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Sussex play Middlesex at their outground of Horsham in the next Liverpool Victoria Championship match from Wednesday 31 May to Saturday 3 June, 2006.

The Sussex Squad
C D Hopkinson, R R Montgomerie, M W Goodwin, C J Adams*, R S C Martin-Jenkins, M J Prior+, L J Wright, Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Mushtaq Ahmed, R J Kirtley, J D Lewry, OP Rayner.

Michael Yardy is currently out with an open dislocated finger and has undergone surgery -news on his return date to follow.

Sussex vs Middlesex
Since the County Championship began in 1890.

Overall, Middlesex leads by 84-41, with 69 draws.
In matches in Sussex, the visitors lead the series by 35-25, with 37 draws.
The teams have only twice played at Horsham – Sussex won in 1996, and the match in 2000 was drawn.

Interesting Facts about this fixture:
Since the County Championship began in 1890.

Sussex’s best run is the history of this fixture is three wins, which they achieved between 1974-5. Middlesex have twice won six games in a row, the most recent of the two from 1924-27.
The longest unbeaten streak in this fixture is 16 games by Middlesex (1963-71), comprising just 5 wins but 11 draws. Sussex have twice had unbeaten runs of 8 games, the most recent one between 1995-2001.
The teams have drawn only once in their last seven meetings, dating back to 2001.
Last year’s match will forever be remembered for Rana Naved’s all-round performance – a career-best 139 with the bat, followed up by a four-wicket maiden that helped Sussex win inside two days. The margin of victory (an innings and 232 Runs) was Middlesex’s heaviest defeat in the County Championship at Lord’s.

Upcoming Landmarks:

Murray Goodwin requires 9 more runs for 7000 First-Class Runs for Sussex
Mushtaq Ahmed requires 1 more wicket for 300 First-Class Runs for Sussex
Robin Martin-Jenkins requires 2 more runs for 5000 Career First-Class Runs
Matt Prior requires 2 more runs for 5000 Career First-Class Runs, and 22 runs for 5000 Career First-Class Runs for Sussex
Michael Yardy needs 3 more catches for 50 First-Class Catches

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Martin Bicknell might make his return to Championship cricket tomorrow (May 31) at the Whitgfift school when Surrey take on Essex.

The 36 year old was named in the 12-man Surrey squad after showing coach, Alan Butcher that he has successfully recovered from a groin problem.

The Surrey man, in his 21st first-class season, has taken over 1000 wickets for the Club but has not taken the field for Surrey in a Championship match since July of last year. He took 6-56 in the first innings of that match and Surrey will be looking for much of the same from their veteran pace man as they endeavour to leapfrog the competition leaders.

Bicknell, since that six wicket haul against the eventual winners, Nottinghamshire has been plagued with injury but recently made a successful return for the Brown Caps, when he performed solidly for the second eleven last week against Yorkshire. He took three wickets in each innings of that match and dispelled any doubts of his fitness in the longer version of the game.

Should he be named in the final XI, Bicknell will be eager to stake his claim for a regular starting position in the main Surrey side in his last season for the Club.

James Ormond will miss the entire festival with a lower back problem but is likely to be fit for next week’s match with Leicestershire at the Brit Oval.

Opener, Scott Newman has also made a complete recovery from his hamstring strain.

The full Surrey team is:

Jonathan Batty (wicket-keeper)
Scott Newman
Mark Ramprakash
Mark Butcher (captain)
James Benning
Rikki Clarke
Azhar Mahmood
Martin Bicknell
Ian Salisbury
Nayan Doshi
Mohammad Akram
Tim Murtagh

12th man to be named tomorrow morning.

www.surreycricket.com offers a range of ways to stay in touch with the action. You can either listen to live online ball-by-ball commentary of the match courtesy of BBC London, receive text updates by texting “Surrey Scores” to 8181 or call 0904 06 41400 for the latest Surrey news and information.

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Surrey have named a 13 man squad for their C&G match against Glamorgan this Monday at the Brit Oval.

Neil Saker comes into the mix after some excellent performances for the Second XI.

Ahead of the game both teams will observe a minute’s silence for Surrey legend, Eric Bedser, who died on Wednesday.

Monday’s match is a must win for both teams who are both languishing towards the bottom end of the table. In order for Surrey to keep their C&G chances alive, a win here is crucial.

The full Surrey squad is; Jonathan Batty (wicket-keeper), James Benning, Mark Ramprakash, Mark Butcher (captain), Ali Brown, Rikki Clarke, Azhar Mahmood, Ian Salisbury, Tim Murtagh, Jade Dernbach, Nayan Doshi, Stewart Walters, Neil Saker.

Man to watch: Ali Brown- Ali enjoys playing against Glamorgan and has particularly fond memories of his massive 268 he hit here against them in 2002. He has had a bit of a lean trot recently but is too good a player to be kept down for long.

Injury news: James Ormond has had a back problem and was recently sent to a specialist. He had a course of injections, which has helped his condition. The build up to full fitness will be gradual and he will miss this match as well as the entire Whitgift festival but Surrey medical staff believes he will be fit and available for selection the week after.

Scott Newman has a slight hamstring niggle but has responded well to treatment and will play at Whitgift.

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