Royal London 50 over comp 2022

Whatever way you look at the performance in this competition, it is a big leap up from last season. 5 wins and 2 defeats so far this year, compared to 2 wins, 4 defeats and 2 no results last year.

Pujara plus some much improved youngsters has made us a decent side in this competition. It’s a pity we couldn’t find half a dozen more runs at Edgbaston, but there is some progress.

Next step is to compete when the Hindered isn’t taking place. Currie and Karvelas are a vast improvement over our younger bowlers who should be learning their trade in the 2nds.

If two more youngsters step up like Haines, Orr, Clark and even Rawlins have over the last three seasons, we will start to compete in all formats.

Next step is to compete when the Hindered isn’t taking place.

Great to see Sussex competing in a competition this season,
although let us not get carried away. 

In hindsight, the 50 over is the perfect tournament for the
youngsters to find their mojo, when the other 17 counties
have their best cricketers involved with the 100. We don't
have any departures apart from Garton, who, partly due
to his wretched long Covid, is a ghost of himself this
season. So is he really a loss?

It's great to see players like Orr doing so well and for
Rawlins to finally come good. And when you add the
class of Pujara to the equation, and offer the additions
of Currie and Karvelas, everything looks hunky-
dory compared to the previous months.

I agree with philh. Let us enjoy the fruits and
splendours of the One-Day Cup, but the next and
most difficult step is to remain competitive when
the top county players return from the 100 in early
September. 

If we continue this rich vein of form during the remaining
three Championship matches, then it really is time to
celebrate.

I am torn, part of me thinks that Rawlins could have come good in last years 50 over comp but he was carrying drinks for the Southern Brave, but then it is tough to tell how much that experience helped him develop by just being around that tournament winning squad, he has been very consistent in both the Blast and now the 50 over this year. Eoin Morgan was very vocal about the big difference in the Eng 2015 World Cup Squad vs the 2019 World Cup Squad was their exposure to the IPL. Hoping a few of these great crop of Sussex youngsters get some more exposure in the BBL and other T20 leagues this winter

...or we need Somerset or Durham to do us a favour, which based on their performances thus far in this year's tournament is unlikely.

Barring a massive turnaround in our net run rate, Notts and Gloucestershire are unlikely to finish above us.

Win and it is a home semi-final!!

The irony is if we had been in the other group we would have already qualified with ten points.  A consequence of the gap between the top six and Surrey, Durham and Somerset who have only won three games between them.

An excellent post Wicked.

It is wonderful finally seeing Sussex compete and win matches, but we need to be both realistic and keep our feet on the ground.

I was at the ground on Friday and it was interesting talking to some of the Somerset supporters who given their depleted side had already written off their chances in the game once we had passed 200.  Their team being made up of last minute signings, an emergency loan and a number of youngsters, some of whom they knew little or nothing about.  Despite all this, they are still some of the most partisan and loyal supporters going and the large crowd still cheered on every wicket and boundary for their side.

There is no doubt progress is being made by our young group, both within individual players and as a team collectively, but the actual degree can neither be fully measured or appreciated until we produce consistently across all formats against fully strength opposition.

If anyone is in doubt, just take a look at the County Championship and T20 Tables for the current season.  Even with the current group, there is still work to be done in improving both the playing and coaching staff.  Our Royal London Cup exploits are a sticking plaster, albeit very welcome.

In the meantime, let us enjoy the moment and irrespective of the outcome on Tuesday a far more successful campaign than many of us anticipated when we first took to the field against Nottinghamshire and lost by 65 runs on the 2nd August.

A pleasant memory from Friday...




Ali Orr's first six in just the second over for those who know the Taunton ground cleared the retirement flats.  At the time, we clearly didn't appreciate it was the start of something quite exceptional.

Karvelas and Currie have had their contracts extended to the end of the season.