List of Sussex cricketers to 1838
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This is an incomplete list of cricketers who played for Sussex before the foundation of the county club in March 1839.
Cricket is widely thought to have evolved from bat-and-ball games played by children in the south-east England counties of Kent and Sussex, particularly in the Weald and the North and South Downs. There are references to cricket in Sussex through the 17th century. In June 1697, the first known newspaper report about what was then called "a great match at cricket" concerned one in Sussex. It was played eleven-a-side for fifty guineas, a colossal sum at the time, indicating that two strong teams were assembled. While this may have been an historically important match, possibly between two county teams, the report is very brief, and details of the match itself were not included.
In the 1720s, more information was recorded, and among the known matches are those organised by the 2nd Duke of Richmond and Sir William Gage. Some of their matches were against each other, but they also opposed patrons from other counties, particularly Edwin Stead of Kent. One of the earliest great players was Thomas Waymark, noted for his "extraordinary agility and dexterity", who was employed by Richmond.
The first match known to involve a team called Sussex was against Kent at Walworth Common on 24 June 1729.
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