Sussex Seniors Win Malta Festival Title! 

Following the success of the previous year, a 32 strong group from Sussex descended on Marsa, Malta for the 2025 Malta Seniors Cricket Festival on 28 March.

Sussex Cricket Announces Nikki Chaudhuri and Georgie Heath as Commentary Team for Women's Cricket

Sussex Cricket is thrilled to announce the new commentary team for the Sussex Shark's Women's livestream in 2025. 

Experienced Women's cricket commentators Nikki Chaudhuri and Georgie Heath will be providing ball-by-ball analysis and insight to every Sussex Sharks Women's game this season on our free to view livestream.

Every single Sussex Sharks Women's home match will be available on our Match Day Centre throughout the summer. 

Nikki Chaudhuri

A batting all-rounder, Nikki started her cricket journey at just 8 years old with Sussex Cricket — becoming the youngest member of the Sussex U11s. 

She represented Sussex through the age groups from U11 to U15 before moving to Surrey, where she played for the U17s, senior women's side, and was part of the Emerging Players Programme. 

Off the field, in the world of broadcasting, she is currently working as a  commentator for the BBC. Her work has included coverage of the IPL, WPL, and Women’s World Cup. 

Internationally, she also worked on franchise cricket as an anchor and presenter across India and beyond, as well as being the co-host of a women’s cricket podcast with fellow BBC commentator and close friend Melissa Story — where they bring insight, stories, and a good dose of fun to the world of women’s cricket.

Georgie Heath

As a multi-sport athlete, the fast-paced, unpredictable chaos of live sport is an environment in which Georgie thrives. 

With experience across all different media platforms & in a wide range of sports, she guarantees a sense of ease for any production while lighting up the green room with a quick sense of humour & cheeky personality. 

Georgie has become one of the go-to people when it comes to women's cricket and women's sport at both international and domestic level. 

Her recent work includes covering the 2023 & 2025 ICC Women's U19 Cricket World Cup, the Women's Big Bash League 10, the Women's Ashes in 2023 and various domestic Women's cricket matches over the years for the BBC.

She also makes a mean chocolate brownie, which will be music to the ears of those in the Sussex Press Box this summer!

How to Sign Up to Our Free Livestream Service

To ensure you don't miss a single ball of the Women's home campaign this season, you'll need to sign up to our free livestream service.

Here you'll see the live coverage and commentary, alongside live stats, highlights and a realtime scorecard.

To sign up today, please click here. 

Ticket Information for Sussex Sharks Women vs Yorkshire Vikings 

Alexia Walker's side are next back in action on Saturday, on 26 April as Yorkshire Women travel down to The 1st Central County Ground. 

If you're a Sussex Member, this game is included in your membership! If you're looking to purchase tickets, however, then the link can be found here. Tickets start from just £5.

Sussex vs Surrey - Day Four Report

Champions Surrey are still looking for their first win of the season in the Rothesay County Championship after they drew with Sussex at Hove.

Surrey’s hopes of putting pressure on their hosts on the final day evaporated when they lost their last seven wickets for 100 runs in the morning session. 

They still took a first-innings lead of 55 after being dismissed for 490, but Tom Haines followed his first-innings 174 with an unbeaten 69 (9 fours) and Dan Hughes contributed 49 to an unbroken first-wicket stand of 132. Haines took his aggregate for the season to 449 and is averaging 89.8. 

Surrey needed early wickets to put pressure back on Sussex but the openers wiped out the arrears in the 17th over, by which time Surrey had to employ spin at both ends because of the poor light with skipper Rory Burns bowling three overs and Dan Worrall and Dom Sibley sending down some exploratory leg breaks. 

Bad light stopped play at 3.25pm and there was never any chance that the players would return. In the end the loss of 83 overs during the first three days to bad weather and a pitch which hardly deteriorated ended up frustrating both teams. Surrey took 15 points and Sussex 14 and both sides remain unbeaten after three matches. 

Surrey began the day on 390 for three with ambitions to go past Sussex’s 435 and make it an awkward second innings for their hosts.

But they lost momentum straight away. Ollie Robinson’s third ball of the day stopped in the pitch and Dan Lawrence gave mid-wicket an easy catch without adding to his 107, which came off 111 balls with ten fours and a six.

Robinson settled into a probing spell of 11-2-42-1 and Jayden Seales gave good support on a pitch that offered more seam movement than had been evident in the previous two days under low cloud cover and with the floodlights in use. 

Seales bowled at decent pace from the sea end and was rewarded with wickets in successive overs. Ben Foakes fenced at a ball of good length for 60 then Ryan Patel (29) fatally chased a widish one.  

Left-arm spinner James Coles finished things off with the last four wickets. Jordan Clark heaved across the line before the left-arm spinner picked up the final three wickets in six balls. 

Atkinson inside-edged a full toss onto his off stump, Matthew Fisher was bowled trying to guide his second delivery down to third man and Coles completed his maiden five-for when he fired one down the leg side and Ollie Sykes got a thin edge to John Simpson, who took his fourth wicket of the innings to ensure Sussex took maximum bowling points, an unlikely outcome at the start of the day.

Dan Lawrence and Ollie Pope both made attacking hundreds before bad light halted Surrey’s rapid progress on day three against Sussex at Hove. 

When the players came off ten minutes after tea Surrey were 390 for three, only 45 runs behind with Lawrence unbeaten on 117 after Pope had made his first Championship century for two years. 

The loss of 36 overs could be crucial to Surrey’s hopes of making it an awkward final day for Sussex by going past their first innings’ 435. 

After Pope scored 102 Lawrence made the most of a reprieve on 35, when he was dropped by sub fielder George Thomas. He hit six sixes in his first hundred of the season, off 92 balls, including two in an over when Ollie Robinson opted to bowl short to a packed leg side field. 

Sussex should still be able to save the game on a surface which has offered little assistance for seam or spin, but after drawing and winning their first two games since promotion this was a reminder that Division One cricket represents a big step up. 

Curiously, it was Pope’s first County Championship century away from The Oval since his maiden effort at Southampton eight years ago. The 27-year-0ld had a lean time in the competition between England matches last season when his top score in ten innings was 63. But he made 65 against Hampshire last week and carried on here in ideal batting conditions. 

He ruthlessly punished any indiscretions in length and scored on both sides of the wicket. There were 11 boundaries and he also lofted James Coles’ left-arm spin over mid-wicket – although Jayden Seales running around the boundary nearly took what would have been a stunning catch. Pope’s 22nd first-class century was his first in the Championship for more than two years, but frustratingly he was dismissed two balls after getting there when he gloved a short ball from the persevering Seales, who was the pick of Sussex’s attack. 

During the morning session Pope and Dom Sibley took their second-wicket stand to 179 in 42 overs. Sibley was cruising towards his third successive hundred when he chipped up a tame return catch to slow left-armer James Coles, having earlier hit him over long-off for six and ten boundaries. Both batters will have departed feeling they had left runs out there.

Lawrence was soon into his stride, although Thomas will have nightmares about the straightforward catch he dropped at backward square leg off a disconsolate Robinson. The 27-year-old certainly made the most of his reprieve. Five of his sixes were hit into the leg side but the other, a sumptuous straight drive off Coles, was probably the best of them.

At the other end Ben Foakes was happy to play a supporting role, although he did swing Coles over the boundary on one knee. 

Lawrence reached his 18th first-class hundred with a somewhat streaky thick edge over the slips off Robinson for his eighth boundary as Surrey scored 162 between lunch and tea in 29 overs. But just two more were possible in the evening session and with Danny Lamb out of the attack after injuring his shoulder on Saturday, Sussex were probably glad of the opportunity to regroup and come back tomorrow with a new ball only six overs old.

Tom Haines, one of the better opening batsmen in the country for many years, has been unable to prove himself in the first division of the county championship. Now he has done so most emphatically. 

Haines batted for seven and a half hours against the best seam attack in the land, scoring 174 runs to anchor the Sussex first innings of 435 against Surrey. This followed his 141 in his side’s resounding victory over Somerset last week.

When he was bowled, getting an inside edge onto his leg stump from a delivery from Gus Atkinson, bowling round the wicket, this compact, neatly acquisitive left-hander had faced 286 balls and struck 18 fours, adding 180 for the third wicket with Tom Alsop (63).  In doing so he pushed himself into the England reckoning, for the Lions side at least.

But for all his great efforts on the second day of the match between the county champions and the current joint leaders, it was Surrey who reached the close of play the happier side.  On their travels they have become accustomed to being presented with flat pitches and this was another one, a slow, low piece of turf that drew the teeth from the fast bowlers.

Surrey bowled with more control than they had shown on the opening day. But on an even flatter pitch and with a softer ball they struggled for penetration. Instead, they opted for containment, and were so successful in their plan that Sussex scored just 208 runs in 79.2 overs, at a run-rate of 2.62, losing eight wickets in the process as they slogged to fielders and picking up just three batting points. Atkinson, in his first match of the season, took four wickets but Matt Fisher was the pick of the bowlers, achieving unexpected bounce on occasions and often beating the bat. On a pitch offering occasional uneven bounce, wicketkeeper Ben Foakes was outstanding in conceding a single bye.

Sussex resumed on 227 for two and scored 78 runs in the 34 overs before lunch.  

Atkinson bowled consistently short of a length from the sea end and Jordan Clark bowled with fine discipline from the Cromwell Road end. 

Haines, who started on 89, reached his  century when he drove Jordan Clark through the overs for a single and then Alsop reached his second fifty of the season.  Surrey broke through after 75 minutes when Alsop flicked a leg-side delivery from Fisher to Dan Worrall at deep square-leg. Sussex lost their fourth wicket at 302 when James Coles hooked a short one from Atkinson and Fisher took a tumbling catch at long leg.

After lunch John Simpson, the in-form Sussex skipper, hinted at a greater urgency until he pulled Atkinson straight to midwicket and the long vigil by Haines ended on 379.  Sussex did not have the runs they wanted and Danny Lamb, who retired hurt after being struck on the right arm by the impressive Clark, returned in obvious pain to give Fynn Hudson-Prentice late support after Ollie Robinson had thrown his wicket away

When Surrey batted Rory Burns, playing no stroke, had his off stump plucked out by Robinson and they ended on 90 for one.

Glamorgan Women vs Sussex Sharks Women: Match Report

After a morning of rain and no cricket played, the weather at Sophia Gardens eventually cleared resulting in an adjusted match of 25 overs a piece for the Metro Bank One Day Cup opener between Glamorgan Women and the Sussex Sharks. 

Skipper Chiara Green won the delayed toss, electing to put the hosts into bat on an extremely green-looking surface. 

After opting to open the bowling with seamers at both ends, Green soon made the switch to spin, a decision that yielded instant results. 

Eve O’Neil, on loan from Hampshire, made an instant impact with her right-arm offspin, taking three wickets in her opening two overs to leave Glamorgan on 56/3. 

It was an impressive debut for the loanee, who returned figures of 3-2 for 14 from her allotted 5 overs. 

From there on the momentum shifted. Glamorgan captain Bethan Gammon and Gemma Porter then put on a 4th wicket stand of 104 runs to drag the hosts back into a favorable position.

That partnership was eventually ended by Daisy Gibb who clean bowled Porter for 29, before returning for final over and claiming the scalp of Gammon, who departed for an imposing 72.   

Gibb’s defiant death bowling helped stem the a flurry of late runs as Glamorgan set 179 to win.

The Sharks’ response was dealt an early blow when opener Rachel King was dismissed in the second over for 4. 

With boundaries looking hard to come by, the Glamorgan attack continued to build scoreboard pressure, eventually rewarded with the wicket of Jazz Westley.

Wicket-keeper-batter Mollie Adams looked assured and comfortable at the crease and while she didn’t manage to find boundaries early on her innings, began to build momentum before being adjudged to have been stumped for 19. 

When Sharks captain Chiara Green made her way to the crease, her side required 76 from 121 runs and she showed her intent immediately, pulling Daisy Jeanes for four.

If the Sharks were to chase Glamorgan down, they would need to step on the gas. Green and Western continued to push to up the rate but were undone when Green was run-out chasing a quick single.

That reduced the Sharks to 72-4, with a little over ten overs remaining.

The Sharks lower-order continued to attempt to play positively but were Glamorgan were persistent with the lines and sharp in the field, taking wickets at regular intervals to ensure the victory. 

As well as impressing with the ball, Daisy Gibb looked tidy with bat in hand too. She top scored for the Sharks, making 24 runs from 20 balls. 

That wasn't enough to prevent defeat, with Glamorgan winning the Metro Bank One Day Cup opener by 54 runs. 

Next Up: Sussex Sharks vs Yorkshire Vikings

Alexia Walker's side are next back in action a week on Saturday, on 26 April as Yorkshire Women travel down to The 1st Central County Ground. 

If you're a Sussex Member, this game is included in your membership! If you're looking to purchase tickets, however, then the link can be found here. Tickets start from just £5.

Sussex vs Surrey Day One Report

Tom Haines’ unbeaten 89 and a half-century from opening partner Dan Hughes put Sussex in control on a rain-shortened first day against Surrey at the 1st Central County Ground. 

Rain arrived just after 3pm and although they returned at 5.40pm only 11 more balls were possible. Sussex closed on 227 for two from 53 overs, Haines and Hughes having laid the platform with a first-wicket stand of 102 after Sussex had won the toss. 

For the champions’ attack it was a tough day. Gus Atkinson bowled some overs in a second-team friendly earlier in the week, but this was his first competitive outing since England’s Test series against India in February and he understandably looked rusty, especially in his first spell when he struggled with the Hove slope, overstepping six times and conceding 53 in ten wicketless overs either side of lunch. Atkinson came in for Kemar Roach while Jamie Smith, rested by England, was replaced by 20-year-old left-hander Ollie Sykes.

Atkinson returned for a second spell at the sea end but bowled just one more over before the rain got too heavy and umpires Ben Debenham, who was standing in his 100th first-class match, and Paul Pollard took the players off for the first time. 

It is the first time these teams have met in the Championship at Hove for 15 years and although as usual there was a good covering of grass on the wicket there were few demons in the pitch for Haines and Hughes, who progressed at five runs an over, and little assistance through the air. 

Rory Burns rotated his seamers but had turned to leg-spinner Dan Lawrence after 55 minutes, with Dan Worrall’s opening four overs going for 29 as the Sussex left-handers feasted on any width and enjoyed a short boundary on the scoreboard side. 

Hughes needed just 47 balls to reach his fifty and had progressed serenely to 62 when he drove a length ball from Matthew Fisher back at the bowler and Fisher took a good two-handed catch in his follow through.  

Lawrence struck three overs later when a quicker ball deceived Tom Clark who was pinned in front trying to work the ball into the leg side. Surrey sensed a breakthrough but Haines and Alsop, who was unbeaten on 39 at stumps, regrouped.

After lunch Surrey bowled aggressive lengths in an attempt to unsettle the two left-handers and Alsop was hit on the side of the helmet when he ducked into one Worrall bouncer while a short ball from Atkinson deflected off Haines’ helmet and flew down to the third man boundary. 

But with relatively little pace in the wicket the batters grew in confidence whenever Worrall or Atkinson pitched short, and Haines hooked Worrall impressively to bring up his half-century with a boundary. When Atkinson returned for his second spell he posted two fine legs, a fly slip and no conventional slips.

Fisher had been the pick of Surrey’s attack with 1 for 17 from eight overs and he beat the bat several times, but Haines and Alsop persevered and by stumps their stand was worth 125 from 31 overs.

Glamorgan Women vs Sussex Sharks Women: Match Preview

Sussex Sharks Women get their 2025 season up and running with a trip to Sophia Gardens on Saturday to kick-start their Metro Bank One Day Cup campaign against Glamorgan. 

In the first round of fixtures since the restructure of women's cricket, Head Coach Alexia Walker's new-look side commence 2025 with a venture to Wales to start their Metro Bank One Day Cup Women League 2 campaign.

Squad

Mollie Adams (wk), Anna Buckle, Kali-Ann Docherty, Daisy Gibb, Chiara Green (c), Beth Harvey, Tia Joseph, Rachel King, Anna Lewis, Eve O'Neill, Talitha Stanley, Lucy Western, Jazz Westley, Phoebe Wilkinson

Pre-Match Thoughts

Alexia Walker: “It’s been really exciting over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been able to add a bit more depth to the squad through the loan signings. Hopefully it doesn’t rain!”

Chiara Green on Glamorgan: "We know a few of the girls at Glamorgan which is helpful, I think throughout the team we’ll have a good idea of how to approach the game. We just can’t wait to get going."

Ticket Information 

Entry to this match is free of charge, but Glamorgan would like for each attendee to be allocated a ticket. 

They will be made available on their ticket app - Sophia Gardens Ticketing - so please download it from Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

The seating for this fixture is unreserved, therefore you may choose where you sit on arrival.

The link to book tickets can be found here.

How to Watch

As always, you can watch every ball, free of charge, via our Match Day Centre. You will need to register for a free account to access the stream, statistics, replays and live scorecard. You can find information on how to register here.

The action gets underway tomorrow at 10.30am. 

Next Match

Alexia Walker's side are next back in action a week on Saturday, on 26 April as Yorkshire Women travel down to Hove.

If you're a Sussex Member, this game is included in your membership! If you're looking to purchase tickets, however, then the link can be found here. Tickets start from £5.

Sussex Cricket announces Trading Post Coffee Roasters as official coffee supplier partner to The 1st Central County Ground 

Sussex Cricket is excited to welcome Trading Post Coffee Roasters as the official coffee supplier partner to The 1st Central County Ground, with service beginning this season.

The Brighton-based coffee roasters, known for their ethically sourced, small-batch blends, will be supplying locally roasted coffee to be served on site for supporters, guests and visitors alike. 

Fans can look forward to enjoying ‘The Sharks Blend’ – a nod to the home team, as well as The ‘Boundary Blend’ filter coffee – exclusively roasted for Sussex Cricket by Trading Post, which will be served across the site, alongside Trading Post’s Rainforest Alliance certified Mountain Water Decaf.

 From matchdays to meetings, this new collaboration will enhance the coffee offering across all areas of the ground, with barista-quality coffee available from dedicated outlets and hospitality spaces.

Sussex Cricket Director of Growth, Sam Graham said: “Everyone at Sussex Cricket is delighted to partner with another outstanding local brand. Trading Post Coffee represents the very best our county has to offer, and we're proud to now serve their exceptional coffee to our members, staff, and players. 

"Both organisations share a commitment to excellence, and I’m confident this marks the beginning of a long-lasting and meaningful partnership.

“Finally, don’t forget to keep an eye out at The 1st Central County Ground for our bespoke Sussex Cricket x Trading Post blends!”

Ryan Deol, Head of Wholesale at Trading Post Coffee Roasters, commented: "We’re incredibly proud to be partnering with such a historic institution in the heart of Sussex. Sussex Cricket has a deep connection with fans across the counties, and that aligns so naturally with our own presence. Our coffee houses are spread across both East & West Sussex, serving the same communities. 

"This partnership feels like a natural fit, and we’re excited to be brewing something truly special together."

Trading Post Coffee has already begun serving at Hove, with fans, Members and staff already enjoying thousands of cups of coffee during the Club’s first win of the season against Somerset last weekend. 

Sussex vs Surrey: Match Preview

What a start to the season it has been! After last week's incredible win against Somerset, Paul Fabrace's team welcome the champions Surrey to The 1st Central County Ground tomorrow. Paul has named a 13-player squad for the match.

Squad

Alsop, Carson, Carter, Clark, Coles, Haines, Hudson-Prentice, Hughes, Karvelas, Lamb, Robinson, Seales, Simpson* (wk)

Team News

Ollie Robinson returns to the squad having missed last week's match with a minor foot injury. Sean Hunt will undergo a scan to assess the extent of a muscle injury he suffered in last week's win against Somerset. 

Farby's Thoughts on Last Week's Win

"It's a good win against a strong Somerset side, and for three and a half days we were very good, it will do our confidence good to beat a team consistently challenging over the last few years. 

"I thought up until lunchtime today we played really good cricket and put ourselves in a great position but this afternoon it was no surprise that we dropped catches because our enthusiasm and body language dropped off. 

"We can't afford to have sessions like that. We were so far ahead in the game it didn't matter too much, but it's a good lesson for us - we've made a good start but we've got a lot of learning to do."

Ticket Information 

Tickets are available to purchase online now for the first three days of the match.

Buying your tickets online is the quickest and easiest way to secure your seat, save a bit of extra cash AND protect yourself if it rains.

How to Watch

As always, you can watch every ball, free of charge, via our Match Day Centre. You will need to register for a free account to access the stream, statistics, replays and live scorecard. You can find information on how to register here.

The action gets underway tomorrow at 11am.