May 30, 2006
Sussex v Middlesex at Horsham, 31 May to 3 June 2006
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
