The agreement, under the ECB's Exceptional Funding Policy, was put in place after the club approached the board for financial support following significant operating losses in the recent financial year

The pacer was recently involved in India with Sussex for pre-season and could be picked for the Pakistan series next month

Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Sussex for the first seven County Championship games of the 2024 season

The penalties come as a result of Sussex getting four fixed penalties in one season

Elsewhere, Surrey slumped to a heavy defeat at home to Kent

Keeping Sussex to 160/9, Gloucestershire chased down the target with more than three overs to spare

Elsewhere, Daniel Bell-Drummond's century kept Kent in the hunt

Elsewhere, Ashes-bound Moeen Ali picked three wickets to end Warwickshire's losing spree

Meanwhile, Leicestershire ended their five-match losing streak by defeating Durham by seven wickets

The pace duo combined to bag seven wickets to bundle out Northamptonshire for 63 after they were asked to follow on