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PATRONS

The Sussex Cricket Foundation has a number of SCF Patrons who generously make charitable donations of £1,000 per annum. The usual period for this status is three years, but many of the Patrons have kindly agreed to continue with such annual donations.

In return for their contributions, each SCF Patrons receives the following benefits:

  • Annual Sussex Membership, which allows access to all home matches (T20 tickets must be requested in advance) within the County, with their membership cards being fully transferable;
  • Membership of the Sussex Cricket Society and of the Sussex Cricket Museum & Educational Trust;
  • Their names being displayed on the SCF Patrons’ Board in the entrance to the Spen Cama Pavilion at the 1st Central County Ground, Hove;
  • A complimentary invitation to the annual pre-season, combined SCF Patrons’ and Sussex Cricket Vice Presidents’ Dinner at the 1st Central County Ground.

Some of the SCF Patrons request that their contributions should be used towards a particular activity of the Foundation (e.g. its “Champions Fund”), which, of course, is always respected by the Trustees.  Others are happy for them to decide how best to utilise their donations, including the following aspects:

  • Supporting the elite Sussex Junior County boys, girls & disability squads - including providing the funding to maintain and improve the Blackstone Academy Ground;
  • Increasing participation across the board – supporting cricket development in local clubs, and encouraging children, young people, people with disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds to take up and continue to play the game; and 
  • Using the appeal of cricket to inspire people of all age groups to improve their health – focusing on the benefits of exercise through the Walking Cricket programme for people over the age of 55 years and working with older people experiencing loneliness and dementia through the award-winning Sporting Memories scheme.

One of the pleasures for all the SCF Patrons is becoming more intimately involved in the Sussex Cricket Family and its wide range of cricket-related activities.

Anyone who wishes to join this selected group is encouraged to contact Libby Ager, SCF Patron, at elizabeth.ager@sussexcricket.co.uk 

The following are the current SCF Patrons:

JOHN ABBOTT CBE

ELIZABETH AGER

ANGELA ARNOLD

MICHAEL BERTELSEN

RAY BLOOM

DAVID BOWDEN MBE

MARK BOWDEN

PAULINE BOWDEN

ROBERT BOWDEN

RODNEY BREARLEY

DAVE BROOKS

STUART CAMERON-WALLER

BEN CHEAL

DAVID CRANFIELD

SIMON CRUNDWELL

IAN CURTIS

IAN CUTHBERT

JUDITH CUTHBERT

AUBREY DORAN

GLENN DOUGLAS

DAVID DUMIGAN

MICHAEL FOREMAN

RAY GREATOREX

JEREMY GREEN

PAUL HIRD

RICHARD HOLSTE

JOAN HOPKINS

JONATHAN HOWGILL

IAN JONES

SIR RICHARD KLEINWORT Bt. DL

KALIDASAN VARADARAJAN

INGRAM LOSNER

JIM MAY DL

DON McCRICKARD

BRUCE NICHOL

DENISE PATTERSON DL

KEVIN POWELL

MIKE PUNTER

MARTIN RICHARDS

PETER SCARAMANGA

NICHOLAS SHARP

STUART SIMMONDS

CHRIS SNEATH

CHRIS SNELL

SUSAN SPENCE

IAN STEEL

SUSSEX MARTLETS CC

PAUL THOMPSON

JOHN THORPE

MALCOLM THORPE

CLIVE TITCOMB

ALAN WADEY

ROB WALKER

BOB WARREN

NIGEL WRAY

Honorary Patrons

Andrew Shanks

Roger Dakin

Ian Poysden

John Pengelly

Phil Richards

Tony Dougall

Major Partners

1st Central Insurance
Aldridge
Cow Corner
Dafabet
Pembroke Financial Services
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Premium Partners

Aerotron
Focus Group
Higgidy Ltd
Inches
KitKing
Nike

Community Partners

1st Central Insurance
Aldridge
Chance to Shine
Cow Corner
ECB
Lord's Taverners
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Corporate Partners

Sussex World (JPI Media)
Harvey's Brewery
IEP Financial
Masuri
R-cubed
LanGuard
Sutton Winson
Silver Star Cleaning
Dentalbuild
SE Tyres
Brighton Fire Alarms
Rushfields Plant Centre
Class Technology
Hurst
Love Local Jobs
So Legal
Sussex Transport
Quaff
Ridgeview
Servo Private Wealth
Dwade Electrical
Davis Television Services
Kappture
The Montefiore Hospital
Travel Counsellors
GAP Solutions
LS Printing
Galloways Accounting
Oliver & Graimes
Advance Guarding
Cordery Coach
Frog