Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. The club was founded in 1839 as a successor to the various Sussex county cricket teams,including the old Brighton Cricket Club,which had been representative of the county of Sussex as a whole since the 1720s. The club has always held first-class status. Sussex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Ben Christopher Brown is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. He had previously played for Sussex County Cricket Club serving as captain from 2017 to 2021.
Laurie John Evans is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey County Cricket Club.
Oliver Edward Robinson is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he represents Sussex,having previously played for Yorkshire and Hampshire. He made his Test debut in 2021,and plays as a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made a comeback in test cricket against India in the 4th test at Ranchi after a long break from injury. Robinson holds the unfortunate record for the most expensive over ever bowled in the English County Championship,conceding 43 against Leicestershire in June 2024.
Ian Gabriel Holland is an American cricketer who plays for the United States cricket team and for Hampshire County Cricket Club in England. He has also played domestic cricket in Australia.
Thomas Jacob Haines is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed top-order batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace.
Daniel John Lamb is an English cricketer,who plays for Sussex. Lamb is an all-rounder.
Kashif Ali is a Pakistani-born cricketer.
The 2020 Bob Willis Trophy was a first-class cricket tournament held in the 2020 English cricket season,and the inaugural edition of the Bob Willis Trophy. It was separate from the County Championship,which was not held in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The eighteen county cricket teams were split into three regional groups of six,with the two group winners with the most points advancing to a final held at Lord's. The maximum number of overs bowled in a day was reduced from 96 to 90,and the team's first innings could be no longer than 120 overs.
The 2020 Vitality Blast was the eighteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales. run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),which was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal. On 12 August 2020,following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.
Daniel Thornhill Moriarty is an English-South African cricketer.
The 2021 County Championship was the 121st cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. For the first phase of the tournament,the teams were split into three groups of six,with each side playing ten matches. The top two teams from each group progressed into Division One for the second phase of the competition,with the other teams progressing to Divisions Two and Three. The team that finished top of Division One became the county champions;and the top two teams from Division One contested a five-day match at Lord's for the Bob Willis Trophy. On 17 December 2020,the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament. After completion of the group stage on 14 July 2021,the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the division stage on 22 July 2021.
The 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2021 English cricket season in England and Wales. Matches were contested over 50 overs per side,having List A cricket status,with all eighteen first-class counties competing in the tournament. The tournament started on 22 July 2021,with the final taking place on 19 August 2021 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Somerset were the defending champions winning the 2019 tournament,with no tournament taking place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021 Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2021 County Championship,the 2021 One-Day Cup and the 2021 T20 Blast. The season was the fifth in charge for head coach,and former player,Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. Daniel Bell-Drummond was named as vice-captain,replacing Joe Denly. Jack Leaning was named as captain for the One-Day Cup.
Tawanda Sean Muyeye is a Zimbabwean-born professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club in England. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler.
Archie David Lenham is an English professional cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. Lenham is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.
Oliver James Carter is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 4 July 2021,for Sussex in the 2021 County Championship. He made his Twenty20 debut on 9 July 2021,for Sussex in the 2021 T20 Blast. He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021,for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup. In June 2022,in the 2022 County Championship match against Glamorgan,Carter scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
The 2022 County Championship was the 122nd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. The season began on 7 April and ended on 29 September 2022. Warwickshire were the defending champions.
The 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2022 domestic cricket season in England and Wales. Matches were contested over 50 overs per side,having List A cricket status,with all eighteen first-class counties competing in the tournament. The tournament began on 2 August 2022,with the final taking place on 17 September 2022 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Glamorgan were the defending champions,having won the 2021 tournament. Kent won the tournament,beating Lancashire by 21 runs in the final.
The 2022 Vitality Blast was the twentieth edition of the T20 Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament was held from 25 May to 16 July 2022. The tournament was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship reason. The Kent Spitfires were the defending champions,having won their second title during previous season. On 20 January 2022,the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament.
