County Championship: Sussex batter Tom Haines hits century against Leicestershire

Tom Haines has scored centuries in both of his County Championship innings this season

Sussex opener Tom Haines posted his second century of the season after all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice had taken a career-best 5-50 to leave their County Championship match against Leicestershire nicely balanced at the halfway stage.

Sussex closed on 282-6 at Leicester in reply to the hosts' 338 all out, trailing by 56.

Haines, who toured with England Lions the winter before last, had a relatively lean season in 2023. But he followed his 133 against Northamptonshire in the opening round with 108.

As Sussex dominated the first half of the day, Haines shared a second-wicket partnership of 168 with fellow left-hander Tom Alsop, who made 49.

But Leicestershire's bowlers performed better as the afternoon progressed.

They then earned a significant late breakthrough when Tom Scriven produced the ball of the day to bowl Cheteshwar Pujara for 38 before Matt Salisbury (3-43) dismissed Hudson-Prentice with the last ball of the day.

Report supplied by ECB Reporters' Network.