Southern Brave prepare to welcome big-city visitors to Hove in 2020

Southern Brave will welcome two big-city visitors to The 1st Central County Ground in The Hundred next summer.

Oval Invincibles are the Brave’s opposition for a floodlit Friday night encounter on 31st July, while Manchester Originals will be in town for a mid-week clash on the evening of Wednesday 12th August.

Fans at the games will get the chance to see some of the world’s best cricketers in action at a ground famous for its electric atmosphere at high-profile women’s matches.

Big-hitting Sussex star Danni Wyatt and her England teammate Anya Shrubsole, as well as the world’s No. 1 and No. 4 T20 batters Suzie Bates and Stafanie Taylor have already been confirmed in the Southern Brave squad for the fixtures.

Oval Invincibles have Laura Marsh, Fran Wilson, Rachael Haynes and Dane van Niekerk in their ranks, while Manchester Originals boast Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Mignon du Preez and Lizelle Lee as their first four picks.

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Southern Brave’s other home game in the group stage is against Trent Rockets at Ageas Bowl on Tuesday 4th August as part of a double-header with the men’s competition.

With five Sussex Sharks also playing for Southern Brave’s men’s side, please find below a full list of men’s fixtures, as well as women’s fixtures:

The Hundred - Women's Competition

24 July - Birmingham Phoenix v Southern Brave @ Edgbaston

26 July - London Spirit v Southern Brave @ Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford

31 July - Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles @ The 1st Central County Ground, Hove

02 August - Welsh Fire v Southern Brave @ Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

04 August - Southern Brave v Trent Rockets @ Ageas Bowl

09 August - Northern Superchargers v Southern Brave @ York CC

12 August - Southern Brave v Manchester Originals @ The 1st Central County Ground, Hove

The Hundred - Men's Competition

19 July - Welsh Fire v Southern Brave @ Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

22 July - Southern Brave v Manchester Originals @ Ageas Bowl

24 July - Birmingham Phoenix v Southern Brave @ Edgbaston

26 July - Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles @ Ageas Bowl

30 July - Northern Superchargers v Southern Brave @ Emerald Headingley

04 August - Southern Brave v Trent Rockets @ Ageas Bowl

07 August - Southern Brave v Welsh Fire @ Ageas Bowl

12 August - London Spirit v Southern Brave @ Lord's