Report Nathan McAndrew shines with bat and ball as Sussex beat Hampshire Tom Alsop top scores for Sharks as Joe Weatherley, James Vince fifties land in losing cause ECB Reporters Network 21-Jun-2024 • 1 hr ago Tom Alsop leans into a drive • Getty Images Sussex 184 for 8 (Alsop 43, Coles 39, McAndrew 32*, Neser 3-32) beat Hampshire 177 for 3 (Weatherley 68*, Vince 53, McAndrew 1-21) by seven runs Nathan McAndrew was electric with the bat and miserly with the ball as Sussex Sharks went second in the Vitality Blast South Group with a seven-run victory over Hampshire Hawks. Australian all-rounder McAndrew hammered 32 off 11 balls to boost an underwhelming score, with the help of Tom Alsop 's 43 off 27. James Vince bagged his fifth 50-plus score in his last six T20 innings against Sussex and Joe Weatherley picked up 68 not out.
But McAndrew returned 1 for 21 - spoiled only by a penultimate ball no ball - before Danny Lamb defended 25 off the last over to give the Sharks a first Utilita Bowl win since 2020 and pull out a six-point buffer on Hampshire. The Sharks were stuck in and despite losing three wickets in the powerplay - all to a rampant Michael Neser - found regular contributors to reach a sizeable total. Neser - on his last Hawks appearance before Ottneil Baartman replaces him for the second half of the competition - had Harrison Ward skying straight up, Daniel Hughes bowled with a beauty which nipped back and John Simpson chipping to cover.
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