Lancashire & Sussex Battle out Entertaining Draw

On Saturday 23rd May 2026, Sussex Visually Impaired XI (VI Sharks) travelled to Manchester to face Lancashire in their first league match of the season. Sussex posted 237-6 in 35 overs, with Dan Field scoring 58 and Si Ledwith contributing 51, before Lancashire's Shahab responded with a remarkable 92 off 50 balls featuring 13 fours and 2 sixes. The match ended in a draw, continuing the tradition of high-scoring, closely contested encounters between the two sides.