Delray Rawlins teammate Ali Orr smashed the first ever List A double century by a Sussex player as they maintained their impressive Royal London Cup form with a 201-run demolition of Somerset at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.
The 21-year-old left-hander hit a brutal 206, off 161 balls, with 11 sixes and 18 fours, to help his side post 397 for five after losing the loss. Cheteshwar Pujara contributed 66 and Rawlings 54 not-out from just 23 deliveries.
Rawlings strode out to inflict more heavy punishment, three sixes and 6 fours helped him to a 22-ball half-century, while at the other end Orr continued to plunder runs. When the opener was finally caught at long-off in the final over of the innings, spectators all around the ground stood to applaud.
Sussex Inning
206 (161) GH Orr c Scott b Brooks ..01 (06) DK Ibrahim c Renshaw b Brooks ..12 (12) TGR Clark Run Out ..66 (66) CA Pujara c & b Aldridge ..36 (33) FJ Hudson-Prentice c Scott b Thomas ..54 (23) Delray Rawlins Not Out ..01 (02) OJ Carter Not Out ..21 Extras (1b-7lb-7w-6nb) 397 Total for 5 wickets after 50 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-12 (Ibrahim), 2-61 (Clark), 3-201 (Pujara), 4-299 (Hudson-Prentice), 5-386 (Orr)
Somerset Bowlers
10.-0-74-2 JA Brooks 7.0-0-73-1 KL Aldridge 1.0-0-19-0 JC Harding 10.-0-53-0 MT Renshaw 3.0-0-23-0 GFB Scott 7.0-0-32-0 LP Goldsworthy 7.0-0-76-0 ARJ Ogborne 5.0-0-39-1 JF Thomas
Somerset Inning
..56 (60) ARI Umeed c Clark b Coles ..00 (02) JEK Rew c Clark b Currie ..06 (12) LP Goldsworthy b Currie ..11 (14) MT Renshaw c Carter b Karvelas ..10 (11) GA Bartlett c Pujara b Crocombe ..01 (07) JF Thomas c Delray Rawlins b Crocombe ..30 (32) GFB Scott c & b Coles ..03 (06) KL Aldridge c Carter b Delray Rawlins ..28 (34) JA Brooks c Ibrahim b Currie ..27 (41) ARJ Ogborne Not Out ..12 (12) JC Harding b Coles ..12 Extras (4lb-6w-2nb) 196 Total All Out after 38.2 overs
