Sussex have agreed terms with West Indian international Jerome Taylor to play in the Royal London One-Day Cup group stages.

The 32 year-old paceman, his country’s leading wicket-taker at the 2015 World Cup with 17, will be at Hove by the weekend to be available for the majority of the tournament.

He is expected to make his debut when Somerset visit Hove on Sunday.

Taylor was part of the World T20 winning squad in 2016, has taken 280 wickets across all three formats of the international game and has most recently being playing in the West Indies for Jamaica.

Sussex director of cricket Keith Greenfield said, “We’ve worked really hard to secure a replacement since it became clear that Vernon would no longer be available for the Royal London One-Day Cup and we’re delighted that we have agreed terms with Jerome.

“Jerome is a vastly experienced international white-ball bowler and we believe he will be a great asset to Mark Davis and our squad during the tournament.”