County Championship: Northants on top at Sussex after Sanderson five-for
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Spectators returned to Hove for the first time in 609 days
LV= County Championship Group Three, 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day one): |
Sussex 175: Carson 52, Crocombe 46*; Sanderson 5-45 |
Northants 91-4: Keogh 24 |
Northants (3 pts) trail Sussex (1 pt) by 84 runs |
Ben Sanderson took his third five-wicket haul in four innings as wickets tumbled between Northants and Sussex.
Three wickets in two overs saw the hosts slip to 30-4 and they were 67-7 at lunch, with only opener Tom Haines and Tom Clark reaching double figures.
Jack Carson and Henry Crocombe added 99 for the ninth wicket as Sussex reached 175, with seamer Sanderson taking 5-45.
In reply all four home bowlers took a wicket after tea as Northants closed on 91-4, trailing by 84 runs.
That sealed a terrific day for Sussex bowlers Carson, 20, and Crocombe, 19 - the former's 52 his maiden first-class half-century, while Crocombe's unbeaten 46 was also a highest first-class score as they salvaged their side's first innings.
Northants' Sanderson, meanwhile, has three consecutive five-fors against Sussex and has taken 37 wickets against them in just seven meetings.