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County Championship Group Three, Emirates Old Trafford (day one): |
Sussex 291-9: Haines 155, Robinson 59; Bailey 3-41 |
Lancashire: Yet to bat |
Lancashire 3 pts, Sussex 2 pts |
Scorecard |
A career-best 155 from batsman Tom Haines helped Sussex recover from a dreadful start against Lancashire.
The visitors were reduced to 14-3 in the first hour, with both Stiaan van Zyl and Tom Clark out for nought.
However, Haines, who had also hit a ton in the final game of last season, kept his head and batted wonderfully to reach three figures off 177 balls.
He was supported by all-rounder Ollie Robinson (59) in a stand of 126 as Sussex finished on a creditable 291-9.
Despite the early batting collapse, it ended up being a record-breaking day for the visitors as Haines comfortably beat his highest first-class score of 124 and his seventh-wicket partnership with Robinson was Sussex’s best against Lancashire.
It had…
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