In the absence of their prime death bowler Mustafizur Rahman, Sussex Sharks will likely turn to spin when attempting to restrain Glamorgan\'s explosive batting lineup when the sides meet in Hove on Thursday night for another crucial NatWest T20 Blast encounter.
With the support of left-armer Danny Briggs, leg-spinner Will Beer has so often done the damage for the Sharks, helping them challenge towards the top end of almost every white-ball competition in the past few years.
Beer is a master and flight and guile, and his record in the shortest format speaks for itself. Despite only playing 12 first-class games at the age of 27, Beer will play in his 90th T20 when he lines up against Glamorgan on the South Coast tomorrow night.
In the previous 89 matches, the blonde leg-spinnger – a rare commodity in English county cricket – has taken 69 wickets with a very healthy strike rate of 23.5. His economy rate is just a touch over seven runs per over, making him a nightmare for batsmen in the middle overs.
Beer – alongside ex-Hampshire tweaker Briggs and following a sharp opening spell from Chris Jordan – is an important cog in Sussex's T20 bowling armoury. He will be seeking the wickets of Glamorgan's dangerous middle order pairing of Colin Ingram and Aneurin Donald, as Sussex seek the victory they need to keep alive their hopes of a quarter-final spot.
The Sharks need to win and hope other results fall in their favour as the T20 Blast Group stages approach their conclusion.
Will Beer In Numbers
T20 Matches – 89
T20 Wickets – 69
Best – 4-0-14-3
Strike Rate – 7.24