The Gilligan Is Disappearing!

[Trigger]

Gilligan still standing strong-ish - News archive - News - Sussex County Cricket Club SCCC

 

[The Oldman]

Good job too. Never liked looking at it from my deckchair.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Impressed they are going this with all the snow. Odd stand had a period when I enjoyed sitting up there.

Will Arthur now be lost to time or does his name get transfered to a new area.

Arthur Gilligan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Uncle Buck]

Has anyone seen Wendy?

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

not the best looking of buildings but i did like the view from there

 

[CHAPPERS]

I used to love sitting up there as a kid, behind the bowlers arm. Remember a six sailing over my head into a window in the flats behind, Gooch responsible.

 

[Gwylan]

I used to love sitting up there as a kid, behind the bowlers arm. Remember a six sailing over my head into a window in the flats behind, Gooch responsible.

Same here. It was an ugly monstrosity but I really liked it up there - I've watched about 90% of my Sussex cricket from up there.

I remember Sir Viv smashing a window in the flats behind it - and watched a woman blame the kids playing just below it.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Many happy days spent in the nets below under the watchful eye of Keith Greenfield and Pat Hale.

Good to see the stadium progressing, but sad nonetheless.

Rest in Pieces.

 

[porkdog]

Mind my flat,

 

[Man of Harveys]

It was a good place to watch from but maybe they could find a less openly fascistic former Sussex player to name a stand after next time? Just my HO.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I never knew about that, MoH.

From wiki...

Arthur Gilligan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

During World War I he served as a captain with the 11th Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers. During World War II he was a physical trainer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.[1] In the 1930s he was a member of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists.[

 

[Marc]

haha at least they have something to do, we've not been in for two days now...scary thing is we were supposed to move the Sightscreens which are very close to the Gilly.....might have to go in tomorrow then!

 

[Gwylan]

Many happy days spent in the nets below under the watchful eye of Keith Greenfield and Pat Hale.

Trivial fact. I'm typing right now in what was Keith Greenfield's childhood bedroom - we bought this house from his mother.

Those nets were a godsend on wet days - I remember several sessions there. El Pres would remember them well too.

 

[Marc]

Much more importantly the new Groundsman Sheds are taking shape, work started before Xmas and they are flying along in bad conditions!