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Sussex County Cricket Club

One-day name	Sussex Sharks
Personnel
Captain	Ben Brown (First-Class & List A) Luke Wright (T20)
Coach	Jason Gillespie
Overseas player(s)	Ishant Sharma Rashid Khan (T20) Tom Bruce (T20)
Team information
Founded	1839
Home ground	County Cricket Ground, Hove
Capacity	7,000
History
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.co.uk
First-class One-day T20

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 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 always had senior status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified by substantial sources as holding important match status 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 senior Twenty20 team since 2003.^[5]

The club colours are traditionally blue and white and the shirt sponsors are Aerotron for the Specsavers County Championship, Parafix for Royal London One-Day Cup matches and Boundless for NatWest Blast T20 matches. Its home ground is the County Cricket Ground, Hove. Sussex also play matches around the county at Arundel and Eastbourne.

Sussex won its first ever 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.^[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.

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).^[9]

Honours

Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005

First XI honours

• 
  County Championship (3) – 2003, 2006, 2007 ^[10][11]

Division Two (2) – 2001, 2010 ^[10]

• 
  Friends Provident Trophy^{[nb 1]} (5) – 1963, 1964, 1978, 1986, 2006 ^[11][12][13]


• 
  Pro40 National League^{[nb 2]} (3) – 1982, 2008, 2009 ^[11]

Division Two (2) – 1999, 2005

• 
  Twenty20 Cup (1) – 2009^[11][14]

Second XI honours

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


• 
  Second XI Trophy (1) – 2005

Notes

Earliest cricket

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 Anglo-Saxon or Norman times.^[15]

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 important match in cricket history.^[16]

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

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.^[15]

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.^[11]

Sussex grounds

Exit of the County Ground at Hove

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.^[11]
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.^[11]

Current squad

• No. 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	Notes
Batsmen
6	Harry Finch	England	(1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
10	Luke Wright*	England	(1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	T20 captain
20	Tom Haines	England	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 19)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
28	Philip Salt	England	(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
31	Luke Wells*	England	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right arm off break
32	Laurie Evans	England	(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
42	Tom Bruce	New Zealand	(1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Overseas player (T20 only)
74	Stiaan van Zyl	South Africa	(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 30)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Kolpak registration
All-rounders
8	Chris Jordan*	England	(1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
9	Delray Rawlins	Bermuda	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 20)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
22	Jofra Archer*	West Indies	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	UK passport
96	David Wiese*	South Africa	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Kolpak registration
Wicket-keepers
5	Michael Burgess	England	(1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 24)	Right-handed	—
26	Ben Brown*	England	(1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 29)	Right-handed	—	Club captain
Bowlers
1	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Overseas player (T20 only)
7	Tymal Mills	England	(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 26)	Right-handed	Left arm fast	T20 only
11	Abidine Sakande	England	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
15	George Garton	England	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 21)	Left-handed	Left arm medium-fast
18	Will Beer	England	(1988-10-08) 8 October 1988 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
21	Danny Briggs	England	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
25	Ollie Robinson	England	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
29	Stuart Whittingham	Scotland	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
97	Ishant Sharma*	India	(1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Overseas player
Source:[17] Updated: 5 January 2018

Coaching staff

• Director of Cricket : Keith Greenfield
  


• Head coach: Jason Gillespie
  


• Academy Director: Carl Hopkinson
  


• Asst. coach: Jon Lewis
  


• Batting coach: Michael Yardy
  


• Bowling coach: Jon Lewis
  


• Spin Bowling Coach: n/a


• Fielding coach: n/a


• Mental conditioning coach: n/a


• Fitness trainer: n/a


• Head Physiotherapist: n/a


• Masseur: n/a


• Performance analyst: Harrison Allen

Notable Sussex players

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).

Afghanistan

Australia

Bangladesh

England

England / Sri Lanka

India

Ireland

Netherlands

New Zealand

Pakistan

Scotland

South Africa

Sri Lanka

West Indies

Zimbabwe

• Murray Goodwin

Records

Team

• Highest Total For – 742/5d v Somerset at Taunton (2009) ^[20][21]


• Highest Total Against – 726 by Nottinghamshire at Nottingham (1895)^[22]


• Lowest Total For – 19 v Surrey at Godalming (1830), v Nottinghamshire at Hove (1873) ^[23]


• Lowest Total Against – 18 by Kent at Gravesend (1867)^[24]

Batting

• Highest Score – 344* MW Goodwin v Somerset at Taunton (2009)^[20][25]


• Most Runs in Season – 2850 JG Langridge (1949)^[26]


• Most Runs in Career – 34152 JG Langridge (1928–1955)^[18]

Highest partnership for each wicket

• 1st – 490 Ted Bowley and John Langridge v Middlesex at Hove (1933)


• 2nd – 385 Ted Bowley and Maurice Tate v Northamptonshire at Hove (1921)


• 3rd – 385* Michael Yardy and Murray Goodwin v Warwickshire at Hove (2006)


• 4th – 363 Murray Goodwin and Carl Hopkinson v Somerset at Taunton (2009)^[20]


• 5th – 297 Jim Parks and Harry Parks v Hampshire at Portsmouth (1937)


• 6th – 335 Luke Wright and Ben Brown v Durham at Hove (2014)


• 7th – 344 Ranjitsinhji and Billy Newham v Essex at Leyton (1902)


• 8th – 291 Robin Martin-Jenkins and Mark Davis v Somerset at Taunton (2002)


• 9th – 178 Harry Parks and Albert Wensley v Derbyshire at Horsham (1930)


• 10th – 164 Ollie Robinson and Matt Hobden v Durham at Chester-le-Street (2015)^[27]

Source:^[28]

Bowling

• Best Bowling – 10–48 CHG Bland v Kent at Tonbridge (1899)^[29]


• Best Match Bowling – 17–106 GR Cox v Warwickshire at Horsham (1926)^[30]


• Wickets in Season – 198 MW Tate (1925)^[31]


• Wickets in Career – 2211 MW Tate (1912–1937)^[19]

Notes

See also

• Sport in Sussex

References

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

• Official site