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Next 1st XI Fixture:
Sussex Premier League
6th September 2008
Preston Nomads [A]
11.30am
Last Match:
Eastbourne 291
for 3 (Mark Tomsett 156*)
Horsham 136 all out (Londis Lewis 5 for 42)
Current League
Position: 3rd
Form: W W L W A L
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HEADLINES:
> 1st XI are in 3rd spot in
Sussex Premier League.
> 2nd XI are in 5th spot in the league.
> 2nd XI lose in semis of League 20/20 cup to Horsham
> 3rd XI have a highly commendable six wins so far this season.
Players Meeting
There will be an ECC players
meeting on Thursday
11th September at The
Saffrons (7pm). The idea of this is to have a instant review of the season and
look ahead to next year in terms of the playing side of things. All players and
club officials are urged to attend as it will be a chance to have your say on
how you think the club can move forward.
Tomsett and Lewis star at
Horsham (30/08/08)
Eastbourne 291 for 3 (Mark Tomsett
156no, Stuart Faith 59no, Tom Smith 50)
Horsham 136 all out (Londis Lewis 5 for 42, Tom Smith 4 for 33)
EB won by 155 runs
A sensational 156 not out
from Mark Tomsett (pictured) and five wickets from Londis Lewis assured
Eastbourne of one of the best performances of the season, winning by 155 runs at
Horsham.
The 'bourne won the toss and decided to bat first on a batsman's paradise of a
wicket. After losing Ben Brown (7) early on, Tomsett and skipper Tom Smith added
107 for the 2nd wicket. The ball went to all parts of Cricketfield Road as Smith
eventually succumbed for exactly 50. Ragheb Aga looked out of sorts and made
just 9 as Stuart Faith joined the brilliant Tomsett at the crease. Tomsett
continued to blaze boundaries as he then made his third league century in his
Eastbourne career. Faith also got in on the run frenzy as he also weighed in
with 59 not out from just 50 balls. The pair added an unbroken 4th wicket
partnership of 156 as Eastbourne declared their innings an over early, amassing
a huge 291 for 3. Tomsett's knock, contained 15 fours, 6 sixes and was from just
148 deliveries in 178 minutes of classy batting.
Horsham got off to a terrible start, thanks to Eastbourne's Londis Lewis, who
grabbed two wickets in his first over. Lewis in fact took the first four wickets
to fall as the host looked in all sorts of trouble at 49 for 4. Tom Smith then
ripped through the middle and lower order taking 4 for 33 from 12 overs. Opener
and captain for Horsham, Howard Kasey however was still there and the mainstay
of their innings. Lewis was brought back into the attack to complete his maiden
Eastbourne five wicket haul (5 for 42) and it was left to Richard Smith to wrap
the match up, dismissing Kasey for a superb 72 as Horsham crumbled to 136 all
out.
There is still a mathematical chance Eastbourne can still win the title in their
last match at Preston Noamds, who need just 3 points to clinch the Sussex
Premier League crown themselves. Makes for good viewing next Saturday.
End of Season Party
ECCs End of Season Party
will take place at the Saffs on Saturday 6th September after the last matches.
The event should kick off around 7.30pm, all players and supporters are urged to
attend what will be without doubt a great night.
Convincing win over lowly
Chi (23/08/08)
Chichester 167 all out
(Tom Smith 5 for 40, Stuart Faith 4 for 35)
Eastbourne 170 for 5 (Ben Brown 55, Londis Lewis 50no)
Eastbourne
kept their title hopes alive with a five wicket home win against Chichester who
now, realistically, need to win their last two games to avoid relegation.
Chichester were dismissed for 167 as Tom Smith (pictured) took 5 for 40 and
Stuart Faith 4 for 35, Aussie Tim Bishop with 70 was top scorer for the
visitors.
Ben
Brown then hit 55, Londis Lewis 50 not out and Stuart Faith 32 to see Eastbourne
home at 170 for 5 in 33.2 overs.
Annual Club Dinner
The ECC Annual Club Dinner
will once again take place at The Royal Eastbourne Golf Club on Saturday 4th
October 2008, 7 for 7.30pm start. Tickets are priced at £20 each and to book
your place(s) early for what traditionally is a great night, please contact
Chairman Paul Hacker on 0773 9899 059.
Title bid looks bleak
(17/08/08)
Eastbourne 185 all out
(Tom Smith 64)
Sussex Development XI 186 for 4
Sussex Dev. won by 6 wkts
Eastbourne's title bid looks
dead and buried after Sunday's loss at The Saffrons to the Sussex Development
XI. Boasting a very strong side Eastbourne just didn't make enough runs on a
poor wicket and were also undone by the class of Sussex professional Rory
Hamilton-Brown who hit 96 not out and also grabbed four wickets.
Ben Brown, Ollie Rayner, Ragheb Aga and Saturday's hero Martyn Garnett all
failed to get into double figures for Eastbourne at the top of the order.
Captain Tom Smith however did steady the ship with a patient 64 from 138 balls.
Londis Lewis also weighed in with a quickfire 23 and Angus Stewart made 19. But
Hamilton-Brown's off spin produced great figures of 16-2-42-4 and seamer Will
Adkin 11.1-3-21-3 as Eastbourne could only muster 185 all out.
Lewis did grab an early wicket for Eastbourne in the Development XI's reply but
some sensational hitting from that man Hamilton-Brown and James Beeny really put
the game out of reach for the 'bourne. The pair added 120 for the second wicket,
Beeny the man out for 52. Tom Smith grabbed two wickets and Richard Smith one to
give Eastbourne a glimmer of hope at 139 for 4. But Hamilton-Brown finished the
game off with a boundary ending up on a superb 96 not out from 65 balls icluding
11 fours and 4 sixes to wrap the game up for Sussex with a 6 wicket win.
Hard fought win at
Stirlands (16/08/08)
Stirlands 147 all out (Ragheb Aga 4
for 31, Tom Smith 3 for 34)
Eastbourne 151 for 6 (Martyn Garnett 60 not out, Luke Tomsett 37 not out)
EB won by 6 wkts
Eastbourne kept in
touch with leaders Preston Nomads with a hard fought four wicket win at lowly
Stirlands.
The home side won the toss and batted first and could only muster a total of 147
all out and track near perfect for batting that had a bit of pace in it.
Stirlands lost key batsman and ex Eastbourne player Sean Heather for just 9 as
Ragheb Aga did the most damage with the ball, grabbing 4 for 31 from 13
impressive overs of pace bowling. Skipper Tom Smith also chipped in with 3 for
34 from 11 overs and Ollie Ody also got two wickets. Australian Nathan Ball top
scored with 42 and Nick Hunt made 33 as the hosts never really threatened with
the bat and set Eastbourne 148 for victory in 70 overs.
However, Eastbourne were in dire straits at 2 for 4 thanks to three wickets from
Ball. Tom Smith, Aga, Stuart Faith and Londis Lewis all out for single figures.
Things didn't look to much better at 75 for 6 but a magnificent 81 run
partnership between Martyn Garnett (pictured) and Luke Tomsett steered the visitors to
victory. Garnett easily played his best knock of the year with a majestic 60 not
out from 80 deliveries, everything about his innings looked professional. Tomsett
was also impressive, hitting a first team career best of 37 not out including a
big six as Eastbourne eventually cruised over the finish line to pick a maximum
30 points.
New Nets completed -
09/07/08
Work is finally complete on
the brand new astro-turf nets at the Saffrons. There are 4 nets and are to a
first class standard. The £32,000 investment is a great facility for the club
and will no doubt provide an excellent opportunity for the club's players to
fine tune their game.
Training/Nets is now on
Tuesday and Thursdays at The Saffrons, 6pm onwards.
The Saffrons, home of ECC, is currently
constructing a new pavilion on the site of the old groundsman's shed and
score box. Below is a pictorial update. Completion was made in the summer of
2007.
More to follow
Memory Lane
If you are a former
player/supporter, and have any memories of ECC, then contact
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