Priory looking up not down after successful visit to Hill

Sussex Cricket League The second half of the season started well for Chichester Priory Park with a win at Burgess Hill.

Hacing been hovering above the relegation zone, this match was one to target for victory in their quest for survival.

The visitors won the toss under sunny skies and elected to bat.

Chichester got off to a quick start with Jay Hartard hitting 42 off 49 balls.

Continuing his good form from the previous match, Joe De La Fuente his another half century, adding 78 for the fifth wicket with Peter Lamb (29).

Both were dismissed in quick succession, triggering a collapse that saw Chichester slip from 185-4 to 208 all out. But Chichester picked up maximum bonus points.

Burgess Hill’s reply started with Dan Joseph bowling Tom Trowbridge in the first over.

Kevin Ramsay (29) and Jack Simpson (28) made steady progress but they were always behind the required rate.

Both batsmen were caught in the deep going for big shots and the batting order collapsed like a deck of cards.

The last seven wickets fell for fewer than 20 runs as Burgess Hill crumbled to 84 all out to give Chichester Mike Smith strikes out as Chichester build a winning total at Burgess Hill

victory by 124 runs. Abhishek Raut took 4 -16 in 11 overs.

The crushing victory sees Chichester move closer to mid-table in terms of points. Chichester next face Lindfield in Priory Park. A superb 119 from Ryan Barratt helped Pagham pile up a winning innings of 322-9

at home to Littlehampton.

Rico Webb (43) and Nick Smith and Wayne Green (37 apiece) also contributed well.

Littlehampton were always struggling to compete in their reply. Three wickets apiece for Justin Scott and Smith helped restrict them to 245-9.

Stirlands batters had a day to forget as Worthing shot them out for 91 in a shade under 25 overs. Will Gubbins (28) was the only man to pass 20.

Albert Burgess took a couple of wickets when Worthing replied but the hosts got home by seven wickets. Selsey were left licking their wounds at Crawley when the home side took less than ten overs to reach their victory target.

Only Nick Horner (27) got in as Selsey faltered batting first, all out for 81.

Saeed Ahmed (48) was in a hurry to get the win secured and his six fours and three sixes got Crawley over the line in 9.1 overs.