One change to squad for Hampshire encounter

Photo: Luke Adams

Sussex Sharks travel to the Ageas Bowl to take on Hampshire on Tuesday for their third match in this year’s Royal London Cup.

There is one change to the squad announced ahead of Sunday’s frustrating wash out against Durham, with Ollie Robinson dropping out.

The seamer is unavailable for Tuesday’s fixture as he spends time with the England squad at Loughborough ahead of the forthcoming Test series against India.

Jamie Atkins (right shoulder) and Mitch Claydon (right shoulder) are unavailable through injury. Jofra Archer continues a managed return from elbow surgery.

Ravi Bopara, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Phil Salt, Delray Rawlins and Luke Wright are all away with their respective teams in The Hundred.

It is early days in this year’s Royal London Cup, but after their agonising defeat to Lancashire on Friday and Sunday’s no result, the Sharks are fifth in the nine-team Group A.

Essex and Lancashire are setting the early pace in the group with wins from their opening two matches.

Sussex Sharks squad

Tom Haines (captain), Will Beer, Oli Carter, Tom Clark, James Coles, Henry Crocombe, Travis Head, Dan Ibrahim, Archie Lenham, Ali Orr, Joe Sarro, Harrison Ward, David Wiese

Hampshire

Finalists in the last three editions and winners in 2018. the Sharks’ South Coast rivals started this year’s Royal London Cup with a three-wicket home defeat to Essex Eagles. Hampshire were asked to bat first and were dismissed for 273 with five balls of their 50 overs remaining. Recent signing from Middlesex Nick Gubbins, Joe Weatherley and Lewis McManus all made half-centuries.

Hampshire had their visitors in some trouble at 153 for 5 and then 221 for 7, but Essex bat deep and a 54-run eight-wicket partnership between Simon Harmer and Aron Nijjar saw them home with more than five overs to spare.  

Twenty-year-old seamer Scott Currie, Hampshire’s leading wicket taker in this year’s Vitality Blast – took three wickets, but was somewhat expensive, while Kyle Abbot, John Turner, Felix Organ and Ian Holland took one each.

Kyle Abbot is captaining the side with James Vince busy with The Hundred. Liam Dawson, Mason Crane and Chris Wood are the other Hampshire players engaged with the new competition.

Squad: TBA

Match information

Hampshire versus Sussex Sharks at Ageas Bowl on Tuesday 27th July is scheduled to start at 11am. Tickets are available here.

If you can’t make the game, a live stream will be available on the Sussex Cricket Match Centre alongside video clips, a live scorecard and live statistics.

The Sharks’ next home match is on Friday against Kent Spitfires at 11am. Tickets are available here.