Steve Smith loved a well timed return to kind on his third and ultimate look for Sussex with 68 not out to assist them right into a commanding place on day one in opposition to Glamorgan.
This star-studded LV= Insurance coverage County Championship Division Two encounter began with Ollie Robinson dismissing Ashes rival Marnus Labuschagne for one on his approach to figures of 4 for 29.
It helped skittle Glamorgan for 129 earlier than Smith delighted the bumper crowd at Hove with greater than two and a half hours on the crease.
High work from Steve Smith. 🔥
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— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) Could 18, 2023
Tom Haines (58) and teenager James Coles (50 not out) offered robust help to the Australia batter, who had struggled throughout his earlier two innings for Sussex however confirmed his class with 9 boundaries in his 126-ball knock.
It leaves Sussex on 221 for 4 with a 98-run benefit regardless of captain Cheteshwar Pujara enduring a uncommon failure with an 11-ball duck.
Stuart Broad joined England team-mate Robinson in being within the wickets on a day the place Sir Alastair Cook dinner returned to kind for Essex in opposition to Nottinghamshire in Division One.
Cook dinner had endured a lean begin to 2023 however top-scored at Trent Bridge with 73 as he placed on 135 for the second wicket with Tom Westley, who hit 66.
Broad’s three for 53 and Brett Hutton’s 4 for 69 helped bowl Essex out for 298, with Dan Lawrence out for a disappointing 16 after Tuesday’s England call-up.
Elsewhere, Ben Foakes put his England snub behind him with three catches throughout a hard-fought opening day between Surrey and Kent on the Kia Oval.
Foakes was ignored of the England squad for subsequent month’s Eire Take a look at and the primary two matches of the Ashes collection in favour of Jonny Bairstow however performed his half in Kent being dismissed for 298, with Zak Crawley solely capable of make 19 following this week’s backing from the selectors.
Dan Worrall, Jordan Clark and Tom Lawes picked up three wickets apiece earlier than Dom Sibley and Ollie Pope joined forces to see Surrey attain 88 for one on the shut.
James Vince continued his robust kind with 95 on a great day for Hampshire in opposition to Northamptonshire.
Vince’s elegant half-century was adopted up by Liam Dawson including 56 not out because the hosts completed on 331 for six on the Ageas Bowl.
Somerset are in an equally dominant place in opposition to Middlesex after George Bartlett’s high-quality knock of 121.
Bartlett, Tom Abell (77) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (68) cashed in to assist the guests publish 325 for six at Lord’s.
In Division Two, 22 wickets fell at New Highway the place Leicestershire maintain a 156-run lead over Worcestershire.
Leicestershire have been dismissed for 173 after Colin Ackermann struck round to attain 52 earlier than Chris Wright brought about havoc with the ball.
Wright claimed 5 for 32 off 10 overs with Worcester all out for 83 after 9 single-figure scores.
The guests closed on 66 for 2 on a bowler-friendly day with the in-form Rishi Patel out for 29.
Graham Clark scored precisely 100 to assist Durham to 393 for 9 in opposition to Gloucestershire in Bristol.
Scott Borthwick (53) and Bas de Leede (65) supplied help for Clark whereas Zafar Gohar claimed a four-wicket haul to assist the hosts earn most bowling factors.
