Big weekend on two fronts

With the weather seemingly set fair, a big weekend lies in store for Hastings Priory’s cricketers on two fronts.
Hastings Priory appeal for a wicket in last weekend's draw at home to Roffey. Picture by Tony Coombes Photography (SUS-140527-072659001)Hastings Priory appeal for a wicket in last weekend's draw at home to Roffey. Picture by Tony Coombes Photography (SUS-140527-072659001)
Hastings Priory appeal for a wicket in last weekend's draw at home to Roffey. Picture by Tony Coombes Photography (SUS-140527-072659001)

Priory will travel to reigning champions Preston Nomads in the Sussex Premier League today (Saturday) and neighbours Bexhill for an ECB Royal London Club Championship third round tie tomorrow.

“It’s a big weekend for us definitely,” said first team coach Ian Gillespie. “Bexhill away is always going to be a difficult game. It’s a derby game and I think The Polegrove will be a very different pitch for us, especially after the horse show.

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“They’ll be up for it and they’re a good side so that’s going to be a challenge. If we could win that and get to the regional final that would bring some confidence.

“Perhaps even more important is the game at Nomads on Saturday. We want to get a win going if we can. It’s a tough game and we’ve had a tough start, but we’ve got to put a whole game together.

“I think our big problem so far is we’ve played well in parts of games, but we’ve not put a full game together and when we’ve had poor passages of play, it’s cost us dear.”

Finn Hulbert is expected to replace the injured Mick Glazier as Priory take on a Nomads side which has won the title for five of the last six seasons. The Bexhill match, incidentally, will get underway from 1pm.

TODAY’S CRICKET FIXTURES

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Sussex Cricket League, 1st XI Premier Division (12.30): Eastbourne v Bexhill; Preston Nomads v Hastings Priory.

1st XI Division 2 (1): Crowhurst Park v Goring-By-Sea.

1st XI Division 4 (1): Rye v Wisborough Green.

2nd XI Division 1 (1): Bexhill v Eastbourne; Hastings Priory v Preston Nomads.

2nd XI Division 3 (East) (1): Crawley v Crowhurst Park; Rottingdean v Rye.

East Sussex League (1.30), Division 1: Iden v St Peters.

Division 2: Ringmer v Battle; Robertsbridge v Tunbridge Wells Borderers.

Division 3: Little Common Ramblers v Firle.

Division 4: Bexhill III v Maresfield.

Division 5: Pett v Heathfield Park II.

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Division 6: Blackboys v Udimore; Hastings Priory III v Iden II.

Division 7: Battle II v Alfriston; Burwash Weald v Robertsbridge II.

Division 8: Herstmonceux II v Bexhill IV; Selmeston & Alciston v Little Common Ramblers II.

Division 9: Bexhill V v Polegate & Stone Cross II; Mayfield III v Pett II; Sidley v Forest Row II.

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Division 10: Pevensey II v Crowhurst Park III; Tunbridge Wells Borderers II v Rye III.

Division 11: Crowhurst Park IV v Glynde & Beddingham IV; Little Common Ramblers III v Robertsbridge III.

Division 12: Rye IV v St Peters IV; Westfield v Heathfield Park III.