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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 20, 2018 22:37:23 GMT
Here is the latest Sussex CCC Museum newsletter. SCM 8page Newsletter Summer 2018.pdf (644.05 KB) PS: Just remembered guests cannot download attachments. I will do my best today to turn the 8 pages into jpgs.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 21, 2018 20:07:36 GMT
Jack is Back at Arundel _______________________________
The annual catch-up with Jack Russell is always a joy, particularly when Arundel is one of his favourite out-grounds in the country.
This year he celebrates his 30th Anniversary as a professional painter. Jack recounts, "My first exhibition was in 1988 at a Bristol gallery. I had 40 cricket sketches for sale and within 2 days they had all sold out. I haven't looked back since." During these last thirty years Jack's been living the dream. "I have loved every minute of it and what has happened is beyond my wildest dreams." Smiling, "I owe all my success to the people and this success continues to snowball as each year passes."
Pride of place on his Arundel stall were two recent images of the Castle ground; a black and white print, limited to just 500, and selling for £30 each; and an even finer coloured depiction of the same picturesque scene, limited to 150, for £250 each. Jack expained that his red coloured hardback book entitled, 'The Art of Jack Russell', depicting amongst others all 18 county grounds, has now sold out. He was coy about the number purchased but muttered, "Many thousands." Selling at £25 each he then mused, "The profit has covered my mortgage and overheads for a fair number of years." Jack was lucky to be at Arundel this year. "I am snowed-under with commissions and wasn't sure whether I could find time to come." Pausing, "But this is Arundel. How could I refuse!?"
A typical Jack photo where a cup of tea is always to hand
His next excitement is an exhibition coming up (August 8th-September 1st) at the Chris Beetle Gallery at Ryder Street, St James', London. "It is to celebrate my Anniversary," he says. "There will be 50 cricket originals on display, where many of these works are recent." Examples include a new perspective of 'Lord's', his all-time favourite ground; 'Fenners' and 'The Parks'. While Jack's most recent commissions include a painting of Edgbaston, Trentbridge and a series of club grounds including a trip to Ireland to paint the Carrick Fergus CC located North of Belfast. Jack never seems to age and during our conversation, Johnny Barclay stopped by to discuss that famous floppy sunhat episode and how Barclay, as England tour manager, convinced the ICC that Jack's psychological prop was coloured grey and not white and therefore should be viewed as a coloured garment which then came under the accepted ruling of the ICC ODI series in South Africa during 1995-96. But that's another side of jack - his eccentricities - which has been written about at length, in the past, on this cricket column. unofficialsussexccc.freeforums.net/post/1678/threadunofficialsussexccc.freeforums.net/post/2763/threadunofficialsussexccc.freeforums.net/post/10069/threadunofficialsussexccc.freeforums.net/post/10415/thread
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 22, 2018 11:34:40 GMT
Sad to hear yesterday about the latest van Zyl injury news. While BBC Radio Sports commentator Adrian Harms chatted with Jason Gillespie at Arundel during Day 2, Adrian asked that thorny question about how van Zyl was fairing. "He's doing ok," replied JG. "But it is a complicated injury and while he's in recovery and working out in the gym, it may take awhile to overcome." It seems rational that the rough and tumble of T20 may not suit the Dutchman's recovery, so perhaps, we may not see him back in a Sussex CCC shirt until the back end of August ready for the final Championship matches. I hope I am proved wrong.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 23, 2018 12:37:22 GMT
Timing and the place is everything - especially if it is your Sussex CCC Testimonial - as Ed Joyce has found out this year. Perhaps, your most important event, where supporters can be reminded of your elegant, delightful and discerning batting, suddenly, the sickly pustule of the cricketing season - football - gets in the way. Joyce has amassed an Ireland XI to play a Sussex XI in a T20 game this Sunday to boost his Benefit earnings. Gates open at 12 noon and the match begins at 1.30pm. Unfortunately, England are playing Panama in their second World Cup conflict on the same day where this match begins at 1pm or half an hour earlier. Given more people allegedly watched their opener against Tunisia on TV than saw the Harry/Meghan Royal Wedding, it is not hard to guess that Ed may have difficulty drawing the crowds, especially when the location is in the midst of the countryside with little chance of a TV to hand, unlike at the Hove County ground. Therefore, the clarion call is out, bugling louder than the tolls of Big Ben, to come along to Arundel on Sunday and show your support. Joyce is one of the classiest batsman to play for Sussex in recent decades and it will be a treat to see him swash-buckle that blade again. Sadly, football may well prevail, where even the players will be peeking discreetly at their mobiles throughout the game. So, if the thought of football in mid-summer sickens you, then here is an opportunity to show your disdain by watching Joyce at Arundel whilst airing your support and loyalty for the Club.
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Post by flashblade on Jun 23, 2018 15:37:59 GMT
Timing and the place is everything - especially if it is your Sussex CCC Testimonial - as Ed Joyce has found out this year. Perhaps, your most important event, where supporters can be reminded of your elegant, delightful and discerning batting, suddenly, the sickly pustule of the cricketing season - football - gets in the way. Joyce has amassed an Ireland XI to play a Sussex XI in a T20 game this Sunday to boost his Benefit earnings. Gates open at 12 noon and the match begins at 1.30pm. Unfortunately, England are playing Panama in their second World Cup conflict on the same day where this match begins at 1pm or half an hour earlier. Given more people allegedly watched their opener against Tunisia on TV than saw the Harry/Meghan Royal Wedding, it is not hard to guess that Ed may have difficulty drawing the crowds, especially when the location is in the midst of the countryside with little chance of a TV to hand, unlike at the Hove County ground. Therefore, the clarion call is out, bugling louder than the tolls of Big Ben, to come along to Arundel on Sunday and show your support. Joyce is one of the classiest batsman to play for Sussex in recent decades and it will be a treat to see him swash-buckle that blade again. Sadly, football may well prevail, where even the players will be peeking discreetly at their mobiles throughout the game. So, if the thought of football in mid-summer sickens you, then here is an opportunity to show your disdain by watching Joyce at Arundel whilst airing your support and loyalty for the Club. Why would an Irishman bother to check England's World Cup fixtures before arranging his testimonial match?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 25, 2018 9:36:42 GMT
Arundel Reflection
_________________________ What a fantastic performance from Sussex against Durham. Scintillating batting from the rookies Salt, Haines and Burgess. A magical spell of bowling from Wiese, leading to an innings and 64 run win within 3 days. You couldn't ask for a better result. And then Arundel played host to an Ed Joyce Benefit match on Sunday; an Ireland v Sussex XI T20 where Ed once more held a bat, although Ireland won convincingly with 5 overs remaining with a swash-buckling batting performance from Gary Wilson. Arundel lived up to its reputation once again. www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/wilson-leads-from-the-front-as-ireland-comfortable-in-t20-victory-over-sussHere is the venue/match summed up by pictures. Part 1BeautyFriendsLightShade
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 25, 2018 9:38:40 GMT
Part 2JamesJohnny NostalgiaMoney
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 25, 2018 9:40:29 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 27, 2018 12:50:42 GMT
I promise this is the final curtain call for the Museum Booklet 'Revolution 97'. If there are still one or two readers interested in buying a copy, this is your last chance. There are less than 10 available before the 150 limited edition sells out. At Arundel 9 publications were sold alone. The Club shop still has a few copies left and so does the Museum. Please email Nicholas Sharp at: sharp554@btinternet.com if you are not in the ground vicinity. Meanwhile, thank you to all the Wicked Cricket Column readers who have bought a copy and made it a success, whilst helping raise up to £1,000 profit for the Museum coffers.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 27, 2018 13:05:00 GMT
The latest BBC Sussex Podcast discussing all things Sussex CCC, hosted by Johnny Cantor with guests Adrian Harms and Bruce Talbot. The Arundel win, the forthcoming T20 competition, the Championship and a reflection on the season to date. Well worth a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06c69s3
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 27, 2018 15:58:43 GMT
Having spoken to several people who attended the Lionel Richie concert at the Hove County Ground on Saturday, it was a resounding success. An Argus reviewwww.theargus.co.uk/news/16312050.hello-it-is-you-they-are-looking-for-mr-richie/The number of people who attended? Who knows the exact figure. Like fake news there is so often fake attendance figures. Perhaps, Sussex COO, Ian Waring, can offer us some light? Did it reach the dizzy heights of 19,000? The comments were from 'a fantastic night' to 'spoilt by drunks' to 'better than Elton John'. Not my type of music, but certainly for the many thousands who attended it was. And for the Argus there was even the classic local soft soap story of a couple who got engaged during the concert. You can't get more croony than that. www.theargus.co.uk/news/16313287.yes-couple-get-engaged-at-lionel-richies-hove-concert/Meanwhile, congrats to Sussex CCC for holding such a successful concert. Now, on to Little Mix...
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 28, 2018 11:59:00 GMT
A delightful story about Tom Haines and the lead-up to his century at Arundel which has been doing the media rounds this week. The complete story is now encapsulated in the Chichester Observer today and written by Haines himself. This includes being disturbed from watching Love Island by a phone call from Jason Gillespie the evening before the match to tell him he was playing at Arundel in less than 12 hours time; his cricket kit being locked up in a New Malden pavilion and the attempts to break in and get it; and a mercy dash by his Mum at 10.30pm from Horsham to pick him up in South-West London and drive Tom back to Sussex to join the lads. As stories go this is a gud'un, particularly when it's written by Tom himself. www.chichester.co.uk/sport/cricket/sussex-ccc/haines-phone-call-from-dizzy-made-it-worth-missing-love-island-1-8548580
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 2, 2018 13:37:11 GMT
The 120 ball tournament (doesn't it sound better than 100 ball!) is almost upon us as the T20 competition begins for Sussex on Wednesday when they travel to Chelmsford. Nothing like starting with fire and brimstone. In fact, the Club's first three games are all away and includes a match at the Ageas Bowl against tournament favourites Hampshire. The Club believe the T20 is the one chance of Sussex making waves this season. Journalist Bruce Talbot even goes so far as to say that unless Sussex make it to Finals Day, this will be deemed a failure. So, what is the likelihood? The Positives: In Head Coach, Jason Gillespie, we have a leading authority on T20. Winning the Big Bash League this year with the Adelaide Strikers he knows a thing or two about how it operates and how to win. : Sussex have signed, perhaps, the world's top spinner in Rashid Khan. This 19 year-old Afghan is creating a frisson of excitement amongst cricket fans not seen since Shane Warne. His links with the Adelaide Strikers and the way he helped them win the BBL, Gillespie signing him was a no-brainer. Rashid was stand-in Captain for Afghanistan during the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament this year and described by the ICC as one of the ten players to watch. In April, he was named in the Rest of the World XI squad for the one-off T20I against the West Indies played at Lord's during May. As a Sussex supporter I cannot remember such expectation for an overseas player since the arrival of Brendon McCullum. : Sussex have an arsenal of seamers that make other counties green with envy. From Archer and Jordan to Robinson, Garton, Mills, Sakande, Whittingham... : With the resurgence of David Wiese, the Club have an all-rounder of a quality not seen since RMJ. : Batting-wise, whilst pressure will be placed on Salt to take on the Nash role, an in-form Luke Wright, the continued form of Brown, Burgess, Evans and Finch may all help the Club reach Finals Day. The Negatives: How will Wright, the Club talisman, react to being Captain? Will it detrimentally affect his batting like last year or will just one role be sufficient for him to cope with and handle? : The present injury of Mills is deja-vu from last season. Will we even see him in a 'Boundless' shirt? : Is our batting line-up strong enough for the competition? The loss of Nash to Notts is a massive blow for the team given he was the outstanding player from last season. : The loss of van Zyl to injury is another massive blow. At least two of the youngster batters must come to the party and find form quickly to plug such major holes. Imho, Salt must bat out of his skin and come of age if we are to reach Finals Day. : And what of Kiwi Tom Bruce? Will he be a great success like McCullum and Styris or a flop like Ross Taylor last season? While a promising bat, little is known of him and how he adjusts to overseas conditions. All in all, I view the T20 as black and white. A great success or another disappointment. Being a half full optimist, I vote the former. T20 MatchesJuly4th: Essex (a) 8th: Glamorgan (a) 12th: Hampshire (a) 13th: Surrey (h) 27th: Kent (a) 29th: Hampshire (h) August1st: Gloucestershire (h) 2nd: Middlesex (a) 5th: Somerset (h) 9th: Surrey (a) 10th: Kent (h) 14th: Glamorgan (h) 16th: Gloucestershire (a) 17th: Middlesex (h)
sussexcricket.co.uk/vitality-blast
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 4, 2018 8:48:47 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 4, 2018 9:48:47 GMT
After the success of Lionel Richie's performance at Hove recently, next stop Little Mix, who are playing at the ground on Friday evening. And what an amazing development of their career since they last played at Hove as support to JLS some 4 years ago. In that interim the all-girl band have gone from strength to strength. While JLS struggled to attract 10,000 people, rumours abound that Little Mix, as headliners, have gained a sell-out, all standing crowd, of 19,999. More than even Elton John. sussexcricket.co.uk/little-mixYesterday, the stage was being erected at the Sea End of the ground and security was strict where all visitors had to sign in and then wear a pink ribbon around their wrist on entering. The chatty young security guard told me how lovely and focussed the Little Mix girls are; how much they deserve their success; and even went on to say he knew Simon Cowell (the group's instigator from 'The X-Factor') and how impressed he was with Cowell's attitude to others. "He gives you the time of day and listens to what you say." Having followed with great interest the Club's ups and downs to bring music concerts to Hove, this year has seen a major break- through. After the initial huge success of Elton John in 2006 (I was there!) which led to the Club promoting their ill-fated McFly/ Rat Pack concert the following year; that led to the previous profits and more being lost; that caused the sensible approach of allowing the music promoter to take the financial risk and the club only gaining a ground rental fee and vendor stall charges; which has proven correct over the years given the disappointing Sir Cliff Richard concert (barely 5,000 attended), as an example; is it now time for Sussex CCC to reconsider their approach? A music promoter told me a few years back that it takes time for a new venue to gain the confidence of touring bands. They need to prove that they can attract the crowds. And 2018 is that year. Lancashire CCC have made a fortune from promoting music extravaganzas at Old Trafford over the years where the top and most popular bands have played from Beyoncé, Rihanna, Take That and Bruce Springsteen to Oasis, Foo Fighters and David Bowie. Even so, one reason for the Little Mix euphoria at Hove is because it is their first concert of an eagerly awaited Summer tour. Perhaps, the Club should tread carefully for now and watch how the next few years go? A quandary for Club COO, Ian Waring, to mull over. PS: For those attending on Friday, a word of warning. No large bags or backpacks will be permitted into the ground. Only small personal bags (up to 35cm x 35cm) and purses are ok.
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