Weekly briefing: May 16th

At the end of another busy seven days at Sussex Cricket, catch up with all the news you might have missed...

Liam O’Brien part of England’s Physical Disability team raising funds for the Lord’s Taverners

Last weekend, like so many cricketers around the country, Liam O’Brien should have been starting his club season by playing for Preston Nomads in the Sussex League.

Instead, he has been joining other members of England’s Physical Disability team in raising funds for the Lord’s Taverners by doing a marathon in a day.

To find out more, and donate to the cause, click here. 

"Mushy was a lovely man" - Wright on playing with Ahmed, life in lockdown, BBL coaching and more

BBC Sussex's cricket correspondent Adrian Harms spoke to Luke Wright about how he is keeping himself occupied in the current circumstances, coaching in the Big Bash with Melbourne Stars and home schooling. 

The conversation also takes in the master's degree Wright is undertaking with Ben Brown, the best overseas stars he's played with at Sussex and lots more. Click here to listen.

The relentlessness of Ollie Robinson: County cricket's metronome

It is easy at a time like this to pine for the certainties that shape our summer. For those at Hove, Robinson's persistent excellence has become one such vision, bringing about 137 County Championship wickets in the last two years.

To adapt an old adage, you are never – in county cricket – more than six feet away from a victim of Ollie Robinson. He has developed into a suffocating, irrepressible presence – a metronomic threat to batsmen up and down the country.

Read the full feature here.

England men’s players set to return to individual training next week

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that England men’s players will return to individual skills-based training from next week.

By utilising venues across the country for individual sessions, the ECB will be able to provide a controlled environment that ensures adherence to safety protocols and social distancing measures for players and staff as set out by the Government’s elite sport return to training guidance.

Read more here.

ECB guidelines for the use of outdoor cricket facilities in lockdown

The ECB have released a set of guidelines to offer practical guidance to players and clubs on the steps they should take to remain safe while undertaking exercise in an outdoor cricket club environment.

These guidelines can be seen here.

Ask Rashid Khan anything!

Thanks to those of our fans who sent in their questions via social media for our overseas star, Rashid Khan!

The world’s number one T20 bowler answered the best over on our Instagram story, which you can watch back here. Alternatively, you can read his replies here. 

One-Day Wonders: Jim Parks on Ted Dexter's 1963 Sussex side

“I think that Sussex side of 1963 would have been pretty good at T20. It would have suited Ted... he was a magnificent batsman."

On Ted Dexter's 85th birthday, we delved into the archives to see what Jim parks had to say about Dexter's brilliant One-Day side from 1963. Read the feature here.