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Sussex seamer Henry Crocombe achieved the remarkable feat of a second hat-trick in just eight days as Essex collapsed spectacularly in English cricket's first-class County Championship on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 24-year-old had never before taken three wickets with successive balls at senior level until running through Somerset's tail at Hove last week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But the England prospect repeated a feat many bowlers never manage even once in a professional career as he helped reduce hosts Essex from 171-3 to 177 all out on the second day of four in a First Division clash at Chelmsford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In all, Crocombe took five wickets in 14 deliveries without conceding a run as he finished with figures of 5-39 in 9.5 overs<\/p>\r\n\r\n

His spectacular haul started when he had top-order batsman Charlie Allison lbw for 56.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But it was Crocombe's ninth over of the innings that yielded a hat-trick.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

South African Test spinner Simon Harmer and Zaman Akhter were both lbw to the first two balls before Dutch international Shane Snater lost his leg stump to the third.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Crocombe completed his five-wicket haul by bowling No. 11 Jamie Porter for one of four ducks in Essex's first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Sussex reached stumps on 90-4 in their second innings, a lead of 188 runs.
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