Sidley Cricket Club celebrate season of success at awards night
Sidley Cricket Club looked back on a season to savour during their annual awards evening at the Rose & Crown.
Players, officials, sponsors and guests gathered at the Turkey Road venue as prizes were handed out and a fabulous spread of food courtesy of Pebbles on the Beach was enjoyed.
The 2025 campaign was notable for the St Mary's Recreation Ground-based club's senior first team securing a brilliant league and cup double.
Sidley clinched the Sussex Cricket League Division 10 East title - and with it a second successive promotion - after winning 15 of their 18 league matches, losing only twice.
And they also lifted the Sussex T20 Plate, defeating four higher-level opponents in the process, including Ifield thirds in the final at the 1st Central County Ground in Hove.
Sidley's senior second team also enjoyed a fruitful summer, winning eight of their 13 completed matches to finish runners-up in Division 12 East (South East).
Some excellent individual performances were key to the two teams' success, with three Sidley players winning divisional batting or bowling awards.
Johnathan Haffenden claimed the Division 10 East batting prize after a season in which he amassed 1,147 league and cup runs with five hundreds and five fifties.
Sabbir Ahmed took the same division's bowling award having picked up 51 league and cup wickets, with a remarkable best performance of 5-4.
And Harry Little was the top batter in Division 12 East (South East) after piling up 562 runs, including a top score of 115 not out.
It was also a year in which Asanka Pathiranage made the highest Sidley league score in living memory with a blistering 183 not out for the second team against Westfield seconds.
What's more, several of Sidley's promising and improving juniors featured in the senior teams and development XI, which contested friendly fixtures to give experience to young players.
The club also held free weekly junior training sessions throughout the summer, had a presence at community events such as the Sidley Festival and worked hard to raise funds towards the development of its facilities at St Mary's Recreation Ground.
Sidley have also made several donations of food items to Bexhill Family Collective CIC, helping those in need in their community.
Award winners: 1st XI - batting cup Johnathan Haffenden, bowling cup Sabbir Ahmed, fielding cup Hussain Ahmed, best performance (Jack Crittenden Shield) Moinul Islam, players' player Sabbir Ahmed. 2nd XI - batting cup Harry Little, bowling cup Gopinath Sellappan, fielding cup Mark Foster, best performance (Ian and Jenny Mollart Shield) Harry Little, players' player Tila Muhammad. Trevor Ramsden Shield - Abdullah Al Arif, Six-hit Cup - Abdullah Al Arif, Highest score - Asanka Pathiranage, Arthur Brooke Cup (most improved young player) - Reace Rushton, Apollo Junior Cup - Imogen Wray, Tyrone Wildman Spirit of Cricket Award - Mark Foster, Outstanding contribution - Trevor Ramsden, President's Cup - Ross Settles, Chairman's Cup - Jamie Ramsden. Thank-you vouchers - Chloe-Rose Considine, Gemma Considine, Jenny Mollart, Pete Sargent, Chloe Ramsden, Trevor Ramsden.