Men's Cricket

Sussex sign Troy Henry on Rookie contract

10 Mar 2025

Sussex Sign Troy Henry on Rookie Contract

Sussex Cricket is delighted to announce the signing of Troy Henry on a one-year Rookie contract, following successful displays at the Club's open trials, held at The 1st Central County Ground in January.

The left-arm spinner and bat, is the former captain of the ACE team, a charity that engages young people of African and Caribbean Heritage, helping to provide them with opportunities to become professionals in the game.

Troy made history when he became the first player to be offered a professional Rookie contract by the ACE programme.

Born and schooled in Hemel Hempstead, he played three National Counties matches last year for Hertfordshire, taking seven wickets and scoring a half century against Northumberland.

He follows in the footsteps of Sussex Men's first team players Brad Currie and Ari Karvelas, who also gained contracts following open trials at Sussex.

Sussex Men's Head Coach, Paul Farbrace, said: "Troy came to us on the open trial day that Colin Bowley our cricket operations manager, organised, and he was one of the players who really stood out.

"Colin then arranged for Troy to come down and spend more time with the squad, and from there his outstanding potential shone through. He has a great attitude and a real hunger to get better.

"The fact that Troy is part of the ACE program only adds to this great story, and we are delighted to be working with Chevy Green, CEO of ACE, to bring Troy to Hove and be part of our first team squad."

Chevy Green, CEO at ACE, added: “I am whole heartedly thankful to Paul Farbrace and Sussex CCC providing this opportunity to Troy - the foundations of ACE are deep rooted in opportunity and our values of culture, togetherness, resilience and enjoyment align.

"Troy is an exceptional young man, a perfect ambassador for the charity and I am excited to enjoy watching this new chapter by Good Old Sussex by the Sea”.

About ACE

ACE currently operates in 6 cities with 8 locations: South and North London, Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Nottingham, Kent and Manchester.
Each location will run a combination of school and community programme to benefit the local youngsters along with an Academy focusing on players with a drive for cricket who hail from African and/or Caribbean backgrounds.

Through their programmes, they aim to broaden the outreach of cricket and allow inner city children, who would not have access previously, the opportunity to try something new and build on their athletic skills.

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