Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005

The Arthur Gilligan stand at Hove

The Pavilion at Hove

Leaving the County Ground at Hove

Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. Sussex CCC was the first First-Class County formed in 1839 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 238 KB) Sussex Sharks (fielding) take on the Derbyshire Phantoms at the County Ground, Hove on 24 April 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 238 KB) Sussex Sharks (fielding) take on the Derbyshire Phantoms at the County Ground, Hove on 24 April 2005. ... Download high resolution version (988x326, 29 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (988x326, 29 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 271 KB) Pavilion at the County Ground, Home of Sussex County Cricket Club in Hove. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 271 KB) Pavilion at the County Ground, Home of Sussex County Cricket Club in Hove. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 395 KB) Crowd leaves the County Ground at Hove, home of Sussex County Cricket Club after a one-day game against Derbyshire on 24 April 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 395 KB) Crowd leaves the County Ground at Hove, home of Sussex County Cricket Club after a one-day game against Derbyshire on 24 April 2005. ... The traditional counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England into around forty areas, which were used for both administrative and general geographical demarcation for several hundreds of years. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ...

The club plays most of its home games at the County Cricket Ground, Hove. The club also plays some games around the county at Arundel, Eastbourne and Horsham. The County Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Hove, England. ... This article is about the town in England. ... Shown within East Sussex Geography Status: Borough Region: South East England Historic County: Sussex Admin. ... Horsham is a market town in West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 50,000. ...

Having won its first-ever official County Championship title in 2003, Sussex repeated the success in 2006. The 2006 title was secured following a victory against Nottinghamshire, in which Sussex outplayed their hosts by an innings and 245 runs [1]. In 2006, Sussex could officially claim that they are the best cricket team in England. The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Honours

• Champion County (7) - 1826, 1827, 1833, 1836, 1845, 1848, 1855; shared (1) - 1852
• County Championship (2) - 2003, 2006

Division Two (1) - 2001

• Gillette/NatWest/C&G Trophy (5) - 1963, 1964, 1978, 1986, 2006
• Sunday/National League (1) - 1982

Division Two (2) - 1999, 2005

• Twenty20 Cup (0) -

Second XI honours

• Second XI Championship (2) - 1978, 1990; shared (0) -
• Second XI Trophy (1) - 2005
• Minor Counties Championship (0) - ; shared (0) -

Earliest cricket

Sussex, along with Kent, is the birthplace of cricket. It is widely believed that cricket was invented by children living on the Weald in Saxon or Norman times. This article is about the county in England. ... A weald once meant a dense forest, especially the famous great wood once stretching far beyond the ancient counties of Sussex and Kent, England, where this country of smaller woods is still called the Weald. ...

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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. Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ...

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. The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651. ... in art, returning something to a better state, see art conservation and restoration In criminal justice, restoration is another term for restorative justice. ...

Matches involving the two great Sussex patrons Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet were first recorded in 1725. From 1741, Richmond patronised the famous Slindon club, whose team was representative of the county. Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox (born at Goodwood, Sussex on 18 May 1701; died at Godalming on 8 August 1750) was the son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. ... Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet (born 1695 in Firle, East Sussex; died 1744) was a noted patron of English, particularly Sussex, cricket during its formative years in the early 18th Century. ... The 1741 English cricket season was notable for the first appearance in recorded matches of the famous Slindon club. ... A small village nestled in woodlands in West Sussex. ...

For information about Sussex county teams before the formation of Sussex CCC, see : Sussex county cricket teams Sussex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the countys involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. ...

Origin of club

Although Sussex had been a major cricket centre since the 17th century, there had apparently been no move towards a permanent county organisation until 17 June 1836 when a meeting in Brighton set up a Sussex Cricket Fund to support county matches. It was from this organisation that Sussex County Cricket Club was formally constituted on 1 March 1839. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other places with the same name, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Sussex CCC played its initial first-class match versus MCC at Lord's on 10 & 11 June 1839. The club has been regarded as first-class continuously since its formation. Lords 2005 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, is a private members club and was the original governing body of cricket in England and across the world. ... The Pavilion The Grand Stand Match in progress The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground This memorial stone to Lord Harris is in the Harris Garden at Lords Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London, at grid reference TQ268827. ...

Sussex CCC is England's oldest county cricket club.

Sussex Crest

The Sussex crest depicts the mythological bird the Martlet, famous for having no feet! Capped players have six martlets on their sweaters whilst non-capped players have just the club crest on the left breast. When it comes to caps the capped players have a crest with gold trimming whilst non-capped have white trimming.

Sussex Grounds

The Club has used four cricket grounds in Brighton & Hove - matches were played on a ground donated by the then Prince Of Wales and the ground was fittingly called 'The Prince of Wales Ground (where Park Crescent now lies), Temple Fields (where Montpelier Crescent now lies), Royal Brunswick Ground (where Third and Fourth Avenues are situated) and finally in 1871 the ground in Eaton Road was acquired from the Trustees of the Stanford Estate. Turf from the Royal Brunswick Grounds was transferred and re-laid on the square.

The first County match was played at Eaton Road on 6 June 1872 against Gloucestershire. As well as the County Ground, Hove, the Club's First and Second XI regularly play around the County, the grounds at Horsham, Eastbourne and Arundel Castle playing host to First XI fixtures.

Current squad

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Famous Sussex Cricketers (International)

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Edward Henry Ted Bowley, born at Leatherhead, Surrey on June 6, 1890 and died at Winchester on July 9, 1974, was a cricketer who played for Sussex and England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Henry (Harry) Rigden Butt (born 27 December 1865 in Sands End, Fulham, Middlesex, England; died 21 December 1928 in West Hill, Hastings, Sussex, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1890 and 1912. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... George Rubens Cox (born November 29, 1873 at Warnham, Sussex; died March 23, 1949 at Dorking, Surrey) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. ... Image File history File links West_Indies_Cricket_Board_Flag. ... Vasbert Drakes (born August 5, 1969 in Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (born June 13, 1905 in Kathiawar, India - died December 5, 1959 in Bombay - now Mumbai) was a cricketer who played for England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Anthony Tony William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former cricketer and currently a commentator. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan. ... Imran Khan (Urdu/Pashto: عمران احمد خان نیازی) (Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi; son of Ikram Ullah khan Niazi Shermankhel) born November 25, 1952, in Lahore is a Pakistani former cricketer turned politician. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... James Langridge, born at Newick, Sussex, on July 10, 1906 and died at Brighton on September 10, 1966, was a cricketer who played for Sussex and England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John George Langridge, born February 10, 1910 and died June 27, 1999, was a cricketer who played for Sussex and perhaps the finest batsman never to play test cricket. ... 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Sussex Women

Sussex Women have produced many England capped players. These include: Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

• Clare Connor (Captain of 2005 Ashes Winning Side)
• Caroline Atkins
• Rosalie Birch
• Holly Colvin
• Laura Marsh
• Sarah Taylor

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References

• A Social History of English Cricket by Derek Birley
• Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
• Cricket: History of its Growth and Development by Rowland Bowen
• Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
• Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket by G B Buckley (FLPV)
• From the Weald to the World by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
• Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas
• Playfair Cricket Annual : various issues
• Pre-Victorian Sussex Cricket by HF & AP Squire (PVSC)
• Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
• Start of Play by David Underdown
• Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann (TJM)
• The Cricketer magazine (Cktr)
• The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual): various issues

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External links

• Official site
• Sussex-Cricket