Three Bridges bowled out for 88, Ifield cruise to victory at Pagham
Three Bridges dropped to third place in the Sussex Cricket League Premier Division after being bowled out for just 88 against strugglers Bognor.
Joe Walker’s side were chasing 289 to win but their top order was ripped out by Michael Reynolds, who took 6-26 in nine overs.
Four of his wickets were caught behind by Theo Beynon-Ayres. Only Conor Golding (31) and Michael Cowdrey (28) got going for Bridges.
Josh Sargent also pitched in for Bognor with 3-13.
Earlier Taylor Jaycocks (79), Oliver Mason (60) and Ryan Maskell (47) batted well for Bognor. Golding (3-73) and Rowan Naude (3-56) were the pick of the bowlers for Bridges.
Roffey and Middleton were both involved in draws and it leaves Roffey in first on 255 points, Middleton second on 231 and Bridges third on 223.
Bridges travel to fourth-placed Preston Nomads on Saturday.
Ifield remain third in Division 2 after a comfortable eight wicket win against Pagham.
The home side were in trouble at 64/5, the 94/6, but Pagham skipper Nick Smith got them up to a competitive total of 223 with a superb century, hitting 111 from just 84 balls with 12 fours and seven 6s.
He got good support from Ikramullah Arab (39). Dan Smith (4/44), Archit Patel (3/45), Raminda Wijesooriya (2-59) and Mahad Ahed (1-31 from 15 overs) all bowled well for Ifield.
In reply, Sadeesh Jayawardena dominated the innings with an unbeaten 100 but he was well supported by Smith (36), Wijesooriya (49) and Sachit Patel (32 not out) as they cruised home with 14.3 overs to spare.
Ifield are 13 points behind leaders Eastbourne and nine points behind second-placed Brighton. They host St James on Saturday.