Sussex is hoping for a Bruce bonus in the explosion of vitality

When Tom Bruce says, "Everything is in the timing," the New Zealand right-winger does not refer to the soft power of his destructive game.

For his 172 balls of 130 balls – including 19 fours and seven six – for Surrey vs. Sussex in a second game of the XI Trophy at New Malden at the end of May which drew the "best of times". attention of the coaches of the opposing team.

And when South African Stiaan van Zyl suffers from a knee injury that would require "an extended layoff", Sussex knew who to turn to to strengthen his Vitality T20 Blast campaign.

The Central Districts drummer, who played 14 T20Is for New Zealand, will travel to Canterbury on Friday, seeking to make an impact against the Kent table in the lead after a pretty start. In four T20 rounds for Sussex, Bruce scored 5, 10, 3, and 10.

He said, "Everyone plays at different times and if I can just help Sussex win some games in the next games. I will be happy

"I came to England to play cricket club in Weybridge. All cricket was better than staying home and indoors, which I had done in previous years. But playing for Sussex is a real bonus. "

Bruce, 26, said," I am a naturally aggressive player and I feel at home in the T20 format. But I'm looking to make my mark in every aspect of the game. I'm happy that Sussex allows me to continue playing for Weybridge when I can, and after the English season I travel to Dubai with the New Zealand team. "

Sussex Head Coach Jason Gillespie said: We had to re-evaluate our team and decided that we needed a quality overseas drummer for the team. length of tournament.

"Tom has experience on the biggest stage with New Zealand.

Gillespie enjoyed the additional time his players had to spend preparing for Kent's game after Glamorgan's destruction in two days.

"Beating Glamorgan on Monday meant we could have a good game. "We know that Kent is a fantastic team and we will have to play at our best level to compete, but we are excited about it, we started the T20 very well, we have improvements to make but we hope we can do that against Kent. "

Kent has three wins and one defeat in five games. Sussex has the same record after playing one game less.