Lindfield CC round-up: Swans off to winning start at Portslade

Alex Pedley and Patrick Stedman were debutants for the 4th XI

Portslade CC 1st XI 111 all out (32.3 overs) v Lindfield CC 1st XI 210 all out (43.5 overs): Lindfield win by 99 runs

After electing to bat, the visitors got off to a fine start thanks mainly to Simon Shivnarain's 68, who was supported by Tom Hinley (23) and Declan Martel (34). Among these knocks, wickets fell regularly with Andrew Mamoany taking 3 for 32 and Alex Smith 2 for 39. With the overs running out, an entertaining 23 from Shohel Ahmed took Lindfield over the 200 mark as they settled for a competitive total

In return, Portslade struggled with the pace of James Pearce (3 for 17) on a pitch that was starting to deteriorate. Only Dan Holgate (28) really came to terms with the Lindfield attack as Harry Chaudhury's off-spin chipped in with 4 for 13, and the innings petered out slowly. Overseas player Tem Hodson finished things off with 2 for 23 with 13 overs to spare.

Captain Shivnarain said: "It's been a great start by the lads. The new 45 over format seems to suit us as a side. Importantly the recent additions to the club have settled in well, and we're hoping for more positives against Eastbourne next week."

Lindfield CC 2nd XI 159 all out (38.5 overs) v Glynde & Beddingham CC 1st XI 161 for 4 (38.1 overs): Glynde win by 6 wickets

A succession of missed opportunities saw Lindfield's second string fail to capitalise on a good batting surface after being inserted by the visitors. A number of batsmen got starts but couldn't press on thanks to the bowling of Benjamin Saunders (3 for 27) and Angus Bishop (2 for 31). Stand-in skipper Mike Hewitt made the best of the conditions, initially looking imperious before falling for 27. Further down the order Joe Pinard showed the batsmen how it should be done with a useful and entertaining 21, helping push his side to a total that was probably 40 runs short.