Amit's eight tonic for Priory

Sussex LeagueLewes Priory 229-8dec (53 overs) Haywards Heath 138Lewes won by 91 runsAmit Jaggernauth produced his best bowling performance of the season with figures of 8-39 from 13 overs as Priory landed their first win since June 3 although their position at the top of the table has been comfortably maintained.

It did not look so bright earlier in the game when Sam Gilmour, Haywards Heath's Australian player, took the first five wickets for 61 runs.

Jaggernauth, batting at five, helped stage a recovery with Josh Burrows and the pair put on 40 for the sixth wicket. Amit is reluctant to play a defensive shot, always preferring another boundary, and just as he looked set for a big score he gave his wicket away, his 34 runs including six boundaries. At 140-8 Priory were struggling but 45 minutes later Alex Ham and Duncan Bain came off the field as heroes having put on 89 for the ninth wicket, Ham on 50 not out and Bain 28 not out. It was Ham's last appearance for a few weeks as he embarks on a charity 1,000-mile cycle ride from Lewis to Lewes.

In reply Haywards Heath were never in the chase. Burrows trapped Steve Kingcome lbw with the score on 11 before Ed Williams and Tom Bowdall put on 50 for the second wicket.However, when Jaggernauth entered the attack from the west end wickets fell at regular intervals as batsmen failed to read his variation in pace and spin. Three wickets came in the same over with the score on 113 which sealed Heath's fate.

Lewes were heavily beaten in the second round of the Sussex Cup at East Grinstead on Sunday.

In a match reduced to 40 overs a side due to rain, East Grinstead scored 237-7 with 112 not out from Sussex player Neil Turk. Former Sussex and Notts man Vasbert Drakes had earlier scored 58.Despite a determined innings of 80 not out from Richard Eborn Priory were never in the chase and finished on 177-6.