Marshall signs off by helping Gloucestershire earn draw

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Gloucestershire 229 (Dent 90, Payne 56) and 337 for 7 dec (Mustard 90, Marshall 77, Dent 55, Briggs 5-93) drew with Sussex 435 (Brown 118*, Wells 75, Nash 66, Shaw 5-79, Miles 4-109)Scorecard

Hamish Marshall played his part in guiding Gloucestershire to an unlikely draw in their final Specsavers County Championship game of the season against Sussex in Bristol.

Playing his last game for the county, after 10 years of service, the 37-year-old New Zealander struck 77 between mid-morning and mid-afternoon to lay the foundations for a decent day’s batting from the host county.

In the end, his 135-run partnership, for the sixth wicket, with wicketkeeper Phil Mustard, was the difference between losing and ending the campaign with a share of the spoils.

Resuming on their overnight total of 88 for 3, Gloucestershire still required another 119 second innings runs to …

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