1996-09-19 to 1996-09-21 · County Ground, Hove
Sussex v Somerset
Somerset won by 8 wickets
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Sussex 1996 cricket statistics and records
Sussex in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1996; Tests are excluded.
AP Wells leads the displayed batting table with 1,072 runs. VC Drakes leads the bowling table with 50 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 17
- Recorded players
- 19
- Wins
- 6
- Recorded venues
- 12
Selected season match starts: 1996-05-02 to 1996-09-19. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 1996
League table for 1996. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicestershire | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 296 |
| 2 | Derbyshire | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 269 |
| 3 | Surrey | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 262 |
| 4 | Kent | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 261 |
| 5 | Essex | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 255 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 248 |
| 7 | Worcestershire | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 222 |
| 8 | Warwickshire | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 218 |
| 9 | Middlesex | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 213 |
| 10 | Glamorgan | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 207 |
| 11 | Somerset | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 197 |
| 12 | Sussex | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 196 |
| 13 | Gloucestershire | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 177 |
| 14 | Hampshire | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 166 |
| 15 | Lancashire | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 160 |
| 16 | Northamptonshire | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 159 |
| 17 | Nottinghamshire | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 131 |
| 18 | Durham | 17 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 97 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Season leaders · County Championship 1996
Figures earned for Sussex only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| AP Wells | 17 | 1,072 |
| CWJ Athey | 17 | 980 |
| NJ Lenham | 15 | 895 |
| K Greenfield | 13 | 710 |
| VC Drakes | 15 | 649 |
Recorded innings through 1996-09-19. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| VC Drakes | 15 | 50 |
| IDK Salisbury | 13 | 44 |
| ESH Giddins | 12 | 40 |
| DR Law | 15 | 37 |
| JD Lewry | 8 | 36 |
Recorded innings through 1996-09-19. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1996
All recorded players for Sussex in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 19 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Wells | Sussex | 17 | 32 | 0 | 1,072 | 122 | 33.50 | 65.77 | 5 | 2 | 149 | 3 |
| CWJ Athey | Sussex | 17 | 32 | 0 | 980 | 111 | 30.63 | 40.66 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 2 |
| NJ Lenham | Sussex | 15 | 28 | 2 | 895 | 145 | 34.42 | 57.30 | 5 | 2 | 117 | 1 |
| K Greenfield | Sussex | 13 | 24 | 3 | 710 | 154* | 33.81 | 42.80 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 1 |
| VC Drakes | Sussex | 15 | 28 | 3 | 649 | 145* | 25.96 | 71.71 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 11 |
| DR Law | Sussex | 15 | 28 | 0 | 609 | 97 | 21.75 | 66.63 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 9 |
| P Moores | Sussex | 17 | 32 | 4 | 597 | 119* | 21.32 | 61.87 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 4 |
| IDK Salisbury | Sussex | 14 | 26 | 2 | 473 | 83 | 19.71 | 56.18 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
| MP Speight | Sussex | 9 | 18 | 1 | 349 | 122* | 20.53 | 48.20 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 4 |
| NC Phillips | Sussex | 6 | 12 | 7 | 223 | 45 | 44.60 | 50.68 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| JW Hall | Sussex | 6 | 12 | 0 | 208 | 57 | 17.33 | 41.35 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| PW Jarvis | Sussex | 7 | 14 | 4 | 164 | 35 | 16.40 | 57.75 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| JD Lewry | Sussex | 8 | 14 | 3 | 138 | 28* | 12.55 | 60.79 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| K Newell | Sussex | 4 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 31 | 16.13 | 34.86 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| RK Rao | Sussex | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 38 | 27.50 | 25.46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| ESH Giddins | Sussex | 12 | 22 | 5 | 46 | 11 | 2.71 | 45.10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| TA Radford | Sussex | 4 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 5.00 | 18.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RJ Kirtley | Sussex | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1.67 | 12.82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M Newell | Sussex | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 11 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VC Drakes | Sussex | 15 | 26 | 2,723 | 79 | 1,675 | 50 | 33.50 | 54.46 | 3.69 | 2 | 5/47 |
| IDK Salisbury | Sussex | 13 | 21 | 2,346 | 93 | 1,136 | 44 | 25.82 | 53.32 | 2.91 | 3 | 8/75 |
| ESH Giddins | Sussex | 12 | 21 | 1,874 | 55 | 1,012 | 40 | 25.30 | 46.85 | 3.24 | 2 | 6/47 |
| DR Law | Sussex | 15 | 24 | 1,689 | 42 | 1,027 | 37 | 27.76 | 45.65 | 3.65 | 2 | 5/33 |
| JD Lewry | Sussex | 8 | 16 | 1,582 | 46 | 816 | 36 | 22.67 | 43.94 | 3.09 | 4 | 6/44 |
| PW Jarvis | Sussex | 7 | 11 | 882 | 25 | 510 | 18 | 28.33 | 49.00 | 3.47 | 0 | 4/60 |
| RJ Kirtley | Sussex | 6 | 11 | 826 | 22 | 535 | 16 | 33.44 | 51.63 | 3.89 | 0 | 4/94 |
| NC Phillips | Sussex | 6 | 9 | 1,092 | 35 | 626 | 10 | 62.60 | 109.20 | 3.44 | 0 | 2/54 |
| NJ Lenham | Sussex | 8 | 11 | 336 | 9 | 146 | 3 | 48.67 | 112.00 | 2.61 | 0 | 1/3 |
| K Greenfield | Sussex | 4 | 6 | 138 | 6 | 52 | 0 | — | — | 2.26 | 0 | 0/4 |
| K Newell | Sussex | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 5.33 | 0 | 0/16 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1996. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7,977 | 293 | 27.23 | 552 | 7,860 | 255 | 30.82 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 1996
Latest 12 of 17 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1996-09-12 to 1996-09-16 · County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex v Sussex
Sussex won by 137 runs
1996-09-03 to 1996-09-05 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Worcestershire v Sussex
- Worcestershire
- 413/9d
- Sussex
- 219 & 180
Worcestershire won by an innings and 14 runs
1996-09-02 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, Hove
Sussex v Lancashire
- Sussex
- 363 & 144
- Lancashire
- 218 & 290/5
Lancashire won by 5 wickets
1996-08-22 to 1996-08-26 · County Ground, Northampton
Northamptonshire v Sussex
- Northamptonshire
- 361 & 142/4
- Sussex
- 389 & 112
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets
1996-08-08 to 1996-08-12 · County Ground, Hove
Sussex v Derbyshire
- Sussex
- 265 & 228
- Derbyshire
- 320 & 220
Derbyshire won by 47 runs
1996-08-01 to 1996-08-03 · The Saffrons, Eastbourne
Sussex v Yorkshire
Sussex won by 2 wickets
1996-07-25 to 1996-07-29 · Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire v Sussex
- Leicestershire
- 266 & 240
- Sussex
- 294 & 154
Leicestershire won by 58 runs
1996-07-17 to 1996-07-20 · Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Surrey v Sussex
Surrey won by 135 runs
1996-07-03 to 1996-07-06 · Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel
Sussex v Hampshire
Match drawn
1996-06-20 to 1996-06-24 · County Ground, Hove
Sussex v Glamorgan
Sussex won by an innings and 7 runs
1996-06-13 to 1996-06-15 · The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
Gloucestershire v Sussex
- Gloucestershire
- 151 & 234
- Sussex
- 157 & 231
Sussex won by 3 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| County Ground, Hove | 6 |
| Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel | 1 |
| County Ground, Chelmsford | 1 |
| County Ground, New Road, Worcester | 1 |
| County Ground, Northampton | 1 |
| Cricket Field Road, Horsham | 1 |
| Grace Road, Leicester | 1 |
| The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells | 1 |
| The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol | 1 |
| The Saffrons, Eastbourne | 1 |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1 |
| Woodbridge Road, Guildford | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1996 for Sussex, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Greenfield | 154* | Glamorgan | 1996-06-20 |
| NJ Lenham | 145 | Northamptonshire | 1996-08-22 |
| VC Drakes | 145* | Essex | 1996-09-12 |
| K Greenfield | 124* | Durham | 1996-06-06 |
| MP Speight | 122* | Derbyshire | 1996-08-08 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDK Salisbury | 8/75 | Essex | 1996-09-12 |
| IDK Salisbury | 6/15 | Durham | 1996-06-06 |
| JD Lewry | 6/44 | Glamorgan | 1996-06-20 |
| ESH Giddins | 6/47 | Yorkshire | 1996-08-01 |
| JD Lewry | 6/73 | Leicestershire | 1996-07-25 |
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1890-05-15 to 2026-09-24
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Sussex in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1890-05-15 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.