Leicestershire Women vs Sussex Sharks Women

Sussex Sharks Women head to Grace Road to face Leicestershire Women in the opening match of the One Day Cup campaign.

It was a prominent outing in this competition for Alexia Walker's Sharks last season, finishing 7th in the Metro Bank One Day Cup Women League 2 with four wins and five defeats from their nine group matches.

It wasn't quite enough to secure a place in the latter stages of the competition, but there was plenty of promise for the youthful Sharks in a season that just seemed to improve with each passing week. It was the dawn of a new chapter, and that fine spirit and mood has continued this winter as they look to build on last season's promising performances.

The Opposition

There were plenty of lessons learned for Leicestershire Women last season in what saw them claim two wins from their nine group matches, losing the other seven. There was plenty of promise on display, though, especially in last year's meeting between the two clubs before the Sharks ran away winners by a margin of 56 runs on a sultry summer's day at Arundel.

They ended up finishing just a place below Sussex, but were eight points adrift. This a year where Women's Head Coach, Stephen Franklin, will look to further develop his similarly youthful players and progress higher up the table.

2026 Squad Update

Walker has confirmed an official 15-player squad for the 2026 season, which is as follows:

Mollie Adams, Anna Buckle, Izzy Collis, Lottie Curling, Kali-Ann Docherty, Indigo Gentry, Chiara Green, Beth Harvey, Bella Johnson, Anna Lewis, Faye Mullins, Eve O'Neill, Shristi Patil, Talitha Stanley, Phoebe Wilkinson.

Team News

Alexia Walker has chosen a 13-player squad for tomorrow's trip to Leicestershire, with Chiara Green continuing her captaincy for this upcoming campaign. Mollie Adams, Eve O'Neill and Shristi Patil are all part of England U19s currently touring Australia, and so miss out. Kali-Ann Docherty, Talitha Stanley and Lottie Curling all miss out through injury.

That allows pathway products Sophie Beck and Georgie Pedley the opportunity to have their name in the first squad of the season, as former Sussex representatives Nancy Harman and Ava Lee return on loan from Hampshire Women. So, too, does Poppy Tulloch.

Sunday Squad News

Sophie Beck, Anna Buckle, Izzy Collis, Indigo Gentry, Chiara Green (c), Nancy Harman, Bella Johnson, Anna Lewis, Ava Lee, Faye Mullins, Georgie Pedley (wk), Poppy Tulloch, Phoebe Wilkinson.

How to Watch

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The action gets underway tomorrow at 10.30am.