Sussex 282 for six (Haines 108, Salisbury 3-43) path Leicestershire 338 (Patel 87, Trevaskis 82, Hudson-Prentice 5-50) by 56 runs
The visiting facet closed on 282 for six in reply to Leicestershire’s 338 all out, trailing by 56.
Haines, who toured with England Lions the winter earlier than final however had a comparatively lean season in 2023, adopted his 133 in opposition to Northamptonshire within the opening spherical with 108 right here, hitting 14 fours and a six. As Sussex dominated the primary half of the day, Haines shared a second-wicket partnership of 168 along with his fellow left-hander Tom Alsop, who made 49.
However Leicestershire’s bowlers carried out higher because the afternoon progressed and earned a big late breakthrough when Tom Scriven produced the ball of the day to bowl Cheteswar Pujara for 38 earlier than Matt Salisbury dismissed Hudson-Prentice with the final ball of the day.
The day had begun with Leicestershire including solely 12 runs to their in a single day rating in shedding their final two wickets. That disappointment was eased by a wicket from the primary ball of the Sussex innings as Tom Clark edged a good supply from Salisbury to 3rd slip nevertheless it turned out to be the one constructive second for Leicestershire in the entire of the opening session.
The rest noticed Haines and Alsop largely in cost, leaving Leicestershire to replicate on how a lot they had been lacking the unavailable Chris Wright specifically but additionally Josh Hull, the beanpole seamer who’s at present recovering from a facet pressure.
As the house assault struggled to conjure any response with the Kookaburra, it sharpened the appreciation of Hudson-Prentice’s achievement. The previous Derbyshire seamer, talking on the primary night, didn’t fairly declare himself to be a fan of the Kookaburra ball however noticed bowling with it as a possibility relatively than a hindrance, reasoning that the problem was an opportunity for county bowlers to develop completely different abilities.
He accomplished his five-for – solely the second of his profession – in his first 10 deliveries on the second morning. He bowled Liam Trevaskis – admittedly by a yawning hole between bat and pad – earlier than discovering an edge to have Salisbury caught behind by a diving John Simpson.
Trevaskis, who has handed fifty eight instances in first-class cricket however is but to transform one to a hundred, didn’t add to his in a single day 82.
Salisbury’s instant success with the ball momentarily prompt that Sussex might need some work to do earlier than they may begin consuming into Leicestershire’s complete however within the occasion, though Alsop survived an opportunity off Salisbury to Scott Currie at quick midwicket on 29, it was not till 20 overs into the afternoon that the second-wicket pair had been parted.
Each had been out within the area of 4 overs, Alsop bowled shouldering arms to Salisbury after the 2 had added 168 at not far wanting 4 runs per over. Haines, having gone to 50 from 63 balls and accomplished his century from 128, was out to a miscued pull in opposition to Currie, the ball looping off a high edge to mid-off, a relatively tame ending to an innings that contained 14 fours and 6 that was for essentially the most half an excellent watch.
The 25-year-old left-hander registered three centuries in every of his first two full seasons to earn his Lions call-up however drew a clean final season, passing fifty six instances with out managing to make three figures as soon as.
With the fillip of these wickets, Leicestershire seamers started to bowl higher as a collective, than earlier, specifically Ben Mike, repeatedly no-balled for overstepping in his first two spells, who was rewarded with a wicket when James Coles, tempted to go after a short-pitched ball, spooned a catch to mid-on.
They succeeded additionally in dragging again the scoring charge appreciably, persuading skipper Lewis Hill to delay taking the brand new ball till 4 overs after it was due.
An opportunity to inflict additional injury with the previous one was missed when Simpson, on 9, was dropped at midwicket off Trevaskis, however when the brand new one was taken, Scriven delivered a peach of a ball to beat Pujara’s defensive bat and clip off stump and Salisbury bowled Hudson-Prentice with one which will have stored a contact low.
