LV COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO, Hove:
CLOSE OF PLAY, DAY TWO: Leicestershire 114 & 226-3, Sussex 392
Sussex 7pts, Leicestershire 3pts
Match scorecard

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is congratulated by fellow centurion Murray Goodwin

Centuries from Murray Goodwin (142) and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (101) helped put Sussex on course for a fourth successive Championship victory.

The pair shared an eighth-wicket stand of 164 in just 32 overs as Sussex were all out for 392. Nathan Buck and Andrew McDonald took three wickets each.

Leicestershire closed on 226-3 in their second innings, still 52 runs behind.

James Anyon took all three wickets to fall, while the visitors' Paul Nixon was unbeaten on 68.

All Leicestershire's top five batsmen reached double figures, including opener Will Jefferson (44) who was dropped first ball at third slip by Michael Thornely.

Jefferson made the most of his reprieve to hit eight fours, as Naved and Corey Collymore were plagued by over-stepping.

But he was undone by some clever captaincy from Goodwin, who moved Chris Nash on to the mid-wicket boundary and saw his plan come to fruition when Jefferson pulled the next ball from Anyon obligingly into the fielder's hands.

Earlier, Sussex had begun the day on 213-7 with Goodwin and Naved at the crease.

The latter began the day 24 runs behind his partner but reached his hundred three balls before Goodwin.

It was the fifth hundred of his career and second for Sussex, and included nine fours and two sixes, both off slow left-armer Claude Henderson.

He had added a single when he mis-timed a drive at McDonald and was caught at mid-off, having faced 113 balls for his first century at Hove.

Goodwin lost little in comparison and was merciless when Leicestershire's attack fed his favourite areas square on the off side.

He recorded the 60th first-class century of his career and it was a surprise when McDonald trapped him leg before for 142 from 173 balls, which included 21 fours and two sixes, both carved powerfully over point as he took advantage of a short boundary.

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