Cricket: Nothing seems to help Sussex.SUSSEX coach Mark Robinson admitted the Edgbaston jinx jinx n. 1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck. 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing. tr.v. had got to his team again after their heavy defeat yesterday. Sussex have won only once in Warwickshire since 1961 and never threatened to break that sorry sequence after they lost the toss on a lively pitch. "We seem to be jinxed in Birmingham and it doesn't matter what we do. We lose the toss then either bat or bowl poorly and get beaten," Robinson said. "We do things a little bit differently each time we come here - this time we changed our hotel - but it doesn't seem to help. "The bottom line here was that we allowed Warwickshire to get 100 runs too many and we were about 100 short in our first innings. CAPTION(S): BLOCK OUT... Essex's Ryan Ten Doeschate Ryan Neil ten Doeschate (born 30 June 1980, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa) is a Netherlands cricket player who has represented Western Province and currently plays for Essex. Due to his Dutch ancestry, he plays One-Day International cricket for the The Netherlands. stops Glamorgan's Huw Waters getting the ball away on the offside off·side also off·sides adv. & adj. 1. Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone. 2. |
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