The Wisden Exhibits in the Museum

George Cox

George Cox was a veteran trundler. 100 years ago this month (June 2026),  Cox took 17 Warwickshire wickets for 106 runs in a first-class match. at Horsham at the age of 53. His figures remain the best bowling figures for the county. In this podcast Peter McQuade, author of a recent book on Cox, talks to Adrian Harms, BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex commentator about Cox's cricketing career which lasted from 1895 to 1928.

The story of a cricket ball!

Karen Linfield tells the story of how she acquired a cricket ball that was hit by Viv Richards through the commentary box window, during a match played at the County Ground against the West Indies in 1988.

Frances Low ( nee Manning) in conversation with Johnny Barclay

Frances Low was the first woman to join the Board of the Sussex County Cricket Club in the 1970s. In this podcast she talks to Johnny Barclay about her early interest in cricket and her love of scoring for Rottingdean Cricket Club before going on to talk about her time on the Sussex board.

Cricket in Sheffield Park, Sussex

Adrian Harms, BBC Surrey and Sussex Cricket commentator, talks to Roger Packham, author of 'Cricket in the Park', about the current exhibition on cricket at Sheffield Park  which closes on 23 November after which it will be at the Bluebell Railway Museum, Sheffield Park railway station, where it will stay until the end of January.

Sport and Scandal at Sheffield Park

Roger Packham, well known cricket historian and author of 'Cricket in the Park' talks in this podcast about Lord Sheffield's passion for cricket and his establishment of one of the finest grounds in England, where in the late 19th century the Australian tourists began their tour of England by playing against Lord Sheffield's XI, captained by W.G. Grace.