Aldwick get better of Selsey ... Bognor boys (and girls) have busy week

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Selsey v Aldwick

Sussex League Div 6 West

Aldwick won at Selsey by 34 runs pushed then up the table and give them renewed impetus to challenge for a promotion place.

Aldwick openers Ed White (44) and Alex Cooper (75) made their intentions clear from the start with a century opening partnership until White fell to Selsey skipper Tom Cripps (2-28).

Cooper went on to bludgeon the bowling with 16 fours in his innings until his was run out by Farhan Bhutta. No3 Dean Stokes (60) made valuable runs while wickets fell around him, mainly to Brad Rose (3-27).

A quick 26 from Harry Rossor near the end pushed the visitors total to a hefty 254-6 from their 40 overs.

Chasing 255 for victory, Selsey were kept under control by the Aldwick opening bowling attack of Ben Bambridge (1-19) and Ian Horner (2-22), who removed openers Will Smith (16) and Asgar Bin Thariq (13) cheaply.

However, Selsey were up for a fight and Bhutta (44) and big-hitting Brad Rose (83) gave them a scent of victory. Rose hit six sixes before he was bowled by Jamie Murphy (1-36) and additional wickets for Ollie Smith (3-34) curbed Selsey’s winning ambitions as they languished on 220-7 after their allotted 40 overs.

Aldwick will plan for another maximum 30 points at home to Goring this week.

Bognor 2nd v Findon 2nd

Div 6 West

At the Regis Oval, Bognor won the toss and batted on another fine day on the coast. Bognor were tickling along nicely at 90-2 but a slight collapse saw the home team finish on 155 all out, the no-nonsense Elvis Millen top-scoring with 43.

For Goring, Oliver Wadesdon and Simon Legge grabbed four wickets apiece.