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1st Central Sussex Cricket League round-up

9 Aug 2021

Sussex Newspapers' Matt Pole rounds up the limited action from Saturday's 1st Central Sussex Cricket League fixtures...

All games in the Sussex Cricket League Premier Division and Division 2 were cancelled or abandoned due to rain this weekend.

In the Premier Division, third-placed Three Bridges v top-of-the-table Preston Nomads, and East Grinstead v Brighton & Hove were both cancelled without a ball being bowled.

The other fixtures saw the first innings completed before the weather took hold.

Sean Heather (59) and Mahesh Rawat (101*) starred for Middleton (257-8) in their abandoned game with Haywards Heath (88-0). Heath's Jonny Phelps struck an unbeaten 51 off 31 balls before the rain intervened.

Cuckfield (44-8) were grateful for the rain's assistance at Eastbourne (149-8).

And wicketkeeper Harry Scowen hit 66 for bottom-of-the-table Hastings & St Leonards Priory (147-9dec) in their abandoned game at home to reigning Premier Division champions Roffey (27-0).

Meanwhile, Chichester Priory Park (86-5) v St James's Montefiore was the only game in Division 2 to see any action.

Roffey 2nd XI v Bognor Regis, Horsham v Mayfield, the Mid Sussex derby between Lindfield and Burgess Hill, and Preston Nomads 2nds v Billingshurst were all called off before the start of play.