East Preston Cricket Club

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East Preston Cricket Club is a well-established cricket club based in East Preston, West Sussex, England. They were founded in 1860.

East Preston, West Sussex village in the United Kingdom

East Preston is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It lies roughly halfway between Littlehampton and Worthing.

West Sussex County of England

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East Preston Cricket Club (EPCC) was founded in 1860. In 1989 it was elected to the Sussex Invitation Cricket League and has experienced mixed success. The Club's best performance to date was finishing 6th in the top division. In 1996 they were relegated to Division 2 but succeeded in gaining promotion back to Division 1 the following season. The Club now plays in the newly extended West Sussex Invitation Cricket League.

One of the most notable points in the Club's history was their reluctance to permit people who lived or worked outside the village to become a member. This policy had little effect on their success however as they finished runners-up in the Sussex Championship League in 1981, won the Worthing & District KO in 1974, and finished runners-up in the same competition in 1975 and 1982. The second team also enjoyed good success winning the Clymping KO in 1969, 1972 and 1973 and the Clymping Plate in 1981, 1989 and 1996.

Over the years the Club has enjoyed connections with some famous cricketers. Garfield Sobers and Tony Greig have made appearances in charity games and Sussex cricketer Ken Suttle played for the club for several seasons in the 1990s.

Garfield Sobers

Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, AO, OCC, also known as Gary or Garry Sobers, is a former cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled bowler, an aggressive batsman and an excellent fielder, he is widely considered to be cricket's greatest ever all-rounder.

Tony Greig South African cricket player in England

Anthony William Greig was an England Test cricket captain turned commentator. Born in South Africa, Greig qualified to play for the English national team by virtue of his Scottish parentage. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. Greig was captain of England from 1975 to 1977, and captained Sussex. His younger brother, Ian, also played Test cricket, while several other members of his extended family played at first-class level.

Kenneth George 'Ken' Suttle was an English cricketer. He was primarily a left-handed batsman but was also a useful slow left-arm bowler. His first-class career with Sussex lasted from 1949 to 1971. He played in 612 first-class matches. This included an unbroken sequence of 423 consecutive County Championship matches between 1954 and 1969, which is still the record number.

The Club plays its home games on its small ground situated at the heart of the village. The size of the ground has caused issues with several neighbours over the years. [1]

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