Do you recognise any of these lost Sussex sports teams?

Our cricket club is thought to be the oldest professional sports club in the world, founded in 1839.

But the history goes back even further when it comes to real tennis, a complicated precursor to modern tennis played in Petworth House since 1588.

So by the time of the early 20th century, sport was booming across the county as these pictures from The Keep archive in Falmer show.

Sadly we only have limited information about many these of photographs.

Brighton and Hove Albion in 1938. Photo: East Sussex Record Office/The Keep

Some are obvious. In the above photo you can see the Albion line-up in 1937.

But others are more mysterious.

Below of the Kensington Ladies’ Darts Club enjoying a supper in 1959.

Where they played their darts and why they were called the “Kensington” is not known.

The Kensington Ladies' Darts Club supper in 1959. Photo: East Sussex Record Office/The Keep

Many other photos featured here do not have any information on which teams are photographed.

But for all the sports featured in today’s spread, one quintessentially Sussex pastime is missing... stoolball.

A mix of baseball and cricket, it dates back to the 15th century.

It was thought to be have been invented by milkmaids who used their stools as wickets and milk bowls for bats.

By the mid-18th century teams formed across Sussex’s villages. In 1866 the Glynde Butterflies faced off against the Firle Blues.

A women's snooker team in 1940. Photo: East Susses Record Office/The Keep

Other catchy names included the Selmeston Harvest Bugs and the Danny Daisies, named after a mansion near Hurstpierpoint.

The sport’s modern rules were finally agreed in Glynde in 1881. Though stoolball is not nearly as visible as it once was, Sussex is still the centre of the sport. Stoolball England, the sports governing body, is based in Haywards Heath.

• The Keep is now able to take orders for reprints of these photographs. Email thekeep@eastsussex.gov.uk or call 01273 482349. giving the date the photo was in The Argus and the photo reference number.