Here is a list (in no particular order) of 15 sports people East Sussex can be proud of - whether they are born in the county or live here. Who else would you include in this list?
![The defender played more than 350 games for Bournemouth, helping them be promoted to the Premier League. He also helped Nottingham Forest get promoted last season. In 2022, Cook took majority ownership of local side Westfield.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNiOTRmMTczLWViOGMtNDRiNi1iMWJhLTE0ZGM4NWQ1NzNmMTo0Y2U3ZGZhYi04NGQwLTRjZDMtODI5Yi1jODRjMWI2OGNmMWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Steve Cook - Hastings
The defender played more than 350 games for Bournemouth, helping them be promoted to the Premier League. He also helped Nottingham Forest get promoted last season. In 2022, Cook took majority ownership of local side Westfield. Photo: Warren Little
![The 28-year-old winger has played more than 230 games for Brighton and has impressed in the 2022/23 campaign. He has made three appearances for England u21s March attended secondary school at Ringmer Community College and St Bede's School, Hailsham. Between 2008 and 2012 March played cricket for Hellingly CC.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc2N2VhZjUwLThkOTEtNGM2OC04NWQ4LTIyNjg2Y2U2ZmE5YTphZGU4MWNhYS1jNTQ1LTQ4NWQtYTBkZC1iYWE5NWVlZDUzYWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Solly March - Eastbourne
The 28-year-old winger has played more than 230 games for Brighton and has impressed in the 2022/23 campaign. He has made three appearances for England u21s March attended secondary school at Ringmer Community College and St Bede's School, Hailsham. Between 2008 and 2012 March played cricket for Hellingly CC. Photo: Stu Forster
![The cricketer enjoyed a successful career at Sussex. In his first season as captain in 2009, Yardy led the Sharks to the T20 and Pro40 titles. He played 28 ODIs. Yardy was educated at William Parker School. He first played for the Sussex Second XI in 1996 whilst still at school.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmYjgxZmNjLWM2OWEtNGY0Yy1hMmM1LWYzYzI2Yjg2NTA2MzplMGEzMWY0Zi1mMWRkLTRmMGEtOGI0NS1jZWJhYjFmYzJmNGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Michael Yardy - Battle
The cricketer enjoyed a successful career at Sussex. In his first season as captain in 2009, Yardy led the Sharks to the T20 and Pro40 titles. He played 28 ODIs. Yardy was educated at William Parker School. He first played for the Sussex Second XI in 1996 whilst still at school. Photo: Jan Kruger
![The former boxer moved to Brighton 30 years ago and has never looked back. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ranked by BoxRec as the third best British super-middleweight boxer of all time. His son Chris Eubank Jnr is also a professional boxer.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0ZDE5M2ZlLTc5Y2ItNGIwNC04NTcyLWQ5YzFiZGVmOTVjNzo4YzY1MDU1Mi1lOWUwLTRlNTQtYTA4OC1hM2NlOGE0NDdjNDc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. Chris Eubank Snr - Brighton
The former boxer moved to Brighton 30 years ago and has never looked back. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ranked by BoxRec as the third best British super-middleweight boxer of all time. His son Chris Eubank Jnr is also a professional boxer. Photo: Justin Setterfield