“Jack” Nye was born in 1914 at Isfield and emigrated to Australia in 1926 before returning to Sussex after several years. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler who played 99 matches between 1934 and 1947.
He scored 885 runs average 8.59 and took 304 wickets at 34.23 runs each including 5 wickets in an innings 10 times. His best season was 1939 when he took 110 wickets.