Sussex Sharks enter the final week of the Vitality Blast group stage knowing three wins from their last three will guarantee them a place in the last eight.
Heavy rain during the day and late afternoon forced the abandonment of Sussex Sharks’ Vitality Blast south group game against Kent Spitfires at Hove, with both sides taking one No Result point.
Bad weather, and ultimately a threat of lightning in late evening, meant that both Surrey and Sussex had to be content with a no-result point in the Vitality Blast south group game at the Kia Oval.
Laurie Evans can’t wait to face his former club Surrey in the Vitality Blast on Thursday and the Sussex Sharks batsman believes plenty of his team-mates will relish the raucous Kia Oval atmosphere too.
Somerset strengthened their position at the top of the South Group after claiming their seventh win in ten games in the Vitality Blast with three balls to spare against Sussex Sharks at Hove.
After a fourth away win of this year’s Vitality Blast against Middlesex earlier in the week, Sussex Sharks will look to open their home account today when they take on Somerset at the County Ground (2.30pm start).
Jason Gillespie believes his Sussex Sharks need to be more adaptable if they are to replicate their outstanding away form in the Vitality Blast in front of their own supporters.
Some professional sports players only start to think about how they can contribute something back to their communities after they have finished their playing careers, writes Sussex Cricket’s Abi Sakande.
Sussex Sharks coach Jason Gillespie spoke of his frustration after seeing the Vitality Blast match against Hampshire abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Sussex's Vitality Blast T20 clash with Kent was abandoned 11.2 overs into the Spitfires’ innings as the hottest day of the year ended in a crescendo of lightning, thunderstorms and a sudden deluge of rain over Canterbury.
After a successful break from T20 cricket that brought two four-day wins and saw Sussex climb to second place in division two of the Specsavers County Championship, the side return to Vitality Blast action on Friday night - and they do so with Tymal Mills in the squad.
