LONDON, April 27: Pakistan’s medium pacer, Rana Navedul Hasan, grabbed five wickets for 63 to help Sussex take a first innings lead against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl in the English county cricket championship match on Thursday.

Sussex having scored 211 in their first innings were 149 for five in their second innings having dismissed Hampsire for 168 with Rana Naved doing the most damage.

Indian paceman, Zaheer Khan, was also amongst the wickets for Worcestershire who face defeat against Somerset.

Zaheer took four wickets for 100 in Somerset’s massive 406 in the first innings and picked up four for 22 in second innings.

Division One

Lancashire 421 (M Loye 114, G Chapple 82, L Sutton 58, O Gibson 4-106) v Durham 277-9 (G Muchall 102, T Smith 4-68)

Sussex 211 (C Adams 64) / 149-5 v Hampshire 168 (Naved-ul-Hasan 5-63)

Middlesex 333 (E Joyce 130, R Joseph 4-62) / 11-1 v Kent 308 (M Walker 123, M van Jaarsveld 63)

At Edgbaston

Warwickshire 316 (J Troughton 73, A Loudon 73, A McGrath 4-62) / 146-2 (I Trott 55 no) v Yorkshire 216

Division Two

Essex 639-8 dec (A Flower 169, R Bopara 159, R ten Doeschate 102 no, R Irani 73) v Glamorgan 166-2 (R Watkins 76 no)

Surrey 370 (M Ramprakash 113, M Butcher 77, J N Batty 54, S Broad 5-94) v Leicestershire 244 (J Maunders 87)

Somerset 406 (W Durston 74, C White 65, R Johnson 51, P Trego 51, Z Khan 4-100) / 97-7 (Z Khan 4-22) v Worcestershire 161 (D Mitchell 52, A Caddick 5-40).-—AFP