Hassan Azad, Lewis Hill power Leicestershire with brace of centuries

Unbroken third-wicket stand of 183 raises hopes of victory in ultimate house fit of marketing campaign

Leicestershire 291 for two (Azad 122*, Hill 109*) path Sussex 359 (Brown 133*, Haines 71, Wright 6-94) via 68 runs

On an afternoon shortened via seven overs via dangerous gentle, Azad completed unbeaten on 122 – his first hundred since April – however Hill’s 109 no longer out – his 1/3 of the summer time – got here just a week after his 113 in opposition to Derbyshire in what has grow to be with ease the most productive season of the 30-year-old’s occupation.

The 2 have shared an unbroken stand of 183 to take Leicestershire to 291 for two, trailing via 68.

The previous Derbyshire all-rounder used to be struck at the left hand via former Sussex seamer Abi Sakande and his 1/3 look for his new county will likely be his final of the season after x-rays published a wreck that may require surgical treatment.

Sussex resumed on 310 for 4 however a double-wicket maiden via Wright sparked a cave in that noticed the final 5 Sussex wickets fall for 25 runs.

Tom Hinley’s pull used to be plucked out of the air impressively via Ed Barnes ahead of Jack Carson, taking part in clear of his frame, used to be stuck in the back of.

Quickly afterwards, Wright bowled Henry Crocombe and Sean Hunt with consecutive, nearly equivalent deliveries that struck off stump. Joe Sarro saved out the hat-trick ball however briefly chipped Barnes to quick midwicket.

Wright has 46 wickets for the season, smartly over two times as many as some other Leicestershire seamer. His newest haul used to be the fourth of 5 wickets or extra this season and the seventeenth of his occupation.

In answer, Leicestershire misplaced Sam Evans first ball within the opening over as he nicked to 2nd slip however, on a just right batting floor, Azad and George Rhodes added 103 in slightly below 25 overs ahead of Sussex skipper Tom Haines beat the latter’s defensive push to clip the off stump along with his medium tempo.

Azad’s first 52 runs got here off 74 balls with 8 limitations however used to be content material to bide his time thereafter, particularly as Hill – batting at 4 with skipper Colin Ackermann on paternity go away – used to be desperate to grasp the initiative on the different finish.

Hill sped up after tea, racing to a 67-ball half-century with six fours in seven overs ahead of slogging the left-arm spin of Delray Rawlins for consecutive sixes over deep midwicket.

Azad finished his 2nd century of the season from 187 balls quickly after choosing up a tenth 4 however Hill used to be catching him rapid, attaining his from 116 balls with 11 fours and two sixes.