July 18, 2006
Sussex v Middlesex at Southgate in LVC, 19-22 July 2006
Sussex travel to Southgate for tomorrow’s LVC match against Middlesex. They play from Wednesday 19 to Saturday 22 July.
Chris Adams hopes to be fit to play following a bruised thumb sustained during the recent Kent match at Hove.
The Sussex Squad
C D Hopkinson, R R Montgomerie, M H Yardy, M W Goodwin, C J Adams*, R S C Martin-Jenkins, M J Prior+, L J Wright, Mushtaq Ahmed, Yasir Arafat, J D Lewry, C D Nash, O P Rayner.
Sussex vs Middlesex - Since the County Championship began in 1890.
Overall, Middlesex leads by 84-42, with 69 draws.
In matches in Middlesex, the home side dominate results, leading the series by 49-16, with 32 draws.
The teams have only played once previously at Southgate, in 2000, when Sussex won by 7 wickets.
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 – a win in this match would equal that record. 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, and Middlesex have only won twice in the last 15 meetings, dating back to 1995.
UPCOMING LANDMARKS:
Chris Adams needs 1 more appearance for 300 First-Class Matches
Murray Goodwin needs 88 more runs for 1,000 First-Class Runs in 2006
Michael Yardy needs 3 more catches for 50 First-Class Catches
Carl Hopkinson needs 93 more runs for 1,000 Career and Sussex First-Class runs.
