Glynde & Beddingham set for inaugural Sussex Slam

The Sussex Slam is a fast-paced T20 competition, involving 69 teams from all over the county.

Groups have been regionalised and the Peaky Glynders have been drawn against Lewes Lions, Denton Destroyers and Seaford Storm.

The team will be run by club captain Alex Thornhill who was voted to lead the club for the third successive year.

He said: “This an exciting new competition which is anyone can play, it doesn’t matter what standard you are.

“After a fantastic year of cricket last year with the World Cup and the Ashes, the sport is as popular as ever and we want more people to get involved.

“This is a fantastic way to either start the game or return to it.”

The club come off a successful 2019 with the first team gaining promotion to Division 3 East.

He admits that they will come up against strong opposition this season, but his squad are looking forward to the challenge.

He added: “We can’t compete with the finances of other clubs who can sign exceptional overseas players, but our side is improving year-on-year because we’re so young.

“We showed last year by winning 13 of the last 14 games that we deserved to get promoted and I can’t wait for the season.”

Due to the wet weather, the club have organised a pre-season tour to La Manga where they’ll play in a T20 tournament.

Their indoor training sessions start at Seaford Head School on March 1 at 10am and run every Sunday for six weeks.

Thornhill added: “The club are always looking for new members, so either contact the club or come along to our indoor sessions.”

To find out more about joining the club, email [email protected].