Sunday 19 April 2015 19:27, UK
Alex Hales made an unbeaten double century as Nottinghamshire amassed 393-7 on the opening day of their LV= County Championship Division One game against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.
Defending champions Yorkshire made a steady start as Steven Patterson (2-58) trapped Steven Mullaney lbw for 27 and 17-year-old debutant Matthew Fisher (1-68) made an early impact by dismissing Brendan Taylor for the same score to leave Notts on 77-2.
However, that brought England World Cup duo James Taylor and Hales together and the pair put on 171 for the third wicket, with Taylor making 59 before he was lbw to Jack Brooks (2-90).
Brooks quickly followed up by removing Samit Patel for four before tea, but the final session was all about Hales as he took his score to 222 at stumps.
He has faced 250 balls so far and hit 37 fours and one six in the first double century of his career.
Matt Machan scored a blistering 100-ball 135 but Sussex wasted his good work a little as they were bowled out for 345 by Worcestershire at Hove.
Machan, playing in his first championship game since last June after Chris Nash and Mike Yardy were ruled out through injury, pulverised Worcestershire's seam attack, as he made his third first-class hundred.
The Scotland one-day international, who added 145 for the second wicket with Ed Joyce (49), smashed 18 fours and four sixes before he was dismissed by Jack Shantry in the 44th over with Sussex seemingly on course for a big total at 231-4.
Luke Wright chipped in with 51 and Ajmal Shahzad made an unbeaten 45, but a steady stream of wickets fell as Gareth Andrew (3-73) and Sachithra Senanayake (2-79) mopped up the tail.
Worcestershire openers Daryl Mitchell (18no) and Richard Oliver (21no) then took the visitors to 45-0 at the close of play.
Hampshire also failed to make the most of a decent start on the opening day of their game against Warwickshire at Edgbaston due to a career-best haul of 6-75 from Boyd Rankin.
Captain Jimmy Adams (53) and Liam Dawson (38) put on 94 for the first wicket after Hampshire were put in before Dawson was trapped lbw by Chris Wright (3-75) and Adams then became the first of Rankin’s six victims.
Michael Carberry made a useful 42 but Wright and Rankin reduced the visitors to 206-7 before some late resistance from Adam Wheater (74) and Danny Briggs (48), the pair putting on 103 for the eighth wicket.
Hampshire were eventually dismissed for 319 and Warwickshire had moved on to 14-0 from four overs at stumps.
