County Championship: Sam Robson century helps Middlesex beat Sussex to go high of Division Two - CayPress

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County Championship: Sam Robson century helps Middlesex beat Sussex to go high of Division Two


Sam Robson’s 149 came off 181 balls and featured 16 fours plus a six
LV= County Championship Division Two, 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day four)
Sussex 392 & 335-4 dec: Pujara 170*, Clark 77, Alsop 66
Middlesex 358 & 370-3: Robson 149, Holden 80, Handscomb 79; Robinson 2-51
Middlesex (23 pts) beat Sussex (7 pts) by seven wickets
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Middlesex chased down a target of 370 against Sussex at Hove to win their third match in four in County Championship Division Two.

A partnership of 209 between Sam Robson and captain Peter Handscomb, plus a later stand of 99 between Max Holden and Martin Andersson, saw Middlesex achieve their eighth-highest fourth innings total ever to leave Sussex without a win in five games.

Middlesex got home with 19 balls to spare despite being without the injured Robbie White and after losing opener Mark Stoneman for one in the second over.

When Ollie Robinson dismissed both Handscomb (79) and Robson, whose 149 was his first century since he scored 253 at this…



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