Sussex Sharks squad all set for Finals Day

A 14-player Sussex Sharks squad has been named for Vitality Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday.

There is one change from the squad that travelled to Durham for the quarter-final against Yorkshire Vikings at the end of August, with the now departed Rashid Khan replaced by off-spinner Jack Carson.

The squad travelled to Birmingham on Thursday afternoon, before a final training session at Edgbaston on Friday morning.

Seven of the squad played in the Sharks’ last Finals Day appearance in 2018, when the side lost out in the final to Worcestershire Rapids. Ravi Bopara, meanwhile, won the trophy with Essex Eagles in 2019, as well as playing in four previous Finals Days for the county. Mitch Claydon, Jack Carson, Oli Carter, George Garton, Archie Lenham and Harrison Ward, however, are in line for their first appearances at county cricket’s big day out.

The Sharks are playing Kent Spitfires in the second semi-final, with a scheduled start time of 2.30pm. That will follow the day’s first semi-final between Hampshire Hawks and Somerset at 11am.

We spoke to Sussex Sharks T20 Head Coach James Kirtley for the latest updates from within the camp. Watch the interview below.

Sussex Sharks squad

Luke Wright (captain), Will Beer, Ravi Bopara, Jack Carson, Oli Carter, Mitch Claydon, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Archie Lenham, Tymal Mills, Delray Rawlins, Phil Salt, Harrison Ward, David Wiese (overseas player)

Finals Day stats pack

Hampshire Hawks (vs. Somerset at 11am)

Group stage: 4th (P14, W6, L5, NR3, Pts. 15)

Quarter final: Nottinghamshire by 2 runs (Tom Prest 44, Liam Dawson 3-24, Scott Currie 2-16)

Leading run-scorers: James Vince 371 (14th overall), Joe Weatherley 339 (21st overall)

Highest strike-rates (min. 5 inns.): Colin de Grandhomme 153.06 (22nd overall)

Leading wicket-takers: Scott Currie 17 (=12th overall), Brad Wheal 16 (=16th overall)

Best economy rates (min. 10 overs): Liam Dawson 7.12 (25th overall)

Finals Day squad: James Vince (captain, Kyle Abbott, Toby Albert, Mason Crane, Scott Currie, Liam Dawson, James Fuller, Lewis McManus, Tom Prest, Tom Alsop, Joe Weatherley, Brad Wheal, Chris Wood, Ian Holland

Somerset (vs. Hampshire Hawks at 11am)

Group stage: 2nd (P14, W8, L4, NR2, Pts. 18)

Quarter final: Lancashire by 7 wickets

Leading run-scorers: Will Smeed 327 (23rd overall), Devon Conway 309 (=27th overall)

Highest strike-rates (min. 5 inns.): Tom Banton 189.6 (1st overall), Tom Lammonby 170.73 (8th overall)

Leading wicket-takers: Marchant de Lange 17 (=12th overall), Craig Overton 12 (=44th overall)

Best economy rates (min. 10 overs): Craig Overton 7.06 (=21st overall)

Finals Day squad: Lewis Gregory (captain) Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Jack Brooks, Josh Davey, Marchant de Lange, Lewis Goldsworthy, Ben Green, James Hildreth, Tom Lammonby, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Will Smeed, Roelof van der Merwe, Max Waller

Sussex Sharks (vs. Kent Spitfires at 2.30pm)

Group stage: 3rd (P14, W6, L3, NR5, Pts. 17)

Quarter final: Yorkshire Vikings by 5 wickets (Tymal Mills 3-39, Archie Lenham 1-19, Luke Wright 54, Rashid Khan 27*)

Leading run-scorers: Luke Wright 360 (16th overall), Phil Salt 293 (39th overall)

Highest strike-rates (min. 5 overs): Delray Rawlins 164.51 (12th overall), Luke Wright 153.19 (22nd overall)

Leading wicket-takers: Tymal Mills 14 (=31st overall)

Best economy rates (min. 10 overs): Ravi Bopara 6.76 (=12th overall), George Garton 7.50

Finals Day squad: Luke Wright (captain), Will Beer, Ravi Bopara, Jack Carson, Oli Carter, Mitch Claydon, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Archie Lenham, Tymal Mills, Delray Rawlins, Phil Salt, Harrison Ward, David Wiese (overseas player)

Kent Spitfires (vs. Sussex Sharks at 2.30pm)

Group stage: 1st (P14, W9, L4, NR1, Pts.19)

Quarter final: Birmingham Bears by 21 runs (Sam Billings 56, Daniel Bell-Drummond 53, Matt Milnes 4-24, Qais Ahmad 2-13)

Leading run-scorers: Daniel Bell-Drummond 392 (=11th overall), Zak Crawley 330 (=22nd overall)

Highest strike-rates (min. 5 inns.): Zak Crawley 157.14 (16th overall), Daniel Bell-Drummond 156.80 (17th overall)

Leading wicket-takers: Matt Milnes 18 (=7th overall), Fred Klaasen 14 (=31st overall)

Best economy rates (min. 10 overs): Qais Ahmad 6.71 (=9th overall), Joe Denly 7.20 (32nd overall)

Finals Day squad: Sam Billings (captain), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Nathan Gilchrist, Fred Klaassen, Jack Leaning, James Jogan, Matt Milnes, Marcus O'Riordan, Qaid Ahmed (overseas player)

Match day information

Tickets are sold out. For those. attending, a specatator guide is available via the Edgbaston website. Finals Day is televised live on Sky Sports.

As this is a televised match, no live stream will be available on our website. A live scorecard and stats for the Sharks semi-final will still be available on the Sussex Cricket Match Centre. Should the team qualify for the final, the match centre will be available here.

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