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First Major Match on the Brighton Steine — Sussex v Hampshire, August 1801
Sussex vs Hampshire
1801-08-12
On 12-13 August 1801, the open green of the Steine in Brighton — already a fashionable Regency promenade thanks to the Prince of Wales's patronage of the town — hosted its first documented major cricket match: Sussex against Hampshire. The Prince himself, residing at the Marine Pavilion, watched from the eastern boundary. The match marked Brighton's arrival as a senior cricket town and the beginning of Sussex as a recognised major county side.
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