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Jordan impresses for Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Chris Jordan made an immediate impact on his Sussex debut with three wickets as his side eased to an eight-wicket win in the opening Emirates Airline T20 clash against Lancashire in Dubai today.

21/03/2013 (63 days old) | Read more
Hove gets big screen treatment
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex are to replace their existing main scoreboard at Hove with an LED screen after securing a five-year sponsorship deal with LED Sport Europe.

20/03/2013 (64 days old) | Read more
Sussex give chance to Miller
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex are giving a trial to former Lancashire and Warwickshire seamer Andrew Miller on their pre-season tour to Dubai.

14/03/2013 (70 days old) | Read more
Sussex blow as Wernars quits
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex all-rounder Kirk Wernars will not play for the county this season and is returning to South Africa.

12/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
Hastings joins Sussex's T20 campaign
By Bruce Talbot
Australian all-rounder John Hastings is joining Sussex for this summer's T20 campaign.

07/03/2013 (77 days old) | Read more
Wheater move to Hampshire confirmed
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire have confirmed their signing of wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Wheater from Essex.

01/03/2013 (83 days old) | Read more
Mixed financial results for Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
A one-off legal settlement of £133,000 helped Sussex declare an operating surplus of £227,775 for 2012.

27/02/2013 (85 days old) | Read more
Sussex want to spread the word
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex are consulting their members about how they should spend the £1m Business Improvement Loan they are to apply to the ECB for.

22/02/2013 (90 days old) | Read more
Wiggins and Sky team boost Prior
By Bruce Talbot
England wicketkeeper Matt Prior is taking tips from Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins as he prepares for a busy 12 months for

01/02/2013 (111 days old) | Read more
New Hampshire academy attracts Australia
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire and Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed for six of Australia’s most talented young cricketers to attend the newly-formed Ageas Bowl

17/01/2013 (126 days old) | Read more
Sussex cautious about Taylor talk
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex insist it is too early to say whether England’s Sarah Taylor will play for their Second XI this season.

15/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
Young quick Barber on U19 World Cup trail
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire starlet Tom Barber is looking forward to this month’s England Under-19 tour to South Africa.

15/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
Ajmal signs up for Hampshire in 2013
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire have signed Pakistan off spinner Saeed Ajmal for the latter part of next season.

21/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
Surprise call-up for paceman Liddle
By Bruce Talbot
Chris Liddle is to join Sussex team-mate Luke Wright in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.

21/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
Toumazi is new Sussex chief executive
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex are today unveiling Zac Toumazi as their new chief executive.

20/12/2012 (154 days old) | Read more
Contract extensions for Hampshire quartet
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams is one of four homegrown players to have signed contract extensions.

15/12/2012 (159 days old) | Read more
Robinson's England aim for new signing Jordan
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex coach Mark Robinson believes the county can tap into Chris Jordan's potential and turn the all-rounder into an England player.

06/12/2012 (168 days old) | Read more
Nash pledges his future to Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Vice-captain Chris Nash will probably see out his career with Sussex after agreeing a new two-year contract extension.

02/12/2012 (172 days old) | Read more
Aussie Bailey signs for Hampshire
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire have signed Australia's Twenty20 captain George Bailey as their overseas player for next season.

22/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
Sussex confirm ICC anti-corruption probe
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex have confirmed that their Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Kent at Hove last year has been investigated by the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit after

17/11/2012 (187 days old) | Read more
Hampshire offer Riazuddin one-year extension
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire all-rounder Hamza Riazuddin has signed a new one-year deal with the club.

14/11/2012 (190 days old) | Read more
Wernars extends his Sussex contract
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex's South African born all-rounder Kirk Wernars has signed a one-year extension to his contract which ties him to the county until 2014.

05/11/2012 (199 days old) | Read more
Brown deal seals his Sussex future
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex wicketkeeper Ben Brown has signed a new contract which will keep him at Hove until the end of the 2014 season.

31/10/2012 (204 days old) | Read more
Bransgrove steps down from dual role
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove has stepped aside as chief executive of the county after combining both roles for 12 years.

30/10/2012 (205 days old) | Read more
Sussex sign up for more Beer
By Bruce Talbot
Leg-spinner Will Beer has signed a new two-year contract with Sussex that ties him to the county until 2014.

25/10/2012 (210 days old) | Read more
All-rounder Adkin released by Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex have released all-rounder Will Adkin after three seasons on their professional staff.

22/10/2012 (213 days old) | Read more
Joyce to lead Sussex in 2013
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex have confirmed that Ed Joyce is to remain as captain for the 2013 campaign.

18/10/2012 (217 days old) | Read more
Styris signs to return to Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex have signed Scott Styris for their 2013 Twenty20 campaign.The 37-year-old New

15/10/2012 (220 days old) | Read more
Brooks exit stuns Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex chief executive Dave Brooks has stunned the club by announcing that he will be leaving at the end of the year.

10/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
£3 million loss for Rose Bowl company
By Bruce Talbot
Rose Bowl plc, the company that owns Hampshire Cricket, lost more than £3m in the last financial year.

05/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
Briggs opts out of Champions League
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire have replaced Danny Briggs with David Balcombe in their Champions League Twenty20 squad.

30/09/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
Hamilton-Brown back to the future at Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Rory Hamilton-Brown believes he will emerge from the 'awful tragedy' of losing his best friend by realising his potential in a second spell with Sussex.

28/09/2012 (237 days old) | Read more
Sussex release Naveed Arif
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex have released Naveed Arif Gondal. The 30-year-old Pakistan-born bowling all-rounder made an

27/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
Hants pick Maxwell, Afridi in Champions League squad
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire have included Glenn Maxwell and Shahid Afridi in their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa next month.

14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
Ageas Bowl hotel to be ready for 2014 Test
By Bruce Talbot
Work will begin on the Ageas Bowl’s four-star hotel on Monday. The Hilton hotel will be completed at the northern end in time for the

07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
Goodwin to leave Sussex at season's end
By Bruce Talbot
Murray Goodwin, one of the cornerstones of the most successful era in Sussex's history, is to leave the county at the end of the season.

03/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
Mascarenhas, McKenzie to miss CB40 semi-final
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire will be without Dimi Mascarenhas as well as Neil McKenzie for their Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-final against Sussex on

31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
Hants want Afridi and Maxwell for Champions League
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire hope to sign Shahid Afridi and Glenn Maxwell for the T20 Champions League.

30/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
Sharks stronger than my 2009 winners: Yardy
By Bruce Talbot
Mike Yardy bows out as Sussex captain at Friends Life t20 Finals Day on Saturday adamant that this year’s squad is better than the

24/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
Mascarenhas confident of Finals Day role
By Bruce Talbot
Dimi Mascarenhas is confident of being available to captain Hampshire at Friends LIfe t20 Finals Day in Cardiff despite

22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
Hodd joins Yorkshire for loan spell
By Bruce Talbot
Andrew Hodd is joining Yorkshire on loan for the rest of the season in search of regular first-team cricket.

13/08/2012 (283 days old) | Read more
Skipper Joyce admits county v country issue
By Bruce Talbot
Ed Joyce admits his love of playing for his country could impact on Sussex’s long-term captaincy plans.

03/08/2012 (293 days old) | Read more
Yardy quits Sussex captaincy
By Bruce Talbot
Mike Yardy is stepping down as Sussex captain with immediate effect.

31/07/2012 (296 days old) | Read more
McKenzie relief at match-winning knock
By Bruce Talbot
Neil McKenzie has spoken of his relief at producing a match-winning t20 knock after his heroic performance against Nottinghamshire fired Hampshire to a third successive Finals Day.

27/07/2012 (300 days old) | Read more
Styris praises support role of Goodwin
By Bruce Talbot
Scott Styris admits he wouldn’t have scored one of the most explosive hundreds in the history of domestic t20 without the help of Sussex team-mate Murray Goodwin.

26/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
Katich wary of Taylor effect
By Bruce Talbot
Simon Katich has challenged his Hampshire teammates to stop James Taylor as they prepare for two big games against Nottinghamshire

16/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
Mascarenhas: We'll rise to Twenty20 challenge
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire's Twenty20 captain Dimi Mascarenhas says his side is up for the challenge of beating Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals

10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
Adams confident of last eight qualification
By Bruce Talbot
Jimmy Adams is confident Hampshire can qualify for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals for a fourth successive season.

06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
Theron not returning to Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex have confirmed that South African overseas bowler Rusty Theron will not be returning to the county for their three remaining South Group games in the Friends Life t20.

03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
Rippon snatches Sharks chance
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex may have unearthed a new star after Michael Rippon made a sensational debut in Friday’s Friends Life t20 demolition of Kent Spitfires.

30/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
Magoffin makes permanent move to Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Australian fast bowler Steve Magoffin is to remain with Sussex after deciding to move permanently to the UK.

27/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
Key player absences a worry for Sussex
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex's unbeaten start to their Friends Life t20 campaign could be threatened by the absence of two key players

26/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
Sussex set early-season rain losses at 100k
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex are the latest county club to count the cost of the wretchedly wet summer.

15/06/2012 (342 days old) | Read more
Sussex give Theron overseas berth
By Bruce Talbot
Rusty Theron, the South African quick bowler, has been confirmed as Sussex’s second overseas player for this year’s Friends Life t20.

11/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
Aussie Maxwell signs for Hampshire
By Bruce Talbot
Hampshire have signed Glenn Maxwell for this year’s Friends Life t20 tournament.

30/05/2012 (358 days old) | Read more
Patel liking life at the top
By Bruce Talbot
Samit Patel is relishing life at the top after playing a crucial part in helping Nottinghamshire take over as County Championship leaders.

28/05/2012 (360 days old) | Read more
Low-key Sussex return for Wright
By Bruce Talbot
Luke Wright is back playing for Sussex again after cutting short his IPL stint because of illness.

17/05/2012 (371 days old) | Read more
Sussex question ECB floodlight rule
By Bruce Talbot
Sussex coach Mark Robinson believes the ECB need to look at the rule which allows County Championship games to continue under floodlights.

30/04/2012 (388 days old) | Read more
Balcombe relishing new Hants role
By Bruce Talbot
David Balcombe is loving life as the leader of Hampshire's attack.

26/04/2012 (392 days old) | Read more

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