CRICKET RESULTS - Friendly v Sissinghurst April

On a day which is normally memorable for the number of jumpers that have to be worn, this occasion bucked the trend by being played in glorious spring weather.

Marden put Sissinghurst into bat and were ultimate punished by the actions of one players who initially bludgeoned balls to all corners of the ground. As time went on he found his touch and a mere flick of the wrists was sufficient to land the ball a good 10 yards outside the ropes.

Chasing 230 from 40 overs was always a big ask. The inital partnership of Brandreth and Watts starting in steady form. Tony Mortimer raised faint hopes with some thrilling batting that included 24 off one over and three consecutive 6's, all of which landed within 12 inches of the boundary - meaning no one had to search for the balls. Unfortunately Tony fell for a gallant 56.

Marden left the game with 180 ish on the scoreboard, and definately 2nd. The nine dropped catches meant we were architects of our own downfall.

We look forward to the first league games this week.