| LV= County Championship Division Two, Incora County Floor, Derby (day one) |
| Derbyshire: But to bat |
| Sussex: But to bat |
| No play Tuesday, rain |
| Match scorecard |
Derbyshire and Sussex had been annoyed by rain which prevented any play on the opening day of their County Championship match at Derby.
No play was potential earlier than lunch and after additional showers the umpires took the inevitable choice after an inspection at 14:20 BST.
Sussex got here into the match below a unique kind of cloud after they had been docked 12 factors for receiving a fourth fastened penalty within the season which additionally resulted in a one-game suspension for captain Cheteshwar Pujara.
The punishment successfully ended their hopes of overhauling Worcestershire to take the second promotion place in Division Two, with a 30-point hole to make up going into the final two rounds of matches.
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