w)
Lewry 3 0 18 1
Mushtaq Ahmed 3.3 1 11 5 (1w)
Davis 3 0 18 1
Sussex innings (target: 110 runs) R M B 4 6
IJ Ward b Adams 6 9 6 1 0
MJ Prior not out 66 42 50 8 1
*CJ Adams not out 24 31 32 0 0
Extras (lb 2, w 12) 14
Total (1 wickets, 14.4 overs) 110
To Bat: MW Goodwin, JJ van der Wath, +TR Ambrose, LJ Wright,
MJG Davis, Mushtaq Ahmed, JD Lewry, RJ Kirtley.
FoW: 1-28 (Ward).
Bowling O M R W
Adams 3 0 11 1
Thornicroft 1 0 20 0
ten Doeschate 2 0 20 0 (2w)
Danish Kaneria 2 0 16 0 (1w)
Middlebrook 4 0 29 0 (1w)
GW Flower 2.4 0 12 0
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