Sporting Digest: Cricket

Peter Moores, who captained Sussex through one of the most turbulent seasons in the club's 158-year history, will not be taking on the role next summer. Tony Pigott, the chief executive, yesterday confirmed that Sussex, who finished bottom of the County Championship and Sunday League, will be appointing a new captain, although he still wants Moores to play a part in the club's future.

Sussex have appointed Dave Gilbert, the former Australian Test bowler, as deputy chief executive and director of cricket. He moves from Surrey where he was coach for two years, steering the club to the Sunday League title and victory in the Benson and Hedges Cup.

Matthew Maynard, captain of Glamorgan, is to lead an England representative team in a three-day `Cricket Max' tournament in New Zealand from 31 October to 2 November. `Cricket Max' is a shortened version of the game, which concentrates on accurate batting by awarding double points for hitting balls into `zones' at each end of the ground.