Episodes
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Adrian Harms, BBC Radio Sussex Cricket commentator, and recipient of the ECB Domestic Broadcaster of the Year for 2021, talks to Keith Ridge, curator of Sussex Cricket museum about his life as a cricket commentator: how he got the job, working with other county commentators, good and bad moments, including mistaking Ollie Robinson for Bruce Springsteen are all in a day's work for Adrian.
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Jack Eaton played for Sussex between 1926 and 1946, primarily as a wicketkeeper. In a recent interview with the Museum curator, Keith Ridge at the County Ground in Hove, Jack's son Richard talks about growing up in Sussex and memories of his father.
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
In this months' podcast John Barclay chats to two of the most stylish Sussex players from the 1960s and 1970s who between them played a huge part in the defeat of the famous West Indies side of 1966. In that match the West Indies were bowled out by Sussex at Hove for 123 and 67 with John Snow grabbing 11 wickets in total and Peter Graves scoring 64 against the West Indies attack which included Griffith and Sobers. Listen in to a fascinating discussion about the Gillette Cup, Test cricket, Packer and life after cricket.
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
The Sussex Cricket Museum has recently acquired the Smallwood collection of photos, some of which are on display in the Museum. In this podcast Roger Packam discusses with Adrian Harms some of the game's greatest players who were captured on camera and feature in the exhibition.
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Isabelle is a leading woman cricketer and qualified coach. She was involved in the debate to admit women to MCC in the late 1990s and appeared on the front cover of Wisden cricketer magazine wearing an MCC sweater, at a time when no woman was permitted to join the club. Times have changed and she has since served on the main Committee. She has captained an all male team [ Albury CC] in the Surrey League and in recent years has been involved in ball by ball commentary on the BBC County Cricket coverage.
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Michael Tweed, long associated with Firle Cricket Club, one of the ten oldest cricket clubs in the world, talks about the club's origins and in particular of games played in the 18th century between the teams of Sir William Gage of Firle and the Duke of Richmond of Goodwood. The two men were friends and the games between their teams helped to encourage the playing of cricket throughout Kent and Sussex.
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
With a new display cabinet in the Sussex Cricket Museum on Ted Dexter, Adrian Harmes discusses with cricket historian Roger Packham, the impact of Ted Dexter on not just Sussex cricket, but the way he transformed the way that this new form of cricket was played. The prospect of Dexter attacking fast bowling, and driving and cutting them with fierce strokes was enough to put thousands on any gate. He was a cricket thinker who helped to revolutionise the way the game was played and in so doing led Sussex to their first ever trophies in 1963 and 1964.
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Members of Lindfield Cricket Club discuss with Sussex Cricket Museum curator, Keith Ridge, the development of cricket in and around Lindfield, Sussex, from the mid 18th century to more recent times when Sussex Second XI played games in Lindfield.
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
The March edition of the Sussex Cricket Museum podcast is with Conway Thorns, President of Henfield Cricket Club, who talks to Sussex Cricket Museum curator, Keith Ridge about cricket in Henfield which goes back to 1719, and his family's links with the club which go back seven generations.
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Michael Simkins, who has appeared in the West End and on TV and radio, in productions such as 'Chicago' and 'Mama Mia!' but is also author of the best selling book on cricket, 'Fatty Batter' talks to John Barclay here about his obsession with cricket.
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