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Joggers teams out in force at South Downs Marathon Horsham Joggers marathon relay teams
Athletics Phil Liberman - Horsham Joggers Horsham Joggers finest conquered the South Downs Half Marathon and Marathon Relay events. The half marathon - which
started and finished at Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield - was run by Claire Burrows, Lou Johnson and Sue Hensman with Claire and Lou completing the challenging run in 2.42.28 and Sue finishing in 3.00.26.
Saturday June 18 - Sussex Premier League Worthing 70 All Out (23.0 overs) Roffey 74-0 (9.2 overs) Roffey won by 10 wickets Cricket Martin Read - Sports Reporter
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Roffey captain Matt Davies said: “Worthing were not keen to play but the umpires ruled the conditions fit and I won the toss and put them in. Then Stuart Whittingham and Leigh Harrison bowled quality spells, swinging the ball and hitting good lengths and we held our chances, but this was so one-sided that it was embarrassing, not the sort of game that we want to be playing in the Premier League really.” Josh Fleming added: “The wicket was damp but it wasn’t dangerous and we were happy to
The relay, which started at Slindon College and finished in the park, was an event run in teams with each member of the team running one of the four very challenging legs, seven Horsham Joggers teams finished in times ranging from 3.58.07 to 4.56.53.
get a win and move ourselves up the table.” At the Manor Sports Ground the reason for Worthing’s reluctance to play immediately became apparent as they staggered from crisis to crisis. Stuart Carter top scored with 14, seven of the other batsmen contributed 12 between them in a miserable 68 balls. Whittingham took 5-31, Harrison 3-31 and Luke Barnard 2-6 before the unbeaten Rohit Jagota (44) and Liam Gibson (29) romped home in 56 deliveries. The maximum 30 point win gets Roffey up to third, 54 points adrift of leaders Horsham but with a game in hand, making Roffey’s visit to Cricketfield Road tomorrow (Saturday) a doublepointer. The always closely fought local derby starts at 11am because of the Music Festival at Horsham Cricket Club.
Sports Development and Places for People sports day a success Junior Sport Dave Snith - Sports Editor Thirty-four sporty children aged 9-11 years from five local primary schools – Kingslea, Shelley, St Mary’s (Pulborough), Holbrook and Southwater Junior Academy enjoyed a gifted and talented day staged at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre by Horsham District Sports Development and the leisure operator, Places for People, working in partnership. The day opened with workshops in basic sports psychology and healthy nutrition before moving into a more strenuous mode with
plyometric and fitness measurement with staff members of the BBHLC fitness team, including national discus ace Jade Lally. Ex-professional footballer Andy Thomson advised children on the thrills of pursuing a career in professional sport but the wisdom of having a backup plan if it doesn’t work out. After a lunchtime sports quiz, won by Charlotte Lewington and Freya Bell from Shelley School with 29 correct answers out of 30, the children undertook the gruelling bleep test to test their cardio-vascular capacity and benefited from more physical training knowledge
Roffey juniors through to Regional Final Cricket Dave Smith - Sports Editor
Roffey humiliate reluctant Worthing Leigh Harrison took 3-31 in Roffey’s thrashing of Worthing
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from Jade Lally. The day ended with the children working in teams of three to circulate around 12 sporting challenge stations, recording their results as they went. HDSD Sports Development Officer, Ian Ford, commented, “You don’t need to be a sports scientist to know that 34 children will sleep well tonight. Well done to them all for their brilliant exertions, concentration and behaviour.” High demand has meant that another, similar day will be staged in two weeks’ time to ensure that the Horsham area’s tradition of fostering sport stars is given another shot in the arm.
The Roffey Cricket Club’s under 15 team has reached the final of the ECB Knock Out competition after defeating Eastbourne with ease in the semi final. To get to this stage Roffey U15’s beat Barns Green in the first round, West Chiltington in the second round and local rivals Horsham in the third round. Against Eastbourne, Roffey won the toss and put the visitors in. Some very tight bowling and fielding limited Eastbourne to just 14 runs off the first 8 overs. The quality of the fielding was evident as both the opening and number 3 Eastbourne batsmen lost their wickets to run outs; Tom Colbran threw the ball in for the opening batsman to be run out and sharp work in the
field from Sam Henderson allowed Lewis Foster to remove the bails. This was followed by two outstanding catches from Pat Gibbs and Tom Colbran, a fantastic stumping by Callum Jeal, and two batsmen clean bowled by Lewis Foster and Josh Dance limiting Eastbourne to just 66 runs from their 20 overs. In reply Roffey’s openers, Adam Williams and Conor Griffiths, both scored quickly with a six from Conor and 20 off one over from Adam. The two remained unbeaten and overhauled Eastbourne’s meagre total in just 11 overs. Roffey now face Preston Nomads in the regional final at The Blackstone Academy Ground, Woodmancote tonight (Friday 24) from where the winners will represent Sussex and play against Kent in July.
Billingshurst thrash the Academy in vital win Sunday June 19 - Sussex Premier League Billingshurst 167 All Out (47.5 overs) Sussex Cricket Board Development XI 84 All Out (30.0 overs) Billingshurst won by 83 runs Cricket Martin Read - Sports Reporter After Billingshurst posted no more than a handy score the Sussex Development XI capitulated to 47-9 before last man Jed O’Brien - batting with number 10 Adam Barton – top scored with 25 to marginally reduce the students’ blushes. The 24 point win, still leaves Billingshurst at the foot of the table but now just six behind Worthing. Umpire Paul Baker paid tribute to Jim Burroughs and the groundstaff, saying: “Considering the appalling weather they’ve had to contend with, the presentation of the ground was excellent – the pitch played remarkably well and was exceptionally dry.” Billingshurst Chairman Jim said: “I was reduced to cutting the grass in pouring rain – it just wouldn’t stop, so it was great to get a game in. Abidene Sakande bowled beautifully for his 5-10, he’s got a
perfect action, so effortless! Ben Williams (3-18) and Dan Doram (2-31) bowled well, too. This was a desperately needed win for us, our first in any format this season, and it has buoyed up the team. We finished bang on time: as soon as we came off the heavens opened! We bowl and field well, especially at home and now need to eliminate silly mistakes and build the batting around the players who keep getting good starts: Tom Haynes, Stuart Barber, Scott Stratton and Mike Burroughs. And we’re hoping that our new overseas Mahesh Rajaratne will be a good acquisition, too. If we can start getting beyond 200 then we’ll have something to bowl at and should be capable of survival in the Premier League.” Earlier Billingshurst had got to 167 courtesy of another 40 from Mike Burroughs, 35 from Dan Doram and double figure contributions from Rajaratne, Scott Stratton and Sakande, Nick Oxley and Jonty Jenner taking three wickets each. It is, though of great concern to the future of Sussex cricket that the Sussex Academy, the supposed training ground for the county’s stars of the future, went without a single win from 10 games last year and, half way through this season’s programme, have only secured one victory. Billingshurst will be targeting weaker sides but have a tough home game on Saturday against aspiring East Grinstead.
Billingshurst’s new overseas player Mahesh Rajaratne