Touring party for Cape Town trip

Twenty-two players and support staff head to Cape Town on Sunday for Sussex’s men pre-season tour.

On the playing side, fourteen members of the professional squad are joined by pathway players Jack Carson and Henry Crocombe.

Performance director Keith Greenfield, head coach Jason Gillespie, batting coach Jason Swift, seam bowling coach James Kirtley, head of medical management Jon Marrale and lead strength & conditioning coach.

Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Phil Salt and David Wiese are all involved in the ongoing Pakistan Super League so are not part of the tour.

Ollie Robinson, Will Sheffield and Luke Wright are not travelling with the touring squad. Ollie has only recently returned from England Lions duty, Will continues his rehabilitation from knee surgery while, with the tour focussing on red-ball cricket, Luke will continue his preparations for the limited-overs portions of the season at The 1st Central County Ground.

The 13-day trip will see Sussex play two-day matches against Loughborough MCCU and Cardiff MCCU at Claremont CC, where the side will also train.

Touring Party

Ben Brown, Will Beer, Danny Briggs, Jack Carson, Tom Clark, Mitchell Claydon, Henry Crocombe, Laurie Evans, Harry Finch, George Garton Tom Haines, Stuart Meaker, Delray Rawlins, Aaron Thomason, Stiaan van Zyl, Luke Wells.

Tour schedule

Monday, 09/03/20: Arrival.

Monday, 16/03/20: Day One of two-day game v Cardiff MCCU at Claremont CC.

Tuesday, 17/03/20: Day Two of two-day game v Cardiff MCCU at Claremont CC.

Thursday, 19/03/20: Day One of two-day game v Loughborough MCCU at Claremont CC. 

Friday, 20/03/20: Day Two of two-day game v Loughborough MCCU at Claremont CC.

Saturday, 21/03/20: Flight home.

Sussex Cricket would like to thank our Official Overseas Team Travel Partner, Smile Group Travel for their continued support and fantastic co-ordination of what promises to be an excellent pre-season tour. If you're interested in Smile Group Travel's services, click here.