Sussex Women's Danni Wyatt, Linsey Smith and Freya Kemp have all been selected for the England squads of the upcoming Pakistan IT20 and ODI series. 

Freya Kemp and Linsey Smith will feature in the IT20 squad, whilst Danni Wyatt will feature in both the IT20 and ODI squads. Congratulations! #GOSBTS 

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England Women have named their white-ball squads for the forthcoming Vitality IT20 and Metro Bank ODI series’ against Pakistan, which get underway on Saturday, 11 May.

Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith is again selected after returning to the senior squad for the IT20s in New Zealand while there’s a return for Freya Kemp to the IT20 group. All-rounder Kemp will be available as a batter during the series.

Heather Knight's side start with a three match IT20 series, beginning a week tomorrow at Edgbaston, where England played in front of nearly 20,000 fans in a Women's Ashes IT20 in July 2023. They then travel to The County Ground, Northampton before finishing at Headingley.

That series is followed immediately by three ODIs against the same opposition at Derby, Taunton and Chelmsford.

Head coach Jon Lewis said: “We are really excited to start our home summer. It’s great to be kicking off the summer of sport on home soil. Edgbaston is an incredible place to play cricket, the atmosphere is always special and it will be a huge occasion. I know the group are looking forward to playing in front of our fans in grounds across the country throughout the series.

“It’s great to see England’s men’s and women’s teams playing side by side again after the success of the Ashes last year.

“These two series’ against Pakistan give us an opportunity to build, develop and ensure we are in the best place come the World Cup in Bangladesh in September.

“We are very keen whenever possible to make sure all the players vying for places in the World Cup squad get opportunities to play cricket this summer so that they are able to put in performances that help secure a place in the squad for Bangladesh.”

Tickets for both series are still available and can be purchased here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/tickets/england 

Derbyshire vs Sussex: Match Preview

After a week off Sussex return to Vitality County Championship action with a trip to The Incora County Ground to take on Derbyshire, with Paul Farbrace naming a 13-player squad. 

Sussex head into the game unbeaten in their opening three games, a run that includes a victory over Gloucestershire, and will no doubt be looking to return to the top of Division 2 with another victory at Derbyshire.

Squad

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

How to Watch

As ever, every ball is available to watch, free of charge, on our livestream via our Match Centre. Action gets underway from 11am tomorrow. 

Hear from Paul Farbrace after victory against Gloucestershire

Jofra Archer Selected for England Men's 

T20 World Cup Squad

Sussex star Jofra Archer has been selected for the provisional England squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and United States of America, starting in June. 

Everyone at the Club is delighted for Jofra and wishes him all the best for the tournament! #GOSBTS

Full ECB Announcement:

England name provisional ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad

England Men's selection panel have named a provisional squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and United States of America starting in June and the preceding four-match Vitality IT20 series against Pakistan, which gets underway next month in Leeds.

England Provisional ICC Men's T20 World Cup & Vitality IT20 Squad versus Pakistan Squad:

Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Warwickshire)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Tom Hartley (Lancashire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Chris Jordan (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
Mark Wood (Durham)

Sussex quick bowler Jofra Archer has recovered from his right elbow injury and is named in the squad. Archer’s last appearance at this level came over a year ago in England’s tour of Bangladesh in March 2023.

Lancashire left-arm spinning all-rounder Tom Hartley is the sole uncapped player and, along with Surrey batter Will Jacks, are the only players not to feature at an ICC World tournament previously.

Selected players, currently playing in the Indian Premier League, will return in time for the series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Headingley on Wednesday 22 May 2024.

The World Cup squad will fly to the Caribbean on 31 May ahead of England’s opening group match against Scotland at the Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Wednesday 4 June.

Charlie Tear joins Gloucestershire on Loan

Sussex wicketkeeper-batter Charlie Tear has today joined Gloucestershire on a short-term loan deal until May 11th. 

The 19-year-old is another successful product of the Sussex Cricket Academy, who signed his first professional contract for the Club in 2022 and has since gone on to represent Scotland on four occasions. 

He will represent Gloucestershire's Second XI against Glamorgan and Hampshire in the Second XI Championship.

Everyone at Sussex Cricket wishes Charlie all the best for this short period at Gloucestershire and looks forward to welcoming him back to The 1st Central County Ground. #GOSBTS 

Aldridge@BACA Sussex Women's Cricket League

 returns tomorrow!

This weekend sees the restart of the Aldridge@BACA Sussex Women’s Cricket League Premier League, with Division 2 starting later in May, following its successful debut season in 2023. This summer 18 teams will compete across a Premier League formed of 6 teams and Division 2 formed of 12 teams.

One new Premier League team and five new Division 2 teams join our league this summer, to build on the successes of the newly formed league structure for women, giving all players a pathway to fulfil their potential.

Hailsham CC join the Premier League following a successful 2023 campaign, whilst Fernhurst, West Wittering, Cuckfield, Horsham 2nd XI and Burgess Hill 2nd XI join Division 2 which is expanding to 12 teams.

Defending Premier League champions, Horsham CC, start the defence of their title taking on Brighton & Hove CC in two T20s.

The Premier League season is split between T20 & 40/40 fixtures, whilst Division 2 is split East & West playing 30/30 fixtures. 

All fixtures for 2024 can be found on our website - https://sussexwpl.play-cricket.com/home 

Charlotte Burton, Cricket Development Officer and Women & Girls Lead for Sussex Cricket said: “It is fantastic to see the league growing after just one season, it shows the pathway structure we have for women and girls’ cricket is working and that more Women’s teams want to play a longer, more competitive format of Cricket.

"There were some close matches last season and I know the clubs have worked hard on developing their players over the winter, which makes for an exciting season ahead with 126 matches due to be played this summer in just the Aldridge@BACA Sussex Women’s Cricket League alone.”

We would like to thank Sussex Cricket President, Sir Rod Aldridge, for his continued support to the Foundation and growth & development of Women & Girls Cricket.

If you would be interested in finding out more about Women & Girls Cricket, please contact Charlotte Burton at charlotte.burton@sussexcricket.co.uk

Claim Your Free Tickets for Back-to-Back Disability Cricket

at The 1st Central County Ground

In two weeks time The 1st Central County Ground will play host to a historic weekend of disability cricket, with back-to-back fixtures taking place at Hove, and the best bit...tickets are free of charge to all spectators. 

The first match will take place on Saturday 11th May and will see the Sussex Sharks VI (Visually Impaired) team take on Northamptonshire in a rescheduled cup final from 2023. 

That will then be followed by a D40 Quest League fixture between Sussex D40 and Lancashire on Sunday 12th May. 

The flagship weekend will take place during the Foundation’s Disability Cricket Month, which will showcase the players, teams, volunteers, and programmes which help to make up disability cricket in Sussex. 

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Both the Sussex D40 and VI teams kicked their seasons off this weekend, with Sussex VI Sharks taking on London Metro and Sussex D40 facing Cricket Wales.

Ahead of the season, hear from Sussex VI Sharks stars, Mark Bond and Dan Field about  trophies, new kit and playing at The 1st Central County Ground

Bertie Foreman signs professional contract with Sussex

Sussex Cricket is delighted to announce that offspinning allrounder Bertie Foreman has signed his first professional contract with the Club.

The new deal will see his existing Rookie contract turn professional from May 1st until the end of 2025. 

19-year-old Bertie Foreman is the next in a long line of Sussex Academy players to have signed a professional contract with the men’s first team.

Last summer, Foreman was a part of the England U19s squad that toured Sri Lanka. Bertie featured in both Youth Test matches, taking 7 wickets, as well as making an unbeaten 58 in the first Test.

He also made his first team debut for Sussex in last year’s One Day Cup against Worcestershire, making 35 with the bat and taking 1-40. 

Bertie followed that performance up with an unbeaten 28 with the bat and 1-42 with the ball against Warwickshire at Hove in the same competition. 

A successful winter in Australia followed, with Foreman being awarded the prestigious O’Reilly Medial, the award for the player of the season in the New South Wales Premier League. 

Speaking on the new deal, Bertie said: “I am delighted to have signed my first professional contract with the Club.

"I was born and raised in Sussex and have been with the Club since I was 9 years old, so to have the opportunity to keep representing my home County is a big honour. 

"Hopefully I can contribute to many Sussex wins over the next few summers."

Sussex Head Coach, Paul Farbrace, added: “We are delighted that Bertie has accepted a professional contract and with it an extension to the end of the 2025 season. 

“He has shown how hard he has worked over the winter in Sydney, and we are grateful to the Manly club for their help this winter, they have helped and supported Bertie brilliantly.

“His all-round game has come on so much and with his excellent attitude to wanting to keep improving and learning, this is a great combination for any young cricketer.

“We are all enjoying his excellent progress and high level of skill.”

Sussex vs Gloucestershire: Day Four Match Report 

Sussex overcame stubborn Gloucestershire resistance to win by four wickets at The 1st Central County Ground and go top of the Vitality County Championship second division.

Chasing 144 to win in 49 overs, they still needed 29 when left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar picked up his fifth wicket but the nerveless Cheteshwar Pujara guided Sussex to victory with an unbeaten 44.

Miles Hammond (77) and Gohar (52) had given Gloucestershire hope with a seventh-wicket stand of 87, batting through the morning session to lodge their second half-centuries of the match. 

Hammond became one of two victims in three balls for off-spinner Jack Carson and Jayden Seales finished the innings with wickets from successive deliveries as Gloucestershire were dismissed for 205. 

Wary of the threat of rain, Sussex attacked the chase vigorously but the wily Gohar, who opened the bowling, stymied their progress by exploiting some turn to remove all three left-handers in Sussex’s top three.  

He had Tom Clark caught at short-leg off bat and pad in his second over and in his next the Pakistani had Tom Alsop lbw on the back foot. Tom Haines was beaten in the flight and stumped looking to hit Gohar over the top and in the last over before tea James Coles was well taken low down at second slip by Ben Charlesworth as he propped forward. 

Pujara and John Simpson steered their team into calmer waters by adding 42 before Gloucestershire caused more palpitations in the Hove crowd with wickets in successive overs. 

Simpson dragged a short ball in Dom Goodman’s first over to mid-wicket and Fynn Hudson-Prentice became Gohar’s fifth victim when he missed a sweep. With two fifties in the match and eight wickets Gohar didn’t deserve to be on the losing team. 

Pujara, though, showed his experience and Danny Lamb passed 1,000 first-class runs when he hit the winning boundary.

Gloucestershire went down fighting, but were left to regret their collapse during the final session on day three when they slumped to 79 for 6.

Hammond and Gohar looked fairly comfortable before lunch against both seam and spin. The ball did little off the straight and although Sussex captain Simpson wasn’t afraid to mix things up – he used seven bowlers during the session – there was no sign of a breakthrough as 74 runs were added by the eighth-wicket pair. 

Simpson is developing a happy knack of making inspired bowling changes though. He opted to give Jack Carson the new ball and his hunch paid off when the off-spinner broke through. 

Hammond had faced 204 balls for his 77 and looked assured, but over the wicket to the left-hander, Carson got one to straighten just enough to beat a defensive push. Goodman was then deceived by a quicker delivery and bagged a pair.

Zaman Akhter and Gohar added a useful 39 for the ninth wicket before Simpson made another profitable switch, bringing back Seales to wrap up the innings with his first two deliveries. 

Gohar, who’d resisted for nearly three hours for his 52, drove a slower ball to extra cover and last man Ajeet Singh Dale fenced to third slip. Seales finished with match figures of 6 for 90 after claiming 4 for 18 from 16.2 overs in the second innings.

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Reaction from Paul Farbrace and Cheteshwar Pujara after Sussex beat Gloucestershire 

Sussex Women defeat Essex Women by 7 Wickets

Sussex Women kicked off their season with an impressive 7-wicket victory over Essex Women n the Women's County 50 Over competition yesterday.

An unbeaten 83 in 92 balls from Alice MacLeod ensured Sussex started 2024 with a comfortable win, chasing down a total of 170 in just 32.3 overs.

MacLeoad had great support from skipper Chiara Green, who herself made 68 from 101 deliveries, with the pair sharing a stand of 157 runs. 

After winning the toss and putting the hosts into bat, the Sussex bowling attack never allowed the Essex batters to get going, with the wickets shared across six Sussex bowlers.

Hope Mullins, Daisy Gibb and Millie Taylor all took two wickets, with Chiara Green, Beth Harvey and Izzy Collis also taking one a piece to bowl Essex out in 47.5 overs.

Essex did respond with two wickets in two balls, to leave Sussex on 6-2, but the third-wicket stand from MacLeoad and Green ensured a comfortable victory in the end. 

You can view the full scorecard from the game on the Play Cricket website. 

Sussex vs Gloucestershire: Day Three Match Report

Ollie Robinson took two wickets in three balls as Sussex put themselves in a strong position to claim their first win of the season in the Vitality County Championship.

Having bowled 27 wicketless overs in the match, Robinson was finally rewarded when he pinned Cameron Bancroft and James Bracey leg before as Gloucestershire slumped to 27 for 4 in their second innings. They reached stumps on 81 for 6, leading by just 19 at Hove. 

Ben Charlesworth pulled his third ball over mid-wicket for six, but Robinson quickly settled into an impressive rhythm at good pace down the slope and was rewarded in his sixth over. Bancroft played across a ball which cut back that would have hit leg stump and Bracey, offering minimum footwork, was plumb in front of a straight one. 

Robinson’s workload is being managed by the ECB and his 9-3-21-2 spell was his longest - and best - spell of the season so far. He bowled four more testing overs and had 2 for 32 from 13 overs at stumps - with power to add tomorrow. 

Jayden Seales had taken two wickets in his first two overs after Gloucestershire had gone in again trailing by 62 on first innings having dismissed Sussex for 479. 

Charlesworth drove loosely to backward point in the West Indian’s first over and in his next Ollie Price made a fatal misjudgement when he left a length ball which uprooted his off stump.

Skipper Graeme van Burren and Miles Hammond effected a brief recovery before off-spinner Jack Carson struck with his fifth ball when van Burren missed an attempted pull at one which kept a shade low. 

James Coles then got Sussex a sixth wicket in the penultimate over when Tom Price was leg before. 

Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara, John Simpson and Danny Lamb had all passed 50 before Sussex were bowled out for 479 and it was surprising that none went on to make the first hundred of the match.

Pujara eased effortlessly from his overnight 75 to 86 and looked odds on to complete his hundred before gifting his wicket. He drove the ball to deep extra cover and hesitated going for a third run. Sub fielder Jack Taylor’s throw was accurate enough to enable Bracey to run him out.

When Fynn Hudson-Prentice was beaten in the flight by Zafar Gohar and smartly stumped Sussex still trailed by 103 runs but Simpson and Lamb tilted the balance in their favour with a measured stand of 143 in 34 overs, beating the previous eighth-wicket county record against Gloucestershire of 122 by George Brann and Walter Andrews which had stood since 1892. 

Lamb was the more aggressive, but Simpson, who made a maiden double-hundred against Leicestershire last week, reaching his fifty by lofting Gohar over long on and added eight fours before he misjudged a pull and Hammond ran in from the midwicket boundary to take a fine catch.

Lamb, who scored a century at Leicester, continued his good form with 83 off 116 balls including nine fours and a six. Looking to force the pace, he was bowled by Don Goodman attempting to ramp him over the wicketkeeper.

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Reaction from Sussex captain, John Simpson at stumps on day three