Sussex welcomes 90 trialists to Hove

Sussex Welcomes 90 Budding Trialists to 

The 1st Central County Ground 

On Wednesday 29th January Sussex Cricket opened its doors to 90 male trialists from far and wide, trialists hoping to impress the onlooking Paul Farbrace and his professional coaching team. 

Over 150 applicants were whittled down to 90 who were all invited to the Indoor School at The 1st Central County Ground in an attempt to secure a professional cricketing contract. 

In recent years, both Ari Karvelas and Brad Currie have been beneficiaries of the opportunity, with both going on to forge successful careers wearing the Martlets. 

Speaking to The Cricketer, Paul Farbrace said: ""There are so many elite cricketers playing in leagues and National Counties who are not getting opportunities to play first-class cricket. So, these sort of days are absolutely vital, a must.

"Our responsibility as a club is to make sure every door, every avenue is open. Football has had late developers like Ian Wright, Jamie Vardy and Stuart Pearce, and cricket can have the same."

A successful day eventually finished with 14 of the 90 being invited back by the Club for further trials. 

Sussex Cricket are also delighted to be staging open trials for female players, held at the Sir Rod Aldridge Cricket Centre at the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy on Saturday 1st March. The trial is open for any female aged 16 or over.

Applicants should send their cricketing CV  to opentrials@sussexcricket.co.uk by Friday 14th February 2025 at the latest.