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Match Preview: Sussex Sharks v Hampshire Men, Metro Bank One-Day Cup
Match Preview: Sussex Sharks v Hampshire Men, Metro Bank One-Day Cup
Hampshire Men head east along the south coast as they take on Sussex Sharks as their quest to reach the knockout stages continues
Sussex Sharks v Hampshire Men
Metro Bank One-Day Cup
Sunday 9 August (11am start)
1st Central County Ground, Hove
Hampshire Men head along the A27 to Hove where they will face Sussex Sharks in their penultimate group fixture of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
17-year-old paceman Manny Lumsden starred on his return to the side as he claimed a career-best 4/60 against Glamorgan to seal a 90-run win at Utilita Bowl on Wednesday.
Jake Lehmann notched up his third fifty of the competition, whilst Ben Brown returned to form with 54 and Toby Albert impressed with 44 to back up his 89 against Durham last Sunday.
Eddie Jack was impressive for his 2/31 whilst Kyle Abbott did what Kyle Abbott so often does as he claimed 3/20 in a seven-over opening spell.
Sussex Sharks were in action at Hove in a day-nighter yesterday, as they hosted reigning champions Worcestershire Rapids.
The Sharks posted an impressive 333/9 in their fifty overs, with all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice – who will join Hampshire after the season – top scoring with 68 off just 35 deliveries.
An unbeaten century from Pears skipper Jake Libby saw his side to victory with ten balls to spare as Sharks captain Jack Carson was the pick of the bowlers with 2/60.
Following wins for Middlesex and Yorkshire, Hampshire need to win both remaining matches against Sussex Sharks tomorrow and Derbyshire Falcons on Tuesday 11th August, and have results go their way if they are to reach the quarter-finals.
Hampshire
Hampshire have named a 14-player squad for their men’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup match against Sussex Sharks.
Nick Gubbins is unavailable following the birth of his second child. Jake Lehmann will captain in his absence.
Eddie Jack remains with the squad, but Manny Lumsden returns to Southern Brave in The Hundred.
18-year-old batter Ben Mayes has been released from Trent Rockets’ squad and could make his first appearance of this year’s One-Day Cup.
Kyle Abbott (87)
Fletcha Middleton (19)
Toby Albert † (15)
Andrew Neal (17)
Ben Brown † (10)
Felix Organ (3)
James Fuller (26)
Ali Orr (27)
Eddie Jack (91)
Tom Prest (24)
Jake Lehmann Captain (33)
Ashutosh Sharma (77)
Ben Mayes (21)
Ollie Williams (20)
Sussex Sharks
Previewed by Bruce Talbot – ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Jack Carson
2026 Position: 9th (Group B)
2026 Most Runs: Charlie Tear (253)
2026 Most Wickets: Fynn Hudson-Prentice (7)
Why they can win the competition: If what will be a predominantly young squad follows the lead of new skipper Jack Carson and experienced players perform, such as Tom Haines and Tom Clark – who should return after a spell out with a knee injury – Sussex could get on a roll to the final.
Player to watch: Charlie Tear is an emerging keeper-batter who has international experience with Scotland and scored 159 in this competition against Northants last season. The 22-year-old played in the second half of the Vitality T20 Blast and shaped up well.
Young gun: Nantes Oosthuizen is a 20-year-old right-arm medium-fast bowler developed under former Sussex captain Chris Adams at Seaford College. Bowling coach James Kirtley describes him as "raw, but with huge potential who can bowl deliveries that can get anyone out".
Final thought: With no overseas, several players at The Hundred, and a new captain, Sussex will consider getting to the knockout stages as progress, having added three players from their Academy - right-armer Ollie Kirtley (son of James), all-rounder Freddie Price and left-armer Toby Munt - to their squad.
Head-to-Head:
Hampshire Men’s record in List A matches v Sussex:
Played
Won
Tied
Lost
No Result
59
35
0
23
4
Recent meetings:
July 27 2021 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire won by 98 runs
May 2 2019 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire won by nine runs
May 19 2018 | 1st Central County Ground | Hampshire won by two wickets (with four balls remaining)
July 27 2016 | 1st Central County Ground | Hampshire won by nine runs
July 27 2015 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire won by 87 runs
Ticketing
Tickets for Hampshire Men v Sussex Sharks in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup are available by clicking here.
Coverage
The match will be live streamed on the Sussex Cricket YouTube channel.
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