Robinson worked hard for his two for 39 and when he finished his spell and James Kirtley had taken a return catch from Matthew Maynard, James took command. He took 15 from an over by Umer Rashid and sped to an unbeaten 52 from 57 balls as Sussex ran out of bowlers. Two straight sixes Croft came on to trap both batsmen with Goodwin being caught at deep square leg by Darren Thomas, though Montgomerie added 57 with his skipper Chris Adams before going to a tumbling catch by Dean Cosker at square leg. Adams batted well but Sussex were always just short of runs, even though the skipper struck Cosker twice for six with straight hits in the same over. The final over of the Sussex innings saw Adams marooned on 61 as Adrian Dale clean bowled Will House and denied Rashid a run.
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