LV COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO, Hove:
Sussex 392 & 64-0 beat Leicestershire 114 & 338 by 10 wickets
Sussex 23pts, Leicestershire 3pts
Match scorecard

Monty Panesar took three wickets in Leicestershire's second innings

County Championship Division Two leaders Sussex notched their fourth successive victory with a 10-wicket win over Leicestershire.

Resuming on 226-3, Leicestershire's resistance was led grittily by Paul Nixon, whose 93 came off 222 balls.

But once the veteran left-hander fell leg before to Monty Panesar, only Wayne White held up the Sussex bowlers before the visitors were dismissed for 338.

Chris Nash and Michael Thornely knocked off the 61 needed to win in 13.3 overs.

Sussex have now won two games by 10 wickets and the other two by more than 200 runs.

The key to Sussex's victory was the persistence of their bowling attack, with Panesar playing a big part.

The left-arm spinner made the breakthrough in his seventh over of the day when Andrew McDonald prodded to short leg after helping Nixon put on 95 in 25 overs for the fourth wicket.

When acting skipper Murray Goodwin brought part-time off-spinner Nash on just before the second new ball was due it paid an immediate dividend, Josh Cobb drilling his second ball back to the bowler for a simple return catch.

Panesar struck again in the next over when Tom New was lbw offering no shot to leave Leicestershire six down.

When the new ball failed to bring a breakthrough Goodwin brought back Panesar and with the second ball of his new spell he ended Nixon's obdurate innings when the left-hander missed an attempted sweep.

The Sussex seamers then polished off Leicestershire's tail - Claude Henderson lost his off stump shouldering arms to Rana Naved, before Corey Collymore dismissed White in the first over of his spell before bowling AJ Harris.

Sussex's victory maintains their 100% record in all competitions so far this season.

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