Discover the story of Sussex Cricket through a series of podcasts with former players and those who witnessed great games of the past as well as find out what Sussex Cricket Museum has currently on display.
The Reverend Canon Bruce Ruddock in conversation with Johnny Barclay
Having attended Hurstpierpoint College as a pupil, Bruce was ordained there in July 1984. This was the only time an ordination has taken place at the College. Bruce began his Ministry in the Chichester Diocese at Felpham. Over a period of twenty three years, he served at Worcester, Peterborough and Chichester Cathedrals. He also represented the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Vatican.
As a member of the Chichester Diocese Cricket Team, he played in the Church Times Cup. He also played for the Sussex Martlets. He has a particular interest in the history of Priory Park in Chichester where Sussex played in the past.
8 Oct 2026
Cricket at Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle cricket ground must be one of the most beautiful cricket grounds anywhere in the world. Cricket has been played there since the ground was built by the 15th Duke of Norfolk in 1895 and nowadays the fixture list includes a Sussex Cricket Festival, MCC, I Zingari, Sussex Martlets, UKAFCA (Combined Services) and Southern Vipers.
In this podcast listen to John Barclay, formerly Director of Cricket at the Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club, and David Randall, author of '125 Years Not Out' talk to curator Keith Ridge about Arundel Castle cricket ground and its long history.
19 Sept 2026
John Wisden's Catapulta Machine
To commemorate the bi-centenary of the birth of John Wisden on September 5 1826, Sussex Cricket Museum put on a number of activities during the recent game with Surrey. A central part of that exhibition was Wisden's bowling machine, the Catapulta, which was first advertised in Wisden's Almanack in 1867. Here Adrian Harms, Roger Packham, Dave Bracegirdle and Keith Ridge discuss the machine which was the prototype for the bowling machines to follow.
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