Sussex County Cricket Club

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Sussex County Cricket Club
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One-day name: Sussex Sharks
Captain: Luke Wright
Coach: Mark Davis
Overseas player(s): Ross Taylor
Founded: 1839
Home ground: County Cricket Ground, Hove
Capacity: 7000
First-class debut: MCC
in 1839
at Lord's
Championship wins: 3
National League/Pro40 wins: 3
FP Trophy wins: 5
Twenty20 Cup wins: 1
NatWest Pro40 wins: 1
Official website: SussexCricket

Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen major 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 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. These teams had major cricket status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified as an unofficial first-class team by substantial sources from 1839 to 1894;[1][2] classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs;[3] classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963;[4] and classified as a major Twenty20 team since 2003.[5]

The club colours are traditionally blue and white and the shirt sponsors are Palmer and Harvey for all LV County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup matches and Jointing Technologies for NatWest 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 ever official County Championship title in 2003 after a wait of 164 years, 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.[6] 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,[7] 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.[8] 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.

Honours

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Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005

First XI honours

  • County Championship (3) – 2003, 2006, 2007 [9][10]
Division Two (2) – 2001, 2010 [9]
  • Friends Provident Trophy[nb 1] (5) – 1963, 1964, 1978, 1986, 2006 [10][11][12]
  • Pro40 National League[nb 2] (3) – 1982, 2008, 2009 [10]
Division Two (2) – 1999, 2005

Second XI honours

  • Second XI Championship (3) – 1978, 1990, 2007
  • Second XI Trophy (1) – 2005

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly known as the Gillette Cup (1963–1980), NatWest Trophy (1981–2000) and C&G Trophy (2001–2006)
  2. ↑ Formerly known as the Sunday League (1969–1998)

Earliest cricket

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The Arthur Gilligan stand at Hove


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 Saxon or Norman times.[14]

See : History of cricket to 1725

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: it was possibly an inter-county match and it has been classified as the earliest known major match in cricket history.[15]

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.

For information about Sussex county teams before the formation of Sussex CCC, see : Sussex county cricket teams

Origin of club

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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.[14]

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.[10]

Sussex grounds

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Exit of the County Ground at Hove

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See also: List of Sussex County Cricket Club grounds

In total, Sussex CCC have played at 17 grounds, 4 of which have been in Brighton and Hove. The first County match was played at Eaton Road on 6 June 1872 against Gloucestershire.[10] 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.[10]

Current squad

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
  •  *  denotes a player who has been awarded a county cap.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
15 Matt Machan double-dagger  Scotland (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right arm off break
23 Chris Nash*  England (1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right arm off break
24 Ed Joyce double-dagger  Ireland [lower-alpha 1] (1978-09-22) 22 September 1978 (age 46) Left-handed Right arm medium
31 Luke Wells  England (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Right arm off break
— Philip Salt  England (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm off break
— Ross Taylor double-dagger  New Zealand (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm off break Overseas player[16]
All-rounders
6 Harry Finch  England (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
8 Chris Jordan* double-dagger  England (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
10 Luke Wright* double-dagger  England (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Club captain
14 Fynn Hudson-Prentice  England (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
12 Craig Cachopa  New Zealand (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) Right-handed — EU passport
16 Callum Jackson  England (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 30) Right-handed —
26 Ben Brown*  England (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 36) Right-handed — Vice captain
Bowlers
4 Ajmal Shahzad double-dagger  England (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
5 Lewis Hatchett  England (1990-01-21) 21 January 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast
7 Tymal Mills  England (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Left arm fast
18 Will Beer  England (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm leg break
25 Ollie Robinson  England (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm medium
30 James Anyon*  England (1983-05-05) 5 May 1983 (age 41) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
64 Steve Magoffin*  Australia (1979-12-17) 17 December 1979 (age 44) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium Overseas player/UK passport applicant[16]
— Danny Briggs double-dagger  England (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
— Peter Burgoyne  England (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm off break
— George Garton  England (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Left arm fast-medium
— Stuart Whittingham  England (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Source:[17] Updated: 20 April 2015
  1. ↑ Joyce has previously played International Cricket for England.

Noted 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 has made outstanding contributions (e.g., scoring most runs or taking most wickets in a season).

Australia Australia

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England England

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Pakistan Pakistan

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South Africa South Africa

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West Indies West Indies Cricket Board

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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Sussex Women

Sussex Women won the County Championship in 2003,[18] 2004,[19] 2005,[20] 2008,[21] 2010[22] and 2013.[23]

In total, Sussex Women have produced 19 England capped players. In chronological order of first England appearance (noted in brackets), they are:

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Records

Team

  • Highest Total For – 742/5d v Somerset at Taunton (2009) [27][28]
  • Highest Total Against – 726 by Nottinghamshire at Nottingham (1895)[29]
  • Lowest Total For – 19 v Surrey at Godalming (1830), v Nottinghamshire at Hove (1873) [30]
  • Lowest Total Against – 18 by Kent at Gravesend (1867)[31]

Batting

  • Highest Score – 344* MW Goodwin v Somerset at Taunton (2009)[27][32]
  • Most Runs in Season – 2850 JG Langridge (1949)[33]
  • Most Runs in Career – 34152 JG Langridge (1928–1955)[25]

Highest partnership for each wicket

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Bowling

  • Best Bowling – 10–48 CHG Bland v Kent at Tonbridge (1899)[36]
  • Best Match Bowling – 17–106 GR Cox v Warwickshire at Horsham (1926)[37]
  • Wickets in Season – 198 MW Tate (1925)[38]
  • Wickets in Career – 2211 MW Tate (1912–1937)[26]

Notes

  1. ↑ Joyce has previously played International Cricket for England.

References

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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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