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Wright hammers Sussex to easy win

PRO40 DIVISION ONE, Horsham:
Sussex 192-1 beat Gloucestershire 189 by nine wickets (Sussex 2pts)


Luke Wright
Luke Wright's last 50 in a limited-over game was in the ICC World Twenty20

Luke Wright hit his first List 'A' half ton of the season to keep up holders Sussex's 100% record in the Pro40.

Backed by an unbeaten 66 from Sussex's other England one-day man Ed Joyce, Wright hit the last of his 19 boundaries to win the game at Horsham.

After Gloucestershire had been bowled out for 189, Wright (95no, off just 62 balls) dominated the Sussex reply.

And Sussex's third straight win from three games was achieved with more than 13 overs to spare.

Earlier, opening bowlers James Kirtley and Yasir Arafat had taken three wickets apiece.

Arafat became only the third Sussex bowler to take a one-day league hat-trick, finishing off Gloucestershire's innings in the last over when he had Steve Adshead caught at mid-wicket before yorkers accounted for Ian Saxelby and Steve Kirby.

Hamish Marshall was the visitors' top scorer in a total that never really looked enough, the New Zealander hitting 50, sharing a partnership of 66 for the fifth wicket with Chris Taylor (25).



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