Date-stamped : 14 Aug95 - 14:29 Tour Match: Sussex v Young Australia Hove, 11, 12, 13 August 1995 ====> Day 1, 11 Aug 95 Hayden on a run riot - Bryon Butler First day of four: Young Australia 421-3 v Sussex YOUNG AUSTRALIA profited happily on a wicket and outfield that were almost the same colour as their yellow helmets. Eight bowlers, six of them uncapped, helped Sussex take the strain. Matthew Hayden filled the day, from first to last, with 178 not out, an innings that was a heavyweight mixture of patience and aggression. He faced 327 balls and hit three sixes and 24 fours. Matthew Elliott gave the innings its early impetus, contributing 79 to a left-handed opening partnership of 116 in 22 overs, with three sixes and 12 fours; and later Justin Langer provided Hayden with durable help. Hayden and Langer have put on 248 for the fourth wicket with Langer contributing 113 not out. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 2, 12 Aug 95 Sussex batsmen in dire straits - Bryon Butler Second day of three: Sussex (109 & 74-0) trail Young Australia (580-8d) by 397 runs A PICK and mix Sussex side, including six uncapped players, face a task against Young Australians at Hove, which is roughly equivalent to cycling up Everest. Their target is so far above them it is out of sight. Young Australians declared at 580 for eight after four swashbuck- ling sessions - and then bowled out Sussex for 109 in one session and 35 minutes. Sussex are 74 without loss batting again but still need 397 to avoid an innings defeat. Hove, none the less, is at its friendliest. The wicket is without quirk or mystery, the flaxen outfield is impossibly fast, and the boundary to the main pavilion is generously short, an area plun- dered by the Australians. Sussex did not have time to locate it first time round, but Bill Athey and Toby Peirce have begun Sussex`s second innings with a much surer touch - Athey pulling or sweeping the leg-spin of Peter McIntyre for a six and two fours off successive balls. The tourists were 421 for three overnight and Matthew Hayden, stroke- less, was leg before to Jason Lewry without adding to his monu- mental 178. He was not happy with the decision, but the generous applause he received was surely worth more than his glum lack of response. Young Australians still managed to rustle up 159 in the 35 overs before lunch, with Justin Langer taking his score to 149 before he was bowled by off-spinner Nicky Phillips (one for 157 off 40 overs). Adam Gilchrist briskly orchestrated the rest of the morning. He included three sixes and six fours in his 64 not out; and he and Joe Angel, 29 not out, put on 70 for the ninth wicket. Sussex`s most successful bowler was 20-year-old Alex Edwards from Cuckfield, who took three for 83 from 22 overs in his first senior game. Young Australians` bowlers shared the Sussex wickets democrati- cally. Keith Greenfield, Neil Lenham and Athey managed to reach the 20s, and Ed Giddins came in at No 11 to whack his first two balls from McIntyre for six and four. But, in between, there was a conspicuous lack of conviction which the Young Australi- ans` sharpness in the field did nothing to ease. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 3, 13 Aug 95 Law fails to stop collapse of Sussex order Young Australia beat Sussex by 9 wkts A VIOLENT maiden hundred by Danny Law and a stylishly manicured 94 by Neil Lenham enabled Sussex to make a remarkable comeback against Young Australia. They did not save the match but they certainly saved face. Sussex, 74 without loss overnight, began needing 397 to avoid an innings defeat. Lenham, however, re-emphasised the serenity of the wicket and the quickness of the outfield, Neil Phillips plun- dered a late fifty and there were handy forties from Bill Athey, Toby Peirce and Peter Moores. But all this was just gentle accompaniment to Law who is 20 and 6ft 5ins tall. His previous highest score was 43 against the West Indies - but with murderous intent and effortless timing, he reached his hundred from 89 balls; 90 (three sixes and 18 fours) of his final 115 came from boundaries. Young Australia were left to score nine to win and lost Matthew Hayden, who scored 178 in their first innings, in the first over - bowled by Law. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu)