New Highway suffered its second full abandonment of a day’s play this seasonLV= County Championship Division Two, New Highway, Worcester (day three)Worcestershire 264: Hose 59, Waite 59, Leach 53; Robinson 7-59 & 34-1Sussex 373: Pujara 136, Hudson-Prentice 54; Leach 3-83, Tongue 3-89 Worcestershire (4 pts) path Sussex (6 pts) by 75 runsMatch scorecard
Sussex’s hopes of pushing for victory of their County Championship Division Two match with Worcestershire had been annoyed by the climate after a complete wash-out on day three at New Highway.
Heavy morning rain left puddles on the outfield, however the inevitable resolution to desert play was left till 14:50 BST by umpires Peter Hartley and Chris Watts.
The guests established a first-innings lead of 109 due to captain Cheteshwar Pujara’s third hundred of the marketing campaign – and eighth for Sussex – throughout which he handed 1500 runs for the county in solely his twelfth match.
England tempo bowler Ollie Robinson then eliminated Worcestershire opener Jake Libby on Friday night.
With a greater climate forecast for Sunday, the Pears are set to renew on 34-1 – nonetheless 75 in arrears, whereas Robinson will likely be wanting so as to add to his eight wickets within the sport, having taken 7-59 in Worcestershire’s first innings.
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