Sussex Cricket Museum

The James Dean story part 2

In part two of the story of James Dean, Adrian Harms talks to the author of James Dean, Jason Moore, about his recent book. In this episode, Jason and Roger Packham, cricket historian, talk to Adrian Harms, BBC News and Sport reporter, about Dean's involvement with various England teams, his eventual retirement, becoming a landlord of the Cricketers in Duncton, and give an assessment of where Dean stands  amongst Sussex cricketers.

Keith Ridge, Curator of the Sussex Cricket Museum, in conversation with Nadeem Yousef

Nadeem Yousef has the distinction of once being a record holder, with Maqsood Kundi, of the highest tenth-wicket stand in Pakistani First-Class cricket in 1981-82 whilst playing for the Muslim Commercial Bank. Following a thirteen year career in Pakistan Nadeem moved to the USA where he played for Santa Barbara CC for nine years. He currently plays for the Hollywood Golden Oldies and Yorkshire County 60+ cricket.

Regina Suddahazai Khan on Sussex Women’s Cricket

Regina Suddahazai Khan, has played county cricket for Sussex girls’ teams since she was eleven, and recently made her debut for Italy at the first ever women's T10 tournament, held at the Europa Sports Complex in Gibraltar.
The tournament, involving national teams from Gibraltar, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands, was the first ever televised women’s cricket event in Europe under lights.
Regina had an outstanding debut taking ten wickets, which included a hat trick, and four wickets in seven balls.
She talks to Sussex Cricket Museum curator, Keith Ridge, about her cricket career and women's cricket in Sussex.

Focus on Sir Aubrey Smith, Hollywood actor and Sussex and England cricketer

Adrian Harms, BBC Sussex Cricket correspondent, discusses with author Roger Packham, the Sussex Cricket Museum's exhibition on Sir Aubrey Smith, focusing on the newly restored painting of Sir Aubrey.

Huw Turberville in conversation with Keith Ridge

Huw Turberville, editor of the Cricketer Magazine and author of 'The Toughest Tour: The Ashes Away Series since the War'and 'The Cricketer's Anthology of the Ashes' talks to Sussex Cricket Museum curator, Keith Ridge, about his visits to the County Ground.

John Barclay in conversation with Chris Adams

John Barclay, captain of Sussex 1979-1986, discusses Sussex's Championship winning season of 2003, with Chris Adams, captain of that winnning side and the two further triumphs in 2006 and 2007.

The James Dean story part 1

Jason Moore, author of a new book on the cricketer James Dean, talks to Adrian Harms, BBC Radio Sussex commentator, on James Dean and Sussex cricket in the early c19th. Along the way he mentions the Duncton cricket team, the Broadbridge brothers and the revolution in bowling.

Adrian Harms talking about the Cricket Museum

Here Adrian Harms, BBC Radio Sussex commentator, talks about the Sussex Cricket Museum on air, during his commentary of Sussex v Glamorgan. He describes how his visit to the Museum has changed his attitude to museums.

Les Lenham- the early years

Jon Filby, Chair of Sussex Cricket  Museum and Keith Ridge, curator of Sussex Cricket Museum, in conversation with Les Lenham on his early years with Sussex.
Les talks about the importance of hard work and luck, his first innings, and what it was like to face the Surrey attack in the 1950s.

Les Lenham on the Gillette Cup Final of 1963

Les Lenham, a member of the winning Sussex team in the first ever Gillette One Day Final in 1963, speaks to Museum Curator Keith Ridge and Chair of the Museum Trustees, Jon Filby, of his memories of that victorious day. He talks of Dexter's tactics, the drizzle and the dressing room celebrations.