T20 Hampshire Guide to the Game by Sussex Cricket

ORDER OF PLAY

Hospitality Gates Open 5:00pm

Main Gates Open 5:30pm

Live Music in the Shark Zone 5:30pm

Toss 6:30pm

First Ball 7:00pm

Innings Interval 8:15pm approx.

Catch the Cash with 1st Central 8:20pm

End of Play

9:45pm approx.

INTRODUCING THE

Zone

A dedicated space for Sharks fans to turn up early and enjoy the build-up to Blast games!

LOCAL LIVE MUSIC

Warm up for the game with live music and entertainment

KIDS ACTIVITIES

FOOD OFFERS

Great food and drink offers that won’t break the bank.

Plus, plent of activities for kids while you soak up the atmosphere!

AND SO MUCH MORE!

SPECTATOR INFORMATION

CLUB SHOP AND NEW FOR 2024 THE SHARK POP-UP SHOP

As usual our Club Shop will be open from 5:30pm until the start of the 2nd innings. And new for 2024 is the Shark Pop-Up Shop, open during the same time, but located at the North end of the ground.

FREEBIES

Make sure you keep an eye out for all of the freebies we’ll have available to you. These include hairy headbands, Vitality Blast glasses and your 4 & 6 cards to help you celebrate every boundary. These giveaways can be collected in the Shark Zone.

FOOD AND DRINK

We know Sharks get hungry! Around the ground you will find a number of amazing food units, as well as numerous places to get yourself hot and cold drinks.

Check out the map on Page 3 to see where the food units are located.

FAMILY FUN

Kids can show their support for the Sharks by having their faces painted in Sussex colours, you’ll find the face-painting station located at the Cromwell Road End of the ground, located by the family and general stand.

Children aged 5-14 can also join our Foundation coaches in the FamZone for a range of cricket-based activities.

The FamZone will be in action from when gates open to the start of the 2nd innings.

SMOKING AND VAPING

Out of respect to fellow supporters we would remind you that smoking and vaping is only permitted in the outer perimeter road and strictly not within the seating areas of the venue. Thank you for your cooperation.

CRICKET IS FOR EVERYONE

Sussex is for everyone. Cricket is for everyone. Call it out! That’s why we are committed to our zero-tolerance policy when it comes to discrimination, anti-social behaviour and abuse in all its forms.

If you witness racist or homophobic abuse, or any form of discrimination or anti-social behaviour, you can anonymously text ‘SHARKS’ to 07840852792, including any details of the incident.

LOW ALCOHOL STAND

There is a low alcohol stand located in the north of the ground next to the family stand, which also includes a small section of seating where no alcohol is allowed. All tickets are allocated, and these areas need/should have been requested at the time of booking. Please contact a steward if you need assistance.

THE SHARKS AT THE TOP FIVE MORE GAMES TO CEMENT

As we make our way towards the end of the Blast regular season, Fynn Hudson-Prentice provides his insight to the Sharks’ ongoing success, and how everyone has had placed their independent mark on the season.

Fynn, your thoughts on the Blast campaign so far?

It’s been enjoyable. The energy around the group has been high and I think that has shown in our performances. We obviously started the season well in the Championship and I think that has really translated into the white ball stuff.

We’ve seen some amazing cricket and contributions from everyone in the team, what do you put the form of the team down to?

I think the four-day stuff has helped, starting strong and having momentum coming into the T20s. Tymal has lead the boys really well and I think everyone has had really strong clarity on the roles we are playing. We had a very strong winter in Hove with white ball being a strong focus with lads adding a few bits to their games and seeing that translate into the middle has been really positive!

Our overseas signings have made a big impact on the side, first talk to us about Dan Hughes, what’s he been like as a teammate?

He’s brilliant, so relaxed to be around away from the game but also has a mountain of knowledge which he is inputting into the group. Obviously, it helps that he has been outstanding with the bat, but his experience and game intelligence has been seriously good to learn from.

And Nathan McAndrew has been so important with bat and ball, how much has he impressed you this time around?

We obviously knew what he was going to add to the group after what he delivered last summer and how good of a man he is. It’s been great to have him back again and his performances have been huge again. The balance he adds to our side is brilliant and he has already won us a few games with bat and ball this year.

If you had to pick one performance from the team, or standout moment from the competition so far, what would it be?

I think the win at Hampshire was huge. We were struggling through the middle and the way Tommy, Lamby and Macca finished that innings gave us a good score. The whole bowling unit were outstanding after that and produced a great win. It was an impressive victory as I think previous years we wouldn’t have got the score on the board. I think it shows how much depth and belief we have through our batting order that we have multiple players that can come off on any given day.

Tymal has lead the boys really well and I think everyone has had really strong clarity on the roles we are playing. “

5 big games left in the groups, a quarter-final place is there up for grabs, how much do you and the team believe you have what it takes to take one of those spots and potentially make finals day?

Obviously we have strong belief in the squad, but we must keep taking each game as it comes. T20 is very fickle and if you start thinking too far ahead it can knock you down very quickly. I think if we just keep working hard, driving our training standards and keep doing the simple things well then, the rest will take care of itself. Our target now is obviously to make the quarter finals and see where we can go from there!