County Championship: Sussex thrive in opposition to Durham on day one

Sussex batter Tom Haines has started the season in good form

LV= County Championship Division Two, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day one)

Durham 223: Trevaskis 88; Clark 3-21, Beard 3-51

Sussex 82-1: Haines 54; Potts 1-25

Sussex (3 pts) trail Durham (1 pt) by 141 runs with nine wickets remaining

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Sussex enjoyed their best day of the County Championship so far, dismissing Durham for 223 before skipper Tom Haines made his third half-century of the season as they reached 82-1 on the first day at Hove.

Durham’s total represented something of a fightback after they had been 75-6, with Liam Trevaskis steering their recovery with a career-best 88.

Aaron Beard, on his Sussex debut after signing for a month from Essex, and Tom Clark both took three wickets with Durham’s total looking some way short of par.

Haines and Ali Orr then put conditions in perspective in a first-wicket stand of 68. Haines hit 10 fours, including three in one over off Matt Salisbury, before Matty Potts eventually…

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