| Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Points |
| Pre-Season Friendlies | ||||
| 31 Mar | Kent | Hove | Cancelled (rain) | |
| 4 Apr | Glamorgan | Hove | Cancelled (rain) | |
| 5 Apr | Glamorgan | Hove | Cancelled (rain) | |
| 10-12 Apr | Durham | Hove | ||
| Benson & Hedges Cup | ||||
| 15 Apr | Kent | Canterbury | Match abandoned | 1 |
| 18 Apr | Surrey | Hove | Lost by 35 runs (D/L Method) | 0 |
| 20 Apr | Middlesex | Lord's | Match abandoned | 1 |
| 23 Apr | Hampshire | Hove | Won by 2 wickets | 2 |
| 24 Apr | Essex | Chelmsford | Won by 62 runs | 2 |
| 9 May | Gloucestershire | Hove | Lost by 29 runs | 0 |
| National League | ||||
| 30 Apr | Gloucestershire | Bristol | Lost by 10 runs | 0 |
| 1 May | Leicestershire | Leicester | Match Tied | 2 |
| 17 May (D/N) | Worcestershire | Hove | Lost by 4 runs (D/L) | 0 |
| 28 May | Kent | Tunbridge Wells | Match Abandoned | 2 |
| 4 Jun | Somerset | Bath | Lost by 16 runs | 0 |
| 11 Jun | Leicestershire | Horsham | Won by 11 runs | 4 |
| 23 Jun (D/N) | Kent | Hove | Lost by 3 runs | 0 |
| 2 Jul | Northamptonshire | Northampton | Won by 43 runs | 4 |
| 16 Jul | Yorkshire | Arundel | Won by 70 runs | 4 |
| 7 Aug (D/N) | Lancashire | Hove | won by 26 runs | 4 |
| 13 Aug | Worcestershire | Worcester | No Result | 2 |
| 20 Aug | Northamptonshire | Eastbourne | Lost by 6 wickets | 0 |
| 28 Aug (D/N) | Somerset | Hove | Won by 6 wickets | 4 |
| 3 Sep | Yorkshire | Scarborough | Lost by 49 runs | 0 |
| 5 Sep (D/N) | Gloucestershire | Hove | Lost by 6 wickets (D/L Method) | 0 |
| 17 Sep | Lancashire | Mancester | Lost by 6 wickets (D/L Method) | 0 |
| County Championship | ||||
| 26-29 Apr | Gloucestershire | Bristol | Match Drawn | 4 |
| 11-14 May | Warwickshire | Hove | Lost by an innings and 47 runs | 3 |
| 18-21 May | Worcestershire | Hove | Lost by 7 wickets | 4 |
| 23-26 May | Essex | Chelmsford | Match Drawn | 11 |
| 31 May-3 Jun | Glamorgan | Hove | Won by 10 wickets | 20 |
| 7-10 Jun | Middlesex | Horsham | Match Drawn | 10 |
| 15-18 Jun | Worcestershire | Worcester | Won by 8 wickets | 17 |
| 7-10 Jul | Warwickshire | Birmingham | Match drawn | 7 |
| 12-15 Jul | Essex | Arundel | Match Drawn | 9 |
| 19-22 Jul | Nottinghamshire | Hove | Match drawn | 12 |
| 28-31 Jul | Sussex | Southgate | Won by 7 wickets | 16 |
| 9-12 Aug | Northamptonshire | Northampton | Lost by an innings and 17 runs | 3 |
| 16-19 Aug | Northamptonshire | Eastbourne | Lost by 162 runs | 3 |
| 22-25 Aug | Glamorgan | Colwyn Bay | Lost by an innings and 60 runs | 3 |
| 30 Aug-2 Sep | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | Match Drawn | 9 |
| 7-10 Sep | Gloucestershire | Hove | Lost by an innings and 18 | 3 |
| NatWest Trophy | ||||
| 21 Jun | Middlesex CB | Southgate | Won by 9 wickets | |
| 5 Jul | Surrey | The Oval | Lost by 7 wickets | |
| Tour Matches | ||||
| 7 May | Zimbabwe | Hastings | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 28 Jun-1 Jul | New Zealand 'A' | Hove | Lost by an innings and 57 runs | |