County Championship: Good century from Tom Haines saves Sussex at Lancashire

Ollie Robinson and Tom Haines

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Ollie Robinson and Tom Haines posted Sussex’s best-ever seventh-wicket partnership against Lancashire
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.

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