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league games played in august

27th August
 

Billingshurst v Goring played at Billingshurst 
Billingshurst won the toss and elected to batt 
Billingshurst        189 - 10 
Will Gooda             14 John Burroughs    22 Mike Burroughs      8 Shane Maggs         82  (50 off 78 balls in 83 mins)
Adrian Dudman    14, Cedric Lynch           6, Ashley Jefferies     17, Jason Rigby             5, Pete Burroughs     10,
Chris Polson             2, Chris Shambrook    0 no 
After a fairly good start on a damp wicket, Billingshurst started to score at a fair rate despite losing some early wickets, but the the aid of Shane Maggs at the crease, the runs started to come at a steady pace.  Billingshurst did not quite get the required runs to enable them to win the league and that left it down to the bowling. 
Goring                115 - 10 
Jason Rigby               5 overs    1 mdn      19 runs    1 wkt
Pete Burroughs         8 overs    4 mdns      9 runs    1 wkt
Ashley Jefferies        4 overs    0 mdns    18 runs    1 wkt
Shane Maggs             8 overs    2 mdns    36 runs    5 wkts
Chris Shambrook   7.2 overs    2 mdns    22 runs    2 wkts 
Billingshurst set about the Goring openers with gusto, dispatching the opener back to the pavilion with the third ball of Goring's innings and from then on, Goring lost their wickets in a steady fashion as Billingshurst drew closer to winning the league. With 3 wickets down and 1 needed to win the league, Billingshurst upped the pressure as Goring started to settle in and looked like they were going to deny us the extra wicket needed, but sure enough, the pressure that Billingshurst exerted on Goring was too much and they succumbed to the pressure and the 4th wicket fell and what followed was a mini celebration as Billingshurst had now won the Sussex Invitation league Division 1 title. From then on, Billingshurst continued to pile on the pressure and as the wickets fell, we knew that we were safe and once the 10th wicket fell, then Billingshurst Cricket Club began the celebrations to announce that we are the champions of 2005. 

Billingshurst won the league title and the Sunday cup, both within a week, making this the best season we have ever had and hopefully not the last. Billingshurst 28 pts.
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2nd XI v Goring: Billingshurst win on final ball of game.
Billingshurst 198-6 off 49 overs
Tuppen 26, Osborne, 23, Jones 42, Smith 9, Jim Burroughs 27, Moss 5, Charlie Sainsbury 16no, Blackwell 4no.
Goring 196-10 off 45 overs
Osborne 13-0-72-2, Weston 17-1-61-4, Smith 7-0-30-1, Blackwell 8-0-31-2. Catches for Sainsbury, Jones, Nelson, Moss; stumping for Sainsbury.

20th August

Broadwater v Billingshurst @ Broadwater 
Broadwater won the toss and elected to field. 
Billingshurst      235 - 4 off 48 overs in 177 mins 
John Burroughs     75
Mike Burroughs  120 off 122 balls 
Billingshurst started slowly and after losing the first wicket on 34, John Burroughs & Mike Burroughs set about scoring at an exciting rate, adding 180 for the 2nd wicket, with Mike Burroughs scoring 120 from just 122 balls, including 21 fours. He scored his 50 from 62 balls and his 100 came off 111 balls. John Burroughs added to this partnership by scoring 75 from 115 balls. 
Broadwater      238 - 6 
Jason Rigby                6 overs   0 mdns   37 runs    1 wkt
Shane Maggs         19.3 overs   1 mds     81 runs     5 wkts 
Broadwater got off to a very quick start with most of their early runs being extras, which ended being their 2nd highest score of their innings, which in theory, cost us the game and maybe the league. Once Shane Maggs came on to bowl, the run rate slowed as they tried hard to hit the ball of the square at times. The guest bowler this week was from Ashley Jefferies, who starts in the 2nd XI, who along with Shane Maggs, kept the run rate to a minimum.  The weakness  yet again was our fielding, which at times, was very sloppy to say the least, which resulted in the high number of extra, with 28 runs being given away in byes. Despite this poor display, Billingshurst only need 10 points from their last game, Goring on the 27th August, to clinch the league from the grasp of Findon. 
Billingshurst   13 points
 
 2nd XI home to Broadwater 2nd
Broadwater 95-10 off 40.2 overs
Osborne 12-2-44-1, Weston 9-1-25-1, Blackwell 10-4-15-0, Smith 8.2-4-5-5, Williams 1-0-2-2. catches for Charlie Sainsbury (3), Osborne, Weson, Tuppen, Jim Burroughs.
Billingshurst 97-3 off 16.3 overs
Tuppen 9, Turner 4, Jones 35no, Smith 16, Osborne 27no.
 
13th August
Billingshurst v Southwick at Billingshurst
 Southwick won the toss and elected to bat. 
Southwick          148 - 10 off 43.4 overs in 158 mins 
Jason Rigby                14 overs      6 mdns        27 runs        2 wkts
Shane Maggs           17.4 overs      7 mdns        42 runs        7 wkts
Chris Shambrook         8 overs      2 mdns        36 runs        1 wkt 
Southwick had a slow but steady start, scoring at just over 4 and over until Shane Maggs came on to bowl and started to dismantle the side. At one stage, Southwick lost the middle 6 wickets for only 12 runs and then the run rate dropped to just under 3 runs an over.  Despite the rain that fell and the short break in play, the game continued and the wet outfield caused the ball to slow down but this did not deter Billingshurst from letting Southwick run away with the game. This has been Shane Maggs's best bowling figures of the league so far this season and as a result, Southwick did not look like scoring a huge total. 
Billingshurst     9 - 0 off 3 balls in 3 mins 
After a very long delay after tea, Billingshurst started their innings with the game being restricted to only 23 overs in which we had to set about trying to score the 149 runs we needed to win the game.  The game was stopped after only 3 balls as both umpires decided that the pitch was too dangerous to continue play as the opener bowler for Southwick slipped bowling the third ball. 
Billingshurst         10 points
 2nd XI away to Lindfield 2nd XI
Billingshurst 262-4 off 44 overs
Tuppen 11, Jefferies 95, Jones 71, Smith 45no, Williams 12, Osborne 0no.

Match abandoned.

6th august
 Pagham v Billingshurst at Pagham
Pagham won the toss and elected to bat. 
Pagham                166 - 9 
Jason Rigby            15 overs    0 mdns    33 runs    2 wkts
Shane Maggs          17 overs    4 mdns    46 runs     5 wkts
Chris Shambrook   3 overs     1 mdn      21 runs     1 wkt 
Shane  Maggs was the main bowler for Billingshurst, cleaning up the openers, including on of the openers who has been in for some time and was looking settled. After a steady start, Pagham then wilted and lost their last 5 wickets for only 16 runs. 
Billingshurst       168 - 8 
Will Gooda               25
Mike Burroughs     69
Jason Rigby             17
Owen Botting          14 no
The second wicket partnership of 87 between Will Gooda & Mike Burroughs made sure that we were on course for the title which is now only 3 games away.  We had a minor setback back, losing the next 6 wickets with no major partnership to mention, however Chris Polson & Owen Botting who put of just over 30 runs in the last three overs to see us through to a much needed win. 
Overall, the game was pleasing to watch and the fielding by both sides was good with only a few slip ups on both sides. Towards the end of the game, it was getting very tense as we only needed 6 runs to win and with Chris Shambrook padded and ready to go out and face the onslaught of Pagham, Chris Polson hit the winning runs with a magnificent 4 through backward square leg.
Billingshurst now have a clear 26 point lead over Ifield and a 36 point lead over Findon. Billingshurst   28 points

 2nd XI home v Pagham 2nd
Billingshurst 219-6 off 46 overs
Tuppen 98 (11 fours, 6 sixes), Charlie Sainsbury 2, Jones 16, Williams 36, Smith 37no, Osborne 9, Grantham 2, Spivey 0no
Pagham 109-10 off 33.1 overs
Grantham 7-1-27-1, Fordham 8-1-26-2, Osborne 7.1-1-32-3, Blackwell 8-3-13-4, Smith 3-0-5-0. Catches for Williams, Serna, Blackwell, Sainsbury.

 

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