Zimbabwe Draw At Hove

If there was any stiffness left from the spasm he incurred in the tie at Worcester last week, it did not show as he produced a brilliant run-out shortly after lunch.

Streak, 29, reacted quickly to Murray Goodwin's nudge into the on-side to swoop in his follow-through and throw down the stumps with Mike Yardy short of his ground.

Zimbabwe's frontline seamer was sent into the attack for the sixth over of an overcast day on the south coast and he gained the initial breakthrough, in his fifth over, when he drew Richard Montgomerie forward to take the edge.

However, Murray Goodwin, the former Zimbabwe batsman leading an under-strength Sussex, combined with Dutchman Bas Zuiderent to add 92 for the third wicket.

Goodwin, who struck four boundaries in one Sean Ervine over, fell one short of his half-century when Andy Blignaut cartwheeled the off-stump as the batsman prodded defensively on the back foot.

Rain forced the players off for an early tea shortly afterwards but when they returned Zuiderent, who launched spinner Ray Price for a majestic straight six and cut Streak for another, brought up his 50 before nicking Ervine next ball as Sussex's stop-start innings finished at 5.25pm.

They took just over half an hour during the morning to finish off Zimbabwe for 395 in a rain-affected contest which offered little meaningful practice ahead of the Test series opener.

Former Yorkshire left-armer Paul Hutchison claimed two of the three to fall. There was enough time for all-rounder Ervine to reach his half-century from his 84th delivery, a cover-driven four off Hutchison - but he was left stranded by the tail.

The tourists had been 317 for two on Thursday evening but lost their last eight wickets cheaply over three days of frustration caused by the poor weather, which led to the use of floodlights for the first time in a first-class match in England on Saturday.

Left-hander Ervine, who resumed on 39 not out this morning, scored 57 of those 78, hitting nine fours in the process.

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