Hurst look to keep up form in bid to beat the drop

Last weekend they climbed out of the bottom-two of the Sussex Premier League Premier Division when they beat Brighton & Hove by four wickets, during which opening bowler Andy Barr took a brilliant hat-trick.

It was a vital victory for Stuart Barber’s side as they had to win well to catch Brighton and give them a chance to beat the drop.

It is still too close for comfort as they are level on 161 points with Brighton, but are ahead only on points scored in the two games played between the two.

Brighton fell into the bottom three, but with the Sussex Development XI, who cannot go down, occupying a place below them, that place is deemed one of the relegation places.

As well as high-flying Cuckfield, they are also still to face Hastings, Horsham, East Grinstead and Preston Nomads. On Saturday’s match, Barber said: “If we can get Jordan Silk out, their topscorer from the last three weeks, it can be a really good game.

“We have just got to carry on with this mentality and I sincerely think we can get some more wins under our belt.”

Match report and reaction from Saturday’s win in today’s West Sussex County Times.

Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live.

Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on.

1 Make this website your homepage

2 Like our Facebook page at facebook.com/pages/Sport-Sussex

3 Follow us on Twitter @SportSussex

4 Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here.

And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out!