Travis Head is in line for his Sussex debut in the county’s LV= Insurance County Championship match against Northamptonshire that starts on Thursday. The Australian overseas player is part of a 13-man squad that includes Delray Rawlins has traveled to Northampton for the fixture.
Ollie Robinson returns after being rested for last week’s game against Lancashire, while George Garton will take a break having played in all four of Sussex’s matches so far. Will Beer and Ali Orr are omitted to allow them to play in the 2nd XI Championship fixture against Surrey currently underway at The 1st Central County Ground.
After four rounds, Sussex is third in Group 3. Their record of one win, a draw, and two defeats is the same as that of fourth-placed Northants and fifth-placed Glamorgan, but a superior bonus point haul gives Sussex a slight advantage.
With 12, Sussex has the most batting points in the group and one fewer than Group 1’s Worcestershire, who leads the way across the competition. Sussex is one of six counties to have amassed as many as 12 bowling points so far, including Group 3’s first- and second-placed teams, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Sussex Squad: Ben Brown (captain, wicketkeeper), Jamie Atkins, Jack Carson, Tom Clark, Henry Crocombe, Tom Haines, Travis Head, Stuart Meaker, Delray Rawlins, Ollie Robinson (vice-captain), Joe Sarro, Aaron Thomason, Stiaan van Zyl
Northamptonshire Squad: Adam Rossington (captain/wicketkeeper), Gareth Berg, Nathan Buck, Ben Curran, Brandon Glover, Rob Keogh, Simon Kerrigan, Wayne Parnell, Luke Procter, Ben Sanderson, Tom Taylor, Charlie Thurston, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Saif Zaib
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