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Squad announced for final One-Day Cup group match

6 May 2019

Sussex Sharks take on Glamorgan at The 1st Central County Ground on Tuesday, as the Royal London One-Day Cup group stage comes to a close. 

The Sharks will be hoping to bounce back from Sunday's defeat to Gloucestershire at Eastbourne, with their hopes of qualification to the knock-out stages still in the balance. 

A quarter-final spot would be secured if the Sharks beat Glamorgan, and two of Gloucestershire, who face Essex, Somerset, who host Surrey, and Middlesex, who travel to Kent, lose.

Otherwise, the Sharks would have to beat their Welsh visitors by a big margin and hope there is an unlikely swing in run-rate. 

To help that run-rate, Sharks skipper Ben Brown will be hoping David Wiese can continue his excellent form with the bat. The South African, fresh from scoring a stunning 171 at Hampshire on Thursday, scored his third fifty of this season's One-Day Cup against Gloucestershire - and now has 338 tournament runs to his name. 

Phil Salt will also be back in contention on Tuesday, after his time with the England IT20 squad. He will be hoping to add to the 216 runs he has scored so far if called back into the starting XI.

With the ball, Danny Briggs and Will Beer were our most impressive bowlers at Eastbourne, with both taking 2-51. Beer has taken six wickets in the tournament so far, while Briggs has nine, but Mir Hamza still leads the way with an impressive 16 dismissals to his name.

Sussex Sharks Squad

Ben Brown (c) (w) 

Ed Barnes

Will Beer

Danny Briggs

Laurie Evans

Harry Finch

George Garton

Mir Hamza

Abi Sakande

Phil Salt

Stiaan van Zyl

David Wiese

Luke Wright

Opposition

Glamorgan are out of the reckoning for the knock-out stages after suffering a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Middlesex on Sunday. That was the Welshmen's fourth defeat of the competition, to go with a no result and wins against Surrey and Gloucestershire. 

Billy Root has been the side's best batsman, racking up 308 runs including an unbeaten 113 against Surrey and then 98 against Gloucestershire. Chris Cooke is the team's other centurion, with a mammoth 161 during the win over Gloucestershire. 

With the ball, Marchant de Lange leads the way for Glamorgan with 13 wickets - the ninth best in the competition - and an economy rate of 6.56. Graham Wagg has also bowled well, taking nine wickets, while Marnus Labuschagne has the third most within the Glamorgan squad, with seven dismissals to his name. 

Match Day Information

Play gets underway at 1pm, with gates opening at 11.30am. Digital tickets are available to purchase online until the start of the match. These can be printed at home or downloaded to a mobile device.

A limited number of tickets will also be available to purchase from the Eaton Road entrance once gates open. Please note, refunds are not available for tickets purchased on the day of the match in line with Sussex Cricket’s ticketing policy.

With strong advance ticket sales and the weather set fair, we expect the ground to be busy, so please arrive in plenty of time of the start of the match to avoid delays when entering the ground. Please note, as this is a floodlit match, alcohol and glass bottles may not be brought into the ground.There will be several food and drink outlets open throughout the day, with a wide range of cuisines and hot and cold drinks on offer.

For those that are unable to attend the match, the Sussex Cricket Match Centrewill provide a link to ball-by-ball radio commentary from BBC Sussex, a live scorecard, live statistics and live text commentary via the @SussexCCC Twitter account throughout the match. Please note, as this fixture is televised, no live stream will be available.

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