Somerset vs Sussex

Paul Farbrace's Sussex travel to Somerset in fine stead as they look to make it four wins from their opening six Rothesay County Championship matches.

Yes, it's been a very positive start indeed. A second home victory of the campaign and the third in total was achieved on Monday as Sussex beat the rain to defeat Leicestershire by seven wickets completing a league double over the midlands County.

It means that Sussex have won the most matches out of any side in the division and, barring the points deduction, would currently be sitting top of Division One as they march west to Somerset - a side who have suffered back-to-back defeats in the competition.

It was announced yesterday that captain Ollie Robinson, who has led his side superbly thus far, has been named in England's 15-player squad for the forthcoming opening Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday 4 June 2026. We congratulate the skipper on a well-earned return to the Test side.

Team News

Tom Haines was unavailable for the previous fixture against Leicestershire due to illness, but he retains his place in the squad and will be looking to open the batting once again. Tom Price continues to recover from the ankle injury suffered at Headingley, as seamers Sean Hunt and Dom Goodman move closer to featuring for the first time this season.

Squad: Carson, Carter, Clark, Coles, Crocombe, Haines, Hudson-Prentice, Hughes, Ibrahim, Lamb, Leaning, Robinson (c), Simpson, Tear

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The Opposition

It hasn't quite been the start Head Coach Jason Kerr would have desired having recently signed a new two-year contract with the club, with the aforementioned consecutive defeats an early blow to their title ambitions.

They started positively, though, earning a draw with Nottinghamshire before defeating Essex and Hampshire. But recent defeats to Yorkshire and Glamorgan have changed the tide, with the West Country club going into this fixture with Sussex searching to put a halt to the recent misfortunes.

Yet there remains a wealth of talent within this Somerset side: Tom Abell has been exquisite with the bat, already racking up 577 runs this campaign at an average of 72.12. Talented young wicketkeeper batter, James Rew, has also started strongly. And with the ball the trio of Craig Overton, Migael Pretorious and Lewis Gregory have combined for 54 wickets with their attack remaining as one of the most potent in the Division.

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