VI Sharks Fall to Defeat in the Capital

VI Sharks Fall to Defeat in the Capital

Despite it being the 9th of May in 2026 the 2025 Blind cricket season still had some unfinished business after rain had curtailed T20 Finals Day.

Sussex Sharks VI travelled to London Metro and having won the toss London Metro captain, Rory Field asked the Sharks to have a bat. The game did not get underway for nearly 2 hours as the stumps which are stored at the ground were missing and another set had to be brought in across London.

The Sharks started steadily on a deck that looked to have little pace and was difficult to time Si Ledwith (29) was the first to fall with the score on 54 when a leading edge gave Mo Galib (1 for 24) a return catch. The Sharks innings progressed steadily with Mark Bond carrying his bat with 54 off 52 balls, Dan Field gave some late innings impetus with   33 off 24 balls and the Sharks closed out on 152-2.

The score looked competitive, but the Sharks would need to bowl and field well to defend it. The innings got off to a horror start with 3 no balls and each free hit pummelled to the boundary. Phil Daniels (3 for 32) struck twice in the 3rd over but with the score on 30, London Metro were well ahead of the rate. The third wicket fell at 66 when Nick Ebbeck was smartly run out by keeper Si Ledwith, but the runs were still coming freely. This was mainly due to Matt Dean whose 88 off just 66 balls including 13 boundaries, he was well supported by Hardick Patel (29). 

With the scores level Matt looked certain to hit the winning runs but gave his first easy chance to be caught at short midwicket, Hardick then fell to a slip catch from the first ball of the 19th over, but the result was inevitable as London Metro hit the winning runs with 10 balls to spare.

This means that London Metro will now host the winners of Lancashire v Somerset in August to finally close out the season that refuses to end.

You can stay up to date with the Sussex Sharks VI fixtures and results from their 2026 campaign, via the Blind Cricket England & Wales (BCEW) website.

Match report courtesy of Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris