Cummins takes 12 to seal thrilling Worcestershire win

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Worcestershire 306 (Mitchell 75, Cox 69*, Magoffin 5-38) and 194 (Fell 85, Magoffin 5-32) beat Sussex 229 (Mitchell 75, Cox 69, Cummins 7-84) and 260 (Wiese 70*, Cummins 5-82) by 11 runs Scorecard

Miguel Cummins bowled Worcestershire to a thrilling victory by 11 runs over Sussex at Hove after claiming 12 wickets in the match.

The Barbadian followed up his 7 for 84 in the first innings by taking 5 for 82 in the second, including the last four, just when it appeared that Sussex were heading to victory.

Chris Jordan (50) and David Wiese, who finished unbeaten on 70, put on 114 in 23 overs for the seventh wicket to get Sussex to within 45 runs of their target.

Even when Jordan was squared up by Cummins and caught behind, one ball after reaching his second half-century of the match, Wiese and Jofra Archer added 19 runs to get the target down to 26.

But Archer (16) then showed his inexperience, chasing a ball well outside off stump and edging to second slip after Cummins switched back to bowling down the slope.

Wiese cracked …

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