Fresh from Friday’s incredible one-wicket victory over Yorkshire, Surrey head straight back into Rothesay County Championship with a trip to Sussex.
Surrey head down to Hove for another big Rothesay County Championship match in an ever-congested Division One table. With three games left in the season, Surrey sit sixth on 124 points with Sussex in fourth on 140 points.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP WITH PLAY?
Sussex’s live stream will broadcast every ball of the contest at Hove. A link will be placed on the Kia Oval Match Centre and Surrey’s social media channels. Surrey’s social media channels will provide regular updates and video clips. Highlights and written match report will be published on the Kia Oval website at the end of each day of play.
SURREY SQUAD
Ryan Patel and Jordan Clark return to the Surrey squad.
Ollie Pope, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith and Dan Lawrence are part of the England squad for Wednesday’s third Test match at Edgbaston. Will Jacks, Jamie Overton and Ollie Sykes are part of the England Lions squad for their T20 series with Sri Lanka.
LAST TIME OUT VS SUSSEX
Surrey got their first win of the 2026 campaign with a thrilling victory over Sussex at the Kia Oval.
After winning the toss, Jordan Clark took five wickets as Surrey reduced Sussex to 92/7, before the visitors fought back, with Hudson-Prentice (53), Carson (105) and captain Robinson (100*) dragging Sussex to 358/9 declared.
Surrey responded in classic fashion, with Burns (77) and Sibley (187) putting on 148 for the first wicket, with Patel adding 67 in his first match of the season. First-class debutant Adam Thomas scored 120, putting on 161 runs for the eight wicket with Sean Abbott (76) as Surrey piled on 622.
Matt Fisher struck twice in the first over, as Surrey reduced Sussex to 76/4 at stumps on the third day. Sussex rallied as Charlie Tear added 61 to be bowled out for 277, leaving Surrey to chase 14 runs for victory, which they achieved by eight wickets.
Go behind-the-scenes with E3 S3 of Second Glance.
SUSSEX
Previewed by Bruce Talbot, ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay
Captain: Ollie Robinson
Head coach: Paul Farbrace
2025 finish: 4th
2026 highest run-scorer: Daniel Hughes (746 runs)
2026 highest wicket-taker: Henry Crocombe (40 wickets)
Key winter moves: Sussex added three red-ball players to their Rothesay County Championship squad and have given themselves more options in two key areas: the top order and the all-rounder slot. Jack Leaning is back working with Paul Farbrace, the coach who knows him best, while Tom Price is a genuine all-rounder who will relish the step up to Division One. Seamer Dom Goodman has followed Price from Gloucestershire and will offer good back-up to Ollie Robinson and the other quicks.
What we’re looking forward to seeing: James Coles is likely to get the chance to showcase his undoubted talent in the top four and it’s unlikely to faze him. Can the experienced Jack Leaning rediscoverer his best form after linking up with Farbrace again and how will Ollie Robinson, who now has the twin responsibilities of leading the seam attack and captaining the team, handle the extra responsibility? Tom Price adds beef to an already strong lower-middle order and is a potential match-changer with bat and ball.
Aiming to catch Test selectors’ eye: If Coles makes his England debut this summer it’s likely to be in one-day cricket after he picked up a £390k contract at The Hundred. But the 21-year-old has all the skills to develop into a Test batter too. He scored four centuries last season – his first in Division One – and is capable of kicking on this summer.
Final thought: Sussex start the season with a 12-point deduction for financial misdemeanours, but Farbrace thinks his squad is strong enough to be considered title challengers. Although opener Daniel Hughes is back from Australia, there will be no overseas bowler until Jaydev Unadkat arrives in June and that might stretch bowling resources in the first half of the season. But if they can keep their key players fit and utilise the squad depth, Sussex can improve on last season’s fourth place.
