- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 2, lb 7, nb 6)TOTAL173 all out (44.2 Overs, RR: 3.9)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Phil Salt, 0.4 ov), 2-5 (Luke Wells, 3.6 ov), 3-28 (Tom Haines, 11.3 ov), 4-30 (Harry Finch, 11.6 ov), 5-36 (Ben Brown, 13.1 ov), 6-100 (Stiaan van Zyl, 24.3 ov), 7-120 (Chris Jordan, 30.3 ov), 8-128 (David Wiese, 31.6 ov), 9-163 (Ollie Robinson, 41.2 ov), 10-173 (Danny Briggs, 44.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CJC Wright 15 4 53 3 3.53 0 2 TAI Taylor 16 2 47 6 2.93 0 0 GT Griffiths 7.2 0 34 1 4.63 0 0 WS Davis 6 0 30 0 5.00 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (b 1, lb 16, nb 8)TOTAL252 all out (79 Overs, RR: 3.18)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Ateeq Javid, 5.5 ov), 2-30 (Hassan Azad, 10.6 ov), 3-54 (Mark Cosgrove, 16.4 ov), 4-55 (Paul Horton, 18.3 ov), 5-59 (Colin Ackermann, 19.3 ov), 6-151 (Harry Dearden, 42.3 ov), 7-203 (Lewis Hill, 59.3 ov), 8-218 (Tom Taylor, 65.3 ov), 9-221 (Gavin Griffiths, 66.5 ov), 10-252 (Chris Wright, 78.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras18 (b 6, lb 10, nb 2)TOTAL308 all out (84.1 Overs, RR: 3.65)Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Tom Haines, 20.5 ov), 2-136 (Phil Salt, 28.4 ov), 3-211 (Stiaan van Zyl, 53.5 ov), 4-234 (Luke Wells, 61.6 ov), 5-235 (Ben Brown, 62.5 ov), 6-236 (David Wiese, 63.4 ov), 7-285 (Chris Jordan, 78.2 ov), 8-285 (Ollie Robinson, 78.4 ov), 9-308 (Danny Briggs, 83.6 ov), 10-308 (Harry Finch, 84.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CJC Wright 16.1 5 54 1 3.34 0 0 TAI Taylor 22 7 75 4 3.40 0 0 GT Griffiths 13 2 50 0 3.84 0 0 WS Davis 9 1 44 0 4.88 0 1 CN Ackermann 24 3 69 5 2.87 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras24 (b 1, lb 9, nb 14)TOTAL232/3 (73 Overs, RR: 3.17)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Ateeq Javid, 7.3 ov), 2-115 (Paul Horton, 38.4 ov), 3-176 (Hassan Azad, 60.2 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Uncontested, Leicestershire
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
5,6,7,8 April 2019 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Leicestershire 21, Sussex 3
Close of Play
- Fri, 5 Apr - day 1 - Leicestershire 1st innings 131/5 (HE Dearden 26*, LJ Hill 40*, 38 ov)
- Sat, 6 Apr - day 2 - Sussex 2nd innings 211/2 (LWP Wells 41*, S van Zyl 41*, 53 ov)
- Sun, 7 Apr - day 3 - Leicestershire 2nd innings 99/1 (PJ Horton 53*, Hassan Azad 27*, 30 ov)
- Mon, 8 Apr - day 4 - Leicestershire 2nd innings 232/3 (73 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPaul Horton leads the way as Leicestershire make winning start
Half-centuries from Paul Horton, Hasan Azad and Mark Cosgrove gave Leicestershire a seven-wicket victory over Sussex
Leicestershire close in on rare Sussex scalp after Tom Taylor's ten-for
Paul Horton guided his side to 99 for 1 chasing 230 to win at Hove after Sussex collapsed during the morning
Dash of Phil Salt helps Sussex turn tables on Leicestershire
Opener's attacking 80 sees Sussex overturn first-inning deficit of 79 and push on into useful lead
Tom Taylor six-for puts Sussex under the pump on frenetic day
Leicesteshire seamer takes career-best figures of 6 for 47 as bowlers dominate on the opening day of their match at Hove