BARBADIAN Miguel Cummins bowled Worcestershire to a thrilling victory by 11 runs over Sussex in the Specsavers Division 2 Championship at Hove yesterday after claiming 12 wickets in the match.
The new West Indies seamer followed up his seven for 84 in the first innings by taking five for 82 off 17.3 overs in the second, including the last four, just when it appeared that Sussex were heading to victory, chasing a target of 272.
Another Bajan, Chris Jordan, who plays for England made exactly 50 as he and South African David Wiese, who finished unbeaten on 70, put on 114 in 23 overs for the seventh wicket to get Sussex, who were eventually dismissed for 260 to within 45 runs of their target.
Even when Jordan was squared up by Cummins and caught behind, one ball after reaching his second half-century of the match, Wiese and the third Barbadian playing in the game, Jofra Archer, added 19 runs to get the target down to 26.
But Archer (16) then showed his inexperience, chasing a ball well outside off-stump and edging to second slip after Cummins switched back to bowling down the slope.
Wiese cracked two boundaries as Sussex took 13 off the next over from Joe Leach to get the target down to 13, but the contest was ended by Cummins in spectacular style.
Brett D’Oliveira produced a wonderful catch at square leg to intercept Danny Briggs’ leg-side flick and with the next ball Cummins sent Steve Magoffin’s middle stump flying with a yorker before setting off on a celebratory run around the outfield, with his delighted team-mates in hot pursuit. (EZS/ESPNCricinfo)
