Ifield gain seven-wicket win but miss promotion

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Sep 2016, 19:55 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:42 BST
CRICKET: Sussex League Division 2: Ifield (fielding) v Lindfield. Jigar Parekh (bowling) claims the wicket of Will Longley. Pic Steve Robards SR1625472 SUS-160509-122835001CRICKET: Sussex League Division 2: Ifield (fielding) v Lindfield. Jigar Parekh (bowling) claims the wicket of Will Longley. Pic Steve Robards SR1625472 SUS-160509-122835001
CRICKET: Sussex League Division 2: Ifield (fielding) v Lindfield. Jigar Parekh (bowling) claims the wicket of Will Longley. Pic Steve Robards SR1625472 SUS-160509-122835001

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Ifield completed a crushing seven-wicket win over Lindfield on the last day of the season resulting in a third-place finish in the table but narrowly missing out on promotion to the Premier league.

Lindfield skipper Simon Shivnarain won the toss and decided to bat first knowing that they needed points to avoid relegation but it was Ifield who struck first when a Daniel Groves delivery found the edge of Shivnarain’s bat and skipper Jack Groves took a smart low catch behind the stumps to leave the visitors at 18 for 1.

Opener Wilson Shane-Yelverton and overseas batsman Tem Hodson took the score to 50 before a flurry of wickets saw Lindfield collapse to 50 for 4 with Salunkhe and Parekh amongst the wickets.

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Ifield knew that a big win and a favourable combination of results elsewhere in the division could still mean a promotion place and they were therefore in no mood to ease up and wickets continued to fall with only Alex Borley putting up any meaningful resistance.