SUSSEX batsman Joe Gatting is pleased with his form at the moment, but is anxious to go on and get a big score.
The 24-year-old has been performing well with the bat this season, regularly notching double figures in the LV> County Championship and in one-day cricket, including a knock of 45 in Sussex's recent four-wicket CB40 win against Yorkshire.
He shared a 90-run partnership with centurion Luke Wright as Sussex chased down a target of 239 and while he was pleased with his own performance, Gatting said he felt he could have done more.
He said: "I came in and played my shots and I guess it took some of the pressure off of Luke [Wright].
"I just went out to play my game and our partnership was good, but I should have stuck around until the end."
Gatting's top score of the campaign is an unbeaten 72 against Surrey and while he said he was feeling confident, he wants to push on and register a big score with the bat.
He said: "I feel really good in the team at the moment and I feel like my batting is in a good place.
"It is a little bit frustrating that I haven't gone on and got a red inker, but I can't complain too much.
"The next step is to go on and get a big score and I want to cement my spot in the side."
In addition, Gatting said he was pleased with his side's start in the CB40 competition, which has seen them top the early table in Group C.
He said: "We pride ourselves on one-day cricket and we have a great record here at Hove [Sussex have won 30 of the last 36 one-day matches at Hove].
"It is a target to get to the finals in all competitions and hopefully we can do that."
Gatting, as the son of former professional footballer Steve Gatting and nephew of England cricket captain Mike Gatting, comes from a rich sporting family and he could have gone down the professional football route himself, having been on the books of Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster.
However, he opted for cricket at Sussex and he said he had no regrets over his decision.
He said: "I made the switch and it has gone quite well for me.
"I wasn't enjoying football as much as I could and I can't look back now, although it did help my cricket with things like discipline."
Meanwhile, Gatting said he was always willing to take advice from his illustrious relatives.
He said: "It is nice to have people around me who have been there and done it.
"I do listen to them, but they let me go out and enjoy my game.
"It is good to have great people around you and I am lucky to have that."
Source: www.thisissussex.co.uk
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