Hastings coach praises '˜job well done' in cup win
Sussex Cricket League Premier Division side Priory won by 51 runs away to Division Three East outfit Seaford on a very chilly Saturday afternoon at The Salts.
Gillespie said: “It was a job well done, very pleasing. It was a positive result and never really in doubt. We showed good depth to the batting and I think it was a very good team bowling performance - and we supported our bowlers very well in the field.”
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Hide AdPriory lost the toss and were asked to bat by a Seaford side which had the benefit of playing on the wicket earlier in the afternoon during its preliminary round victory over Hellingly.
A good all-round innings enabled Priory to set the victory up by posting 167-7, comfortably ahead of the 140 or so which Gillespie considered to be around par.
Although Priory lost captain Tom Gillespie for five with the score 17, James Pooley (39 with one four and three sixes) and new boy Greg Devlin (26 with three fours) forged a solid second wicket partnership of 62 in good time.
The pair played some explosive shots and took full advantage of the loose balls, but Pooley also used all his experience when the ball was keeping quite low and moving around a bit.
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