Slinfold 'will give everything' to win August Cup, says Overton

Slinfold skipper Sean Overton says his side will ‘give everything’ to win the August Cup.
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Slinfold beat Littlehampton by five wickets in the final game of Group A5, setting up a play-off semi-final against Ifield, who won Group A6, this Saturday.

And Overton is confident they can reach the play-off final - which will be against either Crowhurst Park or Keymer and Hassocks on September 12.

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He said: “It is a great effort to win the group and we are very excited at the prospect of playing Ifield next week.

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“We are aware they are a very good side but we know if we play our very best cricket we can be a match for anybody and we are going into the game on a roll.

“We are going to give everything to try and win this tournament.”

Slinfold star Dan Smith will be looking forward to the game against his former side while former skipper Guy Thorne will return to the side.

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Overton said: “We will be pleased to welcome back The experience of Guy Thorne next week and Dan will be eager to produce a performance against his former side, just like he did last year [Smith scored a century against Ifield in the T20 Cup last season] and we know that it could be a fiery game.”

On the Littlehampton win, Overton said: “Saturday was a very good all round performance from the team and it’s great to continue the winning run.

“We started the day with early wickets and we managed to keep things tight all the way through.

“The reply was thoroughly professional on a tricky wicket.”