Hain and Barnard Partnership Puts Warwickshire on Top Before Sussex Fight Back

Sam Hain and Ed Barnard shared a dynamic 151-run fifth-wicket stand to give Warwickshire the upper hand against Sussex on day one at Hove. Hain dazzled with an inventive 87 from 118 balls — his fifth consecutive Championship fifty — while Barnard added a composed 66. After Warwickshire reached 308 for 4, Sussex responded late in the day, led by Henry Crocombe’s 3 for 73, to restrict the visitors and close the day on more even terms in this closely contested encounter.

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