Hodd gets a prickly welcome from Aussie paceman

Andy Hodd speaks with Sussex TV

Andrew Hodd was felled by a throat ball from Australia’s Stuart Clark and admitted: “It felt like I’d swallowed a hedgehog!”

Sussex’s wicketkeeper-batsman needed several minutes to compose himself but he showed his determination by making 40 in two hours despite a regular peppering of short stuff from the Aussie quicks.

Hodd revealed: “I got one right in the throat, I’ve got two Adam’s apples at the moment and it feels like I’ve swallowed a hedgehog! I played it like a hand grenade unfortunately and set myself up for quite a bit more short stuff.

“It’s such a step up facing international bowlers who can bowl at a good clip compared to county cricket. You only face two or three bowlers of their pace in a season so it’s good to gauge where you’re at. It’s not often you can say you have scrapped hard against a few of your boyhood heroes and I enjoyed it a lot.”

Hodd’s determination helped Sussex make 311 in reply to Australia’s 349-7 declared. The tourists will start a sold-out third day on 18-0 in their second innings, a lead of 56.

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