Sidley v Crowhurst Park preview

Sidley will host Park at Gullivers tomorrow (Saturday) in Division Three (East) of the Sussex Cricket League. Play will start at 1pm.

“They’ve got a strong batting line-up and obviously Victor (Walcott, Park’s 49-year-old captain who once played for the Barbados national team) is still a good bowler,” said Sidley captain Scott Woodroffe.

“They’ve also got some useful young players by all accounts. It’s not going to be an easy task against Crowhurst I would’ve thought. We’ve got to go out and play well, and go and win the game.”

Both teams have won two and lost two of their first four matches with third-placed Sidley two places and five points above their local rivals.

Park captain Victor Walcott said: “It’s a bit of a local derby and we want to give Sidley a good run for their money. We’re up for it - that’s the main thing - and we’re going in there all guns blazing.”

Sidley (possible): Woodroffe (c), Nice, Swannell, Thompson, King, C. Deeprose, Haffenden, Priddy, S. Ramsden, Auer, Crittenden.

Park (possible): Walcott (c), Barry, Menezes, Brookes, Payne, Smissen, Tong, Lindfield, Philcox, Ayres, Willis.

Full previews from both clubs can be viewed in today’s Observers.