Viva Lewes Issue #153 June 2019

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Welcome to our spirit of independence Reaching the summit of Ditchling Beacon, the highest point of East Sussex, is no mean feat. Ali and Eli are just two of the many enthusiastic cyclists who take on the challenge regularly. Visit our brand new tourism website for the Lewes District — visitlewes.co.uk
ON THIS MONTH: CRICKET WORLD CUP Girl Power Arwyn James, fast bowler “I was… surprised,” says Arwyn James, Lewes Priory CC’s secret weapon, on her reaction to getting her first wicket for the club’s first team. This month is the Cricket World Cup, and we decided to mark it by interviewing a remarkable local star. So I’m sitting in the Stanley Turner clubhouse, with Arwyn and Jay James, Priory groundsman and proud dad. “It was the last day of the 2017 season, and Arwyn, despite being a 13-year-old girl – was picked to play.” he adds. All the other players, it must be said, in both teams, were adult men. “I was given the ball to bowl the first over,” says Arwyn. “You should have seen their opening batsman’s face when he realised he was up against a little girl,” continues Jay. “And you should have seen it when she clean-bowled him, first ball.” “All his team mates were laughing,” she remembers. But not for long… soon it would be their turn to face her. It became a familiar routine last season when Arwyn became a fixture in the second XI, for whom she won the ‘Outstanding Player of the Year’ award. And no wonder: her bowling stats were outstanding, with a collection of five wicket hauls, including an incredible season-best of five wickets for four runs against Tunbridge Wells side Crowhurst Park. Arwyn discovered cricket four years ago when she joined in a scratch game on the Convent Field, and loved the experience. She joined the Lewes Priory under 10s, and progressed through the age groups, until she was deemed good enough to play with the adult teams, and help out with the coaching. Now 14, she is about to make her debut for the Sussex CC Under 15 team. “It’s long been my ambition to play for my county, and hopefully my country, too,” she says. “It’ll mean a lot of training and work, but it’s where I want to be.” She’s no slouch with a bat – last season she posted scores of twenty-odd not out on the two occasions she was called upon – but it’s her consistent pace bowling which sets her apart. “I have reached a top speed of around 60mph,” she says. I ask her, but she won’t reveal the secret of her ‘killer ball’, a surprise action which flummoxes the best of batsmen. “Let’s keep it a secret,” she says. Alex Leith Photo by Jay James JOIN THE FUN Lewes Priory CC are recruiting players of all ages, and are particularly keen for young girl players to play in their many age groups, from Under 9s upwards. Initial games are ‘soft’ ball, and there are drop-in sessions every Friday evening at 5.45pm (weather permitting). On Sunday 9th June, as part of a celebration of the World Cup, teams are coming to the Stanley Turner from all round the county to perform in a ‘soft’ ball tournament: there will be stalls and bouncy castles, and everyone is welcome for a family day out. lewespriory.play-cricket.com 37
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Page 24 and 25: Valuation Day Asian Art & Antiques
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