v Essex (A) Tue 10th August RLODC

Having dented Worcestershire's hopes of progressing to the latter stages of the Royal London One Day Cup, Sussex have the opportunity to damage Essex's lofty position in the next RLODC game. Essex have won four of their five games with the sixth in progress right now against Durham (Sunday 8th). Coincidentally, Essex's only defeat was a hefty loss by 182 runs to Worcestershire. Essex have won all their four victories when batting second with two convincing 9-wicket victories over Kent and Middlesex.

Skipper Tom Westley and Alastair Cook have scored the bulk of Essex's runs while Simon Harmer and Ryan ten Doeschate have taken wickets at under 18 apiece. Their top wicket-taker, though is Shane Snater, who has bagged 13 wickets in the competition.

Sussex have almost no chance of qualifying for the knockout stage of the competition and will no doubt reflect on what might have been if they had managed to reverse the result one or both of their two narrow defeats.

Can Sussex go to Chelmsford and bring home two points? It's certainly possible.

League table before Sunday's results

Lancashire P7 8 Pts
Essex P5 8 Pts
Durham P5 7 Pts
Worcestershire P7 7 Pts
Gloucestershire P6 6 Pts
Hampshire P6 5 Pts
Middlesex P6 5 Pts
Sussex P6 4 Pts
Kent P6 4 Pts