LONDON, April 28: Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed bamboozled Hampshire to lead Sussex to a 94-run victory in the County Championship at the Rose Bowl on Friday.

The 35-year-old spinner took seven quick wickets on the afternoon of the third day as the hosts struggled in their attempt to chase 306 to win.

Hampshire were 144 for three when Mushtaq bowled Michael Carberry, before the veteran trapped Nic Pothas, Sean Ervine, Dimitri Mascarenhas and Dominic Thornely all lbw.

Shaun Udal was then bowled by Mushtaq before the innings was wrapped up with Chris Tremlett judged leg-before to the same bowler.

Robin Martin-Jenkins earlier struck 91 as Sussex posted 262 in their second innings.

Scores

Division One

At The Rose Bowl

Sussex 211 (C Adams 64) / 262 (R Martin-Jenkins 91) v Hampshire 168 (Navedul Hasan 5-63) / 211 (Mushtaq Ahmed 7-64)

Sussex (18pts) bt Hampshire (3pts) by 94 runs

At Riverside

Lancashire 421 (M Loye 114, G Chapple 82, L Sutton 58, O Gibson 4-106) / 268-6 dec (S Law 111 no, M Chilton 57) v Durham 289 (G Muchall 102, T Smith 4-72, G Chapple 4-74) / 30-2

At Lord's

Middlesex 333 (E Joyce 130, R Joseph 4-62) / 327 (N Compton 124, J Dalrymple 64, A Khan 4-58, R Joseph 4-67) v Kent 308 (M Walker 123, M van Jaarsveld 63) / 42-0

At Edgbaston

Warwickshire 316 (J Troughton 73, A Loudon 73, A McGrath 4-62) / 399-5 dec (I Trott 177 no, N Knight 126) v Yorkshire 216 / 134-2 (A McGrath 73 no)

County Championship

Division Two

At New Road

Somerset 406 (W Durston 74, C White 65, R Johnson 51, P Trego 51, Z Khan 4-100) / 120 (Z Khan 6-40) v Worcestershire 161 (D Mitchell 52, A Caddick 5-40) / 138 (A Caddick 4-25)

Somerset (22pts) bt Worcestershire (3pts) by 227 runs

At Sophia Gardens

Essex 639-8 dec (A Flower 169, R Bopara 159, R ten Doeschate 102 no, R Irani 73) v Glamorgan 337 (R Watkins 87) / 91-4

At Grace Road

Surrey 370 (M Ramprakash 113, M Butcher 77, J Batty 54, S Broad 5-94) / 287-7 dec (M Butcher 85 no, S Newman 75) v Leicestershire 244 (J Maunders 87) / 74-1.—Agencies