Your 1st Sussex CCC game ?

[maffew]

The lancashire game at Lords a couple of seasons ago. Been to one since at Sussex

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Boooooo Glory hunter, burn him, etc, etc, etc

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Parks,Dexter,Oakman,Suttle,Shepherd,Langridge,Pataudi.....ah,them woz the days!

My first memory of Eaton Road is a tourists match vs West Indies and Ken Suttle being laid out by a bouncer from Charlie Griffiths - would have been in the 60's but can't remember exactly when.

Fondest memory is seeing one G A Boycott (on 0) leaving one outside his off stump from John A Snow and then seeing the stump uprooted - still makes me smile.
Also remember JAS doing something similar to Barry Richards.

 

[Gwylan]

My first memory of Eaton Road is a tourists match vs West Indies and Ken Suttle being laid out by a bouncer from Charlie Griffiths - would have been in the 60's but can't remember exactly when.

That was 1966; he also hit Derek Underwood that season - and this the year after he fractured Contractor's skull in a test match: a fearsome bowler was Mr Griffiths.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966/WI_IN_ENG/WI_SUSSEX_11-13JUN1966.html

The 1966 game - Jon Snow - 11/47

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966/WI_IN_ENG/WI_SUSSEX_11-13JUN1966.html

The 1966 game - Jon Snow - 11/47

That Sobers bloke didn't look up to much!

 

[Perry Milkins]

Me,watcting Roger Prideaux ? 75 Not out win over Kent about 73 ?

Blimey that was my first game...it was in the Gillette cup and John Snow destoyed them.

I remember sitting by the boundary rope near the souhthwest corner . Bob Woolmer was fielding near ans asked to see the Sussex Card.

Small world

 

[Perry Milkins]

IVA Richards c & b K Greenfield 22 is still one of my favourite wickets of all time. Anyone else remember the occasion?

And he played for St Peter's CC as a boy (like me, and Chapmans the Saviour) to boot.

I played for St Peters as well. Mark Smallwood et al.

Wasn't Giles Cheatles wicket IVA or was it Barry Richards?

 

[Grendel]

The Sussex v. Australia tour match in May 1993: http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1993/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_SUSSEX_13-15MAY1993.html

Salisbury had just been named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his performance in the 1992 season, despite a fairly poor tour of the sub-continent in the winter. I got his autograph and then watched the Australians cart him to every corner of the County Ground.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Post has just arrived including a mailshot from the Toilet Bowl inviting me to become a Pantshire member next season.

Whoopie and they sell John Smiths as well!!!
So no Mushy, no Harveys, no Grizzly, no Luuuuuuke, no Hoppo, no deckchairs, .....................................no trophies - just the fat German and it's almost as expensive as my phone bill to the Albion ticket office.

Must be down to the strike - Posties please call it off before I get really cross.

 

[Hiney]

My Dad took me to a Gillette Cup game in the early 70s v Kent. Not sure of the year but we scored about 270 and bowled them out for a lot less than that.

I also remember a game against the Australians in 73 (maybe?) when Gary Gilmour scored a quick 100 and Dennis Lillee started his bowling run-up about 6 inches in from the boundary rope in front of the Arthur Gilligan stand

 

[Gwylan]

I played for St Peters as well. Mark Smallwood et al.

Wasn't Giles Cheatles wicket IVA or was it Barry Richards?

Do you mean first wicket? It was indeed Barry Richards - although if I remember rightly he'd already scored a ton by then.

I also remember John Barclay's first wicket: he bowled Glenn Turner (although I think he'd scored a ton by then too).

 

[Perry Milkins]

My Dad took me to a Gillette Cup game in the early 70s v Kent. Not sure of the year but we scored about 270 and bowled them out for a lot less than that.

I also remember a game against the Australians in 73 (maybe?) when Gary Gilmour scored a quick 100 and Dennis Lillee started his bowling run-up about 6 inches in from the boundary rope in front of the Arthur Gilligan stand

That was the game I was at.

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

Madan Lal was an Indian, so he wouldn't have been playing for Sri Lanka; do you mean De Mel? I was at that game and remember Wettimuny getting hit - I can still hear his groan.

Neil Lenham was a good player but suffered an abnormal number of finger injuries.

Yes, you're right, Gwyl. I think dyslexia, the number of pints of Harveys I've consumed over the years since that time (I seem to remember having my first around that time - I was either 14 or 15) and typing this at 6 whenever after just 3 hours of sleep - don't ask, has mucked up my memory of the match. However, the Wettimuny incident must surely compare with Bas at Bournemouth!!

 

[Perry Milkins]

I was at the Aussie touring game Hiney refers to. Having bunked off school we arrived early to watch the Aussies in the nets. I think Gilmour was chucking down a few to Ian Chappell.

I was standing next to Hadlee (I think it was him) whan a hand was placed on either of our shoulders and parted us gently. A cricketer then strode through and watched Gilmour bowl whichg prompted him to say "Gilmour I can fart quicker that you can bowl".

That man was Dennis Lillee!!

 

[Perry Milkins]

Anyone remember Laurence Rowe of The Windies touring party taking out one of the windows in the members bar whilst knocking up?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

My Dad took me to a Gillette Cup game in the early 70s v Kent. Not sure of the year but we scored about 270 and bowled them out for a lot less than that.

I also remember a game against the Australians in 73 (maybe?) when Gary Gilmour scored a quick 100 and Dennis Lillee started his bowling run-up about 6 inches in from the boundary rope in front of the Arthur Gilligan stand

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1973/ENG_LOCAL/GLTE/SUSSEX_KENT_GLTE_01AUG1973.html

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1975/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_SUSSEX_16-18JUL1975.html

 

[Gwylan]

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1973/ENG_LOCAL/GLTE/SUSSEX_KENT_GLTE_01AUG1973.html

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1975/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_SUSSEX_16-18JUL1975.html

That Kent game was only 34 years ago yet four of the players are now dead: that's a pretty shocking statistic.

Is that the Aussie game where Lillee bowled an apple or a bar of soap or something? Or was that in 1972?

 

[Peter Grummit]

Sussex v Pakistan 1974.

It rained most of the day but I was hooked. Junior member 1975 and we finished bottom of the CC. Barry Richards and Gordon Greenidge carting Roger Marshall all over the park is my abiding memory of that season. Marshall is often in the deck chairs these days as is Peter Graves another member of the 1974 team.

PG

 

[Barrel of Fun]

That Kent game was only 34 years ago yet four of the players are now dead: that's a pretty shocking statistic.

Is that the Aussie game where Lillee bowled an apple or a bar of soap or something? Or was that in 1972?

That is a shocking statistic. Four men dying well before their time.

I have no idea about the year of that game, although I seem to remember hearing about an apple. The game before I was even considered!