Senior Results - 30.8.14

1st XI v Lindfield (Home):
Any remaining hopes of promotion disappeared with a loss to Lindfield at the MCG. Having won the toss returning skipper Luke Vinter opted to ask the visitors to bat first. Lindfield made 180 all out from 52 overs with Benn Challen maintaining his good form with the ball by claiming 4 for 59 and Nick Oxley 2 for 23.

Worthing's reply got off to a good start as Alex Harris and Matt Green put on 51 for the first wicket but as has been the case too often this season a collapse saw the score move to 56 for 3 very quickly. Nick Ballamy's well constructed 59 was in vain as the hosts were bundled out for 151 and a loss by 29 runs.

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2nd XI v Haywards Heath (Away):
Tom Lund's side remain favourites to bag the second promotion spot as they beat rock-bottom Haywards Heath. Having been put in on a wet wicket they declared on 198 for 8 with Tim Dunn making 71, Brad Lewis 41 and Lund 35.

The Worthing attack made short work of the reply as the hosts succumbed for just 77 in 23.5 overs with Jamie Piper grabbing 3 or 12, Kevin Punter 3 for 34, Shane Felton 2 for 29 and Harry Dunn 2 for 5. Worthing are 5 points ahead of Middleton with one game remaining.

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3rd XI v Brighton and Hove (Away):
A loss by 8 wickets to a powerful Brighton and Hove side. Having been stuck in Worthing were bundled out for just 114.

The reply lasted just 14 overs and saw only 2 wickets go down as overseas player Lachlan Stewart smashed 76 not out, in what must have been yet another proud moment for him and his family.

Worthing finish in the bottom two but who knows whether they'll be relegated?

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4th XI v Horsham Trinity (Home):
Both these sides sealed promotion the previous week so there was nothing but pride to play for at the Manor. Trinity won the toss and elected to bat, recovering from 0 for 2 to make 113. Anthony Kane claimed 4 for 21, Glenn Harris 3 for 17 and Robson Piper 2 for 17.

The reply never got going and stuttered to just 61 all out with only Alex Anderson (10) and Kane (16) making double figures. Promotion achieved though!

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Senior Results - 8.6.13

1st XI v Horsham (Away):

A slightly depleted side travelled to Horsham and elected to field under stand-in captain Luke Vinter on what looked a typically batsman friendly track. A whirlwind start from Michael Gould (60) at almost a run per ball, but a mini-collapse saw few hit double figures except Alex Harris (19), but the ship was steadied by Ian Gooding (46) who played excellently and Ollie Rogers (19) until the latter was dismissed. Andy Lutwyche (44 not out) took the score up to 205 when this seemed unlikely at 100 for 6.

Horsham struggled to their target and made it with 8 wickets down as Benn Challen claimed 4 for 88 and Vinter 3 for 42, and Malcolm Lake took the other wicket courtesy of a superb diving catch at slip from Challen.

Again the side didn't get the runs required to quite win the game, but a spirited effort with the ball and in the field almost reaped unlikely reward.

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2nd XI v Hellingly (Home):

Worthing breezed to an easy win as Hellingly opted to bat and succumbed for just 58 in the face of some solid bowling from the hosts. Martyn Swift took 5 for 6 from 7 overs and Andy Reid 4 for 16, including a hat-trick, with Shane Felton claiming the other wicket.

Reid (29) and Brad Lewis (22 not out) knocked of the runs in under 15 overs to give Worthing a 30 point haul. Little more to say!

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3rd XI v Aldwick (Away):

Skipper Tim Dunn won the toss and elected to bat as Worthing scored 199 all out. Dunn (47), Kevin Punter (43), Glenn Harris (35), Josh Wood (23) and Rob Whittington (17) all got starts and possibly should have taken the score well over 200 hundred.

Aldwick reached their target just 5 wickets down with Jack Dunn (2 for 26), Punter and Harris taking the wickets.

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4th XI v Horsham Trinity (Home):

Not on the website at the time of writing, but they won!

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U16 v Horsham Trinity - Chamions League - 8.9.12

Worthing (139 for 4 off 20 overs) beat Horsham Trinity (132 for 8 off 20) by 7 runs

A fine sunny afternoon greeted the two teams for what would be a thrilling encounter at the Manor Ground for a place in the final at Sussex CCC, Hove on Wednesday. Having lost the toss Worthing were invited to bat and got off to a solid start as Harry Dunn (20) and Michael Askew (27) took the score to just shy of 40 before the fall of the first wicket in the 6^th over. Aaron Tugnutt coming in at No.3, continued his form with the bat this summer hitting 36 in just 35 balls, including 6 fours, ably supported by James Allen with a useful cameo of 24 not out. However, with just 17 runs coming off the last 3 overs, the total, while challenging, was not the ‘Everest’ Worthing were perhaps hoping for.

Horsham Trinity also got off to good start equalling Worthing’s 37 in the opening 5-over power-play. Two well-taken low catches by Martyn Swift, off the bowling of James Allen and Jamie Piper, was enough to see the demise of the two openers while Nick Oxley, perhaps the pick of Worthing’s attack, bowled economically making runs hard to come by in the middle of the innings. However, David Rogers was batting well for his side and was the mainstay of Horsham’s pursuit of victory as they closed within 12 runs of the target at the end of the 19^th over.  With the game in the balance, a truly match-turning moment as Rogers appeared to hit a straight six only for James Allen to pluck the ball one-handed above his head running round from the long-off boundary. It was a catch in a million for James and effectively won the match for the home side. Due credit to Horsham Trinity who batted well throughout their innings, who never gave up and took the manner of their defeat graciously having been so close to winning. On such small margins……

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