Pre-season nets with knobs on. But it was great to see cricket again at Hove
19.03.26, 18:57 Updated 21.03.26, 08:30 3 Minute Read
Paul Weaver
Let there be cricket. And there was cricket. After the most punishing of winters – both meteorologically and financially – the sound of bat on ball felt like a blessing, an embrocation for the soul.
Sussex started a two-day friendly game against Kent at the County Ground at Hove on Thursday. It was the first cricket here in half a year and the gods smiled on this small but significant occasion by serving up a cloudless sky and the warmest day felt here in 2026.
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