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A counter-attacking seventh wicket stand of 115 in 28 overs between Kai Smith (53) and Chris Woakes (64) pulled Warwickshire round from the perils of 117-6 on day one of their County Championship Division One match against Sussex.<\/b><\/p>\n
But Sussex hit back after tea <\/b>at Hove to take the last four wickets for 35 runs and finished the day the happier of the two sides when they did not lose a wicket before play ended 9.2 overs early because of bad light.<\/p>\n
Sussex went into the match on the back of an emphatic 222-run victory at Leicestershire, while Warwickshire had shared a run-soaked draw with Surrey.<\/p>\n
Warwickshire’s powerful batting line-up must have fancied another run glut after winning the toss and choosing to take first knock on a brown strip.<\/p>\n
However, they were confounded by the Sussex seamers, who all bowled superbly.<\/p>\n
They lost their first wicket in the seventh over when Alex Davies edged Ollie Robinson to the wicketkeeper for an 18-ball three. And in the next over Dan Mousley, who had scored just a single, edged Fynn Hudson-Prentice and was well caught low down and to his left by Tom Clark at second slip.<\/p>\n
Warwickshire were 22-3 in the 14th over when Sam Hain dragged one on in Tom Price’s first over. Robinson, Hudson-Prentice, Price and Henry Crocombe had such a hold on the Warwickshire batting that it was only when left-arm spinner James Coles came on a short while before lunch that the pressure eased. Coles went for 10 runs in his first over and eight in his second. At lunch Warwickshire were 69-3.<\/p>\n
As if emboldened by this, the visitors opted for a more positive approach after the break, but lost three quick wickets.<\/p>\n
With the score on 83, Rob Yates, defending off the back foot, was caught by Clark at second slip for 36. The same fielder had dropped him a little earlier, when he had made 31.<\/p>\n
Then, at 109, Warwickshire lost their fifth wicket when the dangerous Beau Webster, defending against a ball that moved away, edged Robinson to keeper John Simpson for 48. And when captain Ed Barnard chopped on to Price for 18, the visitors were floundering on 117-6.<\/p>\n
But Smith and Woakes turned the innings round with a century stand in 19 overs. When they reached tea on 223-6, Warwickshire had scored 154 runs in the session, more than double their tempo before lunch.<\/p>\n
When Smith worked Carson to leg to reach his 50 from 63 deliveries he looked in the mood to make a major score. But on 53 he clipped Crocombe off his legs and Carson took a sharp low-down catch at mid-wicket. He had hit a six (off Clark) and six fours.<\/p>\n
Three overs later Crocombe, who had changed ends, beat Woakes for pace and took out the batsman’s off-stump. Woakes had faced 64 deliveries and struck nine sweet fours and a pulled six off Crocombe, who then polished of the tail with Price.<\/p>\n
Report by ECB Reporters’ Network, supported by Rothesay.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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