Sussex's Australian quick bowler Nathan McAndrew took five wickets, including two in three balls, to power his county to victory over Northamptonshire and cement their place at the top of the County Championship Division Two.
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Overseas signing McAndrew, who removed both openers on Monday, finished with figures of five for 73 as Northamptonshire were bowled out for 220, Sussex winning by 63 runs
Woollongong-born McAndrew, 30, who also plays for South Australia and Sydney Thunder, is in his second season with Sussex. He took also five wickets on his debut for the county against Durham.
A short, fiery spell from overlooked England seamer Ollie Robinson did the early damage in gloomy, drizzly conditions.
Robinson found plenty of bounce and carry to remove Matthew Breetzke and Rob Keogh inside the first 20 minutes of the third morning at Wantage Road.
It was a spell which effectively dashed the hosts' remaining hopes of chasing 284 to win.
While Robinson went off soon afterwards, Sussex kept the pressure on, removing the in-form Lewis McManus cheaply before a stubborn eighth-wicket partnership of 50 in 14 overs between Justin Broad (45) and Ben Sanderson (24) kept Northamptonshire in the chase.
But McAndrew, playing the second of two Championship matches this summer, then returned to take the last three wickets to earn his side their fifth win of the summer.
Australian Associated Press
