County Championship D1, Old Trafford, day 2:
Sussex 458-9 v Lancashire
Skipper Chris Adams led the way with a century on a high-scoring opening day for Sussex against Lancashire, the team favoured to depose them as champions.
The visitors eased to 458-9 at stumps at Old Trafford, with Adams hitting an unbeaten 145, a knock including 15 fours and four sixes.
His 41st first-class century was supplemented by half-centuries to Ian Ward, Murray Goodwin and Matt Prior.
Dominic Cork (3-85) and Sajid Mahmood (3-102) were the hosts' best bowlers.
Lancashire: M J Chilton, A J Swann, M B Loye, S G Law, C L Hooper, G Chapple, D G Cork, W K Hegg (Capt, Wkt), S P Crook, S I Mahmood, G Keedy.
Sussex: I J Ward, R R Montgomerie, M W Goodwin, C J Adams (Capt), T R Ambrose (Wkt), R S C Martin-Jenkins, M J Prior, Mushtaq Ahmed, R J Kirtley, M Akram, J D Lewry.
Sussex 458-9 v Lancashire
Skipper Chris Adams led the way with a century on a high-scoring opening day for Sussex against Lancashire, the team favoured to depose them as champions.
The visitors eased to 458-9 at stumps at Old Trafford, with Adams hitting an unbeaten 145, a knock including 15 fours and four sixes.
His 41st first-class century was supplemented by half-centuries to Ian Ward, Murray Goodwin and Matt Prior.
Dominic Cork (3-85) and Sajid Mahmood (3-102) were the hosts' best bowlers.
Lancashire: M J Chilton, A J Swann, M B Loye, S G Law, C L Hooper, G Chapple, D G Cork, W K Hegg (Capt, Wkt), S P Crook, S I Mahmood, G Keedy.
Sussex: I J Ward, R R Montgomerie, M W Goodwin, C J Adams (Capt), T R Ambrose (Wkt), R S C Martin-Jenkins, M J Prior, Mushtaq Ahmed, R J Kirtley, M Akram, J D Lewry.
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