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- Updated: September 21, 2016
Sussex 208 for 4 (Wells 75, Nash 66) trail Gloucestershire 229 (Dent 90, Payne 56, Magoffin 3-36) by 21 runsScorecard
Chris Nash and Luke Wells batted Sussex into a position of strength on the second day of their Specsavers’ County Championship game against Gloucestershire at Bristol.
The pair put on 114 for the second wicket to leave the visiting county on course for a significant first-innings lead. By the close, Sussex were 208 for 4, just 21 runs behind Gloucestershire.
Having resumed on their overnight total of 201 for 7, the host county lost their last three first-innings wickets for just 27.
Chris Dent, who not only had a century in his sights, but the accolade of being the first Gloucestershire batsman in 11 years to carry his bat in a four-day game, was first to go, caught and bowled by Jofra Archer.
The 25-year-old …