Sussex has a proud history in women's cricket. But what does their future look like?

Just consider the following names nurtured over the years, some of whom could easily be described as world class: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Freya Davies, Georgia Elwiss, Sarah Taylor, Linsey Smith, Freya Kemp, Georgia Adams, Tara Norris, Ella McCaughan, Holly Colvin and Clare Connor.

It’s a record Sussex should be proud of. So is the fact that 16 players who have represented the county in the past five years are now full-time professionals.

Now let’s compare Sussex’s record for producing top talent with Glamorgan. True, there are four players in their set-up currently with England U19s, but they have yet to produce a player for the England senior team.