Gurney hat-trick gives Notts edge

Harry Gurney took a hat-trick to give Nottinghamshire the early impetus against Sussex on

day three of their LV= County Championship clash at Hove. 

Ed Cowan and James Taylor then put on a third-wicket stand worth 151 in 45 overs before a three-wicket burst by Chris Jordan brought Sussex back into the match. 

Nottinghamshire, with one wicket remaining on 304 for nine in their second innings, lead by 354 and both sides will go into the final day with a realistic chance of winning the game.

Surrey had to settle for a draw with Derbyshire despite the best efforts of Chris Tremlett and Ricky Ponting, who had fallen eight runs short of a double century on the final day at Derby. 

Ponting was run out for 192 from 271 balls, the highest score by a Surrey player on first-class debut, before the visitors declared 101 runs ahead on 553 for eight. 

Tremlett then set the alarm bells ringing in the home camp when he reduced them to 105 for three. 

When Tremlett took his third wicket by bowling Chesney Hughes for 68, Surrey sensed there was an outside chance of victory but Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Wes Durston stood firm before the teams shook hands just after 5pm with Derbyshire 164 for three.