Squad of 13 travel to Kent for second Bob Willis Trophy match

A 13-man squad will travel to Canterbury for Sussex’s Bob Willis Trophy match against Kent.

Aaron Thomason is added to the squad of 12 who completed a three-day win against Hampshire at The 1st Central County Ground on Monday.

Ollie Robinson and Phil Salt will be looking to continue their impressive starts to the shortened 2020 season, while Harry Finch is set to make his 50th first-class appearance.

Sussex squad to face Kent:

Ben Brown (c) (wk)

Ollie Robinson

Jack Carson

Tom Clark

Mitchell Claydon

Henry Crocombe

Harry Finch

George Garton

Tom Haines

Stuart Meaker

Delray Rawlins

Phil Salt

Aaron Thomason

Looking ahead to our second match of the summer, club captain Ben Brown said: “It will be another exciting challenge against Kent.

“I think they’re pretty much full strength from what I can see, so it will be a great challenge for us as a young side to go to a Division One team.

“We’re really up for the challenge and when you’ve got a win under your belt, you go there with confidence.”

After not being included in the squad to face Kent, batsman Laurie Evans has joined Surrey on a one-week loan deal ahead of the London club's Bob Willis Trophy match against Essex.

The opposition

Kent have named a 14-man squad for their first Bob Willis Trophy match on home soil, with captain Sam Billings returning to the side following his time with England.

Our hosts narrowly lost their opening match of the campaign in a thriller against Essex, with the county champions securing a narrow two-wicket victory late on day four.

Heino Kuhn, who scored a fantastic 140 at Chelmsford, misses out for Kent as he awaits the birth of his first child, while Matt Milnes, who also impressed with four first-innings wickets, is rested.

Kent squad:

Sam Billings (c), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Jordan Cox, Tim Groenewald, Calum Haggett, Fred Klaasen, Jack Leaning, Marcus O’Riordan, Harry Podmore, Hamidullah Qadri, Imran Qayyum, Ollie Robinson, Darren Stevens, Ivan Thomas

Follow the action LIVE

Every match in the Bob Willis Trophy will be played behind-closed-doors, but Kent will be streaming the match live – and you can watch every ball via our own Match Day Centre.

Kent’s live stream will be synchronised with BBC commentary, while you will also be able to follow the match via our social media channels.

Play is set to get underway at 11am with glorious sunshine forecast in Canterbury.