Warwickshire See Off Sussex

Last updated : 17 August 2015 By Covsupport News Service

Warwickshire County Cricket Club beat Sussex by four wickets in a Royal London Cup tie.

At Rugby School, Warwicks won the toss and put Sussex into bat.

Oliver Hannon-Dalby and Jeetan Patal took three wickets each as Warwicks bowled out the visitors for 217 with George Bailey top scoring with 59 and 39 each from Luke Wright and Matt Machan.

Warwicks lost Varun Chopra after only three balls without scoring and Jonathan Trott to see them on 21-2 in the fourth over.

Will Porterfield was in great form and made a century from 125 balls and with 34 from Tim Ambrose and an unbeaten 42 from Ateeq Javid, Warwicks won by four wickets with twenty balls to spare.