Machan Pens Sussex Deal

10 October 2011

Matt Machan has signed his maiden professional contract with Sussex.

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Sussex have signed Matt Machan on his first professional contract on a deal that will see him remain with the club for at least the next two seasons.

The 20 year-old passed 50 in all three innings that he played for Sussex’s first eleven in 2011, making 99 against Oxford University; 56 against the touring Indians; and 71 against Nottinghamshire in the final LV= County Championship match of the year.

Sussex cricket manager Mark Robinson said of the news, “Matt’s performances throughout the summer, but especially in the first team games he played, have shown that he has the potential to be a very good player. The two-year contract will now give him the time to take his game forward."

Machan outlined his winter plans saying, “I'll be going to Australia now for the next couple of months to build on my game and work towards the 2012 season."

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