Surrey crush Sussex for first win of the season

Robinson, however, fell in the 84th over, thin-edging behind off Jordan Clark, and the innings soon ended with number 11 Henry Crocombe leg-before to Fisher for four.

Clark took 3-40 and Fisher 3-52, and the result means that Surrey, after three high-scoring draws, have put their sluggish start to the campaign behind them, while Sussex suffer a first defeat.

First to go on day four was opener Daniel Hughes, the Australian left-hander pushing loosely at a ball angled across him from Clark on 39 and edging to Burns at first slip.

It came from the final delivery of Clark's second over of the morning and, nine overs later, Sean Abbott struck with his second ball of the day after replacing Fisher in Surrey's attack.

Fynn Hudson-Prentice, on 15, was undone by an outswinger from Abbott that he edged to keeper Jamie Smith.

Tear then held up Surrey in tandem with Carson, who batted with real authority for the second time in the match and in a manner which suggests he may soon find himself being promoted up the Sussex order.

Carson followed up his first innings 105 by getting quickly into his stride again. He skipped down the pitch to hit Dan Lawrence's off spin high for six and then effortlessly flicked Reece Topley's left-arm seam high over the mid-wicket ropes for another.

At lunch Tear and Carson had added 64 and after the interval they took their partnership to 82 before Abbott slid one into Carson's pads to have him leg-before.

Robinson, Sussex's other first innings century-maker in a memorable ninth-wicket stand of 173 with Carson, was immediately away with a stunning straight driven four off Abbott - from the third ball he faced.

And another 44 was soon added for the eighth wicket until Tear chopped on in an attempt to cut away a short ball from Topley. The youngster batted for just over three hours, facing 131 balls and hitting six fours.

Report by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay.

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