County Championship D1, Hove, day four: Sussex 235 & 145-5 drew with Lancashire 330 & 206-8d
Points: Sussex 10, Lancs 8
Muttiah Muralitharan produced a magical spell of 4-25 from 26 overs but Lancashire could not force victory as Sussex held on for a draw at Hove.
Earlier on, Steve Croft fired 65 and Tom Smith 44 to lead the visitors to 206-8 and a lead of 301 runs, setting up a declaration before tea.
And Muralitharan had Sussex in all sorts of trouble with a superb spell.
But stubborn knocks from Chris Nash (35) and Richard Montgomerie (50) proved vital, taking Sussex to 145-5.
Set 302 to win in a minimum 66 overs, Sussex opted not to chase the total and were content to shut up shop as best they could on a pitch of good pace and bounce.
Montgomerie and Nash shared a stand of 93 in 43 overs, before Muralitharan struck twice in two balls to spark the loss of four wickets for 15 runs in four overs.
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