Jofra Archer set to return to first-class action for Sussex after missing IPL 2021 with finger injury

Jofra Archer returns to first-class action for Sussex against Kent as he prepares to prove his fitness in the lead up to England's two-Test series against New Zealand in June.

England fast bowler Jofra Archer was named in Sussex's 13-man squad for their County Championship match against Kent, starting May 13. Archer returns to first-class cricket after missing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 with a finger injury. Archer underwent surgery to remove a glass fragment from a tendon on his right hand, an injury he sustained in January when an attempt to clean his fish tank went wrong. He was undergoing treatment for a long-term elbow problem at the time.