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Uckfield Matters Magazine - July 19 #143

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NEW SEASON BECKONS FOR<br />

AFC UCKFIELD TOWN<br />

After their momentous season in 2018-20<strong>19</strong>, AFC <strong>Uckfield</strong> Town are back in<br />

pre-season training ahead of their new campaign in the Premier Division of the<br />

Southern Combination League, which gets underway next month.<br />

<strong>Uckfield</strong> begin their programme of<br />

pre-season friendlies with a visit to<br />

Southwick on 13 <strong>July</strong>, before they<br />

renew acquaintances on 16 <strong>July</strong> with<br />

AFC Croydon Athletic, with whom<br />

<strong>Uckfield</strong> played out two memorable cup<br />

games last season. Another attractive<br />

pre-season highlight is on 25 <strong>July</strong>,<br />

when <strong>Uckfield</strong> welcome local rivals<br />

Crowborough to the Oaks.<br />

Details of all forthcoming pre-season<br />

friendlies are on the club’s Twitter feed<br />

@Afc<strong>Uckfield</strong>Town.<br />

TUNGATE LEADS FROM THE FRONT FOR<br />

UCKFIELD ANDERIDA CRICKET CLUB<br />

one-wicket defeat at Robertsbridge,<br />

followed by centuries in successive<br />

matches against Lewes St Michaels and<br />

Iden.<br />

© RON HILL<br />

<strong>Uckfield</strong> Anderida will be hoping for a<br />

strong second half to the season, after<br />

a poor run of form saw them slip to the<br />

bottom of the Division Seven East table<br />

in the Sussex Cricket League. Skipper<br />

Dave Tungate has been the standout<br />

performer for <strong>Uckfield</strong> in the first half<br />

of the season, making 82 in an agonising<br />

FORTHCOMING FIRST XI HOME<br />

FIXTURES<br />

VICTORIA PLEASURE GROUND<br />

Sussex Cricket League -<br />

Division Seven East<br />

Saturday 6 <strong>July</strong> - Polegate & Stone Cross<br />

Saturday 20 <strong>July</strong> - Robertsbridge<br />

MATCHES START AT 1.00 PM<br />

If you or your local sports club have a story for a future issue of <strong>Uckfield</strong> <strong>Matters</strong>,<br />

please contact David Eggleston by e-mail at david.eggleston@uckfieldfm.co.uk<br />

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