6.8.11 - 3rd XI v West Chiltington and Thakeham

A confident 3s took on top of the league West Chiltington and Thakeham and so nearly beat them in what proved to be a real nail-biter at the Manor.

Having lost the toss Worthing were put in and quickly in trouble until Ed Wyeth (50) and Mayur Patel (38) steadied the ship and got the side up to a respectable 200 for 8 in their 49 overs.

The visitors relied heavily on the hard-hitting Brian Chambers (64) and Grant Morrish (88) but had little else to offer with willow in hand as Patel claimed 3 for 54, Matt Thorne 3 for 43 and Kevin Punter 2 for 23. Joe Westlake took the other West Chilt wicket.

A great result and it all but guarantees survival.

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4.6.11 - 3rd XI v West Chiltington & Thakeham 1st XI

A loss by 6 wickets to top of the league West Chiltington and Thakeham, who are by all accounts a very good side.

Once again the batting was the sore point for Worthing as a few got starts but failed to go on. Samrat Sengupta  and James Aylen got 28 each and Sanjeev Kalra, making his debut for the club made 26, but little else to trouble the scorers.

Luke Barnes picked up 2 wickets for 48 runs but Grant Morrish's blazing 94 sent the points the way of the home side.
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