Museum News

Lavinia Norfolk Centre school visit to 1st Central County Ground

Lavinia Norfolk Centre school visit to the Museum

Sussex Cricket Museum was saddened to hear of the death of Tony Pigott, on Sunday 1 February at the age of the 67, in Tunbridge Wells following a heart attack.

 

Please see the Club website (click on the link below) for a full obituary.

 

Remembering Tony Pigott | 1958-2026

Arnold Long with the Gillette Cup 1978

Sussex Cricket Museum was saddened to hear of the death of Arnold Long, on New Years Day, at the age of 85.

 

Please see the Club website (click on the link below) for a full obituary.

 

Remembering Arnold Long | 1940-2026

Sad News - John Backham (died 6th October 2025)

John was a good friend of the Museum and was responsible for much of the picture framing during the last twenty years. He also carried out framing for many of the major galleries in Sussex and beyond. 

Our thoughts are with his wife, Sheila and members of his family.

Cricket Exhibition: The Cricket Legacy of Sheffield Park.

THE EXHIBITION CAN NOW BE VIEWED AT THE BLUEBELL RAILWAY MUSEUM AT SHEFFIELD PARK STATION.

A new exhibition exploring how the 3rd Earl of Sheffield’s love for cricket shaped the games’s local and international history, from funding and accompanying the England cricket team to Australia, to donating money for the iconic Sheffield Shield. 

County Cricket Quizzes

Each championship game and One Day Cup  game played at Hove this summer will feature a quiz based on the history of the matches between Sussex and their opponents. Click here for the questions and answers for each quiz.

The Museum Opening

The museum was opened this year by Adrian Harms, BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey cricket commentator and the voice of Sussex cricket. In front of an audience of over 100 and to cries of ‘more BBC cuts’, Adrian cut the tape declaring the museum and the new exhibits open.

Museum Activities

Visitors from the Park Crescent Residents Association visiting the Museum
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Opening of the Sheffield Park exhibition with Connie[NT] and Malcolm and Marion [Bluebell Railway Museum]
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Mobile exhibition team at Arundel Castle
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Preparing mobile exhibition for Metro Bank Match at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground
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The Team with mobile exhibition at Lindfield CC
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Jon Filby (Chair of Sussex Cricket) with Keith Ridge (Museum Curator) pictured holding 2nd Division Winners Trophy.
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With Colin and Malcolm from Lindfield CC, Roger Packham and Keith Ridge (Sussex Cricket Museum Curator).
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BBC Sussex/Surrey Cricket correspondent with Museum volunteer Margaret.
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Helping on the Museum bookstall.
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Margaret with Keith and Adrian and another cake.
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