As a club club we have been left devastated by the sudden passing of former captain Daniel Oliver. A fine player, teammate and friend of so many both at our club and across Sussex. Our love and thoughts go to his family and loved ones at this deeply sad time.
Please find below some words of reflection from former captain and teammate Mark Bamford.
Chichester Priory Park CC is mourning the death of one of its most distinguished players in recent times. Daniel Oliver opened the batting as vice captain in the undefeated team that won the Sussex Premier League in 2005, having already played in the golden nineties when Chichester took three league titles. Daniel led the team through a period of transition after 2005, taking us to the Division 1 title in 2007, ensuring our return to the top flight of Sussex cricket.
We recall Daniel fondly as a cricketer, as an enthusiast for the game, but most of all he will be remembered at Chichester as a respected club captain, a valued team mate and as a thoroughly decent man. His loss will be felt more widely across Sussex as Daniel after 2007, when he left Chichester, became closely involved in the running of the Sussex League. But it is at Chichester PPCC that his loss will be felt most acutely.