Sharks squad to take on league leaders named

Sussex Sharks are back under the lights at The 1st Central County Ground on Wednesday night, hoping to return to winning ways against Vitality Blast south group leaders Gloucestershire.

Jason Gillespie's side have seen their last two matches abandoned due to rain but, despite the wet weather, remain in fourth place and are just one point behind their table-topping visitors.

The same 14-man squad named ahead of Sunday’s abandonment against Hampshire has been seleceted to face Gloucestershire, with Tymal Mills preparing for a first appearance in Hove this summer.

Sussex Sharks squad

10. Luke Wright (c)

22. Jofra Archer 

18. Will Beer

21. Danny Briggs

42. Tom Bruce 

5. Michael Burgess (wk)

32. Laurie Evans

8. Chris Jordan

1. Rashid Khan

7. Tymal Mills

9. Delray Rawlins

25. Ollie Robinson

28. Phil Salt

96. David Wiese 

Opposition

Gloucestershire have started the 2018 Vitality Blast brilliantly, with wins against Middlesex, Kent, Somerset and rivals Glamorgan lifting them to the top of the table. They are level on points with Kent Spitfires, but have played one game less.

38-year-old Australian Michael Klinger is the team's leading run scorer with 174 runs from five innings, with his unbeaten 77 against Glamorgan an undoubted highlight that led his side to a thumping derby win. 

With the ball, Andrew Tye, Tom Smith and Ryan Higgins have all impressed, with Smith and Higgins leading the way with eight wickets and Tye one behind on seven. 

Gloucestershire's last visit to The 1st Central County Ground in the Blast was last August, when the Sharks beat their visitors by five wickets, with Chris Jordan and George Garton taking three wickets each. 

Match & Ticket details

Sussex Sharks vs Gloucestershire gets underway at The 1st Central County Ground at 7pm. 

A limited number of tickets will be available to buy on the gates, which open at 5:30pm. Supporters can save £5 on gate prices by purchasing tickets online. These will be onsale via our Print@Home facility up until gates opening on the day of the match.

Match Coverage

If you can't make it to the ground on Wednesday night, don't worry! You can follow all the action via our Match Day Centre, which will have a link to BBC Sussex's radio commentary, a live scorecard, live statistics and text commentary from the @SussexCCC twitter account.

Please note, as this is a televised match, the Match Day Centre for this fixture will not include a live stream.