Cricket: Rawlins Helps Sussex Build Big Total
Delray Rawlins and his Sussex teammates put on a mammoth 588 runs in their first innings before the away side dug in to fight back on and a well-contested second day of County Cricket at The 1st Central County Ground.
Resuming on 407-4, Ollie Carter and Rawlins extended their fifth-wicket stand to 119 in 25 overs.
Callum Parkinson came into the attack in the 18th over of the day and Rawlins hit his first ball for four to bring up his half-century.
Rawlins batted brilliantly for Sussex, making 75 from 115 balls to prolong the time the Leicestershire fielders had to spend out in the middle once again. Rawlins hit seven fours and one six in his inning.
Leicestershire produced an impressive response after Steven Finn dismissed opener Hassan Azad with the opening delivery of the innings as they reached 159/1 at the close of play.
Sussex 1st Inning
..70 [85] AGH Orr LBW Parkinson
..24 [37] TJ Haines Retired Not Out
150 [243] TP Alsop c Parkinson b Mulder
..46 [76] CA Pujara LBW Ackermann
..12 [33] TGR Clark LBW Ackermann
..75 [165] OJ Carter b Parkinson
..75 [115] Delray Rawlins LBW Parkinson
..59 [82] JM Coles st Swindells b Parkinson
..06 [14] HT Crocombe c Azad b Parkinson
..00 [03] ST Finn LBW Wright
..10 [25] SF Hunt Not Oout
..61 Extras [8b-11lb-42nb]
588 Total for 9 wickets after 142.5 overs
Fall of Wickets: 0-70 [Haines Retired Not Out], 1-147 [Orr], 2-254 [Pujara], 3-284 [Clark], 4-380 [Alsop], 5-489 [Carter], 6-530 [Rawlins], 7-538 [Crocombe], 8-539 [Finn], 9-588 [Coles]
Leicestershire Bowlers
32.-3-93-1 CJC Wright
19.-1-98-1 PWA Mulder
14.-0-96-0 BWM Mike
15.-0-85-0 E Barnes
41.5-7-128-5 CF Parkinson
21.-2-69-2 CN Ackermann
Leicestershire 1st Inning
..00 [01] MH Azad c Alsop b Finn
..67 [150] RK Patel Not Out
..91 [131] LPJ Kimber Not Out
..01 Extras [1b]
159 Total for 1 wicket after 47 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-0 [Azad]
Sussex Bowlers
11.-3-30-1 ST Finn
10.-3-25-0 SF Hunt
9.0-0-39-0 HT Crocombe
10.-2-33-0 Delray Rawlins
7.0-0-31-0 JM Coles
