Sussex sign South Africa ace
1:49pm Monday 11th June 2012 in Sport By Steve Hollis
Sussex have announced their second overseas signing for the FL T20 as Juan Theron.
The 26-year-old South Africa fast bowler will make his debut in the opening game against Kent at Tunbridge Wells tomorrow after being unveiled at Hove today.
Theron has played four ODIs and nine T20Is and joins former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris as the Sharks' overseas duo for the three week competition.
Theron has recently played for the Deccan Chargers in the IPL having previosly featured for Kings XI Punjab in the tournament.
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Sussex Cricket League round up - Lewes Priory find their form against Hellingly - Lewes Today
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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Sussex Cricket League round-up - littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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 and skipper George Campbell put together a century stand to put their side in a commanding position.
Wernars made 61 and Campbell 49 to help towards at total of 257 for 9 declared as veteran former England paceman Ed Giddins took 5 for 68, Stuart Pulford chipped in with 3 for 68.
Eastbourne struggled throughout before tumbling to 87 all out and they remain bottom after six matches.
Mick Glazier send the tail packing with 4 for 8 and Wernars set things tumbling with 2 for 29.
Roffey were put in at Bexhill and declared at 203/8 with 43 from Josh Fleming and 40 from skipper Mick Norris.
Jamie Wicks took 3 for 57 and Calum Guest 2 for 53 for the home side.
Bexhill were them dismissed for 173 despite 87 from Aussie import Andrew Harriott.
For Roffey, Andy McGorian took 4 for 42 as did Luke Barnard to give their side a fourth win of the season.
Preston Nomads made short work of dismissing East Grinstead for just 64 as Carl Simon took 4 for 16 and Matt Hobden 4 for 27.
In reply, Nomads won the game by six wickets at 67 for 4 with 24 not out from skipper Jeremy Green. For the home side Lewis Hatchett took 3 for 25.
Worthing enjoyed their first win of the season following their promotion last year.
They dismissed Brighton and Hove for 140 with Chris Grammer making a top score of 30 as Benn Challen took 4 for 39 and Mason Crane 4 for 35.
Michael Gould then hit 61 as Worthing cruised to 117 for 2.
At Chichester, the home side were dismissed for 140 after being put in by Horsham.
Adam Zampa was top scorer, he made 45 as Hisam-ul-Haq took 3 for 57 and Sam Cushing 3 for 36.
Horsham tumbled to 106 all out despite 45 from skipper Craig Gallagher with Matt Geffen taking 3 for 23 and James Stedman mopping up the innings with 4 for 5.
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 to lead Three Bridges to 212 for 6 declared at home to Cuckfield. He was well supported by Bradley Gayler who hit 36 as Ebrel Erwee took 4 for 45.
In reply, Cuckfield tumbled to 120 all out despite 24 from Tom Mole and 22 fro Kritoan Piolet. Adrian Chappell took 3 for 32.
St.James enjoyed a 76 run victory at home to Ifield after declaring at 259 for 6 with 108 from Mike Edmonds and 55 from Henry Sims. For the visitors Raza Ali took 3 for 76 against his old club.
Ifield were then dismissed for 183 with Jack Groves hitting 69 and Ali 45, Edmonds took 3 for 34 and Chris Davies 3 for 45.
Glynde enjoyed a 189-run win at home to Goring after rattling up 289 for 6 declared of which Joe Adams hit 92 and Chris Stanyard 67, the two shared an opening stand of 163.
Matt Keen took 3 for 79 for the visitors who were dismissed for 146 of which Ellis Woolley made 37, as George Hobden took 4 for 24 and Adam Davies 3 for 28.
The game at Sidley was drawn after the home side, put in by Haywards Heath, made 240 for 3 declared with 71 not out from Jon Haffenden and 62 from Sam Steel.
Haywards Heath had reached 182 for 8 at stumps with 43 from Sussex Academy prospect Ollie Graham, Ian May took 3 for 31.
It was also a draw at Pulborough where the home side declared at 219 for 8 with Rohit Jagota making 98 and Amit Suman 62, James Iago took 3 for 49.
In reply, Findon struggled to 165 for 9 of which Dan Bridson made 45, Kuldeep Rawat took 5 for 67 and Suman 3 for 35.
Middleton are the new leaders in the Division 3 West after an emphatic seven-wicket win at Steyning.
Steyning elected to bat and made 186-6 led by captain Ed Lamb with 70 and David Kennett adding 51.
Ben Hansford was out agonisingly close to a ton making 99 as they won with ease.
The previous week’s leaders Bognor Regis dropped to second as Billingshurst’s Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi enjoyed a remarkable game to send them home with a 96-run defeat. Billingshurst’s 223 included 88 from Mitipolaarachchi while Sam Taylor returned creditable figures of 4-36. Mitipolaarachchi then took 5-27 as Billingshurst moved up to third position just ten points behind the leaders.
Sean Heather made an unbeaten century for the second win running as Stirlands won by eight wickets against Arundel.
Richard James struck 76 in Arundel’s innings of 198-9. Eight of the wickets fell to Struan Cameron who took 8-59. Heather’s 103 not out along with 66 not out from Will Gubbins took Stirlands into fourth spot.
Pagham overcame Wisborough Green to claim their first win of the season and lift themselves off the foot of the table. In a low scoring contest they passed Green’s 138 with 3 wickets in hand.
Littlehampton replaced them at the bottom after losing by four wickets at Slinfold. Their 156 owed much to 51 from Mike Askew but were pegged back by Harrison Webb taking 4-45. Hayden McIntyre hit 52 to take Slinfold to their second win in succession.
Source: www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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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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Masked rapist who went undetected for a decade is jailed after being trapped by father's DNA following fatal car crash - Daily Mail
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A brutal masked rapist who went undetected for more than a decade after attacking a schoolgirl has been jailed for eight and a half years today thanks to a DNA match which emerged when his father was involved in a fatal car crash.
Jon Molt of Harlow, Essex, pulled a stocking over his face and dragged his petrified teenage victim into bushes as she made her way from a school Christmas concert.
Despite a massive police investigation, including a Crime Watch reconstruction, Molt thought he had got away with his depraved attack on the 15-year-old in Harlow, Essex in December 1997.
Jon Molt, accused of carrying out a brutal masked rape of a schoolgirl, was caught after his dad provided police with a DNA sample
Police interviewed 139 men in connection with the assault in Harlow, Essex, and more than 80 DNA samples were taken from suspects – but the case went dead.
Then the case was reopened last year by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate’s cold-case team.
When officers searched the national DNA database, they found a ‘familial match’ with a sample that Molt’s father, Frank provided in December 2009.
Frank, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving when he ran over and killed 71-year-old pensioner Jim Pritchard as he crossed the road in Epping High Street, Essex.
As a result of his arrest Frank Molt - who was later convicted - was required to supply a DNA sample and it was that specimen which showed similarities to that of the Harlow rapist and led detectives to the door of his son.
Jon Molt, now 34, was today found guilty on a unanimous verdict of a single count of rape following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, Essex.
Speaking during the trial, Carolyn Gardiner, prosecuting, said: ‘The probability of that semen not coming from Jon Molt is one in a billion. Members of the jury, just think what a huge number that is.’
The airport worker, wearing a black suit, white shirt and black tie, hung his head in shame as the foreman of the jury read out the verdict after 90 minutes’ deliberation.
Cold case officers believe that Molt - a married dad-of-two - may be responsible for a string of other sex attacks and are now hoping other potential victims may come forward.
His devastated wife, Katie Molt, broke down in tears as the verdict was read out and had to be ushered from the court room as she screamed:
'He didn’t do it.'
Mrs Molt - who lives with the couple’s two young children in a house less than two miles from where the attack took place - had defiantly taken to the stand to defend her husband during the trial, describing him as the 'love of my life'.
Judge Christopher Ball QC slammed Molt for failing to plead guilty to rape at an earlier hearing and sentenced him to eight and a half years in prison.
He said: 'By not pleading guilty it meant that the victim was forced to drag from the depths of her memory that which she had hoped to put behind her and relive it all.
'This sort of attack is every mother’s, every daughter’s, every woman’s worst nightmare.
'You were bigger, stronger and over-powered your victim and then had unprotected sex with her.
'You said during the attack that you had HIV which must have haunted her for months, and indeed years, after the attack.
'I have looked at the risk you pose and the harm you caused and need to send a message designed to deter others from doing this and to reassure the public.
'You must pay the price for a crime you committed when you were 20 years old.'
Molt was told he will be allowed to apply for parole after serving half of his sentence but will remain on the sex offenders register for life.
Speaking afterwards, Molt’s victim - who is now married and lives in London - spoke of her relief at the conviction.
The 30-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: 'It is difficult to describe the sense of relief that I feel now that this man has been caught. Fourteen years is a long time and I was beginning to believe that he would never be caught.
'I am extremely grateful that Essex Police continued to investigate the crime and I would like to thank them not only on my behalf, but for any future victims of this man who will now never have to go through the ordeal that I have had to endure.
'Essex Police were helped markedly in their enquiries by having the resources to use familial DNA fingerprinting and I strongly support the arguments for the use of this technique and for the maintenance of the DNA database.
'I understand the counter-arguments that such a database may infringe civil liberties, but I would respond that if we, and our families, have nothing to hide then we should not feel threatened by the storage of this information.
'In random attacks, such as the one I suffered, there may be no other way of catching the perpetrator.'
The rape investigation - which had fizzled out - was one of the cases which was reviewed by Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate’s cold case investigation team after its inception in January last year. 2011.
Detectives believed there was a strong enough case to warrant extending the DNA search to familial links to see if there was anybody on the national offender data base who provided a match to the evidence taken from the victim after she was attacked.
It was a move which proved inspired and when detectives found a match to Molt’s dad’s DNA, they then asked both his sons to volunteer a sample, saying they were looking into an unsolved assault.
Detectives did not disclose that it was the rape which they were investigating and both brothers agreed to the request and Jon Molt then provided the direct match which had a one in a billion chance of not being correct.
He denied rape and a trial started last week.
The jury of six men and six women was told that Molt had approached the teenager as she made her way to her boyfriend’s house during a school Christmas concert on December 11, 1997.
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Sussex battered by storms and flooding - thisissussex.co.uk
Heavy winds and rain have battered Sussex overnight and caused damage on the roads, too homes and caused flooding at Worthing Hospital.
Fire services were called to Worthing Hospital at around 11:30pm last night after up to three foot of water was discovered in the hospital's basement and lift shaft.
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Sussex has been hit by storms and flooding
The flooding did not affect any patients and the water was pumped out by West Sussex Fire and Rescue services overnight. The team received more than 200 flood-related calls overnight.
Meanwhile, residents in more than 20 basement flats close Littlehampton seafront had to be evacuated after they were flooded by more than one metre of water. A temporary rescue centre has been set up at the Inspire Leisure Centre. It is being run by Arun District Council and manned by the Red Cross Fire and Emergency Support Centre.
No-one was injured in Littlehampton but the emergency services warned people to keep away from the floodwater as it could be mixed with sewage after manhole covers had been lifted.
Flood warnings have been put in place for the River Mole and Gatwick Airport.
Major roads have been closed after up to 70mm of rain fell overnight. The A29 Shripney Road in Bognor was closed due to heavy flooding and other major roads such as the A23 at Horley, the A27 and the A2037 at Henfield have also been affected.
West Sussex received the worst of the weather and emergency services have been busy dealing with flooding incidents around Littlehampton and BognorAgencies who are involved and co-ordinating their response include Southern Water, the police and the Environment Agency.
Early this morning, just after 7am, the A23 was blocked both ways near Handcross because of an overturned car. On the same road near the Southwick tunnel, an accident caused the road to be blocked westbound at around 7:15am with traffic backed up to Hangleton.
London Road in Burgess Hill was closed due to a falling tree on the A259.
The Environment Agency issued flood alerts for the River Adur, the River Uck near Uckfield and Ifield Brook near Crawley.
The River Ouse and the Cuckmere were also being closely monitored.
A spokesman from Sussex Police said: "Extra care should be taken when driving because of large amounts of surface spray on roads and fallen trees. There may also be disruption to other travel and outdoor activities."
Source: www.thisissussex.co.uk
Ravi Bopara is 'in a good place'. says Essex coach Paul Grayson - BBC News
Essex coach Paul Grayson believes Ravi Bopara is in his best form for four years ahead of his call-up to the England one-day squad.
Bopara's Championship century against Northants on Saturday was his second within a week and third of the season.
And Grayson believes he is matching the form which saw him hit a double hundred against Leicestershire in 2008.
"He is in a good place. He feels like his game is in good order," Grayson told BBC Essex.
Bopara, 27, will also be pushing for a place in the England Test side to face the touring South Africans later this summer after recovering from a side injury.
His 120 in last Monday's CB40 victory over Gloucestershire, followed by his stunning knock of 174 at Wantage Road, will have improved his chances of ousting youngster Jonny Bairstow from Andrew Strauss's team.
"He's playing very straight. It was a real exhibition," said Grayson.
"He had to work really hard for his first 20 runs and it was a really good example to our younger players that you've got to earn your runs to get to 20 or 30, get the ball a little bit softer and then you can cash in a little bit later."
Meanwhile, Essex have also been buoyed by the the return of Ryan ten Doeschate from Indian Premier League duty.
The Dutchman hit 26 not out in his first knock for Essex this year, four days before the domestic Twenty20 campaign begins.
"Let's hope that's a good thing for the coming weeks with the T20 starting," said Grayson.
"Last year he came back and was a little but burned out, a little tired. But he's been hitting the ball well in the nets and looked very confident with how he hit the ball against Northants.
"The manner in which he scored his runs was pleasing to us."
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Essex: Accidents leave two in hospital - East Anglian Daily Times
An 18-year-old man was seriously hurt in a collision in Harwich High Street
By Tom Potter
Monday, June 11, 2012
6:00 AM
TWO people spent the weekend in hospital receiving treatment for serious head injuries following collisions in Essex on Saturday.
A man in his late teens was airlifted to hospital from Harwich little more than an hour after another man was involved in a collision in Chelmsford.
Paramedics were first called at 12.20pm to Parkway, where a man was left unconscious following a collision with a car.
The pedestrian, whose age could not be confirmed, was treated and stabilised at the scene before being taken by ambulance to Broomfield Hospital.
Just before 1.45pm, crews were called to Harwich High Street, from where an unconscious man in his late teens was taken by air ambulance to Queen’s Hospital.
Again, medics treated and stabilised the injured man at the scene before he was taken for further treatment.
A bicycle was also found near the scene of the crash but it is not yet clear if the man had been riding it or was on foot at the time, but it is understood he was crossing the road near the post office.
Police cordoned off the town centre street while they carried out investigations into the crash.
Both men were reported to have suffered serious head injuries in the collisions and spent the night in hospital. A Harwich shop worker described witnessing the aftermath of the crash in High Street, saying: “I heard a loud bang and went outside to see what had happened.
“I saw a boy lying in the road. He’d obviously been knocked off his bike. Lots of people started to crowd round.”
Source: www.eadt.co.uk
Many mourn loss of Sussex teen killed at Surry graduation party - WDBJ7.com
SURRY — Family and friends of a Sussex County teen are mourning his death.
TyQuan Johnson, 18, was killed Saturday night after a graduation party in Surry County.
The Surry County Sheriff's Office said Johnson was caught in between two groups of people who were firing at each other in the 2100 block of Alliance Road.
Three people, including Johnson, were hit. The other two victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
"Everybody is taking this hard," said Irhonda Ricks, Johnson's aunt. "All we're doing is praying and leaning on another."
Surry County deputies said Johnson was hit by a stray bullet as he was running away from the shooting.
Ricks added that Johnson's mother is mourning her loss as best she can.
"She still has her moments," she said.
Johnson had graduated from Sussex Central High School Friday and was planning to attend North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount.
Wanda Russell, whose son, Timothy Russell, played football with Johnson at the high school for about two years, was shocked by his death. She had encouraged her son to attend the graduation party where Johnson was shot, and now feels lucky that her son refused to go.
"I knew he was a good kid. I felt like a mother to him, as did many of the people who knew him from football," Russell said of Johnson. "He was always smiling and would do anything for anybody."
Russell also said her son and other students chose to go to school today to be where they knew Johnson and to be around people.
Sussex Central High School had guidance counselors stationed in the hallways when students arrived this morning. According to Arthur Jarrett, the principal of the high school, most students talked among themselves, but remained resilient as they went through their normal classroom schedule.
"TyQuan was very well-known; he was champion on the field and in the classroom," Russell said.
Ricks said there will be a vigil held in Johnson's honor Wednesday, but a time and location were not yet set.
Tributes were paid to Johnson on a Facebook page, "R.I.P TyQuan Johnson," where dozens expressed their condolences over his death.
There have been no arrests made in this case. Surry County deputies urge anyone with information to call 757-294-5264.
Source: www.wdbj7.com
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