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unusual facts about Sussex County Cricket Club


Sussex County Cricket Club

Sussex have also played first class matches at grounds in Sheffield Park, Chichester, Worthing, Eastbourne and Hastings.


Cedric Boyns

His last first-class wicket was that of Sri Lankan Roy Dias, while his last List A scalp was Sussex's Tony Pigott just a few days later.

Essex County Cricket Club in 2005

Essex Eagles lost their last nine wickets for 54 runs, and the target of 110 was not enough to win their first match of the 2005 Twenty20 Cup to Sussex Sharks.

Geoffry Tattersall

Born in Ripon, Yorkshire, England, Tattersall was a right hand batsman, who scored 26 and a duck in a drawn match against Sussex at Headingley.

George Byrne

He also took the only catch of his entire career, to dismiss Sussex opener Robert Relf off the bowling of Willie Quaife.

James Fewings

Fewings' second and final first-class appearance came the following week, against Sussex - being bowled out by future Test cricketers James Southerton and Fred Grace for a duck in each innings.

Martin Speight

After his education at Hurstpierpoint College and St Chad's College, Durham University, he played for Sussex, Wellington and Durham in first-class cricket, before capping off a 17-year career with Northumberland.

Mike Gatting

Steve's son, Joe, played for Brighton & Hove Albion, having progressed from their youth scheme, however he is now a professional cricket player with Sussex.

Sussex County Cricket Club in 2005

They then went down heavily to Sussex Sharks at The Grange in their last home game before the 2005 ICC Trophy in three weeks' time.

Richard Montgomerie and Matthew Prior opened the batting with a partnership of 13, and Murray Goodwin added a further 97 with Montgomerie for the third wicket, as Sussex Sharks made 266 for 3 in their 45 overs.


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