CRICKET: Local round-up (May 6)

EP were dismissed for just 112 in their West Sussex Invitation League Division 1 game against newly-promoted Wickers, although they were just 14 balls away from hanging on for the draw.

Reeves said: "We let them get too many runs and our batting was just shambolic – it was horrible to watch.

"There were too many silly shots and, afterwards, we worked out that our last three batsmen faced 58 per cent of deliveries. If our top eight had faced a couple more balls each, we wouldn't have lost.

"We were seven wickets down in just 18 overs, although Paul Grennan bowled very well for them.

"But their bowlers put the ball in the right place, whereas ours didn't."

After winning the toss, Reeves stuck Southwick into bat and they scored 222-9 from their 49 overs – a score Reeves felt was chasable.

Dan Feniuk top-scored with 47 for Wickers, while captain Chris Summers added 42, Tim Shutt 40 and Chris Ballard 37. For EP, opening bowlers Mark Coskin and Gareth Bunday both took three wickets.

EP found life hard going in their reply and were soon 65-8, before Reeves and Coskin put up some resistance before Coskin was last man out for 37.

Paceman Grennan took 7-32 from 16.4 overs and one of his deliveries fractured Tom Reeves' thumb, which could keep EP's batsman out for up to three weeks.

East Preston are away to Wisborough Green on Saturday. Tom Reeves, Tom Chamberlain, Richard Laker and Dan Williams are all unavailable, but Jack Sunderland, who missed Saturday's game with a finger injury, could return.

In the same division, Clymping suffered a narrow four-run defeat to Wisborough Green.

Green struck 170, before Clymping were all out for 166.

Arundel lost their opening game of the season by 62 runs at Pagham in Sussex League Division 3 West.

Chris Hayden was the mainstay of Pagham's batting line-up and finished unbeaten on 90, from 152 balls, with 10 fours, as Pagham struck 203-8 from their 53 overs. Wayne Green added 36 from 46 deliveries and opening batsman William Rolls hit 30 from 39 balls. For Arundel, Ian Dabinett-Jays, Ollie Morris and Will Clark all took two wickets.

Captain Justin Murray top-scored with 48 for Arundel as they were all out for 141. Murray struck eight fours and one six in his 68-ball knock, while Australian Edward Lewis hit 38 from 39 balls.

Rustington went down by three wickets at home to Worthing 3rd in West Sussex Invitation League Division 4.

Captain Martyn Payne, with 36, top-scored for Rustington in their total of 146. Adam Taylor, with 33, and Simon Gosden, with 24, were the only other players to reach double figures.

Alan Hodgson then took three wickets but Worthing got home with plenty of overs in hand.

Littlehampton begin their Sussex League Division 3 West campaign away to Slinfold on Saturday.

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