Derbyshire 551/8 Dec Sussex 142/3
Sussex trail by 409 runs with 7 wickets remaining
Anuj Dal scored an unbeaten 146 as Derbyshire declared on 551-8 just before tea to give the visitors the advantage against Delray Rawlins and his Sussex teammates.
Sussex started the morning session well again, dismissing centurion Wayne Madsen for 176 after he was caught in the slips by Tom Alsop off the bowling of Jack Brooks. Hayden Kerr was then trapped LBW by Rawlins, but Anuj Dal fought back to put on the highest first-class score of his career.
Rawlins followed up with another LBW, dismissing all-round Alex Thomson for 27 but Mark Watt managed to frustrate the Sussex bowling attack as he and Dal put on a partnership of 108 before the visitors declared on 551-8.
Derbyshire declared just before tea, forcing Sussex into batting for around 30 minutes before the final interval and the decision paid dividends.
Sussex lost Ali Orr and Tom Haines before Tom Alsop and Mohammad Rizwan came to the crease and stabilized the home side’s innings.
Rizwan has been a shining light in the Sussex team since joining, having played some outstanding innings in both T20 and County Championship cricket. The overseas wicket-keeper batter made another half-century in difficult circumstances and closed the day on 54 not-out.
Alsop made a tough-fought 44 from 86 deliveries but was caught by Leus du Plooy off the bowling of Luis Reece with 7 overs remaining in the day.
Rizwan and fellow wicket-keeper-batter Oli Carter will return to the crease tomorrow morning after we closed on 142-3 at stumps.
Derbyshire 1st Inning
..46 (51) S Masood LBW Finn
..06 (17) BA Godleman c Alsop b Hunt
..02 (10) BD Guest b Hunt
176 (263) WL Madsen c Alsop b Brooks
..04 (11) JL du Plooy b Haines
..52 (117) LM Reece c Carter b Rawlins
146 (280) AK Dal Not Out
..16 (50) H Kerr LBW Delray Rawlins
..27 (460 AT Thomson LBW Delray Rawlins
..55 (67) MRJ Watt Not Out
..21 Extras (7lb-2w-12nb)
551 Total for 8 wickets declared after 151 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-12 (Godleman), 2-24 (Guest), 3-74 (Masood), 4-83 (du Plooy), 5-203 (Reece), 6-353 (Madsen), 7-390 (Kerr), 8-443 (Thomson)
Sussex Bowlers
21.-4-78-1 JA Brooks
25.-4-68-2 SF Hunt
25.-2-96-1 ST Finn
16.-1-61-0 DK Ibrahim
15.-4-36-1 TJ Haines
31.-2-129-3 Delray Rawlins
18.-0-76-0 AD Lenham
Sussex 1st Inning
..05 (12) AGH Orr b Conners
..17 (11) TJ Haines c Dal b Conners
..44 (86) TP Alsop c du Plooy b Reece
..54 (110) Mohammad Rizwan Not Out
..14 (24) OJ Carter Not Out
..08 Extras (1b-1lb-6nb)
142 Total for 3 wickets after 40 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-6 (Orr), 2-27 (Haines), 3-122 (Alsop)
Derbyshire Bowlers
8.0-1-49-2 S Conners
11.-2-30-0 H Kerr
9.0-4-19-0 AK Dal
7.0-1-26-1 LM Reece
4.0-1-11-0 MRJ Watt
1.0-0-05-0 AT Thomson
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