County Championship: Sussex promoted to Division One after beating Gloucestershire

Sussex clinched promotion from Division Two of the County Championship with a game to spare after swiftly wrapping up an innings victory over Gloucestershire at Bristol. Resuming on 140-3 in their second innings, trailing by 62 runs, Gloucestershire were skittled for 195 as Sussex needed less than a session of the third day to finish off their hosts. Left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat claimed 3-39 and match figures of 7-71, while Henry Crocombe took 4-22 as Sussex sealed victory by an innings and seven runs.

That saw Sussex take 21 points – to Gloucestershire's three – from an eighth Championship win of a memorable campaign and build an unassailable...



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