LANCASHIRE skipper, Dane Vilas, hailed his side’s innings and 51- run demolition of Sussex as “the perfect result” after a threeday finish had left his players with an extra day to prepare for the start of their Vitality Blast campaign

By Paul Edwards
July 13-15, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire 494-6d (Vilas 132*, Jones 88, Davies 72, Jennings 65, Beer 2-76)
Sussex 127 (Salt 40, Parkinson 6-41, Maxwell 4-41) & 316 (Rawlins 100, Wiese 77, Parkinson 4-142) Lancashire won by an innings and 51 runs
Toss: Sussex, who chose to bat
Officials: A Wharf, T Lungle...