{"id":498461,"date":"2026-03-27T15:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/498461\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:03:08","slug":"ollie-robinson-sussex-have-a-chance-to-make-history-despite-financial-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/498461\/","title":{"rendered":"Ollie Robinson: Sussex have a chance to make history despite financial issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Head coach Paul Farbrace told club members<\/a> following this week’s AGM that he expects some of his players to be targeted by other counties later in the season given the club’s vulnerable position.<\/p>\n

The 58-year-old dismissed reports all-rounder James Coles had already been approached by Hampshire, and Coles himself seems very keen to stay and give his best for the team.<\/p>\n

“I love this place, this is home for me,” said Coles. “I love coming in every day. There’s good banter flying around so it’s always fun.<\/p>\n

“Everyone on the gates, everything about this place is really lovely. My parents love coming down and I do love being by the beach.”<\/p>\n

Coles, 21, joined the Sussex academy aged 12, and made his senior debut on 6 September 6, 2020, at the age of 16, becoming the youngest player to represent the county in first-class cricket.<\/p>\n

“They gave me my debut at 16 when I hadn’t maybe justified it, but got it and it’s just been upwards from there, so I’m ever so grateful to this place,” he added.<\/p>\n

The England Lions all-rounder said the events off the field during the winter had brought everyone together.<\/p>\n

“The dressing room is in a really good place, not too many injuries, and I think we’ve got a good chance of doing well,” said Coles, who was bought by London Spirit for \u00a3390,000 at the Hundred auction<\/a> earlier this month following his performances over the winter for Sunrisers Eastern Cape in South Africa’s T20 competition.<\/p>\n

“The boys have got a really good hunger for this year because we know the future is not as certain as it once was, and that’s the cards we’ve been dealt. <\/p>\n

“But for this year, we know what’s laid out ahead of us, and so that’s all we can deal with, and the boys are pretty determined to have a good year.”<\/p>\n

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