da winzada777: Sussex needed just 33 minutes to wrap up a 10-wicket victory over Surrey on thefinal day of their Division Two match at Hove

18-Apr-2010
ScorecardMichael Yardy hit the winning runs but will now miss out on Sussex’s game against Gloucestershire because he is with England for the World Twenty20•PA Photos

Sussex needed just 33 minutes to wrap up a 10-wicket victory over Surrey on thefinal day of their Division Two match at Hove.Surrey had not added to their overnight score of 243 for 9 when they lostJade Dernbach to the tenth ball of the day, the number 11 edging to slip to givespinner Monty Panesar his second wicket.That left Sussex with a token victory target of 33, and openers Mike Yardy andChris Nash needed just 6.4 overs to knock off the runs. The pair hit two boundaries apiece as Yardy finished 17 not out, with Nash 12 not out from just 14 balls.Surrey opened the bowling with off-spinner Gareth Batty to make sure they didnot incur a points deduction for a slow over rate but that was little compensation after a crushing defeat.To make matters worse for the visitors, who also lost their openingChampionship game against Derbyshire, skipper Rory Hamilton-Brown left theground on crutches. Hamilton-Brown suffered bad bruising to the top of his left foot when he was hit by Luke Wright’s yorker on the third day, although he expects to be fit intime for Surrey’s next Championship game against Worcestershire on Wednesday.Sussex head to Bristol for their next game having won both of their openingmatches as they bid to make an immediate return to Division One. But they will face Gloucestershire without skipper Yardy and Wright, who will be preparing with the England squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.