Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first-classcounty clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. The club was founded in 1839 as a successor to the various Sussex county cricket teams, including the old Brighton Cricket Club, which had been representative of the county of Sussex as a whole since the 1720s. The club has always held first-class status. Sussex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.[1]
Sussex won its first official County Championship title in 2003 and subsequently became the dominant team of the decade, repeating the success in 2006 and 2007. In 2006 Sussex achieved ‘the double’, beating Lancashire to clinch the C&G Trophy, before winning the County Championship following an emphatic victory against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, in which Sussex defeated their hosts by an innings and 245 runs.[2] Sussex then won the title for the third time in five years in 2007, when in a nail-biting finale on the last day of the season,[3] Sussex defeated Worcestershire early in the day and then had to wait until past five o'clock as title rivals Lancashire narrowly failed to beat Surrey – prompting relieved celebrations at the County Cricket Ground, Hove.[4] Sussex enjoyed further limited overs success with consecutive Pro40 wins in 2008 and 2009 as well as beating Somerset at Edgbaston to lift the 2009 Twenty20 Cup. The south coast county ended the decade having won ten trophies in ten years.
On 1 November 2015, Sussex County Cricket Club (SCCC) merged with the Sussex Cricket Board (SCB) to form a single governing body for cricket in Sussex, called Sussex Cricket Limited (SCL).[5]
Sussex, along with Kent, is believed to be the birthplace of cricket. It is believed that cricket was invented by children living on the Weald in Anglo-Saxon or Norman times.[11]
The first definite mention of cricket in Sussex relates to ecclesiastical court records in 1611 which state that two parishioners of Sidlesham in West Sussex failed to attend church on Easter Sunday because they were playing cricket. They were fined 12d each and made to do penance.
Cricket became established in Sussex during the 17th century and the earliest village matches took place before the English Civil War. It is believed that the earliest county teams were formed in the aftermath of the Restoration in 1660. In 1697, the earliest "great match" recorded was for 50 guineas apiece between two elevens at a venue in Sussex.
After the death of Richmond in 1751, Sussex cricket declined until the emergence of the Brighton club at its Prince of Wales Ground in 1790. This club sustained cricket in Sussex through the Napoleonic Wars and, as a result, the county team was very strong in the 1820s when it included the great bowlers Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite.
Origin of clubEdit
The Pavilion at Hove
On 17 June 1836, the Sussex Cricket Fund was set up to support county matches, after a meeting in Brighton. This led directly to the formation on 1 March 1839 of Sussex County Cricket Club, England's oldest county club. Sussex CCC played its initial first-class match versus Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's on 10 & 11 June 1839.[11]
Sussex crestEdit
The Sussex crest depicts a mythological, footless bird called the Martlet, and is similar to Coat of arms of Sussex. Capped players have six martlets on their sweaters, and the crest with gold trimming on their caps; uncapped players instead have only the club crest on their left breast, and white trimming on their caps.[7]
This list includes those Sussex players who have played in Test cricket since 1877, One Day International cricket since 1971, or have made an outstanding contribution (e.g.: scoring most runs or taking most wickets in a season).
^Mendis was eligible to play for either England or Sri Lanka, but did not represent either of them in international cricket.
^Joyce has previously played International Cricket for England.
^Wiese has previously played International Cricket for South Africa.
CitationsEdit
^ACS (1982). A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS.
^"Cricket - Counties - Mushtaq seals Sussex title glory". BBC Sport.
^"Lancashire go down fighting as Sussex secure title". Cricinfo.
^"'The best County Championship season ever'". Cricinfo.
^"New integrated body to run Sussex Cricket". Eastbourne Herald. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^ ab"County Champions 1890-2013 / County Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ abcdefg"CLUB HISTORY: THE OLDEST CLUB IN THE UK". Sussex CCC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"Knockout cups Winners". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, Final: Sussex v Lancashire at Lord's, Aug 26, 2006". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"Six appeal / Twenty20 Cup". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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^"PLAYER PROFILES". Sussex CCC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^[1], BBC Sport, 2 December 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^"Most Runs for Sussex". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"Most Wickets for Sussex". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ abc"Goodwin breaks records at Taunton". BBC Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS AGAINST SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"LOWEST TEAM TOTALS FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"LOWEST TEAM TOTALS AGAINST SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"MOST RUNS IN AN INNINGS FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"MOST RUNS IN A SEASON FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"Durham v Sussex at Chester-le-Street, Apr 26-29, 2015 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
^"HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"MOST WICKETS IN AN INNINGS FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"MOST WICKETS IN A MATCH FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^"MOST WICKETS IN A SEASON FOR SUSSEX". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
Further readingEdit
Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004
Playfair Cricket Annual: various issues
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (annual): various issues
External linksEdit
Official site
October 10, 2023
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Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales It represents the historic county of Sussex Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks The club was founded in 1839 as a successor to the various Sussex county cricket teams including the old Brighton Cricket Club which had been representative of the county of Sussex as a whole since the 1720s The club has always held first class status Sussex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top level domestic cricket competition in England 1 Sussex County Cricket ClubOne Day nameSussex SharksPersonnelCaptainTBACoachPaul FarbraceTeam informationFounded1839Home groundCounty Cricket Ground HoveCapacity6 000HistoryFirst class debutMCCin 1839at Lord sChampionship wins3National League Pro40 wins3FP Trophy wins5Twenty20 Cup wins1NatWest Pro40 wins1Official websitesussexcricket wbr co wbr ukFirst classOne dayT20The club colours are traditionally blue and white and the shirt sponsors are Galloways Accounting for the LV County Championship and Dafabet for Royal London One Day Cup matches and Vitality Blast T20 matches Its home ground is the County Cricket Ground Hove Sussex also play matches around the county at Arundel Eastbourne and Horsham Sussex won its first official County Championship title in 2003 and subsequently became the dominant team of the decade repeating the success in 2006 and 2007 In 2006 Sussex achieved the double beating Lancashire to clinch the C amp G Trophy before winning the County Championship following an emphatic victory against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in which Sussex defeated their hosts by an innings and 245 runs 2 Sussex then won the title for the third time in five years in 2007 when in a nail biting finale on the last day of the season 3 Sussex defeated Worcestershire early in the day and then had to wait until past five o clock as title rivals Lancashire narrowly failed to beat Surrey prompting relieved celebrations at the County Cricket Ground Hove 4 Sussex enjoyed further limited overs success with consecutive Pro40 wins in 2008 and 2009 as well as beating Somerset at Edgbaston to lift the 2009 Twenty20 Cup The south coast county ended the decade having won ten trophies in ten years On 1 November 2015 Sussex County Cricket Club SCCC merged with the Sussex Cricket Board SCB to form a single governing body for cricket in Sussex called Sussex Cricket Limited SCL 5 Contents 1 Honours 1 1 First XI honours 1 2 Second XI honours 1 3 Notes 2 Earliest cricket 3 Origin of club 4 Sussex crest 5 Sussex grounds 6 Current squad 7 Coaching staff 8 Notable Sussex players 9 Records 9 1 Team 9 2 Batting 9 3 Highest partnership for each wicket 9 4 Bowling 10 See also 11 Explanatory notes 12 Citations 13 Further reading 14 External linksHonours Edit nbsp Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005See also List of the competitive honours won by county cricket clubs in England and Wales First XI honours Edit County Championship 3 2003 2006 2007 6 7 Division Two 2 2001 2010 6 Friends Provident Trophy nb 1 5 1963 1964 1978 1986 2006 7 8 9 Pro40 National League nb 2 3 1982 2008 2009 7 Division Two 2 1999 2005Twenty20 Cup 1 2009 7 10 Second XI honours Edit Second XI Championship 3 1978 1990 2007 Second XI Trophy 1 2005Notes Edit Formerly known as the Gillette Cup 1963 1980 NatWest Trophy 1981 2000 and C amp G Trophy 2001 2006 Formerly known as the Sunday League 1969 1998 Earliest cricket EditFurther information History of cricket to 1725 For information about Sussex county teams before the formation of Sussex CCC see Sussex county cricket teams This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp The Arthur Gilligan stand at HoveSussex along with Kent is believed to be the birthplace of cricket It is believed that cricket was invented by children living on the Weald in Anglo Saxon or Norman times 11 The first definite mention of cricket in Sussex relates to ecclesiastical court records in 1611 which state that two parishioners of Sidlesham in West Sussex failed to attend church on Easter Sunday because they were playing cricket They were fined 12d each and made to do penance Cricket became established in Sussex during the 17th century and the earliest village matches took place before the English Civil War It is believed that the earliest county teams were formed in the aftermath of the Restoration in 1660 In 1697 the earliest great match recorded was for 50 guineas apiece between two elevens at a venue in Sussex Matches involving the two great Sussex patrons Charles Lennox 2nd Duke of Richmond and Sir William Gage 7th Baronet were first recorded in 1725 The earliest known use of Sussex in a match title occurred in 1729 From 1741 Richmond patronised the famous Slindon Cricket Club whose team was representative of the county After the death of Richmond in 1751 Sussex cricket declined until the emergence of the Brighton club at its Prince of Wales Ground in 1790 This club sustained cricket in Sussex through the Napoleonic Wars and as a result the county team was very strong in the 1820s when it included the great bowlers Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite Origin of club Edit nbsp The Pavilion at HoveOn 17 June 1836 the Sussex Cricket Fund was set up to support county matches after a meeting in Brighton This led directly to the formation on 1 March 1839 of Sussex County Cricket Club England s oldest county club Sussex CCC played its initial first class match versus Marylebone Cricket Club MCC at Lord s on 10 amp 11 June 1839 11 Sussex crest EditThe Sussex crest depicts a mythological footless bird called the Martlet and is similar to Coat of arms of Sussex Capped players have six martlets on their sweaters and the crest with gold trimming on their caps uncapped players instead have only the club crest on their left breast and white trimming on their caps 7 Sussex grounds EditSee also List of Sussex County Cricket Club grounds nbsp Exit of the County Ground at HoveIn total Sussex CCC have played at 17 grounds four of which have been in Brighton and Hove The first County match was played at Eaton Road on 6 June 1872 against Gloucestershire 7 Currently the main venue for the club s First and Second XI is The County Ground in Hove although matches are also played regularly at the grounds at Arundel and Horsham Other grounds for first class matches have included Sheffield Park Chichester Worthing Eastbourne and Hastings 7 Current squad EditNo denotes the player s squad number as worn on the back of their shirt denotes players with international caps denotes a player who has been awarded a county cap No Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style NotesBatters6 Ali Orr nbsp England 2001 04 06 6 April 2001 age 22 Left handed Right arm medium20 Tom Haines nbsp England 1998 10 28 28 October 1998 age 24 Left handed Right arm medium List A captain27 Tom Clark nbsp England 2001 02 27 27 February 2001 age 22 Left handed Right arm medium30 James Coles nbsp England 2004 04 02 2 April 2004 age 19 Right handed Slow left arm orthodox35 Harrison Ward nbsp England 1999 10 25 25 October 1999 age 23 Left handed Right arm off break45 Tom Alsop nbsp England 1995 11 26 26 November 1995 age 27 Left handed Slow left arm orthodoxAll rounders13 Bertie Foreman nbsp England 2004 05 13 13 May 2004 age 19 Left handed Right arm off break15 George Garton nbsp England 1997 04 15 15 April 1997 age 26 Left handed Left arm fast33 Fynn Hudson Prentice nbsp England 1996 01 12 12 January 1996 age 27 Right handed Right arm fast medium40 Danial Ibrahim nbsp England 2004 08 09 9 August 2004 age 19 Right handed Right arm fast medium Danny Lamb nbsp England 1995 09 07 7 September 1995 age 28 Right handed Right arm fast mediumWicket keepers11 Oli Carter nbsp England 2001 11 02 2 November 2001 age 21 Right handed 28 Charlie Tear nbsp England 2004 06 12 12 June 2004 age 19 Right handed Bowlers5 Henry Crocombe nbsp England 2001 09 20 20 September 2001 age 22 Right handed Right arm fast medium7 Tymal Mills nbsp England 1992 08 12 12 August 1992 age 31 Right handed Left arm fast White ball contract12 Brad Currie nbsp Scotland 1998 11 08 8 November 1998 age 24 Right handed Left arm fast medium16 Jack Carson nbsp Ireland 2000 12 03 3 December 2000 age 22 Right handed Right arm off break21 Sean Hunt nbsp England 2001 12 07 7 December 2001 age 21 Right handed Left arm fast medium22 Jofra Archer nbsp England 1995 04 01 1 April 1995 age 28 Right handed Right arm fast England central contract25 Ollie Robinson nbsp England 1993 12 01 1 December 1993 age 29 Right handed Right arm fast medium England central contract36 Ari Karvelas nbsp Greece 1994 03 20 20 March 1994 age 29 Right handed Right arm fast medium41 Archie Lenham nbsp England 2004 07 23 23 July 2004 age 19 Right handed Right arm leg break88 Jamie Atkins nbsp England 2002 05 20 20 May 2002 age 21 Right handed Right arm fast mediumSource 12 Updated 2 October 2022Coaching staff EditHead coach Director of Cricket Paul Farbrace 13 Batting coach Grant Flower Bowling coach James Kirtley Fielding Wicket keeping coach Sarah TaylorNotable Sussex players EditFurther information List of Sussex CCC players This list includes those Sussex players who have played in Test cricket since 1877 One Day International cricket since 1971 or have made an outstanding contribution e g scoring most runs or taking most wickets in a season Afghanistan nbsp Rashid Khan Australia nbsp Jason Behrendorff Michael Bevan Alex Carey Michael Di Venuto Tony Dodemaide Ryan Harris Travis Head Steve Magoffin Josh Philippe Steve Smith Jason Voros Bangladesh nbsp Mustafizur Rahman Bermuda nbsp Delray Rawlins England nbsp Chris Adams Tim Ambrose Jofra Archer Ravi Bopara Ted Bowley Danny Briggs Jem Broadbridge Harry Butt Henry Charlwood George Cox senior Mason Crane Jemmy Dean Ted Dexter Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji Steven Finn C B Fry George Garton Ed Giddins Tony Greig Chris Jordan James Kirtley James Langridge John Langridge Jason Lewry William Lillywhite Robin Martin Jenkins Stuart Meaker Tymal Mills Richard Montgomerie Peter Moores Alan Oakman Monty Panesar Paul Parker Jim Parks Jr Jim Parks Sr Tony Pigott Matt Prior K S Ranjitsinhji Rajesh Rao Dermot Reeve Albert Relf Ollie Robinson Ian Salisbury Phil Salt Ajmal Shahzad David Sheppard John Snow Martin Speight Ken Suttle Maurice Tate Ian Thomson Joe Vine Alan Wells Colin Wells John Wisden Luke Wright Michael Yardy England nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp Gehan Mendis a Greece nbsp Aristides Karvelas India nbsp Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Piyush Chawla Cheteshwar Pujara Ishant Sharma Jaydev Unadkat Ireland nbsp George Dockrell Ed Joyce b Italy nbsp Grant Stewart Namibia nbsp David Wiese c Netherlands nbsp Michael Rippon Bas Zuiderent New Zealand nbsp Tom Bruce Brendon McCullum Tim Seifert Henry Shipley Scott Styris Ross Taylor Lou Vincent Pakistan nbsp Mushtaq Ahmed Mohammad Akram Yasir Arafat Naved Arif Faheem Ashraf Umar Gul Mir Hamza Imran Khan Javed Miandad Saqlain Mushtaq Rana Naved ul Hasan Mohammad Rizwan Mohammed Sami Ashar Zaidi Scotland nbsp Brad Currie Matt Machan Calum MacLeod Stuart Whittingham South Africa nbsp Peter Kirsten Garth Le Roux Wayne Parnell Vernon Philander Johannes van der Wath Kirk Wernars Kepler Wessels Stiaan van Zyl Sri Lanka nbsp Mahela Jayawardene Nuwan Kulasekara West Indies nbsp Corey Collymore Vasbert Drakes Obed McCoy Dwayne Smith Franklyn Stephenson Jerome Taylor Zimbabwe nbsp Murray GoodwinRecords EditMost first class runs for Sussex Qualification 20 000 runs Player RunsJohn Langridge 34 150Ken Suttle 29 375Jim Parks junior 29 138James Langridge 28 894Ted Bowley 25 439Joseph Vine 24 120George Cox junior 22 687Henry Parks 21 692Charles Fry 20 626Thomas Cook 20 176Alan Oakman 20 117Source 14 Most first class wickets for Sussex Qualification 1 000 wickets Player WicketsMaurice Tate 2 211George Cox senior 1 810Albert Relf 1 594Ian Thomson 1 527James Langridge 1 416Fred Tate 1 306Albert Wensley 1 067Jim Cornford 1 019Source 15 Team Edit Highest total for 742 5d v Somerset Taunton 2009 16 17 Highest total against 737 by Glamorgan Hove 2023 18 Lowest total for 19 v Surrey Godalming 1830 v Nottinghamshire Hove 1873 19 Lowest total against 18 by Kent Gravesend 1867 20 Batting Edit Highest score 344 Murray Goodwin v Somerset Taunton 2009 16 21 Most runs in season 2 850 J G Langridge 1949 22 Highest partnership for each wicket Edit 1st 490 Ted Bowley and John Langridge v Middlesex Hove 1933 2nd 385 Ted Bowley and Maurice Tate v Northamptonshire Hove 1921 3rd 385 Michael Yardy and Murray Goodwin v Warwickshire Hove 2006 4th 363 Murray Goodwin and Carl Hopkinson v Somerset Taunton 2009 16 5th 297 Jim Parks and Harry Parks v Hampshire Portsmouth 1937 6th 335 Luke Wright and Ben Brown v Durham Hove 2014 7th 344 Ranjitsinhji and Billy Newham v Essex Leyton 1902 8th 291 Robin Martin Jenkins and Mark Davis v Somerset Taunton 2002 9th 178 Harry Parks and Albert Wensley v Derbyshire Horsham 1930 10th 164 Ollie Robinson and Matt Hobden v Durham Chester le Street 2015 23 Source 24 Bowling Edit Best bowling 10 48 C H G Bland v Kent Tonbridge 1899 25 Best match bowling 17 106 G R Cox v Warwickshire Horsham 1926 26 Wickets in season 198 M W Tate 1925 27 See also EditCricket in Sussex Sport in SussexExplanatory notes Edit Mendis was eligible to play for either England or Sri Lanka but did not represent either of them in international cricket Joyce has previously played International Cricket for England Wiese has previously played International Cricket for South Africa Citations Edit ACS 1982 A Guide to First Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles Nottingham ACS Cricket Counties Mushtaq seals Sussex title glory BBC Sport Lancashire go down fighting as Sussex secure title Cricinfo The best County Championship season ever Cricinfo New integrated body to run Sussex Cricket Eastbourne Herald 30 October 2015 Retrieved 16 February 2016 a b County Champions 1890 2013 County Championship ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 24 February 2015 a b c d e f g CLUB HISTORY THE OLDEST CLUB IN THE UK Sussex CCC Retrieved 24 February 2015 Knockout cups Winners Cricinfo Retrieved 24 February 2015 Cheltenham amp Gloucester Trophy Final Sussex v Lancashire at Lord s Aug 26 2006 Cricinfo Retrieved 24 February 2015 Six appeal Twenty20 Cup Cricinfo Retrieved 24 February 2015 a b Sussex County Cricket Club talkCricket Retrieved 24 February 2015 PLAYER PROFILES Sussex CCC Retrieved 24 February 2015 1 BBC Sport 2 December 2022 Retrieved 13 April 2023 Most Runs for Sussex Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 Most Wickets for Sussex Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 a b c Goodwin breaks records at Taunton BBC Sport 2 August 2009 Retrieved 24 February 2015 HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS AGAINST SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 LOWEST TEAM TOTALS FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 LOWEST TEAM TOTALS AGAINST SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 MOST RUNS IN AN INNINGS FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 MOST RUNS IN A SEASON FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 Durham v Sussex at Chester le Street Apr 26 29 2015 Cricket Scorecard ESPN Cricinfo Cricinfo HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 MOST WICKETS IN AN INNINGS FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 MOST WICKETS IN A MATCH FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 MOST WICKETS IN A SEASON FOR SUSSEX Cricket Archive Retrieved 24 February 2015 Further reading EditTimothy J McCann Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century Sussex Record Society 2004 Playfair Cricket Annual various issues Wisden Cricketers Almanack annual various issuesExternal links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sussex County Cricket Club amp oldid 1178453359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
