Middlesex 491 and 19-0 beat Sussex 283 & 225 by 10 wickets
Middlesex 23pts, Sussex 4pts
Gareth Berg’s three dismissals helped Middlesex beat Sussex by 10 wickets at Lord’s.
Resuming their second innings trailing by 174 runs on 34-1, Sussex were 101-5 before lunch – still 126 behind – and Middlesex looked set for an early victory.
They were made to wait by a resilient half-century by Ben Brown as the visitors managed a total of 225.
Berg ended with 3-53, while Steve Finn also completed a second-innings three-wicket haul to put the hosts in a commanding position.
After being set a target of only 18, Middlesex clinched victory 40 minutes after tea.
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