Sussex Sharks faced just ten balls in their National League match against Gloucestershire Gladiators last night before the match was abandoned due to heavy rain.

Richard Montgomerie and Will House had taken the score to 8-0 against the second division leaders when the first downpour drove the players off.

Another halted mopping-up operations and umpires Barry Leadbeater and Trevo Jesty abandoned the match at 6.45pm.

Kirtley and Davis both played after recovering from broken hands.

Both sides take two points which enabled Gloucestershire to stretch their lead at the top to ten points. A win over Surrey tomorrow would take Sussex off the bottom of the table.