Luke Wright today expects to allay fears of another bad break for Sussex.

The skipper plans to declare himself fit to face Hampshire in the final Royal London One-Day Cup group fixture on Wednesday.

He will undergo a scan on a damaged left hand but is optimistic about the likely outcome.

Wright left today’s six-wicket defeat by Gloucestershire at Eastbourne with a swelling on his thumb after failing to hold a desperately tough chance offered by opposing opener Michael Klinger.

But he is confident he has escaped a fracture.

Wright said: “It hit me pretty hard and, when it first swelled up, I wasn’t sure whether I’d broken it.

“I’ve got an X-ray tomorrow but I didn’t feel like it was broken.

“I feel like it just stiffened and swollen up.

“We don’t need any more injuries, hence why I didn’t field in the end.

“I felt like I wouldn’t be able to do much of a job in the field and, if I got another crack on it, that might put me out for Wednesday.

“It was probably a little bit precautionary.”

Wright would have loved to have pulled off the diving catch to get rid of dangerman Klinger for just 18.

He told The Argus: “It’s in the air so it’s a chance but it would have been a hell of a grab with my left hand.

“It would have been one of the better catches I’ve ever caught!

“But sometimes, with someone like Klinger, you need to take it because he doesn’t give many chances.”

Laurie Evans also left the action while fielding with what coach Mark Davis described as “a high hamstring twinge.”

Sussex have been hit by injuries in recent weeks, including broken bones in the hands for wicketkeeper Ben Brown and George Garton.

South African seamer Vernon Philander, who returned home to South Africa with a groin problem, is still expected to be back in time for the Championship contest with Durham, which starts on Sunday.

Wright scored 84 and Evans 48 as Sussex, put in on a slow wicket, made 240.

Former Sussex bowlers Chris Liddle (5-52) and Tom Smith (3-33) both excelled for the visitors.

Gloucestershire paced their reply cleverly. Klinger made 53 and George Hankins 67 before Jack Taylor's brisk 64 finished the job.