Sussex Cricket to host first ever Brighton & Hove Pride-endorsed cricket match in aid of the Brighton Rainbow Fund
Sussex Cricket is proud to announce that this year’s One Day Cup fixture against Leicestershire at The 1st Central County Ground on 4th August 2024 has been selected as the Club’s first ever Pride Match and will be the first ever cricket event officially endorsed by Brighton & Hove Pride.
The Pride Match represents the culmination of years of work on the ground in the local community to ensure that The 1st Central County Ground is a welcoming environment for all.
As well as running several programmes and initiatives over the past four years, the Club and the Sussex Cricket Foundation has been working closely with a number of LBGTQ+ organisations such as; Out4Cricket, Older and Out, Switchboard and the Brighton & Hove Council LGBTQ+ Steering Group, not only to gain insight, advice and recommendations, but also to listen to members of the community about the potential -barriers they face in regard to coming to Hove to watch cricket.
The Club has also established its own LGBTQ+ Steering Group, to ensure voices in the community are heard by representatives from across Sussex Cricket and also hosts monthly LGBTQ+ Coffee and Cake mornings at the ground, free of charge.
More recently, the first ever LGBTQ+ Sussex Supporters Club was formed, run by a passionate local Sussex supporter with the aim of uniting other members of the community in their support for the Club.
At the Pride match, the Sussex Sharks will be wearing a one-off limited-edition match shirt, with a rainbow themed badges and numbers. The players will also warm-up in a limited-edition training shirt.
Fans and spectators will also be entertained and have the chance to engage with a number of Pride themed activations around the ground, throughout the day.