Two Sussex teams stacked with international experience proved too strong for both the women’s and men’s 2018 Aboriginal XI squads today in Hove with comfortable victories in both matches. The loss for the Aboriginal men was their first on tour ending a three-game winning streak.

In the women’s fixture Sussex won the toss and sent the Aboriginal XI into bat and immediately set about building an intimidating total.

Paige Schofield (58) and Fran Wilson (53) smashed a 111-run partnership off 70 balls helping their side to 4-182 off their allocated overs.

In reply disaster struck early for the Aboriginal XI with key trio Ashleigh Gardner (0), Emma Manix-Geeves (1) and Hannah Darlington (4) all falling cheaply in the first three overs.

Despite some solid performances in the middle overs from Christina Coulson (33) and Roxanne van Veen (31), chasing down the huge total proved too much and the Aboriginal XI finished their 20 overs 79 runs short on 8-103.

In the men’s match Scott Boland and Brendan Doggett struck early claiming the wickets of Philip Salt and Luke Wright respectively and Sussex were 2-12.

Laurie Evans and Tom Bruce steadied the ship for the hosts before Ben Patterson claimed the wicket of Bruce.

Jofra Archer takes the wicket of Nick Boland

Patterson followed up later clean bowling Evans for 44 before Michael Burgess and David Wiese put on a clinic to close out the innings for Sussex at 5-188. Burgess was dismissed for 44 off just 21 balls and Wiese remained undefeated just short of a half century on 49 off 21 balls.

In reply the Aboriginal XI struggled to find rhythm with the bat as the star-studded Sussex bowling line up of Danny Briggs, Jofra Archer, David Wiese and Chris Jordan took wickets at regular intervals.

Only Dan Christian (24) and Rex Strickland (21) really troubled the scoreboard as the visitors lowered their colours for the first time on tour with a comprehensive 99 run loss.

Full Scorecard of Aboriginal Women XI v Sussex HERE

Full Scorecard of Aboriginal XI Men v Sussex HERE

Fixtures

Aboriginal XI Men

5th June – Aboriginal XI def Marylebone CC by 21 runs @ Arundel Castle

5th June – Aboriginal XI def Marylebone CC by 6 wickets @ Arundel Castle

7th June – Aboriginal XI def Surrey by 5 runs @ The Kia Oval

8th June – Aboriginal XI lost to Sussex by 99 runs @ The 1st Central County Ground

10th June – Aboriginal XI v Derbyshire @ 3aaa County Ground

12th June – Aboriginal XI v Nottinghamshire @ Trent Bridge

Aboriginal XI Women

7th June – Aboriginal XI lost to Surrey by 36 runs @ The Kia Oval

8th June – Aboriginal XI lost to Sussex by 79 runs @ The First Central County Ground

10th June – Aboriginal XI v National Cricket Conference @ 3aaa County Ground

12th June – Aboriginal XI v ECB Academy @ Trent Bridge