Hard-earned win for first team at Lewes

Last Tuesday our first team travelled to Lewes for a Mid-Sussex League match. Our hosts were without their first three nominated players including Dominic Lawson, the new ECF president. However, the match was very close and most of our players struggled to make an impact. In the end we scraped through 3-2. Wins were obtained by John, Simon and me while Paul and Geoffrey lost. A difficult match was followed by a difficult journey back. When we reached the outskirts of Lewes, we found that the road to Brighton was blocked. This meant that we had to take a long detour and we travelled north of the Downs through Ditchling. Normally there would have been some nice scenery to observe, but it was dark and the roads were wet. However, as we climbed over Ditchling Beacon there was a good view of the lights of the AMEX stadium in the distance.