Sussex have been left nearly £7 million in the will of former president Spen Cama it was confirmed today.

Mr Cama, who died last May at the age of 92, left an estate worth £23m, three-tenths of which he bequeathed to the county club.

After inheritance tax has been paid, it leaves Sussex with around £4.3m.

Sussex League club Preston Nomads have also benefitted from his estate. Mr Cama founded the club as a teenager and bought their current ground in Fulking and paid for the building of a new pavilion 20 years ago. They have received around £4.6m before tax deductions are made.

The donation is the largest sum Sussex has ever received and chairman David Green said today a three-fold spending plan for the windfall is being planned.

He said: "We are expecting just over £4m after all deductions. A proportion will be spent on much-needed improvements to the ground and members' facilities, which is already in progress.

"We will allocate a proportion for improving the overall cricketing infrastructure of the club and the remainder will be invested to ensure the long-term future of Sussex cricket."

The club are also planning to erect a permanent memorial to Cama at the County Ground.

Work on improving the facilities at Hove is already underway with the new indoor school and changing rooms expected to be ready in the Autumn.

Because of the Cama legacy, they were unable to secure lottery funding for the project or the new youth ground which is under construction at Blackstone.

On the field, Sussex gave debuts to Academy pair Jeremy Green and Andrew Hodd against a West Indies A side containing three players with international experience in the one-day friendly at Hove today.

Sussex won the toss and left-handers Will House and Dominic Clapp put on 48 in 11 overs after the early departure of Michael Yardy who was caught behind in the second over chasing a wide delivery from Jamaican paceman Jermaine Lawson.

House had made 28 when he was lbw playing across the line to Marlon Black and Clapp fell after making an entertaining 43, caught behind driving at Tino Best.

Second team coach Mark Robinson got his first 1st XI outing of the season in a Sussex side containing eight players with first class experience.