Date-stamped : 10 Aug97 - 11:37
Sussex v Leicestershire

Third day of four: Sussex 330-6 dec v Leics

AFTER   more   than  three inches of rain - as much as Eastbourne
normally gets in a month - washed out the first two days, no  one
knew  what  to expect from a still soggy pitch, writes Peter Dee-
ley.

Leicestershire  gambled by putting Sussex in and  two  men  domi-
nated  -  off-spinner  Adrian  Pierson, who sent down 42 overs to
finish with three  for  122 and  Neil  Taylor,  who  reached  his
third century of the season for the home side in five hours.

Sussex  gambled  by  playing only five specialist  batsman.  They
have been out  for less than 75 four times in the last eight  in-
nings  but  this  time Taylor`s watchfulness, helped by half-cen-
turies from Kei- th Newell and  Paul  Jarvis,  took them   to   a
position of comparative strength.

The  captains are expected to forfeit an innings today so Leices-
tershire could still be in the driving seat, given their  ability
to chase runs.

Pierson  took  three  wickets before lunch but a rash of injuries
did not help the visitors` cause. Their captain, James  Whitaker,
stood down with  a  cracked  toe, Neil Johnson passed a late fit-
ness test but then could not  bowl  because  of  ankle   ligament
troubles  and  Alan Mullally went off with a hamstring injury.

They  used  nine  bowlers, including wicket-keeper Paul Nixon and
debutant Darren Stevens, who was played for   his   batting   but
claimed a wicket when he had Jarvis caught at mid-off.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)

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