A career-best unbeaten double century from Derbyshire’s Shan Masoodlink dominated theopening day of the LV=Insurance County Championship Division Two matchagainst Sussex at Derby.
The Pakistani opener scored a brilliant 201 from 271 balls and shared athird-wicket stand of 236 with Wayne Madsenlink, who was 88 not outat the close.
An injury-weakened Sussex attack failed to take a wicket after lunch asDerbyshire closed on an imposing 327 for 2.
Masood had already impressed with two half centuries in the opening matchat Lord’s last week when he narrowly missed out on a hundredlinkinthe first innings.
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He made no mistake this time against a largely inexperienced attack afterDerbyshire won the toss and batted first on what looks to be a benign pitch.
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