Cricket: Cork back on the trail

DOMINIC CORK scored his first County Championship century for five years as Derbyshire gained a commanding first-innings lead of 268 against Sussex at Horsham yesterday. Derbyshire, resuming in the morning on 366 for 5, were dismissed for 593 in mid-afternoon. But Sussex's Wasim Khan and the acting captain, Michael Bevan, then shared an unbroken third- wicket stand of 104 as the hosts closed on 167 for 2.

Mark Ramprakash also did his England chances no harm with a century for Middlesex, but they still had to follow on as they fell well short of Worcestershire's first-innings total of 627 at Uxbridge. Aftab Habib crafted a stylish ton to put Leicestershire back into contention against Hampshire at Grace Road. The 26-year-old struck 112 to enable the home side to declare on 305 for 7, just 56 runs adrift of the Hampshire total.