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Keith Ridge and the cut-out of John Wisden, whose 200th anniversary is being celebrated this year at the Sussex Museum Paul Weaver
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In its modest glory, Sussex's museum is the best in the land

Curator Keith Ridge and his volunteers are preparing to open their doors and welcome more visitors to their 'cornucopia of goodies'

23.03.26, 20:30 Updated 25.03.26, 09:56 4 Minute Read

Paul Weaver

Paul Weaver

It is quite inconceivable that you haven’t visited the Sussex Cricket Museum. That would be an oversight bordering on negligence.

But if that is the case you must remedy it immediately. You should enter the County Ground at Hove by its main entrance, keep to the left, pass through the mighty iron edifice of the Tate Gates … and there, on the right, it is, in all its modest glory.

Like Dr Who’s TARDIS, its entrance does not suggest the cornucopia of goodies that lie within. This was once the groundstaff's headquarters and you will have to negotiate the bewildered ghost of Peter Eaton, Hove’s most famous head groundsman, who died in 2000 aged 57. Most cricketers agreed – “HG” produced the best pitches in the country.

If, in that casual way of yours, you decide to visit the museum for 15 minutes make sure you pack ample supplies of food and water because you might stay half a lifetime - as with the TARDIS, time takes on another dimension here. A tea-time visit might become a night at the museum.

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