In the preparatory match against England Lions, the senior team ended the first day on a formidable 501-7 after 79 overs, with Crawley (96) missing out on a ton. Ollie Pope, who is leading the side, hit an impressive 146 off 120 balls and Will Jacks dazzled with a quickfire 84 from 48 balls. They were the statement knocks in a scorecard full of noteworthy contributions – barring the 9 off 23 from Joe Root, who was caught by Lions skipper Dan Lawrence at mid-on off Sussex off-spinner Jack Carson. Pope played some mind-boggling shots en route his captain’s knock.
Just Ollie Pope playing red ball cricket pic.twitter.com/UOOsufzENE
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