This week we look at the Sussex Squad members still playing abroad in the final edition of Winter Watch, including PSL champion, Tymal Mills.

Tymal Mills

Tymal Mills is a Pakistan Super League winner! His side, Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans who are led by ex-Sussex overseas Mohammed Rizwan. Utd chased down the Sultans total of 159/9 all the way down to the final ball to win the final. 

Tymal featured in the final after not being picked for the eliminator and semi final. He returned to help his side win with economical figures of 0/24 from his 4 overs and only conceding two boundaries in his spell.

Congratulations Tymal and former Sussex player Shadab Khan!   

Georgia Adams, Paige Scholfield, Freya Kemp and Linsey Smith  

Sussex Women have 5 players representing the County on the international stage as they tour New Zealand with England Women and England A.  

A rundown of the Sussex players performances below.  

11th March - T20 

Adams, Scholfield and Kemp featured in England A's first match as they lost to New Zealand by 6 wickets. Adam's and Scholfield hit 8 runs each before being dismissed and Kemp hit 10 before her dismissal. 

13th March - T20  

Linsey Smith featured in England Women's win vs New Zealand A. Smith took 2/24 from 3 overs as New Zealand A could not chase England's 179/7 total.

16th March - T20

Georgia Adams starred for England A in their win vs New Zealand A. Adams hit a 65* off just 38 balls as England won by 30 runs. Georgia also bowled one over taking 1/3. 

17th March - T20 

Freya Kemp scored 48* from 29 balls as they beat New Zealand A by 8 wickets. Adams was also in the side but did not bat, Georgia bowled 2 overs and went for 12 runs. 

20th March - T20

Freya Kemp continued her fine form with a fantastic 60 run knock. Freya hit a 31 ball 60 which included eights 4’s and two 6’s helping England to a 13 run victory! Adams hit 14 from 10 balls and Scholfield also scored 11* to win help win the game. 

Jayden Seales

Jayden Seales helped Trinidad and Tobago to another win in the West Indies Championship as they beat the Windward Islands by 6 wickets. Seales took 2/48 in the 1st innings from 14 overs as Windward Islands were all out for 191. T & T finished their first innings on 294. 

Seales impressed again with the ball taking 3/45 from 19 overs as Windward finished on 288. Trinidad chased down the total to seal another victory in the Caribbean. 

Paul Farbrace in India

With Sussex's pre-season tour of India coming to an end, Sussex Head Coach Paul Farbrace has reflected on a successful trip ahead of the new season beginning in two weeks time.

Watch the full interview below.

Sussex Cricket is delighted to announce that entry to day one of Sussex vs Northamptonshire on Friday 5th April is completely free of charge!

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Notice of Sussex Cricket Limited Annual General Meeting 2024

The Sussex Cricket Limited Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 26th March at 7.00pm, in the Dining Room at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove.

After the formal proceedings have been concluded, there will be an open forum conducted with opportunities for Members to ask questions of the Board Officers, Head Coach, Paul Farbrace and the Chief Executive, Pete Fitzboydon.

Following the open forum, there will be an informal drinks reception where Members will have the opportunity to meet the coach, management team, and the Board.

Only Individual Members and Affiliated Club Members will be admitted to the AGM. Youth and Junior Members are entitled to attend the meeting but are NOT entitled to vote.

As a paid-up Member you should have already received the Audited Annual Accounts and the Report of the Board in the post earlier this month. These documents are also available to download via the button at the bottom of this article. 

To view the draft minutes of the 2023 AGM please click HERE. A proposal to accept the minutes of the 2023 AGM will appear in the agenda.

There will also be an opportunity for members to join the AGM virtually if you are unable to attend the meeting in-person. If you wish to join virtually, we ask Members to register their interest, stating their membership number by noon on Friday, 22nd March 2024 at the latest.

The joining details for the meeting will only be sent to members who have indicated their interest by the deadline. If you have any issues with registering, please contact Louise Stone at Louise.Stone@sussexcricket.co.uk  stating your membership number.

Board Election Results

The results of the Board election, as verified by One Finance Group, as detailed below. 

All votes have been submitted by Microsoft forms, the vote was emailed to all club contacts as provided by Sussex Cricket LTD a total of 4 times and these emails have been opened a total of 423 times across the voting period.

Voting closed at midnight 15th March 2024 with a total of 36 votes submitted 5 of which were deemed invalid due to duplication. The final results are below;

• Ali Khan 12 Votes
• Toby Peirce 19 votes

Sussex Cricket Limited welcomes any questions in advance of the AGM. These can be sent to Louise Stone, Executive Assistant, at Louise.stone@sussexcricket.co.uk.

Sussex offspinning allrounder Bertie Foreman has been awarded the prestigious O'Reilly Medal, the award for the player of the season in the New South Wales Premier League for the 2023/24 season. 

Bertie has been playing his winter cricket in Australia for Manly Warringah, where his efforts have helped the team secure back-to-back Men's Club Championships.

The award itself is voted for by the umpires of each respective fixture throughout the season. 

Bertie joins a distinguished list of cricketers that have won the award, including: Mason Crane, Ian Salisbury, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Mike Gatting and Tony Greig. 

Foreman finished as leading wicket-taker in the competition, taking 50 wickets in 15 appearances at an average of 17.16. 

Manly Warringah claimed their 10th Club Championship, finishing over 200 points ahead of second-placed Northern District. 

Speaking on his campaign in Australia, Bertie said: “I’m very honoured to have received this award. 

"I want to thank everyone at Manly for their support this season, they are an amazing Club run by better people and hopefully we can go onto to win the competition this year! 

"Hopefully I can bring this form with me back into the county season and get cracking on what is shaping up to be a very exiting year for all the boys down at Hove."

Congratulations, Bertie! #GOSBTS 

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Carson Smashes Six off Penultimate Ball for Victory

Sussex concluded their pre-season tour of India with a nail-biting one-wicket victory over hosts, Karnataka State Cricket Association XI, thanks for some final-over heroics from Jack Carson.  

KSCA won the toss and elected to bat, a decision that looked to have certainly paid off by the time they completed their innings.

The home side posted 215, having only lost one wicket, setting the Sharks what looked like an incredibly difficult target to chase. 

However, after a slow start to the innings, James Coles and Danny Lamb both scored half-centuries to bring the Sharks to within touching distance of a huge chase. 

With 26 needed from the final over, the task looked even more less-plausible, however Jack Carson hit a huge maximum from the penultimate ball to give the Sharks the narrow victory.

To see highlights from the chase, head over to the Sussex 'X' page for some big hitting from the Sharks batters.

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Free Entry to Day One of 

Sussex vs Northamptonshire

Sussex Cricket is delighted to announce that entry to day one of Sussex vs Northamptonshire on Friday 5th April is completely free of charge!

Sussex Head Coach Paul Farbrace has set his sights on promotion to division one of the County Championship, after narrowly missing out in 2023. 

To kick the season off, Sussex is opening the doors of The 1st Central County Ground to anyone who would like to come down and support the team. All you have to do is claim your free ticket, in advance. 

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Jaydev Unadkat returns for the 

County Championship run-in

Sussex Cricket is delighted to announce that India Test bowler Jaydev Unadkat will return to the Club in 2024 for the final five games of the County Championship campaign.

Unadkat joined up with Sussex for three of the final four County Championship games last season, having an immediate impact by taking 11 wickets at 24.18, helping Sussex to a third-place finish in Division 2. 

His best performance came against Leicestershire on his home debut at The 1st Central County Ground, when he took 6 second-innings wickets whilst nursing an ankle injury to give Sussex a third win of the County Championship campaign. 

The left-armer tore through the Leicestershire batting line up in the final session of the final day as Sussex won by just 15 runs. 

Speaking on bringing Unadkat back for the end of the 2024 campaign, Sussex Head Coach, Paul Farbrace said: “We are all delighted that Jaydev is returning to The 1st Central County Ground for the final five championship matches of the coming season. 

“Jaydev lived up to the expectation that not only would he show his class on the field, but he would also be a fantastic person and be part of what we are all trying to achieve. 

“Jaydev is a lovely guy who did everything he could to help our players and share his fantastic knowledge."

And Jaydev Unadkat himself cannot wait to get back to Hove: “It was at Hove last season when we won a last-day thriller against Leicestershire, that gave me a sense of belongingness to county cricket, and to Sussex as my home. 

“When Farby offered me a contract this season for the last leg of the championship, I was sure I wanted to come back and hopefully win games with the guys.

“While my first county season was good, I can’t wait to be back and push for that promotion this summer which everyone at Hove is rooting for!”

Still time to secure your 2024 Membership!

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Sussex Men's Team Arrive in India for Pre-Season Tour

The Sussex Men's First Team have arrived in Bangalore for a pre-season tour ahead of the County Championship which gets underway on Friday 5th April and we've assembled a gallery of the players in action from their first day of training. 

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Winterwatch: McAndrew on fire! 

This week we have an action packed Winter Watch with many Sussex players starring all over the world and impressing with bat, ball and gloves. McAndrew was the pick of the bunch down in Australia!

Nathan McAndrew 

Sussex returning overseas Nathan McAndrew was on fire for South Australia as he dismantled Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield by taking 6/44 off just 15.2 overs. Nathan's side, South Australia finished their 1st innings on 271 before Tasmania were bowled out for 144. SA were then bowled all out for 175 setting Tasmania 324 to win. Nathan grabbed another 2 wickets as Tasmania were all out for 198, McAndrew finishing his 2nd innings with figures of 2/42 from 17 overs. 

Sussex Squad

A pre-season tour to India for the remaining squad members who have not chosen to play abroad this year have travelled to Bangalore for a warm weather training camp and practice matches.

They faced a Karnataka State Cricket XI in a two day friendly match. An unknown bowler going by the name of "Jofra Archer" also featured for the opposition and took a couple of wickets, one breaking the stump as he dismissed Oli Carter, Archer also took the wicket of Alsop.

Day One - Sussex bowled KCSA all out for 201. Lamb the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/25 from 6.1 overs. Sussex closed the first day's play on 185-2 with Coles on 66* and Alsop 51*

Day Two - Sussex finished on 365 all out with Archer bowling for KCSA and taking 2 wickets. KCSA finished the final day on 162-4.

Watch Archer's wicket below. 

Tymal Mills 

Tymal Mills and Islamabad United beat PSL leaders Multan Sultan in a thrilling game where both sides scored 200+. Multan Sultans scored a huge 228/4. Islamabad United chased down the mammoth chase with three wickets to spare with former Sussex overseas Shadab Khan hitting a 31 ball half century. 

Bertie Foreman 

Bertie Foreman is loving his cricket down under. Last weekend he helped Manly Warringah to victory over Penrith finishing with the exceptional figures of 7/38 from 15 overs as Penrith were all out for 101. Manly then declared on 259/5 to let Foreman cause chaos with the ball once again. Bertie took another 6 wickets finishing on 6/61 from 12.3 overs as Penrith were all out for 161. A 13 wicket haul for the Sussex spinner.

Bertie finished the regular season as leading wicket taker in the whole competition with 50 in 15 games with an average of 17.6 which included 26 in his last 4 games helping his side to 2nd place, taking them into the finals. 

Charlie Tear & Brad Currie 

The Sussex Duo did not play in Scotland’s first T20 match and loss to the United Arab Emirates. 

They both featured in the 2nd T20 and helped Scotland to a fantastic win! Scotland looked to be in trouble as they were all out for 94 but Brad Currie's exceptional bowling helped the Scots to victory! UAE were all out for just 62 as Currie took 3/7 of his 4 overs. Tear impressed with the gloves on, taking 2 catches, one being a world class dive down low to his right. Tear also stumped opener Wassim from the bowling of Currie ending a successful tour for the Sussex pair over in the UAE.

Watch Tear's catch below.

Oli Carter and Danial Ibrahim 

Olie and Danial helped Newcastle City to a win over in their game vs Cardiff Boolaroo. The duo helped their side to a 2nd place finish in the 1st Grade Rippit Premiership advancing them to the semi final. Ibrahim took 4/39 as Cardiff were all out for 129. Ibrahim then hit 32 as Newcastle finished on 236. Cardiff could not chase the target down and Ibrahim helped himself to another 2 wickets in the 2nd innings. 

Freya Kemp

Freya Kemp hit an quick 37 from 27 balls in England A’s warmup match vs New Zealand in Queenstown for their Tour of New Zealand. She is touring as a batter only to help her recovery and workload to get her back to full availability. 

Daniel Hughes

Sussex's new overseas hit a half century in his side New South Wales win over Queensland in the Sheffield Shield. Hughes was out for 17 in his first innings but helped secure the win with a knock of 54 of just 31 balls as they chased down the 133 runs required to win.

Jayden Seales

Seales took 2/48 in Trinidad and Tobago's match with the Windward Islands as they were all out for 191. Trinidad were all out for 294 in their 1st innings as the game continues on over the weekend.