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CONTENTS 5| 6|

Welcome

Luke Wright: Growing up with T20

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Phil Salt: Starting a legacy

Bowman’s away days: Lord’s

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Will Beer: Sussex through-and-through

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Autographs

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Sussex Cricket Foundation

Tom Bruce: Sussex’s Surprise Package

Sussex Squad Middlesex Squad

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We have an exciting group of T20 players and on paper have one of the strongest squads we have put together for some time. We all know having a good squad on paper is never actually much use in sport and all will depend on how the squad pulls together and delivers their skills under pressure from some other top-class sides in the southern group, however.

e extend a warm welcome to all our opponents – players, staff, board members and supporters. Hove is always special on a T20 day or night and I thoroughly enjoyed my first season here last year and believe this year is going to be even better. We are thrilled to have Rashid Khan and Tom Bruce here as our overseas players and very much hope they enjoy their experience with us in Sussex. They are part of an experienced and exciting squad captained by Luke Wright and containing a number of players who have experienced the biggest tournaments around the world – Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Jofra Archer, David Wiese as well as Luke and Rashid. We also have Jason Gillespie who coached the Adelaide Strikers to the Big Bash title this year in Australia. Despite the talk of the new city-based competition starting in 2020, the T20 Blast remains and will remain critical to the future of counties such as Sussex. From 2020 onwards, the Blast will be played before the new competition with all of our best players available and some places available in the new competition for wildcard selection if players perform well in the Blast. Players will want to be selected in the new tournament, but I don’t see it as competition to the Sussex Sharks Blast programme. I see it as more of a representative selection a bit like international programmes. We will fight hard to protect our T20 team and brand and make sure our best players are available. Thank you for your support this season. A special mention to all our fans and hospitality visitors. Your support is much appreciated by us all and we hope you have a fantastic time. Also, an enormous ‘thank you’ to Boundless our T20 shirt sponsor, and Sea Life as sponsor of our brand-new family stand located by the indoor school. Enjoy the match! Rob Andrew, Sussex Cricket Chief Executive

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PHIL SALT: STARTING A LEGACY Welshman Phil Salt has had the difficult task of replacing the experienced Chris Nash at the top of the order after Nash called time on his 15-year spell at Sussex last season to move to Nottinghamshire. However, it is a challenge that Salt has embraced, scoring his maiden first-class century against Durham at Arundel in June.

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bviously I miss Nashy from a personal standpoint,” Salt said, “He did a lot of great things for the club on the pitch but I am looking to start my own legacy at the club.” The 21-year-old has since established a partnership with Luke Wells at the top of the order, someone he enjoys spending time at the crease with. “Wellsy is really good to bat with. He is a close friend and I think he scored the most runs in the country last year. He is a really good player and it’s nice to be out there batting with someone like that.” Salt is also grateful to new coach Jason Gillespie for giving him a chance to secure a

place in the side and has enjoyed working under the Australian so far: “It’s always really nice when you have a new coach come in [who gives you a chance], especially one that has played as much cricket and knows as much about the game as Dizzy. He is definitely the best coach that I have played under so far.” “He’s just got so much knowledge and has been around the game for so long that you really listen to what he says. It’s really nice to be seen as a regular by him. Dizzy simplifies things. He’s always very keen to let you know that you’ve got to be in the moment and not in the past because you can’t change that.” The opener also gives a lot of credit to Sussex’s batting coach Mike Yardy for helping his development. “The best thing about Yards is that he is another coach who has played a lot of cricket, both for England and Sussex, and won a lot of trophies in his time. He just stripped it straight back down to the basics and that’s what I like about him. He never overcomplicates like a lot of coaches do and I think that’s how you get

limited overs bowlers in the world. “It was a great opportunity and really nice to do well and show what I can do. It’s great that we get games like that and I really enjoyed being out there. Personally, that was a good game for me.” Both Salt and coach Gillespie were disappointed he did not go on in that game and play a match-winning knock, but he hopes to play more innings like that in this year’s T20 Blast, a competition he believes Sussex have a very good chance of winning. “You look at the side that we have got and there is absolutely no shortage of skill,” he said. “In years gone by, we have been left wanting in T20 when we have had what is probably one of the best teams on paper in the country. It would be really nice this year to go on and go further and get to Finals Day.”

the best out of your players.” Salt has had an interesting journey to get to Sussex, having left his home in North Wales as a child to move to Barbados. “I started playing [cricket] when I was about eight or nine in Wales and then I moved to Barbados a couple years later and played out there. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to play with a few of the current West Indies players like Shai Hope, Kyle Hope and Kraigg Brathwaite. They were always a couple of age groups above me, so it was always great competing with them,” he said. “I came back over to the UK when I was 15 to go to boarding school and played for two years there. Keith Medlycott [the former Surrey spinner and head coach] was there and he was really good. When I was about 17 or 18, I got a secondteam game for Sussex and off the back of that I got into the Sussex academy. I spent two years there and now this is my third year as a pro.” In limited overs cricket, Salt recently struck 62 in a tour match against Australia in what was a chance to test himself against some of the best

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LUKE WRIGHT: GROWING UP WITH T20 I

With the Vitality Blast rapidly becoming our most popular domestic cricket tournament, it’s easy to forget that the most explosive format of the game is a reasonably recent phenomenon.

n fact, just 14 short years ago, a young 19-year-old cricketer stepped on to the field for Sussex, blissfully unaware that he was about to take part in a style of cricket that would change his life forever. In fact, he was so unaware, that far from being nervous, the teenage Luke Wright, thought it was not much more than a bit of fun. “The biggest thing about T20 originally, was that the older, more senior boys in the team thought it was a bit of a joke competition and didn’t fancy playing. The good news about that was that it instantly meant that quite a lot of the younger lads like me got to play instead. I just remember it being so much fun. Then, when the interest continued into the second year, and the crowds were really turning out, that was when all the senior boys came flooding back, wanting to play in it! My main memory of those early games was of them being so much fun for the young lads, especially because we’d only just played the longer forms of the game. But to suddenly go and play for just three hours with all that energy, I thought it was a great format to play.” In that first season, Wright played four games, followed by eight in 2005, but in 2012 he played 37 games all around the world and internationally with England. Did he ever foresee how big T20 would get? “No, not really. I just looked at it from my point of view and felt that the game suited me. I was an all-rounder then and was a high-energy fielder who would obviously bat and bowl, so I knew the game would be good for me. But it wasn’t until I scored 103 at Canterbury in 2007 against an attack containing Morne Morkel, that it all changed for me. The day was a bit of a shambles,

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because us and the kit arrived late to the ground so just getting onto the field in time was all a bit of a nightmare. But I got to bat three and ended up getting a century and never looked back. So getting the chance to bat so high up the order which would lead to me opening, really changed things for me.” So now that T20 has grown so much in stature, are there any players from that first Sussex match that Wright took part in - the likes of Matt Prior, Mike Yardy, Murray Goodwin, Chris Adams, Mo Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed - who Wright would happily add to this season’s squad if a time machine was handily available? “There were lots of Sussex greats in that team, and obviously Mushy would be the name that most people would pick. But for me, James Kirtley was massive in one-day cricket because he always bowled the death overs so incredibly well. Back then, he was probably the best death bowler in the country and when he was at his peak, there weren’t many that could get yorkers in like him. So while it would be close with Mushy, for me, James bowling those last overs means he would be my pick.” A key man in Wright’s debut was his skipper, Chris Adams. How does it feel for Wright to now be carrying that role into this T20 season? “Any time I captain Sussex I’m hugely proud, so to follow someone like Grizz who was so good is an honour. He was brilliant for me when I was coming through, he was so loyal and stuck with me which was great. There were many times when I looked at Grizz and watched the things he did and just tried to learn. When I look at our squad as captain now, I feel we’ve got a great chance of winning some games. You always want to push for the later stages, but it’s so hard to look that far ahead in the group we are in. There are so many good teams and every team has got superstars and great squads, meaning anyone can beat anyone on any given day. I’d always want to have a good strong bowling unit and we’ve definitely got one of the stronger units in the country, especially if everyone stays fit. It’s going to be up to us batters to get some runs on the board for the bowlers to defend for us.” 10

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So being one of just two Sussex players remaining on the staff when the Sharks last won the T20 Cup in 2009 - Will Beer being the other - does the current squad offer the best chance of success since 2009? “Yes, I think so. If you look at our bowling unit, it’s as good as anything you will find in franchise cricket across the world. We’ve added Rashid Khan, who is the number one bowler in the world and then you’ve got Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan and Danny Briggs who are all international bowlers. In Jofra Archer, we’ve got one of the most soughtafter cricketers around at the moment, and he is learning all the time. Whenever you’ve got a good bowling unit, you have a chance. I’ve always looked at Perth Scorchers in franchise cricket and they seemed to win a lot simply because the bowlers were so good. We are also giving youth a chance with the bat, so somebody like Phil Salt, for example, can shine. He did it against Australia in June, so hopefully he can go out there and play

with freedom and get us off to some good starts.” With Melbourne Stars, Wright seemed to find the secret of staying in tournaments until the later stages, making four semis and one final, so is there a secret of hanging around until the knockout stages? “Yes, I think there is. The main thing is not looking too far ahead. That’s one thing Dizzy and I are both very conscious of, not talking about getting to semi-finals because it’s so hard in the groups to get through because of the quality of the teams. For me, success lies in making the experience really fun for everyone and that was a large part of playing for and getting success with the Melbourne Stars. Obviously you’ve got to have the skill set to go with it, but it’s so important to play with freedom and enjoy it. And that’s definitely the case when you bring younger players into the team because when they are enjoying themselves that’s generally when they will play their best cricket.”

Well, if there’s one player who has shown how to play enjoyable cricket over the past 14 seasons, it is definitely Luke Wright. For the Sharks to have a captain who links back to a golden age in Sussex cricket, and a career that has achieved success all around the world, he is certainly the perfect man to have at the helm of such an exciting Sussex T20 squad. His impact on the game is such that his seven career T20 hundreds, put him joint second on the world all-time list alongside Brendon McCullum and Michael Klinger, with only one man ahead, the incomparable Chris Gayle. Sussex fans won’t be the least bit surprised if Wright makes second place all his own by the time this season’s Vitality Blast is done. by David Brayley

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Good evening and welcome to The 1st Central County Ground for what is the last group match in the 2018 Vitality Blast.

irst of all, many congratulations to any fans have been ever present over the past 13 Blast encounters. I know from experience that you are probably quite exhausted by now but have seen some wonderful cricket. I add a huge welcome to all you Middlesex fans who have made that short hop south this evening. In this piece we take a peak back at a couple of Sussex Blast matches at Lord’s from a fan’s perceptive. When Sussex overpowered their hosts on 2nd July 2015 my overriding memory of the evening was a huge Tymal Mills smile on giant scoreboards around Lord’s. Being a 2015 ‘ever-present’, I was spoilt with some amazing away wins that season. Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol, Canterbury and Taunton all ended in Sharks victory. Nevertheless, the nerves were quite raw travelling to London by train that afternoon. When leaving Victoria Station John and I bumped into a dapper looking then Preston Nomads CC chairman Paul Hird. He was also en route to Lords and offered a lift in his taxi. John and I took our seats in the Mound Stand which offered amazing views of the action. We were then taken on a bullet train to success as Mills worked his magic. Four for 22 in T20 is as good as you can hope for really and it helped create a comfortable 134 run chase. Luke Wright’s 47 set the tone for an emphatic Sharks victory. Of course, Tymal receiving the man of the match award. Lord’s was buzzing on 10th August 2017. A huge crowd assembled with an electric atmosphere ensuing. What followed was one of the best T20 matches I have ever seen, but for us Sharks it didn’t make an agonizing defeat any easier to take! A Stevie Eskinazi unbeaten half century was the main stay of Middlesex’s 147-6. George Garton

typified an excellent session in the field only giving up 26 runs off his 4 overs. We were brilliant all over the park. In response a wonderful 69 from Chris Nash and 30-odd from Stiaan van Zyl had us steaming towards what would have been a magical victory. However, in cricket you can never tell what’s around the corner. With just 5 needed off the last over and young Jofra Archer at the crease, just one solid contact would ensure victory was ours. However, with two balls to spare the ball went spiralling straight up into the north London sky and somehow Steve Finn clung on to the catch. We experienced a monumental cheer from the Lords faithful. The above just illustrates how exciting and unpredictable the Vitality Blast can be. These pieces for the 2018 T20 Sharks home programmes were written before a ball was bowled. Hopefully you have enjoyed reading the various away day adventures as much as I have bringing them to you. Colin Bowman, Sussex super-fan

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Will Beer was bowling offcutters from the age of eight for Horsham CC, now two decades later he is into his tenth season with Sussex.

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he Crawley-born spinner has been raised in Horsham and his family has a strong connection with the club: “I’m a Horsham boy, I played at Horsham from the age of seven or eight and my dad played for them and was the captain, so I have always been involved in cricket in Sussex.” Beer grew up and worked on his leg-spin, which his idol was renowned for: “Shane Warne as a leg spinner was at the peak of his powers when I was growing up. “I was lucky enough to do a masterclass with him when I was about 20, which was brilliant to speak to him, as he was my hero.” Since breaking into the Sussex first team back in 2008-09, Beer has been lucky enough to work with top-class spinners like Mushtaq Ahmed, Monty Panesar and Danny Briggs, but who was the best to work with?: “I think they can all be regarded as very good bowlers. Mushy played at the top level and played for Pakistan. “Monty played so many times for England in test cricket and Briggsy has played for England in One-Day and T20 cricket, so I guess they all have their different qualities and have been excellent for Sussex. “It’s hard I’d have to say Mushy, although I did not play much with him, just to be around him and to watch him operate in the nets, he would have to be the best.” With the spinner having been at the club for such a long time what are his most memorable moments?: “I’d have to say making my first-class debut at Lords was something very special. “It was always a dream of mine to play for Sussex, but to make my first-class debut at Lords, being one of the most historic and well-known grounds in the World. “The other would have to be winning the T20 Blast in 2009. I’ve been involved in a squad that’s won five trophies, but that has to be up there as the top one, having been involved in the whole campaign and in the final.”

Monty played so many times for England in test cricket and Briggsy has played for England in OneDay and T20 cricket

Before this year’s Blast, Beer had taken 77 wickets in 99 T20 matches, and in the 1,764 balls he had bowled that averaged out at a wicket every three overs. He has also taken 32 wickets in 16 matches in first class cricket, but which is his favourite form of the game: “It’s a very good question because I’ve played more white-ball cricket for Sussex, in particular T20. I feel more comfortable and know my roles more in the shorter forms of the game. “I wouldn’t say I prefer either of the formats more than the other, I’d just say I’ve had more of an opportunity in the shorter format.” The leg-spinner also spoke about what it’s like to play under Jason Gillespie, who was a great bowler in his time: “Yeah he was a brilliant bowler, he got plenty of test wickets and he never lets us forget about his double hundred that he scored for Australia! But Dizzy has been good ever since he come in to the club, he is really relaxed and creates a good environment and gives confidence to us all. “The two previous coaches I’ve had, Mark

Robinson and Mark Davis, I’ve known them since I was 13 or 14, so being 29 this is the first time in 10-15 years, I’ve had a fresh pair of eyes coming into the changing room.” Speaking ahead of this year’s Vitality Blast campaign, Beer was confident about getting out the tough south group: “We have got a really good squad. I think historically the south group is a really hard one to get out of, but you just have to look across the squad, the number of lads who have international experience especially in T20 tournaments. I’d have to say now is our best chance to push for tournaments and to lift trophies, it would be with this squad.” Beer is also hoping that he can stay at Sussex for the rest of his career after signing a new deal: “I’d love to, I love playing for Sussex and I am a Sussex boy through and through. “I’ve got great memories of playing here and winning trophies and I’d love to play the rest of my career here and win a few more along the way.” by Adam Stenning

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TOM BRUCE: SUSSEX’S SURPRISE PACKAGE Tom Bruce was something of a surprise addition to the Sussex Sharks squad for the Vitality Blast campaign – but couldn’t be happier to be on the south coast.

he 26-year-old joined the Sharks batting ranks for the Blast and, speaking ahead of the tournament, was looking to make a positive impact in the middle order as Jason Gillespie’s team bid to qualify from the south group. Bruce was born in 1991 in a small town called Te Kuiti, on the North Island of New Zealand. He plays his first-class cricket for the Central Districts in New Zealand. Bruce has played 41 domestic T20 matches, with his highest score being an 88 not out. The Kiwi has played 14 T20 international matches, making his debut in January 2017. His highest score is an unbeaten 59 against Bangladesh in his second game . His domestic and international team-mate, Ross Taylor, played for the Sharks last year. Bruce says his proudest achievement has been to play for New Zealand and he has hopes of playing for his country in all forms of the game. But for now he is delighted to be playing in England and is excited the T20 tournament is under way. Talking about the opportunity to play for the Sharks in the Blast, Bruce said: “I am absolutely stoked. To join Sussex, a very prominent team and one with high expectations, is pretty cool and I’m looking forward to experience it and being able to compete alongside the Sussex lads and hopefully get a few wins on the board and put us in good stead for a quarter-final space. “We’ve got a really balanced side. I look at the players we have in terms of our batting and bowling line-ups. I think we can be really competitive. Saying that, I look at a lot of the other sides and they are the same, they are all going to be competitive, and it’s always a very close competition.”

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Bruce spoke to his Sussex team-mates before the campaign began and featured in their T20 game with the Aboriginal XI. He scored 23 from 20 balls in his debut as Sussex won by 99 runs. He added: “They are a really good bunch of lads and everyone has been really welcoming into the team, players and management as well. It all seems very professional down here so I’m hoping to fit right in. This is the first time the New Zealander has played under head coach Jason Gillespie. Bruce added: “I hadn’t known too much about Dizzy. Obviously he has got a good enough coaching record in itself. He has obviously been very successful as a coach. “From people I’ve talked to, they have all said positive things so it was just a quick conversation with him and you get that he is a quality coach. It wasn’t the main reason – as soon as Sussex approached me, I was quite keen to sign up and having Dizzy there is a bonus and you can tell from the get-go that he is a quality coach.” Bruce hopes he will test himself and further develop his career by playing in England. He said: “I think the more cricket you play abroad, it is only going to help you as a player, and develop you as a person. 20

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You build new friendships and new relationships over here. I’m very grateful for the opportunity from Sussex. I’m just hoping to repay the faith and perform as well as I can for them.” Talking about what he can bring to the team, Bruce added: “I’m hoping to bat in the middle order, to provide a bit of stability and a bit more hitting power. “I’m naturally an aggressive batsman, so T20 cricket suits my style of play and we’ve got an exciting line-up. We’ve got some powerful batsmen and a really good bowling line-up. “If I can bring my natural game into the middle order and hopefully clear the ropes a few times, and provide some energy in the field, that would be nice and just another voice off the field is always good, and bring some new ideas to the team.” by Michael Hellyer

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Lewis Pope is 24 and is on the autistic spectrum. His experiences at school meant he also suffered from low self esteem and no confidence, with no friends and trusting no one.

hroughout primary school Lewis was mentally and physically bullied - on more than one occasion he was stamped on so severely he was left with broken bones. He only lasted a few weeks of bullying in secondary school before refusing to return and taking a year out of school. Lewis discovered cricket in College, just finding something he was good at and enjoyed made a huge difference to his life and brought him lots of friends. He has now gone on to play for the Sussex County Super 9 team where four of the team have autism: “we all really click together, they are my autistic family”. Lewis’ confidence has grown so much that he looks forward to making friends with the rival team before and after cricket matches but also enjoys the competition of the match. He describes himself as the cheerleader of the team, reminding his team that as long as they do their best it does not matter if they lose - it is all about having fun. Not only does Lewis play cricket with the Super 9s but he has also become a proficient coach and official for table cricket competitions. He recently achieved a Gold Award for the Lord’s Taverners Young Leaders programme and was invited to Lord’s to officiate at the 2018 National Table Cricket final. Speaking about taking on the role of scorer at table cricket, Lewis says this is something he never thought he would be able to do because he had no confidence in his maths skills. “I went from being a slow learner to being a fast learner. I have lots of friends now, I believe in myself and other people believe in me. I can do things now and go anywhere.” His family support and are proud of his achievements.

Lewis is happy staying overnight with his friends before playing in a cricket match. Recently he has started working in a local café where he is a confident member of the team, serving customers and cleaning tables. Most significantly, he has started travelling independently across Brighton and Hove on the bus, which has opened up opportunities for him to assist Sussex coaches in the delivery of community cricket sessions. “I don’t know what the future holds, I’ll see what happens, but I have lots going for me now.” Aroop Tanna, Sussex Cricket Disability Development Officer, has worked with Lewis over the last 12 months and says “When you meet Lewis for the first time, it is hard to fully appreciate the personal challenges he faces every day. By providing him with development opportunities like the Table Cricket Leaders programme, I - and those in his support network - have really noticed how much his confidence has grown. Lewis is such a positive character and a great role model, so we will be increasing the opportunities for him to support the delivery of our community disability cricket projects.” www.sussexcricket.co.uk

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