In the balance as Jordan and Jofra keep tabs on the Foxes

By Seth Francis

DESPITE bowling Sussex out for what looked a relatively cheap 262, Leicestershire couldn’t take advantage themselves with the bat, dismissed just 19 runs ahead.
Clint McKay’s 4-59 on day one helped skittle the hosts despite Stiaan van Zyl’s 49 but Leicestershire’s innings was much the same, if not slower, Lewis Hill also making 49. The visitors did squirm into a slight lead though, thanks to lower-order runs from Rob Sayer and McKay.
Leicestershire are looking to bounce back from an agonising two-run defeat at Northants last week, and McKay was ple...

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