Delray Rawlins’ teammate Reece Topley marked his return to first-class cricket after an absence of more than two years by helping promotion-chasing Sussex bowl Derbyshire out cheaply on the opening day of the match at Derby.
The England seamer, whose career has been blighted by back injuries and was making only his sixth championship appearance in just over five years, took 2 for 23 as Derbyshire were dismissed for 138.
David Wiese led the Sussex attack with 4 for 18 and only Anuj Dal with 35 gave the home side a semblance of respectability.
But Sussex also struggled, losing three cheap wickets, before Stiaan Van Zyl, 49, and Rawlins, 26, carried the visitors to 116 for 3 at the close.
Derbyshire 1st Inning
..00 (08) LM Reece c Robinson b Jordan ..22 (37) BA Godleman c Salt b Topley ..20 (39) WL Madsen c Garton b Jordan ..24 (61) JL du Plooy c Salt b Topley ..07 (22) HR Hosein b Wiese ..00 (06) MJJ Critchley c Delray Rawlins b Wiese ..00 (01) MH McKiernan b Wiese ..14 (28) FJ Hudson-Prentice c Wells b Robinson ..35 (51) AK Dal c Brown b Wiese ..03 (12) AP Palladino c Delray Rawlins b Garton ..01 (14) DR Melton Not Out ..12 Extras (8lb-4nb) 138 Total All Out after 46.1 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Reece), 2-43 (Godleman), 3-44 (Madsen), 4-59 (Hosein), 5-75 (Critchley), 6-75 (McKiernan), 7-83 (du Plooy), 8-101 (Hudson-Prentice), 9-109 (Palladino), 10-138 (Dal)
Sussex Bowlers
10.-2-25-1 OE Robinson 13.-1-51-2 CJ Jordan 8.0-2-23-2 RJW Topley 10.1-5-18-4 D Wiese 5.0-1-13-1 GHS Garton
Sussex 1st Inning
..03 (12) PD Salt c Critchley b Reece ..05 (16) LWP Wells b Reece ..09 (35) WAT Beer LBW Hudson-Prentice ..49 (89) S van Zyl Not Out ..26 (50) Delray Rawlins Not Out ..24 Extras (2b-9lb-5w-8nb) 116 Total for 3 Wickets after 33 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-7 (Salt), 2-16 (Wells), 3-25 (Beer)
Derbyshire Bowlers
9.0-1-27-0 AP Palladino 11.-2-27-2 LM Reece 8.0-1-29-1 FJ Hudson-Prentice 3.0-0-19-2 DR Melton 2.0-1-03-0 WL Madsen
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