CAN JAMIE'S PIRATES GET PROMOTION?

PORTSLADE captain Jamie Howick has decided to carry on playing for another season and believes his side can win the Sussex Invitation League Division 3 title.

New Zealander Rhys Grosvenor is returning as their overseas player for a second year, and Howick is also confident that youngsters Luke Jones, Nick Clarke, Tom Van Der Newt and Paul Glover will continue to improve.

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