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The last round of County Championship was hugely influenced by the weather- to say the least- and it seems that this week may have a similar issue to deal with. All said, though, it seems as if Sussex might just be able to pull through for the long run, if they can conquer their competition despite the bad weather. Surrey at the Oval will have to work to stay in, and even harder to come out on top. Chris Adam and club had plenty of reason to be angry at the weather gods, when the rain wore their chances down past recourse- leaving them instead at the mercy of Dominic Cork and Glen Chapple and the remainder of the Lancashire offense at Old Trafford. Despite their poor reaction to the weather, however, Sussex keeps an element about them that demands respect on the field, and hen it comes to cricket, they’re not quite on the downslope yet. Last year’s defence of their title, ended with a flair, is reason enough for other teams to keep their guard up. The game against Lancashire is a rare example of defeat, it may be just a example of how Sussex has run over all easy wins, and has graduated to tougher meats. Since June, Sussex has been undefeated- walking away from their matchup with Hampshire at Arundel with a victory, and coming out on the stronger half of draw games against Somerset and Lancashire. This week’s meet-up with Surrey doesn’t look to be a great challenge, either, with the team weakening to the point more appropriate for Division Two. Instead, they’re sitting sad at Division One, with their early momentum diminished to nothing, and lamenting the fact that they’re the only club without a four-day win. Their downward drive has enough velocity that even Mark Ramprakash hasn’t been able to slow them down. They’d be bankrupt and utterly defeated were it not for his efforts and the 318 runs he’s earned on their behalf. Ramprakash, in fact, is the exact challenge that Sussex will be prepping for, rain or no. If they can walk onto the field with a defence to counter, the bet that Totesport with odds of 8/11 might be just the ticket for a rainy day.

Bet 365 has put Kent up as the favourites against Essex to compete for the Friends Provident Trophy. The one-day showpiece on August 16^th is showing Kent with a best price of 5/6; the team reached the final by knocking out holders Durham in the last four. After Essex shut out Yorkshire at Chelmsford in the semi-finals, Bet 365 pushed their odds to 6/5 to claim the trophy. Betdirect and Stan James both have Kent to win at 5/6 odds, but Essex remains the favourite with the two firms at 10/11 odds. Kent skipper Robert Key is very confident of their chances for the Lord’s contest, especially taking into consideration their recent break with a 29-year cold run for winning a knockout trophy. “ We won the Twenty20 last year and we feel we sort of put that bogey to rest a little bit. You need things to go your way a little bit, and hopefully at Lord's this year we can do it again. It's great to be there. What we realised last year was it was a brilliant effort to get there and it didn't really matter if we lost - but now we want that feeling of winning again.” Joe Denly and Martin van Jaarsveld were both big scorers for Kent during their win Friday at Riverside, with the total coming up to 83 runs ahead. Essex, to their own merit, have been creating an impressive wake for themselves.  They found success with their semi-final by 87 runs; Alastair Cook as England opener scoring with 95. Graham Napier must also be credited with a substantial contribution; his fast 61 down the order brought the team up to a total of 288 for eight. Yorkshire put their best foot forward and looked alright for a while, losing momentum as soon as they began to lose wickets.

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