Sussex Cricket Society

Membership Details

Welcome to the Sussex Cricket Society Website.

The Society was formed on 6 April 1965 from a happy thought of Alan Oakman, the former Sussex and England cricketer. The aims and objects of the Society are "To further cricket interest and enthusiasm and to provide a source of contact between cricket lovers and to promote and conduct meetings, social functions and other gatherings." To this end the Society holds monthly evening meetings from October through to March along with two lunches, and also a "garden party" during the summer.

Currently the society has just over 400 members.

A newsletter is issued eleven times a year to members. Issue number 500 was released in March 2009 and this can be read from the left hand links.

All events are held at the County Ground, Hove with the "garden party" taking place on a Sussex CCC first eleven match day. Some phots taken at the 2008 garden party were issued with newsletter number 487 which can be accessed via the left hand links.

The links on the left hand side will give access to more information regarding the Society including membership details. Currently membership is just £8.00 per year for a single member and £12.00 per year for a family membership.

Activities

Evening Meetings - monthly meetings are held from October through to March each year, and at each we have a speaker from the world of cricket - a mixture of Sussex based talks and the wider cricket scene. Invariably during the winter there will be at least one well known cricket author. For information on the current programme please see the separate link.

Lunches - Two lunches are held, one in November, then again in February or early March. These are held in the main Jim Parks Bar of the Pavilion on the Hove ground. We have a speaker at each lunch.

Garden Party - this informal friendly occasion is held during the cricket season on a Sussex first eleven match day. The event takes place using a marquee at the County Ground, Hove, with a finger buffet and drinks available free of charge during the lunch interval. During this event awards to Sussex players are presented.

Player awards - Each year members of the Society elect a Sussex cricketer of the year who is presented with a silver trophy. In addition an inscribed tankard is presented to players in recognition if a maiden first class hundred fro Sussex.

The George Cox Memorial Garden, located at the North West corner of the ground at Hove, is maintained by the Society from donations by members. Our garden area is the first of three gardens in this corner of the ground. The Society makes an annual contribution towards the maintenance of the grave of W.G.Grace and also contributes a donation towards the expenses of the Sussex Young Cricketers Tour during the winter.