County Championship: Ben Brown ton puts Sussex on top against Derbyshire
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Ben Brown scored his first Championship century of the season for Sussex
Specsavers County Championship Division Two, 1st Central County Ground (day one): |
Sussex 400-7: Brown 116, Wiese 89*, Finch 82; Palladino 2-45 |
Derbyshire: Yet to bat |
Sussex (5 pts) lead Derbyshire (2 pts) by 400 runs |
Promotion-chasing Sussex put themselves in a good position against Derbyshire as skipper Ben Brown scored a century on day one of their Division Two clash.
After electing to bowl at Hove, the visitors made a decent start and reduced Sussex to 65-3.
Harry Finch (82) and Brown helped the hosts recover after coming together at 111-4, and Brown was eventually trapped lbw by Lockie Ferguson for 116.
All-rounder David Wiese finished on 89 not out as Sussex closed on 400-7.
Derbyshire will have concerns over bowler Ravi Rampaul, who went to hospital for a precautionary check-up after leaving the field with breathing problems during the evening session.