THE TOP three clubs in the Sussex Premier League all won their games on Saturday and current champions Hastings still head the table with Roffey and Preston Nomads in hot pursuit.
Hastings lost two early wickets at Eastbourne but Kirk Wernars (61) and skipper George Campbell (49) put together a century stand to put their side in a commanding position of 257-9 declared.
Eastbourne struggled throughout before tumbling to 87 all out and they remain bottom after six matches.
Roffey were put in at Bexhill and declared on 203-8, before bowling out their hosts for 173 despite 87 from Aussie import Andrew Harriott.
Preston Nomads made short work of dismissing East Grinstead for just 64 as Carl Simon took 4-16 and Matt Hobden 4-27.
In reply Nomads won the game by six wickets at 67-4.
Worthing enjoyed their first win of the season following their promotion last year, beating Brighton and Hove, while Horsham slumped to defeat at Chichester.
Three Bridges, relegated from the Premier League last season, have won four games in succession to lead the Division 2 table by 32 points ahead of St.James’s.
James Chadburn hit 116 for Bridges as they beat Cuckfield by 92 runs, while St James enjoyed a 76-run victory at home to Ifield.
Glynde enjoyed a 189-run win at home to Goring after rattling up 289-6 declared, of which Joe Adams hit 92 and Chris Stanyard 67, the two shared an opening stand of 163.
Matt Keen took 3-79 for the visitors, who were dismissed for 146 of which Ellis Woolley made 37, as George Hobden took 4-24 and Adam Davies 3-28.
Both Sidley’s home match with Haywards Heath and Pulborough’s match with Findon ended as draws.
Crawley are now the outright leaders of Division 3 East after demolishing Seaford by nine wickets at Southgate Park.
The league’s leading wicket taker Richard Genge took 3-33 and with 3-11 from Razwan Hussain saw Seaford all out for just 97. Harry Chaudhary made 57 not out to send the visitors away pointless.
Lewes Priory’s fortunes appear to be reviving as they won by a whopping 206 runs against Hellingly.
Lewes’s 240-7 was based largely around Andrew Hartridge’s 75 and Adam Scott’s 65.
They did however lose their previous home game after posting a similar score, but this time Hellingly were blown away for 34 in under 15 overs as Tom Sharp 7-14 and Joe Warren scythed through their batting line-up.
Ansty moved up to second after beating Burgess Hill by three wickets, while previous joint leaders Crowhurst Park had to settle for a draw at Henfield despite making 237-6 after being put in.
Keymer & Hassocks move up to fifth after a four wicket win at Lindfield.
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London Hit by Flooding Following Heavy Rain - lbc.co.uk
Monday 11th June 2012
London Fire Brigade had already dealt with more than thirty cases of flooding by early afternoon after some areas saw the average rainfall for the whole of June fall in just 12 hours.
The number is more than double the usual daily calll outs for flood related reasons.
The brigade says it has 15 tonnes of sand ready to be sent out from its distribution centre in Croydon in the event of serious flooding.
The Environment Agency has issued 11 flood alerts for London while the Met Office has issued an Amber warning - the second highest possible - with surface water flooding, localised river flooding and very difficult driving conditions likely.
The flooding caused difficulties for drivers and trains in and around the capital this morning.
Head of road policy at the AA - Paul Watters - has been telling LBC 97.3 it is unpredictable.
"The trouble is with flooding is it can be clear in one place and very deep water in the next, which causes major gridlock," he explained.
"Also drivers braking down, of course, which adds to the problem. We certainly did know about it, we certainly did have the authorities ready for but the system can't cope. It's just like snow in a way."
Source: www.lbc.co.uk
London Olympics 2012: get set for the gridlock games - Daily Telegraph
Yet even if there are no non-Olympic tourists at all (unlikely), and even if double the usual number of natives stay away from the office (less unlikely), almost half a million people will still need to converge on a small area of east London, including 300,000 spectators, 120,000 staff and volunteers, and 70,000 members of the “Games family” (competitors, sponsors, officials and media).
At peak capacity, the seven railway lines serving Stratford can handle 240,000 passengers an hour. That would be fine if Games demand was spread evenly through the day, and nobody else in London needed to use those services. But the demands of broadcasters mean that events in the most popular disciplines, such as athletics and swimming, tend to be scheduled in two blocks, one from roughly 10am to 1pm and the other from about 7pm to 10pm. So there will be sharp spikes in demand – and most people going to or from the Olympic Park will have to make at least one of their journeys in rush hour, just as the rest of the city is travelling, too. This is probably the moment to mention that the Underground has only had three entirely problem-free weekdays in the last year.
Even if it all works perfectly, the busiest stations will be swamped. At London Bridge, charts on the Games website show that you will have to queue for more than 30 minutes to board a Tube train during the morning and evening peaks, and up to 15 minutes even at 10.30pm. On the worst day, August 9, there will be six hours in total of half-hour-plus delays.
And don’t even think about driving: according to the TfL website, a journey from, say, Hammersmith (west) to St Paul’s (east) will take an extra 57 minutes. Some of the busiest roads in central London will be totally closed to normal traffic, including Whitehall, Constitution Hill and Birdcage Walk. Westminster Bridge will be one-way. The Mall, incredibly, will be off limits to everyone – including pedestrians and cyclists – for almost four months, starting this month and not reopening until the last day of September. It seems a high price to pay for beach volleyball.
Then there are the famous “Zil lanes” – 30 miles of Tarmac for the “Olympic family”, halving the capacity of key routes such as the Victoria Embankment, Knightsbridge and the Cromwell Road, and cutting Park Lane, the Westway and Euston and Marylebone Roads by a third. The Blackwall Tunnel southern approach, one of the busiest roads in London, will be partly shut throughout the morning rush hour, even though the only Olympic users will be a few hundred shooters and riders travelling from Stratford to Woolwich and Greenwich – and even they will be going the other way at the time.
Disruption is also happening far away from the Olympic sites: Russell Square, for instance, is being taken over as the media transport hub. Wanstead Flats has been commandeered as a police camp. A huge area of south-western suburbia will be closed over three days for the cycling. Thirty per cent of London’s road network will be affected in some way, often with restrictions that will stop you parking outside your own home or your customers parking outside your shop. Some firms nearest the Olympic Park are so worried about the effects on their recession-shrunk balance sheets that they believe the Games will put them out of business.
In the end, how these transport problems and restrictions go down will probably depend on how we feel about the Games themselves. The travel difficulties during the Jubilee went almost ignored: people put up with them because they loved the event and they love the Queen. The Olympics, so far, have often presented a much less likeable face: it seems improbable that a million people will line the streets to cheer the chief executives of McDonald’s and Coca-Cola as they sweep past in their Zil lanes.
Olympic organisers protest that sponsors who support the Games must be cherished. But that doesn’t seem to apply to the biggest sponsors of all: the taxpayers of Britain. Even the transport system itself is feasting from the buffet at our expense. Those striking busmen, demanding £750 extra for the favour of turning up to work during the Games, are just the latest in a line of greedy Tube, rail and Docklands Light Railway staff collecting bribes simply for doing their jobs.
The usual history of the Olympics is that the worries beforehand die down as people get caught up in the excitement. If Britain is winning lots of golds, if the sun is shining and there are things to go to for those without tickets, Londoners probably will decide to roll with the punches and take extra holiday. So the real key figures in how the capital is seen to manage may not be the hapless, fluorescent-jacketed transport officials, but Rebecca Adlington, Chris Hoy and all Britain’s other medal hopes. No pressure then, guys.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kent County Cricket Club move Freinds Life t20 game from Nevill Ground to St Lawrence - Kent Online
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Kent have moved Tuesday evening's Friends Life t20 match against Sussex Sharks to the St Lawrence Ground after flash flooding in Tunbridge Wells.
The match, which was due to take place at The Nevill Ground, will now be played under floodlights in Canterbury with a start time of 7pm.
Kent's chief executive, Jamie Clifford, said heavy rain on Sunday night had forced the club into action, leaving a return to Canterbury the only decision possible for the start of the T20 competition.
He said: "There is no way we could have got anything on at Tunbridge Wells at all. I would have been surprised if you could get any play on that wicket for 10 days.
"What a sorry way to celebrate your 100th festival but in the end you have to just accept it, there is nothing you can do. It's been horrific and pretty costly too and I feel sorry for the supporters who have had their plans disrupted.
"It's the opening game of the competition and it's against Sussex so hopefully there will still be a good crowd."
With the majority of the Tunbridge Wells Festival wiped out by rain, the county are looking at losses of about £50,000 for what is usually a profitable week. It could have been worse had a wicket not been prepared for today's scheduled Varsity matches between University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church - now postponed due to the weather.
Mr Clifford explained: "Given that we had no games at Canterbury until the end of June, we could have been high and dry with no wicket prepared here and struggling, so we were very lucky there was a Varsity game originally planned."
- Anyone with tickets for the match and are unable to travel to Canterbury tomorrow, can send their tickets with name and address to Kent County Cricket Club, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NZ. Kent are also offering full refunds for those that can't attend, while advance ticket prices of £20 for adults and £5 juniors will be available on the gate.
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Theron signs for Sussex - ECB
Sussex have secured their second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 with the arrival of Juan Theron.
South African seamer Juan Theron becomes Sussex's second overseas signing for the Friends Life t20 after the arrival of Scott Styris
The South African seamer, who has played four one-day internationals and eight Twenty20s for his country, joins former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris at the PROBIZ County Ground.
Theron, signed by Northamptonshire two years ago, said: "I am really looking forward to joining up with Sussex as they have been a leading county in T20 for the last three seasons.
"Having spent two seasons playing club cricket in Brighton, I am pleased to be going back to renew old acquaintances and intend to be part of another successful year with the Sharks."
Sussex's professional cricket manager Mark Robinson added: "We're delighted to have captured a player of Rusty's quality and experience.
"The finish of an innings can win or lose a match and Rusty is a proven performer in the department of bowling at the death."
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Heavy rain brings more flood risks - The Guardian
The number of flood alerts has soared for southern England and Wales, with forecasters revealing there will be no respite from the rain over coming days.
The EA said there is a "continued" risk of surface water flooding from overwhelmed drains across parts of London, East and West Sussex, Surrey and Kent.
Some 44 flood alerts have been issued across England and Wales, with three flood warnings - the second-highest EA alert - in place for Barnham Rife, in West Sussex, and the River Mole in Surrey and West Sussex.
Further flood alerts are expected for the South West later amid forecasts of torrential downpours in Torbay and South Devon. There are no severe flood warnings, the highest alert, which mean there is an immediate danger to life.
The flooding has already wreaked havoc across parts of the country, causing the closures of roads and a hospital. Emergency cases at Worthing Hospital in West Sussex were diverted to neighbouring Brighton and Chichester for several hours overnight because of flooding.
But despite the heavy rainfall, the EA spokesman confirmed areas of southern England still remain in drought.
He said: "The rain we have had since the start of April - following the driest March for 70 years - has led to a huge improvement in water resources, putting us in a much more positive position for the summer.
"Water companies have seen reservoir levels rise, river levels are mostly back to normal, and many wildlife habitats that were suffering due to a lack of water have recovered. While the risk of drought with further water restrictions and associated environmental impacts this summer has reduced, the situation could deteriorate again next year if there is not enough rain this winter, particularly as groundwater levels are still low for this time of year."
Gemma Plumb, of MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said up to 25 millimetres of rain could fall in parts of the Midlands, East Anglia, central southern and south eastern England. There will be light rain through central southern parts of England, the Midlands and eastern parts of England tomorrow with some heavy showers across the rest of the UK. On Wednesday there will be further showers, the heaviest of which will be across Wales and south-west England.
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London 2012: Zara Phillips Picked To Represent Great Britain At Olympics - huffingtonpost.co.uk
Zara Phillips has been picked to represent Great Britain at this summer's Olympic Games in London.
The Queen's granddaughter described her selection to the eventing team as "awesome".
Phillips, the 2006 world champion, is following in the footsteps of her parents, who both rode in the Olympic Games for the country.
Her mother, the Princess Royal, competed at the 1976 Montreal Games, while her father Captain Mark Phillips was a team gold medallist at Munich in 1972 and then won silver in Seoul 16 years later.
Phillips, who is married to former England rugby captain Mike Tindall, said: "It's awesome to be given this opportunity.
"I am really excited and can't wait to kick on and get him there. Hopefully, we will make it this time."
The eventing star will ride High Kingdom at Greenwich Park next month. Her hopes of an Olympic place in 2004 and 2008 were dashed by injuries to her world title-winning horse Toytown.
She added: "High Kingdom is a pretty cool, very relaxed kind of guy.
"I was really happy with him at Bramham as he had obviously grown up and is improving all the time.
"He's pretty pony-like, a nippy little jumper and easy to manoeuvre, so hopefully it will suit him well in Greenwich.
"High Kingdom is owned by Trevor Hemmings, who has been one of my earliest supporters. He has owned a lot of my horses and has been so supportive, I couldn't do it without him."
Phillips been chosen alongside William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Piggy French and Tina Cook for London 2012.
She clinched her spot with a third-placed finish in yesterday's Bramham International CIC three-star class after posting a personal best dressage score, and then jumping clear in the showjumping and cross-country phases.
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Kent Police backs drive to protect vulnerable adults - Kent News
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Public awareness events being held in Medway as part of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults week
The county’s force is backing an awareness campaign aiming to protect vulnerable adults.
The drive forms part of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults week, which runs from today until June 15, with a number of drop-in events being held.
Kent Police said the campaign shines a spotlight on the abuse that elderly or those with a disability can be subjected to.
Police officers will be taking part in local events with other Kent-based agencies such as NHS, Trading Standards, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and Medway and Kent County Councils.
In Medway, there will be a public awareness stand offering advice and information on:
June 11 at Gillingham Market, 9am to 4.30pm
June 12 at Strood Market, 9am to 3pm
June 13 at Pentagon Shopping Centre, Chatham, 9am to 5pm
June 14 at Rochester Hub, 9am to 3pm
June 15 at Rainham Shopping Centre, 9am to 4pm
Detective Superintendent Tim Smith of Kent Police said: “Abuse can take many forms and it can be difficult to identify abuse is taking place unless there are obvious outward physical signs.
“For example, the elderly and those who have mental disabilities can often be subject to financial abuse if others gain access to their bank details or exploit a loss of memory.
“Abuse may also take the form of neglect and not providing for a vulnerable person’s basic living needs.
“Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Week intends to combat and prevent such abuse by giving carers and those who are themselves at risk the tools to spot signs of abuse and how to act on them once identified.
“This is an invaluable opportunity to work with local partners to highlight an important section of the community who depend on our joint services to protect them. Together, we hope to reduce the threat of abuse towards all vulnerable adults in Kent.”
Source: www.kentnews.co.uk
