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Post by joe on Dec 31, 2017 18:37:56 GMT
Interesting view, although Lloyd was a left-handed bat, but could have switched hands after being given out LBW. Arnold is a good call. Which Sussex fielder was usually 1st slip? We know he had blond/fair hair (Peter Graves?). Anyone got access to Cricket Archive? Anyone out there a financial subscriber? PS: Important to point out that Sussex won the Gillette Cup that year, their first Trophy since 1964, and being August, perhaps, this was a QF or Semi-Final match? Here is the wiki about the actual Final when Sussex beat Somerset. From the wiki, it states, "A more facile victory provided Sussex with their place in the final; facing Lancashire, Sussex scored 277 for 8, helped by another half-century from Parker, and 75 runs from Javed Miandad, and then bowled their opponents out for 141 runs." So, the photo does depict the semi-final. And, "if" it is David Lloyd, 1978 was his Lancashire benefit year after stepping down from the county captaincy the previous year, where he accrued a record amount, at the time, of £40,171. How times have changed! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Gillette_Cup_FinalWe got there. I have found the scorecard for that Lancashire match. And guess what? When you click on the card it takes you to the Cricket Archive paywall. But, we can fathom that the umpire is either Cec Pepper or Peter Wight. Wait a mo', it is definitely Cec Pepper. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Gillette_CupI know Lloyd was a left handed batsman, that’s why I thought it was him! The slip fielder being on the left of the keeper is a pretty big clue!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Dec 31, 2017 18:59:50 GMT
Ho, ho, absolutely correct. Blame my stupidity on the Prosecco I've been drinking this afternoon. The slip fielder - Tony Greig? I note 1978 was his final season for Sussex.
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Post by longstop on Jan 1, 2018 1:09:36 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 1, 2018 10:14:32 GMT
Welcome longstop as our now official new primary moderator. I look forward to your fresh ideas to improve this Forum. Unfortunately, I am not a great crossword doer. Even the Daily Mail one can stump me! But it looks quite excellent and thank you for compiling it.
Happy New Year, btw.
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Post by deepfineleg on Jan 1, 2018 11:06:34 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 1, 2018 12:09:53 GMT
Well done that man!!
So, Joe is right about Lloyd, Long and Arnold. Umpire is Pepper, Lancs batsman is Kennedy, so just the Sussex slip fielder. Any ideas? Spencer, perhaps?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 1, 2018 19:05:48 GMT
One final quiz as it is New Year's Day. Who is this Sussex player? We know this is John Snow but any guesses at which cricket ground he is signing these autographs? And now another mystery player pic. Who are the players and umpire in the photo? The clue is Sussex v Middlesex during the Gillette Cup semi-final played on August 14th, 1980. Look at how many deck chairs Hove used to boast.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 4, 2018 14:32:35 GMT
How about this idea for a hatrick of recent Sussex CCC coups. First, Rob Andrew: Second, Jason Gillespie: and now third, Steve Smith? This may sound a little whacky but in the Daily Mail's Charles Sale 'Sports Agenda' Column yesterday, he writes that the World's No.1 ranked batsman is seeking experience of English County Championship cricket describing the format as "fantastic". Steve Smith at Hove - Why Not?Already, six of the present Australian squad are playing county cricket next season, so why not a seventh, especially when Jason Gillespie and Smith are friends. Cricket Australia are encouraging their top players to 'taste' English conditions in a bid to retain the urn when they next play the Ashes in England. Smith is quoted as saying, "County cricket is fantastic. I have never had the opportunity to play any four-day cricket in England. I really enjoyed my T20 stint with Worcester - but any chance the guys get is only going to improve their game. I'd love to play county cricket." So, Rob phones Jason. Jason speaks to Steve. And hey-ho we have another Smith now playing for Sussex next season. Perhaps, he could be made Captain too, whilst Brown focuses on the OD stuff? That would sort out our need for a top top order batsman and the Captaincy for that format in one fell swoop.
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Post by philh on Jan 4, 2018 18:06:21 GMT
The same thoughts went through my head about Smith, but surely we wouldn't want him getting used to English conditions so that he scores piles of runs for Australia when they come back over here. Heck, yes, we would if he plays for Sussex!!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 5, 2018 11:12:45 GMT
I am delighted to read from the Sussex CCC Twitter that tickets for the Australian OD match went on sale yesterday and have been selling like hot cakes. SussexCCCTickets for our upcoming match against Australia went on sale this morning, and the phone lines have been non-stop since 😅 Ring us on 0844 264 0206 or book online to guarantee your ticket today! #GOSBTS #SussexFamily
It was a coup (my favourite word of late) to attract the Aussies to Hove this season and what with the two England Women's games to boot as well Hove, like Taunton, is beginning to have an international flavour about its ground. Below is a link from the club website to a feature discussing the various Sussex v Australia matches over the years. www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news/brief-history-sussexs-one-day-encounters-australiaMeanwhile, there is so much to look forward to this season. There are just 80 days to the first Sussex v Hampshire friendly at the Ageas Bowl and 83 days to the return home fixture. While, the first Championship game against Warwickshire at Edgbaston is a mere 98 days away. Jason Gillespie is coming to Hove in March where he and the squad are then flying off to South Africa for pre-season practise which gives him plenty of time to get to know the players and learn about their potential. Joffra Archer has already made a major impression on Gillespie as the West Indian high-fives through the BBL; while I sense the club may have an O/S elite batsman up their sleeve. Let's wait and see whom it may be. www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news/2018-championship-one-day-cup-schedule-announced
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 10, 2018 12:27:34 GMT
I was at the Hove ground today for a meeting in the museum and the ground and outfield are looking tip-top and dandy. Just 75 days until the new season begins with a friendly against Hampshire.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 10, 2018 17:24:12 GMT
An interesting tweet from Chris Nash today. Ok, he's not a Sussex player but it's been liked by Luke Wright. Interpret it how you like but a major swipe against the ECB, perhaps? 'Scrap paying counties to play youngsters?' is an interesting comment, in particular. Not sure how Sussex might react to that one.
@chrisnash23
How to improve county champ cricket? 2 overseas?relax visa restrictions to keep up with the times? Scrap paying counties to play youngsters? Actually Penalise poor pitches properly? Huge financial incentive to produce internationals? 2/3 Spin matches a year? Timing?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 12, 2018 9:24:39 GMT
Matt Prior emphasises his desire to find a job in cricket with his continued theme about how the county game and their players lack ambition. It is unclear whether he is losing interest in professional cycling for which has been a mere distraction or if Prior's engendered a renewed love for cricket; but it does seem sensible for Rob Andrew to find him a position at Sussex so he can 'walk the walk'. The comfy life of a county cricketer
Here is Prior talking on '5 Live Sport Radio' yesterday. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05tlvwq Here is more on the subject. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9r9/episodes/downloadsMeanwhile, I am amused how the media have responded to the 4-0 Ashes defeat. There are two narratives. 1. Blame it all on the rise of T20 cricket. The journos against the City-Based Tournament have found an opportunity to once more pour scorn on the venture even though it has helped attract an astonishing £1.1bn media deal for the ECB and English cricket. 2. Criticise Coach Trevor Bayliss on his alleged 'only interested in ODI cricket' meme. Why can't journalists admit that the England Team after a golden decade of success (I've heard that somewhere before) are now in a transition period and without Stokes were like ducks in a duck-shoot. Australia are a far better side than us. That's how international sport goes. Teams have good phases and bad like the Aussies during the last 10 years. It's the rebuilding of a side that matters.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 13, 2018 13:45:55 GMT
Bella Emberg, the popular actress who became famous for playing Blunderwoman in the TV 'Russ Abbott Show' and sadly died this week, loved her cricket and was a Sussex fan (so says Aggers). Tony Greig was her hero. Well, I never knew that. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42671503Jonathan Agnew TwitterSo sorry to hear of Bella Emberg’s death. She adored cricket - a Sussex fan - and was a lovely View from the Boundary at Headingley years ago. Afterwards I took her to meet her hero, Tony Greig. Not sure he had heard of Blunderwoman before and she totally charmed him #RIPBella
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Post by soothsayer on Jan 14, 2018 10:48:11 GMT
I'm a bit slow on these quiz questions, but aren't two recent answers those opening bats Buss and Greenidge? Neither seemed the greatest of starters, batting averages not so high, but both had good moments for Sussex. I haven't checked the scorecard, but Mike Buss looks the wide first slip. I thought Greigy was always a second slipper, Graves a gully, and John Spencer nowhere near, if it could be helped, left to hover at third man or mid on. Buss, though, what a wonderful limited overs player, be it as stroke player or nagging slow-medium bowler. I remember his 140 off the '71 Indians, lifting Bedi onto the Cromwell Road sightscreen. in fact he had an amazing Sunday league that summer, including a stunning televised 100, much in partnership with Dexter. I think the other, the portrait, is Geoff Greenidge? Far from the quality of the typical overseas stars signed by the counties in 1968, he never seemed to develop so much though he did play a couple of tests. He was a glorious cover fielder, I loved his stylish forward defensive! He seemed to have the shots, but was never very expansive. Even so, he scored heavily when Sussex beat the '72 Aussies, and had a decent score in a Lord's Gillette final.
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