CRICKET: Sussex begin County Championship campaign at Hove
The new four-day season began last weekend, but tomorrow will be Sussex’s first competitive action of the new season, following a three-day University Match with Cardiff MCCU last week.
Sussex can welcome a number of new faces into their squad for the new season. Batsman Laurie Evans has joined from Warwickshire, whilst South African trio Vernon Philander, Stiaan van Zyl and David Wiese have all arrived in time for the first match.
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Hide AdPhilander, who is available as an overseas player for the first six Specsavers County Championship matches and the group stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup, has enjoyed a fine international winter, helping South Africa to three Test series wins.
Van Zyl and Wiese have both joined as Kolpak players and look set to boost Sussex’s options with both bat and ball. Young all-rounder Delray Rawlins, who signed a first professional contract over the winter, would make his first-class debut if selected after starring with England Under-19’s in India earlier this year.
Matt Machan (wrist), Luke Wells (knee) and Ollie Robinson (shin) are missing from the squad through injury.
The Sussex squad is as follows:
Jofra Archer
Danny Briggs
Ben Brown (wkt)
Laurie Evans
Harry Finch
Steve Magoffin
Chris Nash
Delray Rawlins
Ajmal Shahzad
Vernon Philander
Stiaan van Zyl
David Wiese
Stuart Whittingham
Luke Wright (c)