Roffey and Horsham can’t wait for season
With the end of winter approaching, local cricket fans can look forward to their favourite sport returning from hibernation–withtherelease of fixtures highlighting some enticing battles ahead.
The Sussex Premier Division starts on Saturday, May 7, continuing without a break untilthefinalroundoffixtures on Saturday, September 3.
On the opening day of the seasontheschedulefeaturesa home game for Roffey against old adversaries Brighton & Hove, while Horsham, reinstated in the Premier after promotion in 2021, make the long trip to play Hastings.
Horsham and Roffey fixtures alternate on a home and away basis ensuring that there will be a Premier Division fixture in the town every Saturday throughout the season, including the mouth-watering prospect of the always hardfoughtlocalderbies-Roffey hosting Horsham on June 4, with the reverse fixture at CricketfieldRoadonAugust6.
In the Sussex T20 knockout cup first round on Saturday April 30, Pagham are Horsham’s hosts, with Roffey also away, at Bognor.
Slinfold and Horsham Trinity are at home to Goring andChichesterPrioryParkrespectively.
The full programme of Sussex League matches in all divisions,togetherwithSussexCup opening fixtures, are available via a link from this story at our new Sussex World website. Go
to sussexworld.co.uk/sport to see all the local sporting updates.
RoffeyskipperMattDavies told the County Times: “Last season was a bit disjointed for us, and we never really gathered momentum, which was very disappointing after our
great run of success.
“So,we’regoingtobepushing to reverse that, and we’re hoping to welcome back Jibran Khan by the end of May with his customary stack of runs.
“In the ECB National Club Championship (Cup) we play
the winners of Bickley Park andBansteadathomeatadate to be confirmed.
“And, for the first time, we’ve also entered the Club Cricket Conference Cup for the Bertie Joel Trophy, visiting Bromley on Sunday, May 22. So, we’ve got a busy scheduleandareintrainingandraring
to go!”
Roffey announced last week they have signed Jas Bassan and Ben Garrett for the forthcoming season.
Stick with the County Times and sussexworld.co.uk for all the build-up