Chichester Priory Park CC 1st XI 333 / 6 (45) v Ansty CC, Sussex 1st XI 199 / All out (27.2)
Chichester Priory Park continue their promotion push with a comprehensive with a 134-run win at Goodwood against Ansty CC.
Chichester Priory Park 1st XI started their day with a routine domination by the ‘Old’s’ verses the ‘Young’s’ in the pre-match football, which included a spirit lifting Toby Toft tantrum caused by a Sean Dobbs masterclass.
Captain Mike Smith then went and won the toss and elected to bat.
Simon Hasted led the way with a fluent 95 from 95 balls, supported by a blistering 63 off 39 from Toby Toft and a rapid 55 from 37 from Miles O’Grady, as Chi piled on a formidable 333/6 from 45 overs.
In reply, Ansty fought hard through Jarod Van Blerk’s 70 off 41 and Pratik Lilu’s 58 off 47, but the chase never truly threatened.
Andrew Crookham ripped through the order with 5/41, his first 1st XI 5-wicket haul, backed by Miles O’Grady’s 3/39 and Finlay Rustell and Stanley Mayne who both claimed their maiden 1st XI wicket.
Ansty were bowled out for 199 in 27.2 overs.
A comprehensive team performance sees Chichester continue their strong form as they go into the last 2 matches of the season.
Next Saturday Chi travel to Middleton for the penultimate league match. 12:30 start
Aldwick 3rd XI 147 / All out (25.4) v Chichester Priory Park CC 4th XI 270 / 7 (40.0)
Chichester won away to Aldwick by 123 runs to finish the season in second place.
The game also fittingly marked the last outing as captain for previous club chairman Tim Gregory who has been a instrumental in helping to encourage young players into league cricket.
Another fine season showing the progress the club is making in that area
On a glorious sunny Saturday afternoon Chichester 4th eleven headed to Birdham to face Aldwick for the last game of the season with Priory Park needing a win to have any chance of finishing runners up.
Having won the toss and elected to bat Chichester got off to a fine start as Rupert Gillett and Teddy Philippo pushed the score along strongly until both were dismissed just shy of their half century.
Momentum was then lost and a clutch of wickets fell leaving Chichester in a potentially awkward situation. However, a fine partnership from Oscar Dutton and Todd Trundle gave the innings fresh impetus and a material late innings surge saw the score mount to 270.
Oscar Dutton finished with a career high 71 and Todd Trundle 39 not out.
In reply Aldwick began brightly in the first five overs after which the seamers were replaced by an all spin attack for the remainder of the Innings. Aldwick captain Tim Robinson did his utmost to launch a counterattack and made a spirited 81off just 57 balls including 7 sixes.
Robinson ultimately was dismissed by a brilliant low catch by keeper Rupert Gillett off the bowling of Oscar Clifford Brown who claimed two vital late wickets Alex Darby, Todd Trundle and Musawer Kashifi took all 8 other wickets between them and Aldwick were dismissed for 147.
Subsequent news that Bognor had lost to Arundel meant that the Chi 4th eleven finished runners up in what has been an excellent season.