August 4, 2006
Sussex v Lancashire in NatWest Pro40 at Hove on Sunday 6 August
The Sharks take on Lightning on Sunday 6 August at the County Ground, Hove in their latest NatWest Pro40 match. Gates open at 12.15pm and play starts at 1.45pm.
This is our Family Day with a bouncy castle, facepainting, magic tricks, music and coaching for kids throughout the day. We are also holding our Wacky Mascot Relay Race during the interval with Sid the Shark proving who’s top fish against Lanky The Giraffe from Lancashire.
There is a special family ticket priced at £20 for two adults and two children, up to 50%saving.
Sussex Squad
RR Montgomerie,CD Hopkinson,MH Yardy, MW Goodwin,*CJ Adams,RSC Martin-Jenkins, +MJ Prior, Yasir Arafat, Mushtaq Ahmed, RJ Kirtley, LJ Wright, CD Nash, OP Rayner.
Sussex vs Lancashire
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Overall, Lancashire leads the series 27-19.
In matches in Sussex, the home side lead by 13 wins to 10.
The teams have played each other in the 40–over league on 35 occasions, with Lancashire having won 20 matches to Sussex’s 15.
Interesting Facts about this fixture:
The teams have not played each other in the League since 2003, when the teams split the two games between them. In 2004 and 2005, the sides met in the C&G Trophy, with Lancashire victorious on both occasions.
Lancashire’s best sequence of wins in this fixture is five wins, recorded between 1993-6. Sussex’s best sequence is seven wins, which was achieved between 1977-83.
The teams’ three most recent League encounters at Hove have all been Day/Night matches – the last time they met in a daytime League match was in 1998, when Lancashire prevailed by 10 Runs.
Sussex have lost only one of their last 19 one-day games at Hove, a sequence dating back to May 2004.
