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John Barton "Bart" King was an American cricketer,active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was part of the Philadelphia team that played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. This period of cricket in the United States was dominated by "gentlemen cricketers"—men of independent wealth who did not need to work. King,an amateur from a middle-class family,was able to devote time to cricket thanks to a job set up by his teammates.
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Middlesex which has effectively been subsumed within the ceremonial county of Greater London. The club was founded in 1864 but teams representing the county have played top-class cricket since the early 18th century and the club has always held first-class status. Middlesex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland. The club's limited overs team is called the Leicestershire Foxes. Founded in 1879,the club had minor county status until 1894,when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895. Since then,Leicestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. The club was founded in 1839 as a successor to the various Sussex county cricket teams,including the old Brighton Cricket Club,which had been representative of the county of Sussex as a whole since the 1720s. The club has always held first-class status. Sussex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
In the 1772 English cricket season,it became normal practice to complete match scorecards and there are surviving examples from every subsequent season. Scorecards from 1772 have been found for three eleven-a-side matches in which the Hampshire county team played against an England team,and for one top-class single wicket match between Kent and Hampshire. The three Hampshire v England matches have been unofficially recognised by certain sources as first-class,although no such standard existed at the time. Prior to 1772,only four scorecards have survived,the last from a minor match in 1769.
Arthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861,as well as numerous other invitational and representative teams including an England XI and a pre-county Middlesex. A right-handed bat,Haygarth played 136 games now regarded as first-class,scoring 3,042 runs and taking 19 wickets with his part-time bowling. He was educated at Harrow,which had established a rich tradition as a proving ground for cricketers. He served on many MCC committees and was elected a life member in 1864.
James Langridge was an English cricketer,who played for Sussex and England. He played in eight Tests than spanned either side of World War II.
1939 was the 46th cricket season in England since the introduction of the County Championship in 1890. It was the one and only season in which English cricket adopted the eight-ball over. 1939 was the last season before the Second World War and it was not until 1946 that first-class cricket could resume in England on a normal basis. The West Indies were on tour and England won the Test series 1–0. The West Indian team departed early,with several matches cancelled,because of the growing international crisis.
In the 1773 English cricket season,there was a downturn in the fortunes of the Hambledon Club as their Hampshire team lost every match they are known to have played,and some of their defeats were heavy. Their poor results owed much to star bowler Thomas Brett having been injured. Three other county teams were active:Kent,Middlesex and Surrey. Teams called England took part in five matches,all against Hampshire,and won all five.
The 1787 cricket season in England is noteworthy for the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) after the opening of Thomas Lord's first ground in the parish of Marylebone,north of London. MCC soon became the sport's governing body with the new ground as its feature venue. The first match known to have been played at Lord's was on Monday,21 May,between the White Conduit Club and a Middlesex county team. The first match known to involve a team representing MCC was against White Conduit on Monday,30 July. Including these two,reports and/or match scorecards have survived of numerous eleven-a-side matches played in 1787. Eleven are retrospectively,but unofficially,recognised as first-class.
Neil John Lenham is a former English cricketer who played for Sussex and captained the England Under-19 cricket team in 3 Tests and 3 ODIs earlier in his career. He was born in Worthing.
The Rev. Charles Edward Burroughs Nepean was an English amateur cricketer and footballer who later became a vicar in the Church of England. As a cricketer he played ten first-class matches for Oxford University and Middlesex between 1870 and 1874,whilst in football he was in goal for Oxford University,the winning side in the 1874 FA Cup Final.
Terry Gunn was an English cricketer. Gunn was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Barnsley,Yorkshire.
Mark Jeffrey Gronow Davis is a South African former cricketer active from 1990 to 2005. He was club coach of Sussex until he left by mutual agreement in October 2017. During his playing career,he played domestic cricket for Northern Transvaal,MCC,and Sussex,as well as making appearances for South Africa A and South Africa U-24s.
H.H. Jamsaheb Shatrusalyasinhji Jadeja is a former first-class cricketer and the last person to hold the title of Maharaja of Nawanagar.
The 1964 Gillette Cup Final was a cricket match between Sussex County Cricket Club and Warwickshire County Cricket Club played on 5 September 1964 at Lord's in London. It was the second final of the Gillette Cup,which was the first English domestic knock-out competition between first-class sides. Sussex won the match by eight wickets.
Frederick King was an English cricketer who played one first-class cricket match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1871.
Archie David Lenham is an English professional cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. Lenham is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.
Oliver James Carter is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 4 July 2021,for Sussex in the 2021 County Championship. He made his Twenty20 debut on 9 July 2021,for Sussex in the 2021 T20 Blast. He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021,for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup. In June 2022,in the 2022 County Championship match against Glamorgan,Carter scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Christopher Patrick Pyemont was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
