George Scrimshaw and Brooke Guest star as Derbyshire frustrate Sussex
Derbyshire 212 for 3 (Guest 80*, Shipley 2-64) path Sussex 402 (Hudson-Prentice 63*, Scrimshaw 5-49) by 190 runs
An unbeaten 80 by Derbyshire’s wicketkeeper-batter Brooke Guest annoyed Sussex on the second day of their LV= Insurance County Championship match at Hove.
Guest, who has but to attain a century this season, got here in throughout the third over and was nonetheless there when unhealthy gentle pressured the gamers off at 5.45pm, together with his aspect 212 for 3 from 60 overs in reply to Sussex’s 402 and trailing by 190.
In the context of the sport, it was an essential contribution from the 26-year-old who has thus far shared a fourth-wicket stand of 70 with Leus du Plooy, the second-highest run-scorer in Division Two. He has contributed 32.
With rain forcing the crew off for an hour throughout the afternoon it was a irritating day for Sussex, who’ve moved again into second place within the desk because of Leicestershire’s inactivity in opposition to Glamorgan by claiming 5 bonus factors thus far, however are determined to say a second win of the season and improve their promotion prospects.
The hosts, dismissed earlier within the day for 402, needed to be affected person on a sluggish pitch with little sideways motion.
Harry Came, having taken three boundaries off Henry Shipley within the first over of the reply, was caught at sq. leg off a mistimed pull within the New Zealander’s second over, however Guest and Luis Reece progressed fastidiously both aspect of lunch as Sussex employed 5 seamers and off-spinner Jack Carson in quest of a breakthrough.
Reece had his share of luck. On three a thick edge off Shipley dropped simply wanting third slip after which on 20 Ari Karvelas, diving ahead at fantastic leg, could not maintain on to a mis-timed pull. But after including three extra runs he drove at Shipley’s away-swinger and edged to slide.
Either aspect of an hour’s delay for rain in mid-afternoon Wayne Madsen accrued busily and when he reached 23 he handed Denis Smith to turn out to be Derbyshire’s second highest run-scorer in all codecs on 20,520. Kim Barnett’s membership file of 36,212 seems secure for some time but.
But two balls after reaching fifty for the fourth time this season, Madsen was out in unfortunate circumstances when a full-blooded sweep at Carson bounced off quick leg Dan Ibrahim’s pads and rebounded to Karvelas, who took a easy catch within the covers.
With the floodlights on and the sunshine poor Sussex would have fancied making additional inroads however Guest, who has thus far confronted 176 balls and hit 12 fours and a six, and du Plooy stood agency earlier than the gamers went off with 22 overs not bowled.
Earlier, Sussex had been dismissed for 402 with beanpole seamer George Scrimshaw choosing up the final three wickets to complete with a career-best 5 for 49 as he took the one thousandth five-wicket haul by a Derbyshire bowler.
Karvelas was caught within the gully and Carson edged his second ball to second slip with Sussex nonetheless 20 runs wanting a fourth batting level.
But final man Shipley hit a six with the ball lodging on the pavilion roof to convey up the 400 earlier than he was caught at level to offer Scrimshaw his fifth wicket. Fynn Hudson-Prentice was left unbeaten on 63, his fifth half-century of the season.