Squad named for visit of Worcestershire

Sussex have named a 13-man squad ahead of the LV= Insurance County Championship match against Worcestershire at The 1st Central County Ground tomorrow.

After a month away the County Championship returns tomorrow as Sussex welcome Worcestershire to Hove as they look to build on the momentum created by a fantastic Royal London Cup campaign in August.

Spectators are reminded that play will begin at 10:30am.  

 Our squad

Alsop, Ashraf, Carson, Carter (wk), Clark, Coles, Crocombe, Currie, Haines (c), Hudson-Prentice, Hunt, Orr, Rawlins

Team news

New overseas signing Faheem Ashraf is available and included in the squad.

Ari Karvelas (knee), Steven Finn (knee) and Archie Lenham (back) are all unavailable due to injuries.

Ollie Robinson is away with the England Test side and Cheteshwar Pujara has now returned to India.

Jofra Archer and Jamie Atkins continue to make progress with their individual rehabilitation programmes.

George Garton has returned from The Hundred but will be unavailable for selection due to Long Covid.  

Kirtley’s comments

“I am hoping that the next few weeks are going to be exciting and that the team can build on the momentum we built over the previous month.

“It is great to welcome back our captain, Tom Haines along with Fynn Hudson-Prentice and of course, Jack Carson.

“A large group of this squad went to play at Newport last week, where we looked a little bit rusty, it was a bit of a wake-up call and a reminder of the application and method that is required to win games of cricket.

“However, it is really exciting to have Faheem Ashraf in the squad, he is a bowling all-rounder that has great skill which will be suited to county cricket and we are all now looking forward to playing some four-day cricket Hove.”

Ticket information

You can still purchase tickets online for the game, or alternatively you can purchase tickets on the gate, however we recommend purchasing them in advance to help speed up your entry.

How to watch

All four days of the action will be livestreamed and is available via our Matchday Centre, where you can also find ball-by-ball updates, stats and highlights in real-time. Play is due to begin at 10:30am tomorrow.

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