London, April 5 -- Jake Weatherald has made a strong start to his county cricket career bytop-scoring for Leicestershire in their season opener against Sussex.
Weatherald, who this week earned his maiden Cricket Australia contract after playing all five Ashes Tests over summer, creamed his first ball for the Foxes for four on his way to 83 from 107 balls.
His knock included 13 boundaries but he was severely lacking in support from his teammates as no other batter passed 50 after Sussex had made 361 on the first day.
The Australian opener was eventually the seventh batter out, when he chopped onto his own stumps from an Ollie Robinson delivery. Robinson, the former England seamer, took 5-42.
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