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Sussex travel to Edgbaston for tomorrow’s Liverpool Victoria Championship match against Warwickshire.  The match will be played from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 July.

The Sussex Squad
RR Montgomerie, CD Hopkinson, MH Yardy, MW Goodwin, *CJ Adams’ +MJ Prior, LJ Wright’ Yasir Arafat, RSC Martin-Jenkins, Mushtaq Ahmed, JD Lewry, RJ Kirtley.

There are no injuries to report.

Sussex vs Warwickshire

Since Warwickshire joined the County Championship in 1905

Overall, Warwickshire leads by 48-36, with 52 draws and one tied match.
In matches in Warwickshire, the home side lead 26-11, with 32 draws.
At Edgbaston, the home side again lead the series, by 23-11 with 26 draws.

Interesting Facts about this fixture:

Since Warwickshire joined the County Championship in 1905

Sussex’s best run is the history of this fixture is five wins, recorded between 1921-23. Warwickshire’s best run is seven wins, achieved in 1890-3.
Warwickshire won the last game between the sides at Edgbaston, in 2005, by 101 Runs, after Sussex collapsed in their second innings for 126 when chasing 228.
The longest unbeaten streak in this fixture is 14 games by Warwickshire (1993-2003), comprising 10 wins and 4 draws. Sussex’s best run is 13 games, made between 1912-23, incorporating 9 wins and 4 draws.

UPCOMING LANDMARKS:

Michael Yardy needs 3 more catches for 50 First-Class Catches
Richard Montgomerie needs 132 more runs for 8,000 First-Class runs for Sussex.
Michael Yardy needs 77 more runs for 4,000 First-Class runs for Sussex (and Career).
Carl Hopkinson needs 16 more runs for 1,000 Career and Sussex First-Class runs.
Yasir Arafat needs 12 more wickets for 400 First-Class Wickets.