Jordan, Garton and Mills all return to Sharks squad set to face Yorkshire Vikings in the quarter-final

James Kirtley has named a 14-man squad for the Sussex Sharks quarter-final trip to Durham on Tuesday evening (24th), as they face off against the side that finished 2nd in the Vitality Blast North Group, the Yorkshire Vikings.

Chris Jordan, George Garton and Tymal Mills all return to the squad after their success in The Hundred over the weekend with the Southern Brave. Whilst Henry Crocombe, Travis Head, Ali Orr and Ollie Robinson all drop out of the squad that travelled for the final two Vitality Blast group matches.

Archie Lenham, Luke Wright, Phil Salt, Rashid Khan, Ravi Bopara and David Wiese are also all included in the squad after their involvement in The Hundred. 

Travis Head has returned to Australia after his overseas stint with the club, whilst Ollie Robinson is with England preparing to take on India in the third test match.

Sussex Sharks squad

Luke Wright, David Wiese (overseas, South Africa), Harrison Ward, Phil Salt, Delray Rawlins, Tymal Mills, Archie Lenham, Rashid Khan (overseas, Afghanistan), Chris Jordan, George Garton, Mitch Claydon, Oli Carter, Ravi Bopara, Will Beer.

Head coach, James Kirtley's thoughts ahead of the match

Yorkshire Vikings

Yorkshire began their campaign in the North Group with five wins from their first six completed games. The second half of their qualification bid was tougher, with four defeats among their final six matches as well as a cancellation after COVID-19 meant Derbyshire were unable to field a side. Nonetheless, the Vikings’ fast start ensured a second place finish in the group and a ‘home’ quarter final.

Twenty-two-year old Harry Brook had a fantastic time with the bat during the group stage, scoring 485 runs in 12 innings at a strike-rate of 150.15. That makes him the leading English run-scorer in the Blast and competition’s third leading run-scorer overall, behind Gloucestershire’s Glenn Phillips and Leicestershire’s Josh Inglis. Jonny Bairstow was devastating in the four matches he played, scoring 295 runs at nearly 180, but he will be away with England during the quarter-final, alongside Joe Root and David Malan after the later was added to the England squad for the third test. Adam Lyth was the other Viking to top 200 runs in the group stage.

Yorkshire have been dealt a blow with the news that Kiwi overseas Lockie Ferguson, who was the teams top wicket-taker with 14, will be unavailable for selection after he tested positive for COVID-19. Dom Bess, Matt Fisher and Jordan Thomson are expected to feature and have each taken 11 wickets, with Bess’s economy rate of 6.70 runs per over the best among Yorkshire’s bowlers. David Willey took seven wickets in his four appearances, but was expensive at 9 runs per over.

Squad: Gary Ballance, Dominic Bess, Harry Brook, Harry Duke, Matthew Fisher, Will Fraine, George Hill, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Adam Lyth, Adil Rashid, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Waite, David Willey. 

Match information

Tuesday’s quarter-final match against Yorkshire Vikings is scheduled to start at 6:30pm. If you're considering making the trip to Emirates Riverside, Durham (where the match is taking place) tickets are still available here. If you already have tickets for the match, please read through the important spectator information provided by Yorkshire here.

The match is LIVE on Sky Sports Cricket from 6pm and therefore no live stream is permitted for this match. You can however follow the match via the Sussex Cricket Match Centre, where you'll find a live scorecard and stats for the match.