Gary's four give Littlehampton hope

LITTLEHAMPTON Cricket Club kept alive their slim hopes of promotion with victory over Stirlands on Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Aug 2006, 23:51 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:11 BST

They now trail second-placed, Steyning, by 34 points with three matches left '” all away.

Littlehampton opened with Chris Kirkham and Chris Heberlein, with an eye on the future composition of their line-up. They batted well together, bright and adventurous, without taking unnecessary risks. Dorkings eventually separated them, trapping Kirkham lbw with the score on 32.

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Heberlein was joined by his regular opening partner, Geoff Cole. While Cole dug in almost as far as a cemetery worker, Heber-lein took the attack to Stirlands, thumping left-arm spinner Harjinder Singh for 16 in one over, before perishing on the long-on boundary, caught by Nick Hunt for 46.

Cole's progress was not so much sedate as funereal, eight runs coming from his first 70 balls. It was a bit like pulling teeth at times, but you need someone to tick it over gently, and let others build around him.

For full report, see this week's Littlehampton Gazette.