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List of Sussex cricket captains

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leads the team in all fixtures, except if unavailable, and the following 48 cricketers have held the post since formation of the county club in 1839.
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was formally constituted on 1 March 1839. The club played its initial first-class match against
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Eight Sussex-born players have captained the club in first-class cricket, as follows:
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to support county matches. It was from this organisation that
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on 10 & 11 June 1839. Sussex CCC is England's oldest
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The player appointed club 661:East Sussex Cricket Ground, St Leonards-on-Sea 515: 8: 605:Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel 584: 562:List of Sussex County Cricket Club players 522: 508: 500: 494:100 Greats – Sussex County Cricket Club 61:club, one of eighteen that play in the 7: 666:Central Recreation Ground, Hastings 681:Pagham Cricket Club Ground, Pagham 641:Petworth Park New Ground, Petworth 25:county since the 17th century and 14: 29:have generally been regarded as 567:List of Sussex cricket captains 1: 676:Manor Sports Ground, Worthing 651:E Tredcroft's Ground, Horsham 631:Lillywhite's Ground, Brighton 27:teams representing the county 636:Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove 600:Cricket Field Road, Horsham 595:County Cricket Ground, Hove 754: 728:Sussex County Cricket Club 723:Lists of Sussex cricketers 626:Royal New Ground, Brighton 532:Sussex County Cricket Club 476:List of Sussex CCC players 47:Sussex County Cricket Club 733:Lists of cricket captains 539: 671:Ashford Road, Eastbourne 610:The Saffrons, Eastbourne 271:The 9th Nawab of Pataudi 718:Sussex cricket captains 656:The Dripping Pan, Lewes 646:Priory Park, Chichester 572:Pre-county club players 51:Marylebone Cricket Club 686:Horntye Park, Hastings 21:has been a prominent 738:Sussex-related lists 692:Full list of grounds 380:Sussex-born captains 171:1904–1906, 1907–1908 111:1876–1878, 1881–1882 109:F. F. J. Greenfield 63:County Championship 43:Sussex Cricket Fund 205:K. S. Duleepsinhji 163:K. S. Ranjitsinhji 705: 704: 701: 700: 199:A. H. H. Gilligan 193:A. E. R. Gilligan 745: 619:Previous grounds 585: 546: 533: 524: 517: 510: 501: 301:J. R. T. Barclay 253:G. H. G. Doggart 753: 752: 748: 747: 746: 744: 743: 742: 708: 707: 706: 697: 614: 588:Current grounds 576: 550: 544: 535: 531: 528: 489: 484: 472: 382: 313:P. W. G. Parker 153:1889, 1891–1892 147:1887–1888, 1890 103:J. M. Cotterill 75: 12: 11: 5: 751: 749: 741: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 710: 709: 703: 702: 699: 698: 696: 695: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 622: 620: 616: 615: 613: 612: 607: 602: 597: 591: 589: 582: 578: 577: 575: 574: 569: 564: 558: 556: 552: 551: 549: 548: 540: 537: 536: 529: 527: 526: 519: 512: 504: 498: 497: 496:, Tempus, 2002 492:John Wallace, 488: 485: 483: 480: 479: 478: 471: 468: 467: 466: 456: 446: 436: 433:Haywards Heath 426: 416: 406: 399:C. L. A. Smith 396: 381: 378: 377: 376: 370: 364: 358: 352: 346: 340: 334: 328: 322: 316: 310: 304: 298: 292: 286: 283:M. G. Griffith 280: 274: 268: 262: 256: 250: 247:D. S. Sheppard 244: 238: 235:H. T. Bartlett 232: 229:S. C. Griffith 226: 220: 214: 211:R. S. G. Scott 208: 202: 196: 190: 184: 178: 175:C. L. A. Smith 172: 166: 160: 154: 148: 142: 136: 130: 124: 118: 112: 106: 100: 94: 88: 82: 74: 71: 41:established a 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 750: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 715: 713: 693: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 623: 621: 617: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 592: 590: 586: 583: 579: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 559: 557: 553: 547: 542: 541: 538: 534: 525: 520: 518: 513: 511: 506: 505: 502: 495: 491: 490: 486: 481: 477: 474: 473: 469: 464: 460: 457: 454: 450: 447: 444: 440: 437: 434: 430: 427: 424: 420: 417: 414: 410: 407: 404: 400: 397: 394: 390: 387: 386: 385: 379: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 353: 350: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 326: 323: 320: 317: 314: 311: 308: 305: 302: 299: 296: 293: 290: 287: 284: 281: 278: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 251: 248: 245: 242: 239: 236: 233: 230: 227: 224: 221: 218: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 181:H. 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Index

Sussex
cricket
teams representing the county
important
first-class
Brighton
Sussex County Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Lord's
county
County Championship
captain
C. G. Taylor
E. Napper
J. H. Hale
C. H. Smith
J. M. Cotterill
F. F. J. Greenfield
C. Sharp
R. T. Ellis
H. Whitfeld
G. N. Wyatt
F. M. Lucas
C. A. Smith
W. Newham
W. L. Murdoch
K. S. Ranjitsinhji
C. B. Fry
C. L. A. Smith
H. P. Chaplin

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