Lancashire have appointed Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace as their new director of cricket, weeks earlier than he was attributable to assume the identical position at Hove.
Sussex confirmed in July that Farbrace, 59, would switch roles from head coach to director of cricket from November, the place he would work on a part-time foundation.
However he now departs to take over from Mark Chilton, who left the submit at Outdated Trafford final month after 5 years within the job.
Lancashire completed the season seventh in Division Two of the County Championship, the bottom place within the membership’s historical past.
In the meantime, Farbrace helped information Sussex to 3rd place in Division One, regardless of starting the season with a 12-point penalty.
