Ali Orr signs first professional contract

The 20-year-old batsman, who also keeps wicket, is a product of Sussex’s player pathway and has represented the county since the age of ten.

A former pupil of Bede’s School in Eastbourne, Ali has already played 15 times for the 2nd XI since his debut in 2018, top-scoring with 85 not out against Yorkshire in a three-day match at the end of the 2019 season.  

Playing for Loughborough University against Leicestershire last week, Ali top-scored in the students’ first innings with 60.

He becomes the tenth pathway graduate in Sussex’s current professional squad and is the fourth of those to sign their first contracts ahead of the new campaign, alongside Jamie Atkins, Jack Carson and Henry Crocombe.

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