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| LV= County Championship Group Three, 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day two): |
| Kent 145: Leaning 63; Robinson 3-29 & 138-2: Crawley 61*; Archer 1-14 |
| Sussex 256: Van Zyl 52, Clark 42; Quinn 4-54, Gilchrist 3-51 |
| Kent (3 pts) lead Sussex (5 pts) by 27 runs |
| Scorecard |
England batsman Zak Crawley made a fighting half-century to edge Kent into a slender lead against Sussex.
Crawley (61 not out) made his third fifty of the season to help Kent wipe out a deficit of 111 as they closed on 138-2 in their second innings.
Kent lead by 27 with eight second innings wickets in hand.
Earlier Sussex were bowled out for 256 in reply to Kent’s 145 as Essex loanee Matt Quinn (4-54) and Nathan Gilchrist (3-51) were the pick of the bowlers.
Stiaan van Zyl (52) top-scored while Tom Clark (42) also impressed in a partnership worth 61 for the fifth wicket.
But Kent’s bowlers kept plugging away in helpful…
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