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Your 1st Sussex CCC game ?
- Thread starter Leekbrookgull
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Peter Grummit
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That was a good Kent team, with Woolmer batting at 9!
PG
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In 1973, 263 in a 60 over game was considered a MASSIVE total
How things change!
How things change!
Perry Milkins
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East Staffs Gull
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and Glenn Potter, Chris Green, Stuart Smart, Kevin Ellis, Glenn Tomkins, etc. Newhaven were our main rivals, as they had the Wells' brothers and a big f***** called Jesty.
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
I was in that team!!! Were you in the side that got the final of the Sussex U-14s?
NS Herald
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Early 70's at Horsham in a one day JPL fixture against Leicestershire.
Ken Higgs was playing for them while Dexter, Snow and Greig were playing for Sussex.
I'll never forget going up to Tony Greig at the end and thinking how huge he was compared to me as a tiddly kid - 6 foot 8 and three quarters if my memory serves me right (him not me
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Ken Higgs was playing for them while Dexter, Snow and Greig were playing for Sussex.
I'll never forget going up to Tony Greig at the end and thinking how huge he was compared to me as a tiddly kid - 6 foot 8 and three quarters if my memory serves me right (him not me
)Jambo Seagull
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Don't remember the Kent game but my Dad took me to Lords to see the final of the Gillette that year. We lost to Gloucestershire iirc, and I think it was Roger Prideaux's last game. Pretty sure he got 70 odd. That's the first game I can remember watching Sussex, although I probably went earlier that summer.
I was at the Aussie game in '75 and have a recollection of Gilmour hitting 4 or 5 sixes in one over. Can anyone else remember this?
The most memorable innings I can remember at the County Ground was Clive Rice scoring 256 in a CC game whilst playing for Notts. Reckon it would be about '78.
Jambo Seagull
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He was also in my class at school. Some player at that level. Beat all kinds of records and was regarded as being a shoo-in for England one day.
Prideaux got 28. It was Greenidge who scored the 76. We got undone by Procter's 94
http://www.cricinfomobile.com/link_...-OUTS/GLOUCS_SUSSEX_GLTE-FINAL_01SEP1973.html
Missed that game: was travelling back from holiday. I remember stopping at towns on the way back from Stratford to look in TV shop windows to follow the score (no car radios in those days - not in 1961 Hillman's anyway)
Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!
Primary data is fact
155-2 to 208 all out - looks familiar!
Strike
Sussex Border Front
Horsham Sussex VS Warwickshire May 2004, was the same day Albion beat Swindon on penaltys in the play off semi finals.
John Boy
Paul McShane
Sussex v Ireland at Hove. I remember it was a bank holiday, and it was free admission.
My first championship game was in Division 2, against Notts and my first 45 over game was against Essex under floodlights
My first championship game was in Division 2, against Notts and my first 45 over game was against Essex under floodlights
Storer68
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Format: CricInfo Version 2
India in England, 1971
Sussex v Indians
New County Ground, Hove, Brighton
25,26,27 August 1971 (3-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss:
Umpires: J Arnold and OW Herman
Close of Play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Indians 1st innings
SM Gavaskar c Parks b Greig 37
HK Jayantilal lbw b Spencer 15
AA Baig c Joshi b Spencer 13
ED Solkar c Joshi b Greig 90
GR Viswanth b Greig 24
*AL Wadekar run out 3
S Abid Ali b Greig 11
+SMH Kirmani c Snow b Joshi 16
D Govindraj lbw b Buss 1
EAS Prasanna b Buss 1
BS Bedi not out 3
Extras (lb 4, nb 2) 6
Total (all out, 89.3 overs) 220
FoW: 1-45, 2-64, 3-69, 4-105, 5-110,
6-126, 7-197, 8-202, 9-208, 10-220.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 13 2 39 0
Greig 25.3 3 78 4
Buss 23 12 30 2
Spencer 15 2 34 2
Denman 3 1 13 0
Joshi 10 1 20 1
Sussex 1st innings
MA Buss b Bedi 140
GA Greenidge c Govindraj b Prasanna 62
RM Prideaux b Prasanna 39
+JM Parks lbw b Prasanna 15
AW Greig c Kirmani b Bedi 11
PJ Graves c Jayantilal b Prasanna 34
*MG Griffith b Prasanna 14
JA Snow c & b Bedi 23
J Denman b Solkar 9
J Spencer not out 18
UC Joshi not out 0
Extras (b 5, lb 13, w 2, nb 1) 21
Total (9 wickets declared, 122 overs) 386
FoW: 1-199, 2-213, 3-248, 4-277, 5-299,
6-318, 7-330, 8-366, 9-366.
Bowling O M R W
Govindraj 10 2 40 0
Abid Ali 19 3 65 0
Solkar 6 0 18 1
Bedi 44 14 105 3
Prasanna 43 6 137 5
Indians 2nd innings
SM Gavaskar b Joshi 40
HK Jayantilal c Parks b Joshi 57
AA Baig c Greig b Graves 4
ED Solkar c Greig b Joshi 6
GR Viswanth c Graves b Buss 38
*AL Wadekar st Parks b Joshi 25
S Abid Ali b Joshi 13
+SMH Kirmani not out 37
D Govindraj not out 40
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 2, nb 7) 16
Total (7 wickets, 128 overs) 276
DNB: EAS Prasanna, BS Bedi.
FoW: 1-66, 2-80, 3-91, 4-132, 5-181, 6-195, 7-195.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 11 3 33 0
Greig 20 6 47 0
Buss 11 5 18 1
Spencer 6 3 12 0
Denman 3 0 20 0
Joshi 51 16 107 5
Graves 26 19 23 1
India in England, 1971
Sussex v Indians
New County Ground, Hove, Brighton
25,26,27 August 1971 (3-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss:
Umpires: J Arnold and OW Herman
Close of Play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Indians 1st innings
SM Gavaskar c Parks b Greig 37
HK Jayantilal lbw b Spencer 15
AA Baig c Joshi b Spencer 13
ED Solkar c Joshi b Greig 90
GR Viswanth b Greig 24
*AL Wadekar run out 3
S Abid Ali b Greig 11
+SMH Kirmani c Snow b Joshi 16
D Govindraj lbw b Buss 1
EAS Prasanna b Buss 1
BS Bedi not out 3
Extras (lb 4, nb 2) 6
Total (all out, 89.3 overs) 220
FoW: 1-45, 2-64, 3-69, 4-105, 5-110,
6-126, 7-197, 8-202, 9-208, 10-220.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 13 2 39 0
Greig 25.3 3 78 4
Buss 23 12 30 2
Spencer 15 2 34 2
Denman 3 1 13 0
Joshi 10 1 20 1
Sussex 1st innings
MA Buss b Bedi 140
GA Greenidge c Govindraj b Prasanna 62
RM Prideaux b Prasanna 39
+JM Parks lbw b Prasanna 15
AW Greig c Kirmani b Bedi 11
PJ Graves c Jayantilal b Prasanna 34
*MG Griffith b Prasanna 14
JA Snow c & b Bedi 23
J Denman b Solkar 9
J Spencer not out 18
UC Joshi not out 0
Extras (b 5, lb 13, w 2, nb 1) 21
Total (9 wickets declared, 122 overs) 386
FoW: 1-199, 2-213, 3-248, 4-277, 5-299,
6-318, 7-330, 8-366, 9-366.
Bowling O M R W
Govindraj 10 2 40 0
Abid Ali 19 3 65 0
Solkar 6 0 18 1
Bedi 44 14 105 3
Prasanna 43 6 137 5
Indians 2nd innings
SM Gavaskar b Joshi 40
HK Jayantilal c Parks b Joshi 57
AA Baig c Greig b Graves 4
ED Solkar c Greig b Joshi 6
GR Viswanth c Graves b Buss 38
*AL Wadekar st Parks b Joshi 25
S Abid Ali b Joshi 13
+SMH Kirmani not out 37
D Govindraj not out 40
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 2, nb 7) 16
Total (7 wickets, 128 overs) 276
DNB: EAS Prasanna, BS Bedi.
FoW: 1-66, 2-80, 3-91, 4-132, 5-181, 6-195, 7-195.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 11 3 33 0
Greig 20 6 47 0
Buss 11 5 18 1
Spencer 6 3 12 0
Denman 3 0 20 0
Joshi 51 16 107 5
Graves 26 19 23 1
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
First one I can remember but may not have been actual first game....
Format: CricInfo Version 2
Australia in England, 1972
Sussex v Australians
New County Ground, Hove, Brighton
22,24,25 July 1972 (3-day match)
Result: Sussex won by 5 wickets
Toss:
Umpires: WE Alley and R Julian
Close of Play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Australians 1st innings
KR Stackpole b Greig 0
R Edwards c Parks b Spencer 41
*IM Chappell lbw b Buss 58
GS Chappell c Parks b Phillipson 20
KD Walters c Griffith b Buss 24
AP Sheahan run out 34
+RW Marsh c Greenidge b Buss 54
GD Watson c Snow b Buss 1
RJ Inverarity b Buss 9
JR Hammond not out 18
AA Mallett c Parks b Greig 29
Extras (b 5, w 1) 6
Total (all out, 90.1 overs) 294
FoW: 1-3, 2-99, 3-109, 4-139, 5-182,
6-182, 7-213, 8-231, 9-248, 10-294.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 14 2 43 0
Greig 16.1 4 64 2
Spencer 12 1 40 1
Buss 29 9 69 5
Phillipson 11 1 32 1
Joshi 8 3 40 0
Sussex 1st innings
PJ Graves lbw b Mallett 48
GA Greenidge c Marsh b IM Chappell 99
RM Prideaux c IM Chappell b Watson 55
MA Buss b Watson 22
AW Greig c Mallett b Watson 36
+JM Parks not out 10
*MG Griffith not out 13
Extras (b 5, lb 4, w 1, nb 3) 13
Total (5 wickets declared, 98 overs) 296
DNB: JA Snow, CP Phillipson, J Spencer, UC Joshi.
FoW: 1-105, 2-212, 3-214, 4-260, 5-274.
Bowling O M R W
Hammond 23 3 89 0
Watson 24 4 85 3
Mallett 30 12 68 1
Inverarity 10 3 24 0
Stackpole 4 1 5 0
IM Chappell 7 1 12 1
Australians 2nd innings
KR Stackpole not out 154
R Edwards lbw b Greig 14
AP Sheahan c & b Joshi 50
KD Walters not out 42
Extras (nb 2) 2
Total (2 wickets declared, 74 overs) 262
DNB: *IM Chappell, GS Chappell, +RW Marsh, GD Watson,
RJ Inverarity, JR Hammond, AA Mallett.
FoW: 1-49, 2-190.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 7 0 35 0
Greig 9 4 12 1
Spencer 8 4 9 0
Buss 8 2 33 0
Phillipson 14 0 50 0
Joshi 24 4 89 1
Graves 4 0 32 0
Sussex 2nd innings (target: 261 runs)
PJ Graves c Hammond b Mallett 45
GA Greenidge not out 125
RM Prideaux st Marsh b Inverarity 47
MA Buss c Edwards b Inverarity 10
AW Greig lbw b Inverarity 4
+JM Parks b Inverarity 5
*MG Griffith not out 14
Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 1) 11
Total (5 wickets, 54 overs) 261
DNB: JA Snow, CP Phillipson, J Spencer, UC Joshi.
FoW: 1-108, 2-197, 3-209, 4-218, 5-228.
Bowling O M R W
Hammond 7 0 41 0
Watson 10 0 47 0
Mallett 15 0 63 1
Inverarity 13 0 60 4
Edwards 2 0 5 0
Walters 7 1 34 0
Format: CricInfo Version 2
Australia in England, 1972
Sussex v Australians
New County Ground, Hove, Brighton
22,24,25 July 1972 (3-day match)
Result: Sussex won by 5 wickets
Toss:
Umpires: WE Alley and R Julian
Close of Play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Australians 1st innings
KR Stackpole b Greig 0
R Edwards c Parks b Spencer 41
*IM Chappell lbw b Buss 58
GS Chappell c Parks b Phillipson 20
KD Walters c Griffith b Buss 24
AP Sheahan run out 34
+RW Marsh c Greenidge b Buss 54
GD Watson c Snow b Buss 1
RJ Inverarity b Buss 9
JR Hammond not out 18
AA Mallett c Parks b Greig 29
Extras (b 5, w 1) 6
Total (all out, 90.1 overs) 294
FoW: 1-3, 2-99, 3-109, 4-139, 5-182,
6-182, 7-213, 8-231, 9-248, 10-294.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 14 2 43 0
Greig 16.1 4 64 2
Spencer 12 1 40 1
Buss 29 9 69 5
Phillipson 11 1 32 1
Joshi 8 3 40 0
Sussex 1st innings
PJ Graves lbw b Mallett 48
GA Greenidge c Marsh b IM Chappell 99
RM Prideaux c IM Chappell b Watson 55
MA Buss b Watson 22
AW Greig c Mallett b Watson 36
+JM Parks not out 10
*MG Griffith not out 13
Extras (b 5, lb 4, w 1, nb 3) 13
Total (5 wickets declared, 98 overs) 296
DNB: JA Snow, CP Phillipson, J Spencer, UC Joshi.
FoW: 1-105, 2-212, 3-214, 4-260, 5-274.
Bowling O M R W
Hammond 23 3 89 0
Watson 24 4 85 3
Mallett 30 12 68 1
Inverarity 10 3 24 0
Stackpole 4 1 5 0
IM Chappell 7 1 12 1
Australians 2nd innings
KR Stackpole not out 154
R Edwards lbw b Greig 14
AP Sheahan c & b Joshi 50
KD Walters not out 42
Extras (nb 2) 2
Total (2 wickets declared, 74 overs) 262
DNB: *IM Chappell, GS Chappell, +RW Marsh, GD Watson,
RJ Inverarity, JR Hammond, AA Mallett.
FoW: 1-49, 2-190.
Bowling O M R W
Snow 7 0 35 0
Greig 9 4 12 1
Spencer 8 4 9 0
Buss 8 2 33 0
Phillipson 14 0 50 0
Joshi 24 4 89 1
Graves 4 0 32 0
Sussex 2nd innings (target: 261 runs)
PJ Graves c Hammond b Mallett 45
GA Greenidge not out 125
RM Prideaux st Marsh b Inverarity 47
MA Buss c Edwards b Inverarity 10
AW Greig lbw b Inverarity 4
+JM Parks b Inverarity 5
*MG Griffith not out 14
Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 1) 11
Total (5 wickets, 54 overs) 261
DNB: JA Snow, CP Phillipson, J Spencer, UC Joshi.
FoW: 1-108, 2-197, 3-209, 4-218, 5-228.
Bowling O M R W
Hammond 7 0 41 0
Watson 10 0 47 0
Mallett 15 0 63 1
Inverarity 13 0 60 4
Edwards 2 0 5 0
Walters 7 1 34 0
Leekbrookgull
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If we are the oldest county,have we always played at Eaton Road ? 
The age of the pavilion suggests not ?
The age of the pavilion suggests not ? 
My first game must have been sometime around 1977.
I'm sure it was against the Australians and Kepler Wessels was a young South African making his debut for us.
It rained for most of the day and I think I saw about 30 minutes of cricket, but then spent most of the summer down at Hove.
Best years there for me was when Javed Miandad was playing. So fast between the wickets he virtually lapped whoever he was batting with before they'd completed their first run! Great player.
I'm sure it was against the Australians and Kepler Wessels was a young South African making his debut for us.
It rained for most of the day and I think I saw about 30 minutes of cricket, but then spent most of the summer down at Hove.
Best years there for me was when Javed Miandad was playing. So fast between the wickets he virtually lapped whoever he was batting with before they'd completed their first run! Great player.
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