A disappointing result for the 4th XI as they lost to Serendib 2s, who as a result closed the gap on them at the top.
Having been put into bat by their host Worthing made 237 all out thanks in the main to Barry Cool's unbeaten 165, but aaron Tugnutt batted well to get himself 25 and Dan Stuart with 12 being the only other people to score double figures or more.
The hosts reached their target with 6 wickets gone with James Aylen taking 3 for 38, San Wookey 2 for 26 and Cool himself taking the remaining wicket.
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Sunday, 24 July 2011
23.7.11 - 2nd XI v Ifield 2nd XI
"Never put Ifield in at Ifield" were the words of Ifield 2s skipper as Justin Watts opted to field first having won the toss. By 7pm the answer to that statement was "Why not?" as Worthing cruised to a comfortable 8 wicket victory and opened up an 84 point lead on third placed Haywards Heath.
Mason Crane's 4 for 29 and Paul Westlake's 2 for 42 were the main destroyers as Ifield limped to 141 all out from 50 overs - an innings that will struggle to attract too much of a crowd to Ifield Green in the future. There was a wicket each for Tom Chambers, Harry Dunn and Stuart Carter.
Worthing's reply stuttered initially with the losses of Dave Marshallsay and Stuart Carter for 9 and 0 respectively, but a cool 75 not out for Chairman Tim Dunn and a form rediscovering 46 not out from Alex Harris with 14 overs to spare.
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Mason Crane's 4 for 29 and Paul Westlake's 2 for 42 were the main destroyers as Ifield limped to 141 all out from 50 overs - an innings that will struggle to attract too much of a crowd to Ifield Green in the future. There was a wicket each for Tom Chambers, Harry Dunn and Stuart Carter.
Worthing's reply stuttered initially with the losses of Dave Marshallsay and Stuart Carter for 9 and 0 respectively, but a cool 75 not out for Chairman Tim Dunn and a form rediscovering 46 not out from Alex Harris with 14 overs to spare.
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23.7.11 - 3rd XI v Scaynes Hill 1st XI
A fantastic win against the odds in this must win game saw Worthing move further away from danger in the league.
Worthing bowled first with the pick of the bowlers being Dave Leader with 4 for 14 and skipper Kevin Punter taking 2 for 28. There was a wicket each for Joe Westlake, Martyn Swift and Matt Thorne as the visitors posted 188 all out.
The drama was to come as Worthing batted though and they looked dead and buried at 56 for 6 and 134 for 7, but a match winning 95 not out from Dave Leader saw his side over the line with a six.
These are the sorts of performances that the side has been expecting all season but to hold your nerve in that sort of situation is a superb effort for Dave and the team, and congratulations to skipper Kevin Punter.
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Worthing bowled first with the pick of the bowlers being Dave Leader with 4 for 14 and skipper Kevin Punter taking 2 for 28. There was a wicket each for Joe Westlake, Martyn Swift and Matt Thorne as the visitors posted 188 all out.
The drama was to come as Worthing batted though and they looked dead and buried at 56 for 6 and 134 for 7, but a match winning 95 not out from Dave Leader saw his side over the line with a six.
These are the sorts of performances that the side has been expecting all season but to hold your nerve in that sort of situation is a superb effort for Dave and the team, and congratulations to skipper Kevin Punter.
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23.7.11 - 1st XI v Ifield
Another victory after the previous week's wash out for the side as they moved 84 points ahead of third position, albeit with Haywards Heath having a game in hand.
Heavy rain throughout the week meant that the groundsman had little opportunity to get onto the square but a good, if slow wicket greeted both teams. Worthing won the toss and inserted their visitors.
Accurate bowling and good fielding made runs hard to come by for struggling Ifield with Luke Vinter taking 4 for 43 from 17 unchanged overs and Andy Lutwyche 5 for 57. Benn Challen picked up the other wicket with 1 for 6 off 4 overs as Ifield crawled to 142 all out.
Worthing made heavy weather of their reply but achieved their target with six wickets down as Darryl Rebbetts (41*) and John Kaye (17*) saw them over the line. Contributions came from Dominic Clapp (34), Michael Gould (16) and Challen (21).
A free week next week but Worthing will still be well clear of the field at the top of the table.
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Heavy rain throughout the week meant that the groundsman had little opportunity to get onto the square but a good, if slow wicket greeted both teams. Worthing won the toss and inserted their visitors.
Accurate bowling and good fielding made runs hard to come by for struggling Ifield with Luke Vinter taking 4 for 43 from 17 unchanged overs and Andy Lutwyche 5 for 57. Benn Challen picked up the other wicket with 1 for 6 off 4 overs as Ifield crawled to 142 all out.
Worthing made heavy weather of their reply but achieved their target with six wickets down as Darryl Rebbetts (41*) and John Kaye (17*) saw them over the line. Contributions came from Dominic Clapp (34), Michael Gould (16) and Challen (21).
A free week next week but Worthing will still be well clear of the field at the top of the table.
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23.7.11 - 5th XI v Felbridge & Sunnyside 3rd XI
Back after a week off for rain we had a local…home game at Felbridge and Sunnyside…Thanks to our pitch at Hill Barn being in an unusable state thanks to travellers at Hill Barn!
Many thanks to the Felbridge Captain Steve Lovell and his wife Debbie for helping with arranging the pitch and the teas, without them I don’t think we would have had a facility to play at.
We started by being given the toss as most of our team went to the wrong ground and both captains agreed it made sense for us to bat first. Adam Bastable (89) and Jack Stuart (62) opened well and gave us a great start with an opening stand of 158. Adam Squires in at number 3 for the first time in a while did a solid job scoring (37*). Other useful runs from Neil Harris (21), Marc Hinton (11) and Glenn Harris (7*) helped us to a total of 236-4 declared after 47 overs.
After tea, which must have been good as it all went quickly, Felbridge started their chase. Jack Stuart (1-11) made the early breakthrough with the left handed opener chipping one just over Squires who took the catch going backwards at mid on. Greg Harris started well (5-36) was wicketless in his first spell but came back and cleaned up the lower order with some accurate full deliveries. James Belton (2-24) had another good day at Hook Lane and bowled Paul Aldridge who was looking like he could see them to a draw. Harry Reeves bowled with good pace again and took a good (1-23). Luc Hinton got the prize scalp of the Felbridge captain taking (1-2). Other catches from Neil Harris, Harry Reeves and Jack Stuart.
A very strong performance and very good fielding sees us take another 30 points and still remain 8 behind Horsham who also picked up a convincing win.
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