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Worcestershire attack heaps pressure on Sussex
- Updated: May 16, 2016
Sussex 192 for 6 (Brown 49*) trail Worcestershire 491 (D’Oliveira 99, Clarke 82, Whiteley 71, Kohler-Cadmore 51) by 299 runsScorecard
Worcestershire turned up the heat on Sussex as the seamers took control on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship clash at New Road.
After four sessions dominated by batsmen as Worcestershire made 491, the visitors came under severe pressure when set to make 342 to avoid the follow-on.
Half the side went for 116 before stand-in captain Ben Brown and Matt Machan led a partial recovery, a stubborn sixth-wicket partnership of 56 helping their team to 192 for 6, still 299 behind, at the close.
In a strong and relentless performance by the bowling unit, Worcestershire took five wickets in 21 overs after ending an opening stand of 58.
Ed Barnard made the breakthrough by bowling Ed Joyce for 31, a big wicket after the left hander’s career-best score of 250 in last week’s rain-hit game against Derbyshire.
When Chris Nash was …
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