Ollie’s record the only highlight so far for Sussex

OLLIE Robinson’s England debut is looking increasingly like a case of ‘when’ rather than ‘if ’ following 25 wickets at 13.92 in the first five rounds.
The highlight for the Sussex seamer was undoubtedly a match-winning 9-78 in Cardiff in mid-April, as every Glamorgan batsman bar Billy Root fell to the 27-year-old for the best firstclass figures by an England-qualified bowler since Chris Woakes’ 9-36 against Durham in 2016.
It facilitated an eight-wicket win but that was the only victory in the first five rounds for the Hove-based outfit, with a thras...

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