Tom Alsop joins Sussex on permanent basis after loan from Hampshire

Tom Alsop has joined Sussex on a full-time basis after impressing in the first two months of a season-long loan from Hampshire.
Alsop, the wicketkeeper-batter and former England Lions player, has averaged 31.30 in the early stages of the County Championship season, including a hundred against Middlesex, and hit 65 off 30 balls on his T20 debut for the club against Kent last week.

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“To sign permanently for Sussex is great news,” Alsop said. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time with Sussex and I’m glad that I have made a decent start to the season in both formats of the game.

“I’d like to thank Hampshire and I’d like to say a massive thank you to the coaching staff at Sussex for believing in me and to everybody else who has made me feel at home so quickly.”

Alsop was a product of Hampshire’s pathway system and played 146 games for them across formats, with his innings of 72 in the 2018 Royal London Cup final – which Hampshire won – among his best moments for the club.

His form as a young player earned him England Lions call-ups in 2016-17, and Giles White, Hampshire’s director of cricket, said he had made “a significant contribution across all formats”.

Sussex said in a statement that Alsop had signed a two-year permanent deal which will become active upon the completion of his loan deal in November.

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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