History of the league: Tankards
Tankards are awarded for the best individual performances in the league. The Best Match Average Tankard is awarded to the player with the best overall performance in the league. In recent years tankards have also been awarded for the best performances in the individual divisions.
Some of the following details are slightly edited versions of the text that appears on the tankards.
Best Match Average Tankard
- 1971–2
- F J Kwiatkowski (Haywards Heath)
- J Parker (Crawley)
- R D Hirsch (Crawley)
- 1972–3
- C C Harding (Haywards Heath)
- R D Hirsch (Crawley)
- 1973–4
- D J Langridge (St Francis Hospital)
- 1974–5
- R T Buckland (St Francis Hospital)
- 1975–6
- D H Cummings (Varndean)
- 1976-77
- B Lindfield (Falmer)
- 1977–8
- J Stone (Seaford)
- 1978–9
- J O Andrew (Brighton, Hove & Sussex 6th Form College)
- 1979–80
- P White
- P Ransom
- J Tennyson
- 1980–81
- R Nicholas (St Francis Hospital)
- J Nicholson (Sun Alliance)
- 1981–2
- S Smith (Eastbourne)
- C E Fellows (Seaford)
- 1982–3
- R Moss (William Parker)
- P New (William Parker)
- 1983–4
- A Carter (William Parker)
- A Pidcock (Lewes)
- 1984–5
- W Hicks (Sussex University)
- 1985–6
- I Fayter (St Francis Hospital)
- 1986–7
- M V Penston (Eastbourne)
- 1987–8
- I G Kelly (Brighton)
- 1988–9
- J Strange (Sun Alliance)
- M Hickman (The Holt)
- 1989–90
- D P Hurricks (Horsham)
- 1990–91
- (no record on tankard)
- L Rutherford (Brighton)
- R Elliston (Crowborough)
- J Mitchell (Brighton, Hove & Sussex 6th Form College)
- 1991–2
- B Charlton (East Grinstead)
- P Greaves (Worthing)
- 1992–3
- S P Barnes (Brighton)
- 1993–4
- R Moss (Hastings) (not recorded on tankard)
- 1994–5
- D N Roberts (Sun Alliance) (incorrectly recorded on tankard as 1993–4)
- W Bigwood (Legal & General)
- 1995–6
- D Graham (Crawley Argumentatives)
- 1996–7
- M R Hill (Horsham)
- I Edgson (Crawley)
- P Quinn (Crawley)
- P Sparke (Haywards Heath)
- 1997–8
- A Pelling (Crawley)
- 1998–9
- A Beston (Brighton & Hove)
- 1999–2000
- B K Horscroft (Eastbourne)
- 2000–2001
- D Hall (Knoll Knights)
- 2001–2
- A Prescott (Crowborough)
- 2002–3
- E Hamlyn (Eastbourne)
- 2003–4
- R C Noyce (Crawley)
- C Jones (Worthing)
- 2004–5
- B Cafferty (Hastings)
- 2005–6
- M Young (Hastings & St Leonards)
- 2006–7
- B Denman (Brighton & Hove)
- 2007–8
- L Rutherford (Brighton & Hove)
- P Farr (Argumentatives)
- 2008–9
- J Herbert (Eastbourne)
- D Fryer (Uckfield)
- 2009–10
- A Chesworth (Lewes)
- P Farr (Argumentatives)
- 2010–11
- I Dennis (East Grinstead)
- D Fryer (Uckfield)
Division 1 Tankard
- 1997–8
- F J Kwiatkowski (Haywards Heath)
- 1998–9
- B J Denman (Brighton & Hove)
- 1999–2000
- R Noyce (Crawley)
- 2000–2001
- P Kelly (Hastings & St Leonards)
- 2001–2
- M Broom (Lewes)
- P Kelly (Hastings & St Leonards)
- J Tuck (Crowborough)
- 2002–3
- P Harbott (Horsham)
- 2003–4
- P Coleman (Crowborough)
- C Lowe (Brighton & Hove)
- 2004–5
- B Cafferty (Hastings)
- 2005–6
- J Sugden(Hastings & St Leonards)
- 2006–7
- B Denman (Brighton & Hove)
- 2007–8
- L Rutherford (Brighton & Hove)
- 2008–9
- D Lawson (Lewes)
- 2009–10
- J Mansson (Horsham)
- 2010–11
- M Nicholas (Knoll Knights)
Division 2 Tankard
- 1997–8
- M Finch (Eastbourne)
- 1998–9
- P Carpenter (Eastbourne)
- 1999–2000
- L Rhodes (Eastbourne)
- 2000–2001
- D S Hall (Knoll Knights)
- 2001–2
- D Glebocki (The Holt)
- J Sachs (Haywards Heath)
- 2002–3
- P G Farr (The Args)
- 2003–4
- R C Noyce (Crawley)
- C Jones (Worthing)
- 2004–5
- P G Farr (The Args)
- C Jones (Worthing)
- 2005–6
- M Young (Hastings & St Leonards)
- 2006–7
- J Graham (Crawley)
- 2007–8
- A Bonnano (East Grinstead)
- 2008–9
- J Herbert (Eastbourne)
- 2009–10
- F Kwiatkowski (St Francis & Haywards Heath)
- 2010–11
- F Kwiatkowski (St Francis & Haywards Heath)
Division 3 Tankard
- 1997–8
- D Langridge (Crawley)
- 1998–9
- A J Briggs (Woodpushers)
- 1999–2000
- J L Bryant (The Holt)
- 2000–2001
- D Foord (Lewes)
- G Cox (Bognor & Arun)
- 2001–2
- E R Tapper (Lewes)
- 2002–3
- D R Oates (Worthing)
- 2003–4
- J B Mitchell (Woodpushers)
- 2004–5
- D J Cork (Crawley)
- 2005–6
- D Curtis (Haywards Heath)
- 2006–7
- D Hall (Knoll Knights)
- 2007–8
- P Farr (Argumentatives)
- 2008–9
- D Fryer (Uckfield)
- 2009–10
- P Farr (Argumentatives)
- 2010–11
- I Dennis (East Grinstead)
Division 4 Tankard
- 1997–8
- A Locke (Hassocks)
- 1998–9
- D Boyle (Brighton & Hove)
- 1999–2000
- D J Langridge (St Francis)
- 2000–2001
- D M Barraclough (Haywards Heath)
- 2001–2
- A Prescott (Crowborough)
- C Campion (Crowborough)
- R Harper (Eastbourne)
- 2002–3
- E Hamlyn (Eastbourne)
- 2003–4
- C J Balchin (Haywards Heath)
- 2004–5
- E Hamlyn (Eastbourne)
- 2005–6
- J Denning (Horsham)
- 2006–7
- T Fitzgerald (Haywards Heath)
- 2007–8
- S Lewins (Horsham)
- 2008–9
- S Hayward (Brighton & Hove)
- 2009–10
- M Ramachandran (Woodpushers)