Honours even as Clymping and Littlehampton draw

BOTH captains hailed a good game of cricket as local rivals Clymping and Littlehampton drew on Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jun 2013, 12:46 BST
L23822H13 Clymping v Littlehampton cricket action from the gameL23822H13 Clymping v Littlehampton cricket action from the game
L23822H13 Clymping v Littlehampton cricket action from the game

Littlehampton posted 216-6 from 49 overs after Clymping had won the toss, with Michael Askew smashing 86 not out and Chris Heberlein hitting 55.

Clymping then finished on 208-8 from 45 overs as opening batsman Sam Varcoe struck 107, before he was out with the score on 204.

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Clymping captain James Salisbury said: “It was a good game of cricket. We bowled first after winning the toss and only got them six down as they had a couple of good batting performances.

“We missed a couple of chances that might have made a difference but, on a quick outfield and a good wicket, we felt we had a chance of chasing it down but fell just short, although we took a winning draw out of it.”

Littlehampton skipper Dan Rive said: “It was a very good game of cricket. In their innings, they looked more likely to win until we got Sam Varcoe out.

“Once we got him, they didn’t have enough firepower to get the last few runs.

“Our batting seems to be like chalk from cheese from the start of the season.”

Full report and more pictures in this week’s paper.