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Sussex Sharks will take on eastern neighbours Kent in the Royal London Cup at Eastbourne on Friday 24th July at The Saffrons, home to Eastbourne Cricket Club. Located on the edge of Eastbourne town centre and next to the town hall, the ground is within easy reach of local transport links. It was first used in 1884 and Sussex County Cricket Club played some of their matches there between 1896 and 2000, and recently from 2017.

In a change from recent seasons, the make-up of the two groups in the Royal London Cup has been decided by a draw rather than by geography. The Sharks’ other two home group matches are against Durham and Middlesex at The 1st Central County Ground. They will play away against Worcestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Essex.

The group stage of the competition runs from Sunday 19th July to Sunday 9th August. The play-offs between second and third-placed sides both take place on Thursday 13th August with semi-finals contested between the winners of those matches and the two group winners on Sunday 16th August. The final will take place at Trent Bridge on Saturday 19th September.