Benn's century joy is ruined by defeat

Results went for them, however, and they remain second in the table.

After being put into bat, Littlehampton made Worthing regret their decision. After Chris Heberlein and Siya Sibiya were out, captain Benn Challen joined opening batsman Geoff Cole.

Challen crashed his first century of the season in a 167-run stand which took Littlehampton past maximum batting points. His 50 came in 50 balls and his hundred in only 83 as he struck 15 fours and four sixes.

Challen fell for 114 with the score on 221. Matt Keen was then out for a golden duck but Cole and Justin Scott saw Littlehampton to a total of 247-4 '” declaring five overs early. Cole finished unbeaten on 80 with 11 fours and two sixes in his 130-ball innings.

For full report, see this week's Littlehampton Gazette.