Sam Robson’s excellent 113 spearheaded Middlesex’s dash to 271 all out from simply 44.3 overs at Hove, with Sussex replying with a extra sedate 112-2 within the County Championship.
Tom Haines’ unbeaten 53 steered Sussex via 33 late overs, leaving them with the prospect of clinching the Division Two title on the ultimate day of the season.
Quick bowler Tom Helm dismissed each Oli Carter for 15 and Tom Clark for 14 however Tom Alsop (11 not out) stayed with Haines till stumps.
Middlesex wanted to win on this last Championship spherical whereas additionally requiring second-placed Yorkshire to lose in opposition to Northamptonshire.
However Yorkshire’s six bonus factors at Headingley meant they go up alongside Division Two leaders Sussex – who now want only one batting level, or a draw on this recreation, to develop into second division champions.
Robson’s hundred was his fourth of this season as he reached three figures off 87 balls and hit 15 fours.
With Ryan Higgins together with three legside sixes in a 28-ball 40, Middlesex had been at one stage 181-3 – however Higgins then swept sluggish left-armer James Coles excessive to deep sq. leg and Middlesex’s first innings fell away.
Coles completed with 4-61 whereas off spinner Jack Carson’s 3-46 took him to 50 Championship wickets for the season.
Opening bowlers Ollie Robinson and Jaydev Unadkat claimed Middlesex’s first three wickets, the previous eradicating Mark Stoneman for 13.
Indian left-armer Unadkat then changed Robinson and virtually instantly bowled Max Holden for twenty-four and later had Leus du Plooy (six) held at first slip by Alsop.
By then Robson had accomplished a 51-ball fifty by straight driving Unadkat for 4 and Higgins’ arrival sparked a rollicking fourth-wicket partnership of 78 from simply 8.3 overs.
Coles adopted up his dismissal of Higgins by having Josh de Caires (one) well-held by Carson at deep sq. leg.
After tea Robson swept Carson to deep backward sq. leg earlier than Toby Roland-Jones (eight) mishit Coles to mid off, Helm (seven) was caught and Luke Hollman’s shiny 34-ball 39 was ended when he was bowled swinging at Coles.