Fynn Hudson-Prentice to re-join Sussex at end of season

The 25-year-old allrounder came through Sussex’s player pathway, making seven first-team appearances, before joining Derbyshire in 2019

Fynn Hudson-Prentice will return to Sussex at the end of the 2021 season after signing a multi-year contract with the club.

The 25-year-old allrounder was a product of Sussex’s player pathway and made seven first-team appearances during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He then joined the MCC Young Cricketers programme in 2018 before signing for Derbyshire during the 2019 season.

Hudson-Prentice has made 18 first-class appearances for Derbyshire, taking 42 wickets and scoring 685 runs – including 99 on debut. With the white ball, he has 26 wickets and 244 runs in 26 T20 matches and helped the Falcons reach Finals Day in 2019.

Commenting on his impending return to Sussex, Hudson-Prentice said: "I'm massively grateful for the time I've spent at Derbyshire over the past three seasons, and I wish the club all the best for the future.

"Although I enjoyed my time at the club, I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to go back home to where it all began. I'm really looking forward to the next chapter of my career at Hove."

Sussex’s Championship and One-Day coach, Ian Salisbury is hoping his new signing will become as important to the side as fellow allrounder, George Garton, commenting: "We're hugely excited that Fynn, a Sussex academy graduate, is coming back to the club. James [Kirtley] and I - alongside our analyst, Luke Dunning - have been monitoring players that play a key role in all three formats.

"We believe it’s really important that our future signings can do that. Fynn is someone that can and, in a similar manner to George Garton, is an all-rounder who will balance the sides we put out nicely."

Meanwhile, T20 coach, James Kirtley, added: "I kept tabs on him as he went off to Derbyshire and it has been exciting to see him do really well over the last couple of years.

"Fynn has grown as a player and a person. He’s a Sussex lad, he’s a performer, a match-winner and his skill set gives us real balance in our sides in all three formats. That ticks the boxes for us with the strategy we’ve got and will continue to pursue."