Ed Joyce

Sussex have made clear their shock and anger at the revelations of alleged match-fixing involving former players Lou Vincent and Naveed Arif, who were last week charged with corruption by the ECB

After their blip against Glamorgan last week Hampshire were back to their formidable best at Hove

Somerset forced Sussex to follow on under heavy skies and then rounded upon them once more with such conviction on a sunlit evening that they even had the glimmer of a three-day victory

There has been this sense of quiet inevitability to Ireland's World T20 campaign so far. From the start, they have maintained that they are here to win three games and get into the Super 10

Ireland moved closer to qualifying for the main draw of the World T20, beating United Arab Emirates by 21 runs (D/L method)

Ireland reaffirmed their reputation for giant-killing acts on the ground where they first shook up the established order as Ed Joyce's unbeaten 40 led them to a first international victory over West Indies

Ireland are undoubtedly masters among the minnows but they continued to be disappointed at not getting chances against the big boys

Allrounder John Mooney's maiden first-class five-for and an unbeaten half-century from Ed Joyce helped Ireland reach a strong position against Afghanistan

Nottinghamshire missed the chance to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Bank 40 after Sussex reached a daunting target of 291 to win by four wickets at Hove.

Ed Joyce has enjoyed better, and more profitable, days than this, of course. But in terms of keeping his county afloat against determined opponents, on a testing pitch, Sussex's captain can have played few finer innings.

Ireland secured qualification for the 2015 World Cup even though Netherlands snatched a last-ball tie

There remains intense frustration in Ireland at the pace that they are able to further their ambitions due to the limited exposure they receive against Full Member nations

This was the second time in a week that Sussex have batted out the final day for a draw in a position of weakness

The top Associate team have big ambitions of playing five-day cricket, but without a clear pathway to the next level, their players are growing frustrated

In the feudal world of cricket, an Associate nation has never beaten a Full Member in an international series, but Ireland came desperately close to beating Pakistan before a breathtaking partnership took the game, and series, away

A dominant partnership between Chris Nash and captain Ed Joyce guided Sussex to their first win in this year's Yorkshire Bank 40

Sussex haven't won at The Oval since 1994 but have a chance to break that run after building up a good lead and asking Surrey to bat out the final day for a draw

Ireland dominated the opening day of their Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates in Sharjah