June 9, 2006
Sussex v Ireland at Clontarf on 11 June 2006
Sussex travel to Dublin to play Ireland in their next C&G Trophy match. The game takes place at Clontarf Castle CC on Sunday 11 June.
Michael Yardy has responded well to physio and and as such has been named in the Sussex squad.
The Sussex Squad (in alphabetical order)
C J Adams, (capt), Mushtaq Ahmed, M W Goodwin,C D Hopkinson, R J Kirtley, JD Lewry, T E Linley, R S C Martin-Jenkins, R R Montgomerie, C D Nash, M J Prior, (wkt), L J Wright, MH Yardy.
Sussex vs Ireland in One-Day Cricket
The sides have met on six previous occasions in one-day cricket – Sussex have won all six.
Three of the matches were in Ireland, all won by the visitors, but only one was played at Clontarf, which was back in 1983.
Interesting Facts about this fixture:
The teams have not played each other since the 1996 season, when they actually played each other twice. In the B&H Cup match at Hove, Sussex won by 8 Wickets, and in the NatWest Trophy game in Belfast, the visitors won by 304 Runs.
Upcoming Landmarks:
- Murray Goodwin needs 38 Runs for 4,000 One-Day Runs for Sussex.
- Jason Lewry needs 3 Wickets for 100 Career One-Day Wickets.
- James Kirtley needs 2 Wickets for 250 One-Day Wickets for Sussex.
- Matthew Prior needs 19 Runs for 2,000 One-Day Runs for Sussex.
