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Fixture: Kent v Sussex
Venue: Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury
Dates: Sunday, July 11 2021 - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Start time: 11am
What's the lowdown?
Two sides with grand designs in the white-ball formats meet with the wooden spoon in group three on the line.
Kent are one of only two sides (Derbyshire are the other) without a four-day win this season, having lost three and drawn six of their nine games.
Sussex have only gone one better, claiming that only success Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens.
The two sides played out a draw in their last meeting, a match which saw Ollie Robinson take nine wickets and Jack Leaning score an unbeaten 127 in Kent's second innings.
Who's in form?
Twenty-year-old off-spinner Jack Carson's 31 wickets in his first full championship season has been among the highlights of the campaign for Sussex.
Add that to Robinson's England debut and the performances of Tom Haines, who has registered 648 runs including two centuries and three fifties and there have been some encouraging moments amid an otherwise gloomy campaign.
That Kent can continue to look at Darren Stevens, 45, as their premier red-ball performer says plenty about how their first-class season has gone.
The veteran allrounder has struck 459 runs - only keeper-batter Ollie Robinson has more - while his 28 wickets are 13 more than his next teammate.
Last five first-class matches (most recent first)
Kent: DDDDD
Sussex: DLLDL
Head-to-head first-class record
Total matches: 327
Kent wins: 130
Sussex wins: 105
Draws: 90
Tied: 2
Abandoned: 1
What's the team news?
Kent: Coming soon
Jamie Atkins, James Coles, Tom Haines, Ollie Robinson and Sean Hunt are all out of isolation and back in the Sussex squad as part of six changes. Harrison Ward comes in, with Aaron Thomason among those to miss out after being contacted by NHS Test and Trace.
Sussex squad: Ben Brown (c), Jamie Atkins, Jack Carson, Oli Carter, James Coles, Tom Haines, Travis Head, Sean Hunt, Danial Ibrahim, Stuart Meaker, Ali Orr, Ollie Robinson, Harrison Ward
Latest Sussex news: Click here
What's the weather forecast?
Keep up to date with the MetOffice’s rolling forecast for Canterbury: Click here
How do I follow the match?
TV/stream: Information to come.
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The matches can also be viewed on mobile via the ECB app.
Radio: BBC Local Radio and the BBC Sport website will carry ball-by-ball radio commentary of the game.
Digital: The Cricketer will carry live scorecards and daily updates from every LV= County Championship match in 2021, as well as the latest breaking news from around the counties and exclusive features. Visit our County Hub for more.
Going to the game?
Tickets: - Tickets are only available for members until the easing of further Covid-19 restrictions on June 21.
Travel
Address: St Lawrence, Old Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3NZ
By car: Park & Ride, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EJ
This car park is situated a 10-15 minute walk or a short bus ride from the ground. The cost is £3.50 per day for a car and up to six passengers.
On matchdays, there is no one-off parking at the ground for spectators. However, there are limited disabled/blue badge parking spaces held in reserve at a daily rate of £15 per day. Parking is available in the ground on day four of the County Championship, subject to capacity.
*please check latest access information with the club given Covid-19 restrictions
By Bus: The bus to and from town stops in front of the turnstiles on Old Dover Road. Alternatively, you can use the Park and Ride and Stagecoach services from New Dover Road, which will return you to the Park & Ride car park. Stagecoach buses 15, 16 and 17 will be available from 7.30pm until 11.30pm with a valid park & ride ticket.
By Train: Canterbury East station is just one mile from the ground, whilst Canterbury West is slightly further at one and a half miles.
Prediction?
Sussex have some welcome faced back in the fold and Kent are missing a string of key players. Away win.
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