Sussex young guns beat Worcestershire in Royal London Cup
Three of their young players, spin duo James Coles and Archie Lenham plus centurion Ali Orr, played key roles in a tense two wicket success over Worcestershire Rapids at New Road.
Coles and Lenham, both aged 17, picked up three wickets apiece as Worcestershire were restricted to 233-9 after opting to bat on a used pitch.
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Hide AdThen Orr, 22, followed up his maiden County Championship century against Kent last month with a superb hundred in only his third List A innings.
He paced his knock perfectly, taking 93 balls to reach his fifty but only another 35 to get to three figures with four sixes and six.
Sussex were cruising at 160-1 but a late collapse meant they still needed seven from the final over but Travis Head, with 38 not out, settled matters by smashing the third ball from Josh Baker for six over long on.
A third successive defeat was a blow to the Rapids hopes of reaching the knockout stages after winning the opening three games.
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