Sussex articles
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Sussex's Indian import Pujara to miss out against Northants
But they are set to be able to call on the services of England fast bowler Ollie Robinson, who played in their pre-season friendly with Hampshire earlier this week. India batting star Pujara, who has scored more than 7,000 Test runs, was scheduled to play the opening seven red ball matches of the summer, but he has been ruled out of the Northants date. “Puj has a small back injury which the medical team in India have been managing," said Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace. "So he'll arrive during...
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McManus happy to see his hard work pay off for Northants at Sussex
McManus helped the County up to 371 all out before Sussex moved to 351 for six in reply. Luke Procter (92) was the top scorer for Northants with the bat, while Saif Zaib (3-61) impressed with the ball. And McManus said: "The first hour tomorrow will probably dictate how the game finishes. "I imagine Sussex will be looking to go past us, declare and put us under pressure but it's a good pitch and nice to bat on once you get in. "The Kookaburra ball has definitely spun more but I don't think it...
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McManus digs in to help Northants secure draw in season opener at Sussex
McManus batted for an hour as four partners came and went and Northants lurched to 170 for nine before umpires Paul Baldwin and Surendiran Shanmugam decided it was too gloomy even for spin with Northants ahead by 63. The loss of more than 100 overs eventually proved decisive but Sussex will have drawn a lot of encouragement after making most of the running, especially on the last two days. They took 15 points and Northants 13. Having established a first-innings lead of 107, they reduced...