Summer Cinema Spectacular: Visitor Information 

The Summer Cinema Spectacular is almost upon us! To help you plan your day with us, we've pulled together all the information you need including how to get here, when to arrive, plus what you can and can't bring into the venue with you. 

Gate Opening Times

Wicked - 10am - Saturday 9th August

Mamma Mia! - 430pm - Saturday 9th August

Frozen - 945am - Sunday 10th August

How to Get Here

The 1st Central County Ground is located in the heart of Hove and is easily accessible by a number of public transport methods.

The closest rail station is Hove Station, located just a brief 10 minute walk from the venue. To find us on maps, please use this address:

The 1st Central County Ground, Eaton Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 3AN

A number of local buses also serve Hove and the surrounding areas. You can use the local bus journey planner to help you get here. 

Please use the main entrance to the venue on Eaton Road. 

Site Map

To view a map of the event site, please click here. 

Cashless Venue

Please be aware that The 1st Central County Ground is a cashless venue, so please plan accordingly. 

Parking 

Parking is not available on site for this event. If you are being dropped off for the event, we highly recommend you are dropped off at a surrounding street and not at the main entrance due to a high volume of expected visitors. 

Upgrades

There is still time to enhance your Summer Cinema Spectacular experience with one of our pre-screen hospitality upgrades. Enjoy breakfast and drinks before the film with your family and friends at the beautiful home of Sussex Cricket.

To find out more about packages, please click here.

On the Day Upgrades

As well as offering pre-screening hospitality packages, you can also make your day that little bit more special with our on-the-day upgrades, available to purchase during the event. 

You can choose to sit in the Golden Circle with your own blankets and cushions, or rent one of our bespoke deckchairs, with upgrades starting at just £4.

Golden Circle upgrades include access to Private Bar and Toilets in Players Club.

Get VIP access to the Dean Wilson Boundary Rooms, £10 for adults and £5 for kids, which also includes your own private bar and one free drink.

All payments must be taken on the day and paid by card. 

Food and Drink

Food and drink is not permitted to be brought into this event. We will have plenty of food and drink outlets open to keep you full and hydrated throughout the performances. 

We'll have burgers, pizzas, popcorn, pick and mix, Sixes food, fried chicken, loaded fries all available within the stadium over the weekend.

Visitors are permitted to bring in water. 

Important Information for Parents

We can't wait to welcome you and the family to the 1st Central County Ground, and to ensure the day is enjoyable for all, please can we ask that you monitor your children at all times to ensure their safety, as well as of those around you. 

FAQ's 

We know you may have many questions about exactly what you can't and cannot bring in with you, so we have pulled together a series of Frequently Asked Questions. Click here to view them all at the bottom of the page. 

After a brilliant start to the Rathbones Arundel Festival of Cricket, an immensely successful few days continues with another One Day Cup clash. This time, it's Alexia Walker's side that will be gracing the divine turf of Arundel as Leicestershire Foxes journey down to West Sussex with both side's in need of victory.

Sussex Sharks currently have just the lone victory thus far to their name in the competition after the opening five matches, but so, too, do tomorrow's visitors. Identical records come face-to-face with both side's in need of a win to boost their chances of qualifying for the final four places.

Team News

Walker has announced a 13-player squad for the fixture at Arundel, with Jazz Westley and Eve O'Neill both missing out through injury.

Squad: Adams (wk), Buckle, Collis, Curling, Gentry, Green (c), Harman, King, Lee, Lewis, Mullan, Stanley, Wilkinson

The Opposition 

Whilst the Vitality Blast competition saw the Sharks enjoy more success overall, the same can be said for Leicestershire who finished an impressive second in the North Group. They would come unstuck in the semi-final to the eventual champions, Middlesex, but can be proud of an excellent tournament.

Interestingly, though, the Sharks actually finished on a higher points tally than Leicestershire (by a single point), and so possess rather similar records not just in this competition, but in the whole season.

Tickets and Parking

Tickets for tomorrow's Metro Bank One Day Cup fixture should be purchased in advance to help reduce queue times. Entry is free for Sussex Members to both matches - please bring your Membership cards with you. 

Parking for these matches is £10 per car and can be purchased online. Please click here and then click on tomorrow's fixture. A link to the car park purchase will then appear.

Still need match tickets? Click here to purchase!

Chairs and Blankets

Spectators are permitted to bring their own fold up chairs, as well as picnic blankets. 

Information on Arundel Castle Cricket Club

For information on how to find Arundel Castle Cricket Club and much more, please visit their website.

A remarkable and unbroken eighth wicket stand of 88 in 11 over between Jack Carson and Archie Lenham saw Sussex to an unlikely three wicket win over Kent with ten balls to spare in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup at Arundel.

Kent looked home and dry in their opening game when they had Sussex 200 for seven in the 38th over.  They had weathered a fifth wicket stand of 90 between Oli Carter (68) and John Simpson (50) and then dismissed the dangerous Danny Lamb for 16.

But Carson struck his maiden List A fifty off 43 balls, with five fours and a six.  And Lenham made 45 off 38 with six fours and a six.  The match was still in doubt with 22 needed off the last three overs.  And it was leg-spinner Lenham who settled the argument when he hit Mikey Cohen for 14 off three balls, an on-drive for six, a square slash for four and an off-drive for another boundary.  That left Sussex needing five from the last two overs and Carson hit the first two deliveries from Fred Klassen for four.

Earlier, Cohen, a South African-born left-arm seamer who is qualified to play for France, looked set to be the hero of the day. He had made a memorable first appearance for Kent when he took three wickets in his opening spell before returning to dismiss danger man Carter.

Cohen, whose debut had been delayed by injury, struck with his second ball when he had Danial Ibrahim lbw and broke through again with the first ball of his second over when he bowled one across the left-handed Tom Haines to have the batsman caught behind.

Fynn Hudson-Prentice looked anxious to dispel local concerns that he was batting too high in the order at No 4 when he flicked Cohen for two leg-side fours before driving him for two more. But Sussex kept losing wickets.  Tom Clark had his middle stump knocked back by Klaassen as he went for an extravagant off-side stroke to make it 50 for three and in the next over the dangerous Hudson-Prentice was caught at  backward square-leg.

Sussex, who had lost their opening game against Durham, decided to bowl first on a slow pitch and made a good start. Jaydn Denly, driving, was well caught by Henry Crocombe at backward point off the last delivery of the first over and opening partner Ben Compton was caught behind off Ari Karvelas to make it 27 for two in the sixth over. 

Kent rebuilt through Joey Evison and and Chris Benjamin, who added 81 in 14 overs before both were dismissed by exceptional pieces of fielding. Lamb came on to bowl the 20th over and off his first delivery he produced an outstanding one-handed catch, flinging himself to his left, to dismiss the bewildered Benjamin. And in the next over Carter held on to a stinging catch at short midwicket to end Evison’s innings, a 54-ball 52 which included ten fours.

For the second time Kent, winners of the competition in 2022, regrouped again, first through captain Harry Finch – a former Sussex player – and the Orpington-born Ekansh Singh, a recent century maker for the England Under-19 side, who put on 89 in 17 overs, and then again through Jack Leaning and Mo Rizvi, making his debut in the competition.  They put on 75 before the innings ended as it had started, with a flurry of wickets.

Sussex Cricket Launches 'The Silly Point Session' Beer Festival for Day-Night Clash

Sussex Cricket is excited to announce The Silly Point Session – a brand-new local beer festival taking place at The Silly Point Pub during the much-anticipated Day/Night Metro Bank One Day Cup clash between the Sussex Sharks and Lancashire on Friday 15 August 2025.

This event celebrates the return of Day/Night cricket to Hove for the first time in several years and follows the hugely successful launch of The Silly Point Pub during this year’s Vitality Blast campaign, where it quickly became a fan favourite.

Now, Sharks fans can enjoy an even bigger experience as The Silly Point Session brings together great sport, great beer, and a vibrant matchday atmosphere.

Hosted in partnership with Laine Brewery Co., the festival will showcase a diverse lineup of up to 12 beers, including specially selected brews from Laine, along with favourites from Heineken and Harvey’s Brewery. A variety of non-alcoholic options will also be available.

Entry to The Silly Point Pub and the festival area is included with your match ticket. For those keen to sample the full range, wristbands can be purchased, giving access to six half-pints of your choice from the featured selection.

“This is more than just a match – it’s a celebration of summer, community, and great beer,” said Sam Graham, Director of Growth at Sussex Cricket.

He added: “Building on the success of The Silly Point Pub during the T20s, we’re thrilled to now offer fans something even bigger and better for our Day/Night Metro Bank One Day Cup fixture.”

Wristbands for the event will be available to purchase in-person on the day of the match at The 1st Central County Ground.

To buy match tickets for the game, which starts at 2pm, please click here. 

And just like that, it's time to commence our One Day Cup campaign. It all begins on Tuesday, with Grant Flower taking the reins as Head Coach for the duration of the competition. Up first: a lengthy voyage to Gosforth a smidgen north of Newcastle city centre to play Durham - the inaugural winners of the competition back in 2014.

The change in format might just come at a good time for the Sharks who have found things a little difficult in recent weeks having missed out on T20 qualification and suffering consecutive County Championship defeats. August begins, and the One Day Cup is here.

Team News

Grant Flower has named a 13-player squad for the trip up to Durham, with Jack Carson captaining the side for the first time.

Carson (c), Carter, Clark, Crocombe, Foreman, Haines, Hudson-Prentice, Ibrahim, Karvelas, Lamb, Lenham, Rogers, Tear

The Opposition

Durham are coming off the back of an excellent Vitality Blast campaign, which saw them finish second in the North Group. They were 50-over finalists in 2021 and will be eying their first white-ball title since 2014 when they won a previous incarnation of this competition. 

Their squad is well balanced and hasn’t been ravaged by the Hundred, with Ollie Robinson, the 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, set to feature in his first One Day Cup competition since 2022 due to Hundred commitments. South African overseas quick, Codi Yusuf, is also available for this competition, and will provide significant firepower to Durham’s bowling attack.

Timings

Tomorrow's match at South Northumberland Cricket Club will begin at 11am, with gates opening at 9.30am for general admission and hospitality.

How to Watch

As always, you can watch every ball, free of charge, via our Match Day Centre. You will need to register for a free account to access the stream, statistics, replays and live scorecard. You can find information on how to register here.

Match Tickets

Tickets can be purchased via this link.

Sussex Walking Sports Day Shines in Eastbourne

A fun-filled day of inclusive, low-impact sports brought Eastbourne’s over-50s together! Sussex hosted its first-ever Walking Sports Day for over-50s on Friday 18 July 2025 at The Saffrons in Eastbourne, bringing participants together for a day of activity, connection, and fun.

The event marked a unique collaboration between six local sporting bodies including the Sussex County FA, Sussex Rugby, Sussex Cricket Foundation, Sussex Hockey, Eastbourne Croquet Club, and Padel4All Eastbourne. 

Each organisation hosted walking versions of their sport, giving attendees a chance to get active while discovering new and accessible ways to enjoy sport later in life.

Participants were invited to take part in walking football, walking rugby, walking hockey, and walking cricket, along with introductory taster sessions in croquet and padel, which were all tailored to suit a wide range of mobility levels and sporting experience.

“The Walking Sports Day was all about giving people over the age of 50 a chance to stay active, socialise, and try new sports they may not have considered before,” said Sussex County FA’s Development Intern, Fabian Pettersson. 

“It’s so important to create inclusive opportunities that focus on both physical health and social connection as people get older.

“We had a brilliant sunny day packed with activities, and it was fantastic to see people enjoying sport in such a relaxed and welcoming environment. I’d like to thank Sussex County FA and Abi Knight for the chance to gain hands-on experience in delivering a community football development project through the NextGen Internship Programme.”

Participants praised the event’s friendly atmosphere and the chance to build new friendships while staying physically and mentally active.

Walking sports have seen a rise in popularity across the UK in recent years, offering a low-impact alternative that supports wellbeing and reduces barriers to sport, especially among older adults. Days like this play a vital role in reducing social isolation, promoting healthy lifestyles, and encouraging lifelong engagement with physical activity.

Organisers across all sports agreed the event was a huge success and hope to see Walking Sports Day become a regular feature in Eastbourne’s calendar. With strong community engagement and continued support from local organisations, the future of walking sports in East Sussex looks bright!

If you’re interested in trying out walking sports in your area, visit the websites of the participating organisations.

More photos from the Walking Sports Day event can be viewed via Simon Roe Photography.

For more information on walking cricket please contact the Foundation on foundation@sussexcricket.co.uk.

Article courtesy of the Sussex County FA and image copyright of Simon Roe Photography.

Spectator Information: Rathbones Arundel Festival of Cricket

We are thrilled to welcome Sussex supporters to the Rathbones Arundel Festival of Cricket, a celebration of community, inclusivity, and top-class cricket held at the iconic Arundel Castle Cricket Ground.

Whether you're a lifelong cricket lover or just looking for a great day out, here's everything you need to know to plan your visit.

Fixtures

6th August - Disability Hundred Competition - Free entry for all spectators - Parking £6 per car

7th August - Sussex Sharks Men vs Kent Men ODC - Tickets from £10, free for Sussex Members - Parking £10 per car

8th August - Tymal Mills Testimonial Event - Arundel Takeover - Click for more information 

9th August - Sussex Sharks Women vs Leicestershire Women ODC - Tickets from £5, free for Sussex Members 

Tickets and Parking - Metro Bank One Day Cup

Tickets for the two Sussex Sharks Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures should be purchased in advanced to help reduce queue times. Entry is free for Sussex Members to both matches, please bring your Membership cards with you. 

Parking for these matches is £10 per car and can be purchased online. Please click here and then click the fixture you'd like parking for then click "Car Park". 

Still need match tickets? Click here to purchase. 

Food and Drink

Supporters are permitted to bring food and drinks into the games, however alcohol is NOT permitted. A number of units will be available on site to purchase food, drinks and snacks. 

Chairs and Blankets

Spectators are permitted to bring their own fold up chairs, as well as picnic blankets. 

We cannot wait to welcome you back to Arundel for an amazing festival of cricket! #GOSBTS

Information on Arundel Castle Cricket Club

For information on how to find Arundel Castle Cricket Club and much more, please visit their website.

Sharks Women vs Gloucestershire: Match Preview

The Metro Bank One Day Cup returns to The 1st Central County Ground tomorrow, with the Sussex Sharks Women resuming their campaign by welcoming Gloucestershire and Head Coach Alexia Walker has named a 13-player squad for the game.

Team News

Anna Lewis comes into the squad following an injury to Jazz Westley.

Squad

M Adams, A Buckle, I Collis, L Curling, I Gentry, C Green, N Harman, R King, A Lee, A Lewis, E O’Neill, T Stanley, P. Wilkinson.

The Story So Far

The Women's Metro Bank League Two started back in April, with the Sharks facing two soon-to-be professional outfits in Glamorgan and Yorkshire, both of which ended in defeat. 

But Alexia Walker's side showed encouraging signs in those games, and responded with back-to-back wins over Worcestershire and then Kent. 

That leaves them currently lying in 6th place in the league of ten teams[. 

Gloucestershire sit in 9th having won one and lost three and the Sharks will be hoping they can inflict their 4th defeat of the season tomorrow.

Timings

Gates will open at 9am, with the toss taking place at 10am and the first ball at 1030am.

Tickets

Tickets start at just £5 for kids and £10 for adults and can be bought online here. Entry for all Sussex Members is free of charge. 

How to Watch

As always, you can watch every ball, free of charge, via our Match Day Centre. You will need to register for a free account to access the stream, statistics, replays and live scorecard. You can find information on how to register here.

U13-16 Pathway Assessment Nominations Now Open

Please find details below to enable you to nominate young players (for boys U13-U16 only)  for the 2025/2026 Sussex Cricket Junior Pathway Assessments. 

Please note that if selected for assessments the dates below are the only dates we have available. We appreciate some players have commitments with other sports which is why we have given everyone plenty of notice.

 To enable us to observe the boys in outdoor conditions Phase 1 assessments will take place at the Blackstone Academy Ground in August & September (Blackstone Lane, BN5 9TA)

Dates and times for the age groups will be:

 U16 – Sunday 17th August    10.00 am – 1.00 pm

U15 – Sunday 17th August    2.00 – 5.00 pm 

U14 – Sunday 24th August   10.00 am – 1.00 pm or 2.00 – 5.00 pm

U13 – Tuesday 19th August 10.00 am – 1.00 pm or 2.00 – 5.00 pm

 For those players selected from Phase 1 the next phase of assessments will also take place at the Blackstone Academy Ground. 

Dates and times for the age groups will be:

 U16 – Sunday 28th August    10.00 am – 1.00 pm

U15 – Sunday 7th September 10.00 am – 1.00 pm 

U14 – Sunday 14th September 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

U13 – Sunday 7th September 2.00 – 5.00 pm

Players invited to attend Phase 2 will then be assessed against current county players at the relevant age group.  

 Please note these are which age groups players will be in for the 2025/2026 season by their date of birth:

We ask everyone to be aware of the following criteria when nominating players for assessments.

1.        Only players who were not on the 2024/2025 Pathway to be nominated

2.        Only players regarded as being as good or better than current county age group cricketers (U13 plus who were selected into the final county age group squads)

3.        Players who have contributed to SJCF and club/school matches with regular outstanding performances (4+ wicket hauls and 50+ scores on 3 occasions)

4.        Players of quality who will be fully committed to the programme.

5.        Please note that all players must be available for at least 80% of training sessions and games during the season (dates/times will be advised once selections have been made) For       example training may be every Sunday for 2 hours at Hove from November 2025 until March 2026 followed by a summer match training programme.

 If you have players whom you feel meet the criteria above please complete the following form:

 https://forms.gle/2Ks1SPxRRo18UhzSA

 Please note this form is for parents to complete.

All nominations to be received by Friday 8th August please.