County Cricket Ground, Hove

Sussex County Cricket Club calls the County Cricket Ground in Hove home. The club has played most of its home matches at this ground since 1872. Sussex County Cricket Club shares the venue with teams like Sussex Sharks, Surrey, Middlesex, and Hampshire Hawks. Regular fixtures across multiple competitions bring county cricket to this East Sussex location year after year.

The ground holds six thousand spectators. Spectators watch matches from seats that include traditional blue and white deckchairs in the club colors. Permanent floodlights stand ready for day and night fixtures. Hove made history as the first cricket ground to install permanent floodlights for night matches.

International cricket has used the turf across several decades. The venue hosted its first women's one-day international in June 1973 when England played the International XI. Women's test matches arrived later in the twentieth century. The first women's test took place in August 1987 between England and Australia.

Men's international limited-overs cricket visited the ground during the 1999 World Cup. India and South Africa played a men's one day international here on May fifteenth in 1999. Women's Twenty20 internationals also feature on the ground's fixture list. England played West Indies here in a women's T20 international in May 2025.

The match schedule covers domestic and international action. Competitions like the T20 Blast, the County Championship, and the ICC Women's Championship take place on the square. Sussex Sharks, Sussex, Surrey, Middlesex, and Hampshire Hawks appear frequently in these fixtures. Recent domestic action includes the 2026 county calendar.

Domestic results from the 2026 season show varied outcomes for the home side. Hampshire Hawks defeated Sussex Sharks by four wickets in a 2026 fixture. Essex claimed a one hundred run victory over Sussex Sharks in the same year. Sussex secured an innings and ninety eight run win against Glamorgan during the 2026 fixtures.