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Paul Farbrace is considering going into the loan market with two of his seamers sidelined

At Skid Row in Hove, Farbrace lightens the gloomy mood

Director of Cricket's positive messaging was much needed as members got more grim details about Sussex's precarious financial position

25.03.26, 09:30 Updated 25.03.26, 09:54 3 Minute Read

Paul Weaver

Paul Weaver

The cabaret, like the cavalry in westerns, arrived late but it saved the day at Tuesday night’s Sussex AGM.

Paul Farbrace is the Sussex coach – or Director of Cricket to give him his posh title. He is also, by 22 yards, the best communicator at the club.

Last night he was a vaudevillian among morticians. Stepping out from the black cloth-covered table to meet his audience he was as light on his feet as a middleweight boxer and as comfortable, with mic in hand, as Graham Norton doing his warm-up.

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