Brink of victory
PA London The pace pair, Kevin Saxelby and New Zealander Richard Hadlee, bowled English cricket championship leaders Nottinghamshire to the brink of victory on a spiteful Trent Bridge pitch yesterday. Saxeiby took a careerbest six for 49 as Sussex collapsed to 80 all out in its second innings. It
made only 123 in its first innings. Hadlee continued his chase for the 100 wickets and 1000 runs double with four for 26 for a match return of 10 for 46. . Thirty wickets have fallen on the controversial pitch in two days and when Nottinghamshire resumes its innings today it still faces the task of scoring another /J to win. >
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Press, 5 September 1987, Page 88
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