Littlehampton edge win at Broadwater – Worthing hold on
Littlehampton won a tight Sussex League Division 4 West game at Broadwater – to leave themselves just outside the bottom three and their hosts in it.
Broadwater won the toss and elected to bat and reached 196-7 in their 45 overs, thanks in the main to 51 from Les Ward and 33 from Benn Challen.
Daniel Matheson, Ben Duffell and Mike Askew each took three wickets for Littlehampton.
The visitors reached the target seven down, with Chris Heberlein scoring 82 and Matheson 35.
Graham Merritt-Blann was Broadwater’s best bowler, taking 4-49.
Broadwater are eighth with four games to go, Littlehampton seventh.
In Division 2, Worthing clung on for a valuable draw away to promotion-chasing Eastbourne. They were 182-9 at the close, replying to Eastbourne’s 218-7.
Darryl Rebbetts had a day to remember, taking 4-45 in the Eastbourne innings then scoring 79 in the reply.
In Division 3 West, Steyning march on at the top thanks to a 31-run win at home to Rustington, their score of 156 enough for another victory as they close in on the title.
Findon lost by 60 runs at Slindon while Chippingdale won a thriller away to Roffey twos – squeezing home by one wicket.