Sussex County Cricket Club
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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]
The 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&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]
Honours
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First XI honours
- Division Two (3) – 2001, 2010, 2024 [6]
- Friends Provident TrophyTemplate:Refn (5) – 1963, 1964, 1978, 1986, 2006 [7][8][9]
- Pro40 National LeagueTemplate:Refn (3) – 1982, 2008, 2009 [7]
- Division Two (2) – 1999, 2005
Second XI honours
- Second XI Championship (3) – 1978, 1990, 2007
- Second XI Trophy (1) – 2005
Notes
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Earliest cricket
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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.
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
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 of Sussex County Cricket Club on 1 March 1839, England's oldest county club. The side played its initial first-class match against MCC at Lord's in June 1839.[11]
Sussex crest
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]
Sussex grounds
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In 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
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| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 20 | Tom Haines* | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 24 | Zach Lion-Cachet Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 27 | Tom Clark* | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 30 | James Coles* | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 35 | Harrison Ward | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | White ball contract |
| 45 | Tom Alsop* | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 64 | George Thomas | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 89 | Daniel Hughes* | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
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| 10 | Danny Lamb | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 13 | Bertie Foreman | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 33 | Fynn Hudson-Prentice* | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 40 | Danial Ibrahim | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 42 | Henry Rogers | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 9 | John Simpson* Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | — | Club captain |
| 11 | Oli Carter | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | — | |
| 28 | Charlie Tear Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | — | |
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| 5 | Henry Crocombe | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 7 | Tymal Mills* Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | T20 captain White ball contract |
| 12 | Brad Currie Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | White ball contract |
| 14 | Jayden Seales* Template:Double-dagger | File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 15 | Nantes Oosthuizen | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 16 | Jack Carson* | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 18 | Gurinder Sandhu Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 21 | Sean Hunt | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 22 | Jofra Archer* Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | England central contract |
| 23 | Troy Henry | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 25 | Ollie Robinson* Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 36 | Ari Karvelas Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 39 | Ollie Moore | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 41 | Archie Lenham | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 43 | Nathan McAndrew* | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 91 | Jaydev Unadkat* Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of India.svg India | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
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Coaching staff
- Head coach/Director of Cricket: Paul Farbrace[13]
- Batting coach: Grant Flower
- Bowling coach: James Kirtley
- Head Analyst: Luke Dunnning
Notable Sussex players
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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).
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- 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 Simpson
- John Snow
- Martin Speight
- Ken Suttle
- Maurice Tate
- Ian Thomson
- Joe Vine
- Alan Wells
- Colin Wells
- John Wisden
- Luke Wright
- Michael Yardy
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Records
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Team
- 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
- 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
- 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]
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Bowling
- 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
Explanatory notes
Citations
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Further reading
- 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 links
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