SUSSEX batsman Joe Gatting is pleased with his form at the moment, but is anxious to go on and get a big score.
The 24-year-old has been performing well with the bat this season, regularly notching double figures in the LV> County Championship and in one-day cricket, including a knock of 45 in Sussex's recent four-wicket CB40 win against Yorkshire.
He shared a 90-run partnership with centurion Luke Wright as Sussex chased down a target of 239 and while he was pleased with his own performance, Gatting said he felt he could have done more.
He said: "I came in and played my shots and I guess it took some of the pressure off of Luke [Wright].
"I just went out to play my game and our partnership was good, but I should have stuck around until the end."
Gatting's top score of the campaign is an unbeaten 72 against Surrey and while he said he was feeling confident, he wants to push on and register a big score with the bat.
He said: "I feel really good in the team at the moment and I feel like my batting is in a good place.
"It is a little bit frustrating that I haven't gone on and got a red inker, but I can't complain too much.
"The next step is to go on and get a big score and I want to cement my spot in the side."
In addition, Gatting said he was pleased with his side's start in the CB40 competition, which saw them record three wins from their first three games prior to the washout at Southend on Sunday.
He said: "We pride ourselves on one-day cricket and we have a great record at Hove [Sussex have won 30 of the last 36 one-day matches at Hove].
"It is a target to get to the finals in all competitions and hopefully we can do that."
Gatting, as the son of former professional footballer Steve Gatting and nephew of England cricketer Mike Gatting, comes from a rich sporting family and he could have gone down the professional football route himself, having been on the books of Brighton and Hove Albion as a youngster.
However, he opted for cricket at Sussex and he said he had no regrets over his decision.
He said: "I made the switch and it has gone quite well for me.
"I wasn't enjoying football as much as I could and I can't look back now, although it did help my cricket with things like discipline."
Meanwhile, Gatting said he was always willing to take advice from his illustrious relatives.
He said: "It is nice to have people around me who have been there and done it. I do listen to them, but they let me go out and enjoy my game. It is good to have great people around you and I am lucky to have that."
Source: www.thisissussex.co.uk
Dyslexia, phonecalls, sneezes and bees - the bizarre excuses given to Sussex Police for speeding (From The Argus) - The Argus.co.uk
Dyslexia, phonecalls, sneezes and bees - the bizarre excuses given to Sussex Police for speeding
11:01am Wednesday 6th June 2012 in News By Neil Vowles
A driver told police officers he did not know he was speeding – because he was too busy on his mobile phone.
Another motorist said he was speeding because he desperately needed to go to the toilet and was in danger of wetting himself.
And a third told officers he was travelling at more than 100mph because he was dyslexic and could not read his speedometer.
The excuses are included in a list of terrible defences used by drivers in Sussex to try to get out of paying fines and being hit with points on their licence.
Motorists also claimed they were speeding because they had a bee in their car or because their speedometers didn’t work properly.
Road safety officers and campaigners said yesterday there were no excuses for breaking the law and exceeding the speed limit.
A list of some of the worst excuses give has been compiled by Sussex Police scenes of crime officer Chris Gee, who previously worked for six months in the force’s speed camera department.
Among the most extraordinary reasons given to Sussex Police officers was a motorist who told officers: “I wasn’t looking at my speed as I was on the phone.”
Other excuses include drivers claiming they have been affected by sneezing fits as they drove past speed cameras with others claiming they accidentally hit the accelerator when they meant to hit the brake.
One motorist told officers the reason why he was weaving in and out of traffic at 103mph along the A27 between Falmer and Hollingbury was because he was dyslexic.
A Hove Crown Court judge was “sceptical” about Matthew Cook’s explanation and banned him from driving for three years.
Last year, 76,674 cars were caught out by fixed and mobile speeding cameras in the county in a 45% increase on the previous year.
On average 210 speeding tickets were issued each day.
Road safety campaigners said that speed was a major factor in road deaths and serious injuries.
Last year, 61 people died on the county’s roads with a further 847 seriously injured.
Superintendent Tony Blaker, the head of Sussex Police’s roads policing unit, said: “The most common excuse used is that people are going to hospital or someone is poorly.
“If there is a genuine and plausible explanation then we can use our discretion.
“But even in a medical emergency people don’t need to break the speed limit. That’s what our emergency vehicles are there for and what our drivers are trained to do.
“The majority of people don’t contest speeding tickets.
“It is scientifically proven that speeding leads to deaths and serious injuries on roads so if people want safer roads they need to stick to the speed limits.”
Julie Townsend, the deputy chief executive of Brake, said: “These excuses are reflection that unfortunately many drivers don’t take speed limits seriously. It’s really important that people realise that breaking the speed limit is not an insignificant thing, it’s a really serious infringement of the law.
“Driving is a very serious responsibility and motorists need to take on board every time they get behind the wheel they are putting other people’s lives in their hands. There is no excuse for speeding, the lawis the law, and it’s high time that all drivers appreciated the fact that speed limits are there to protect lives.”
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chris elmes wrote:I agree. Children are dangerously negligent. We should ban them! Speed not an issue.HJarrs wrote:HJarrs with regard to your post I suggest that stupidity is the real issue with your scenario. For example sunny day with dry tarmac and a duel carriageway and minimal traffic !00mph has a minimal risk, whereas 15 mph in a 30 mph limit with lots of parked cars and children could under some circumstances be dangerously negligent. The real issue is driving with regard to the conditions of the road ie: traffic/pedestrians and proper hazard awareness.Ashles wrote:Small child walks out from behind parked cars. BANG!!! So does speed have a part to paly in the outcome?Goldenwight wrote:Which was exactly my point. We don't know when something else might be added to the equation, but we can control speeds so that if something unexpected does happen it increases everyone's chances of survival.Ashles wrote:I think you are perhaps missing the point a little here. Like Nathan said, speed by itself is not dangerous- otherwise our motorways would be veritable death traps- but it is a serious contributory factor when something else is added to the equation.Nathan_Adler wrote: Scientifically proven that speeding leads to deaths?? Absolutely balderdash. Speeding + a poor driver OR speeding + poor conditions OR speeding + being in a dangerous area OR speeding + a poor car may equal deaths but speeding on its own never killed anybody.Don't understand this comment. Someone might be the best driver in the world, but if they are going too fast then they simply can't stop as quickly as someone going slower, and you never know what is going to suddenly happen on the road. So far from being 'balderdash' it's basically simple physics.
And why we have different speed limits on different road types.
You can't have signs saying "This road is 70mph if you're a poor driver, but 120mph if you're a really good driver".
Everyone thinks they're a great driver. Until they have an accident.
The point is that in certain circumstances the driver may not be "at fault" but the consequence of speeding has a dramatic effect. Children will be children, people will be preoccupied whilst walking, we all cross thousands of roads a year. One mistake...
Dry tarmac, dual carriageway, no traffic, tyre fails....
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Sussex v Surrey at Horsham: Play abandoned - wscountytimes.co.uk
Sussex have struggled to 90-6 on a rain affected second day of their County Championship match against Surrey at Horsham.
Resuming on 81-2, having dismissed the away side for 124 yesterday, Sussex were soon in trouble when Mike Yardy fell to the first ball of the day, fending a short Stuart Meaker ball into the hands of Mark Ramprakash at gully.
Joe Gatting soon followed, clean bowled by Meaker in his second over of the day, the Surrey paceman uprooting Gatting’s off-stump for two. That was the final action before a 40 minute rain-break, and upon the resumption Luke Wright last five balls before he feather a catch behind to Steve Davies off Murali Kartik. Surrey wicketkeeper Davies had been called into the England squad, but rushed back to Horsham this morning after Matt Prior was passed fit to play in the Third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston.
The last action of the day saw Ben Brown (1) trapped LBW by the lively Meaker, before the rain arrived to force the teams off before lunch. With the Cricketfield Road outfield now sodden, play has now been abandoned until tomorrow morning
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Hasted’s hasty 50 can’r carry Chichester to victory at Eastbourne - Chichester Observer
Chichester played out a high-scoring Sussex Premier League draw at Eastbourne, which was probably a fair result after 110 overs of play.
Mark Bamford had no hesitation in electing to bat on a good surface and he and Simon Hasted put together an opening stand of 87 before Bamford was unfortunate to be adjudged lbw after continuing his fine form with 48.
Hasted batted on, but was out having scored his first half-century for the club following his arrival from Dorset.
In previous weeks Chichester have failed to capitalise on their good starts, but solid performances from their middle order enabled them to push the score on.
Will Langmead (28), Chris Kirkham (38) and Adam Zampa (35) all made good contributions, but a late onslaught was curtailed when Zampa and Kirkham were lost to consecutive balls.
That Chichester were able to reach 259 for seven off their 58 overs was down mainly to Richard Browning, who provided a late impetus with 22 not out from 12 balls and was supported by local entrepreneur James Stedman (eight not out).
Chichester felt confident they could secure the victory but the opening pair of Matt Geffen (1-18) and Daniel Joseph were unable to make any real inroads into the Eastbourne batting as Matt Green scored a quick 35.
Bradley Smith (39) played the supporting role and the innings gained a great deal of momentum as he and Callum Jackson frustrated the Chichester bowlers to push the score to 123 for one.
The loss of Smith brought Eastbourne captain Mark Tomsett to the crease and this was the partnership that had the potential to swing the game in the favour of the home side.
Bamford threw the ball to the experienced Browning (2-56) and he claimed the wicket of Tomsett in the first over of his return and with Adam Zampa (3-85) claiming the wicket of Jackson for a fine 102 at the other end, the game was essentially made safe for Chichester.
Eastbourne carried on throwing the bat and lost further wickets, but their innings closed on 242 for six, 18 runs from the victory target.
Chichester took 13 points from the encounter; Eastbourne 11.
Chichester host Horsham this Saturday and the Sussex Academy visit the following day – both games are in Priory Park.
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Sussex officials debate state, federal fair-housing laws - Delaware Wave
GEORGETOWN -- Sussex County officials reacted with skepticism to a briefing on the lengths to which landlords must go to accommodate disabled tenants under state and federal fair-housing laws.
"We're not going to like hearing what you're saying. Just tell us all these things and maybe we can keep our mouths shut," Sussex County Councilman George Cole told representatives from the Delaware State Housing Authority and the Division of Human Relations. "It makes us all madder and madder that we're living under these terms."
Ines Hungria, a Division of Human Relations investigator, walked officials from the County Council, the zoning board and the Board of Adjustment through the strictures of fair housing laws this week.
Most of the questions dealt with animals. The law is clear: Landlords who don't want pets in their rental apartments must still allow people with service or companion animals to rent from them, Hungria said. And landlords can't say no to a companion animal like a pit bull merely because people feel threatened by it, she said, invoking a hypothetical pit bull, Zeke, a companion animal to a tenant suffering from depression, and a neighbor girl, Sarah. Unless Zeke were to bite Sarah, Hungria said, the dog can't be kicked out.
"So I can't prevent someone from renting with a pit bull if their spouse says they need a pit bull to combat depression?" Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips said. That's correct, Hungria said, although she said it's usually a doctor's note that justifies the dog. "What if Sarah's doctor certified that the dog is causing her to be depressed?" Phillips retorted.
It was one of several times officials played devil's advocate to illustrate strange conclusions fair-housing laws could lead them to draw.
"Everybody should run to the doctor, and everybody in the whole place should have a dog," Councilman Sam Wilson suggested.
Others at the meeting wondered if the law meant their zoning laws couldn't limit where group homes for the disabled could be built.
"If you deny it, have very good reasons," was Hungria's advice.
Fair and affordable housing advocates in Delaware have complained that some Sussex municipalities have discouraged poor people from renting apartments. A 2002 report from the Sussex Housing Group complained about a "tightening of code enforcement on housing occupied by minority groups, especially Latinos," in Selbyville and Georgetown.
Today, Hungria said, she and her colleagues get 50-60 complaints of housing discrimination a year, and they have formal investigations opened on about 15 of them at any one time.
Robert Wheatley, chairman of the county's Planning & Zoning Commission, said the training was important to make sure government officials and landlords knew the ins and outs of the law. He said he asked questions about the rules to make sure "there is some safeguard against people who might try to game the system."
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Sussex are handed thrashing at the home of cricket - thisissussex.co.uk
IT HAS been a week of frustration for Sussex after they lost at Lord's against Middlesex in the LV> County Championship, before seeing their CB40 clash with Unicorns washed out due to the weather.
Sussex fell to a crushing 10-wicket defeat at the home of cricket last week, with Middlesex requiring only 18 runs in their second innings to win the match.
Batting first, Sussex were bowled out for 283, with Ed Joyce (77) and Ben Brown (70) the only two of the top seven batsmen to score more than 15 runs.
Contributions from Sussex's lower order helped push them to a respectable first innings score, but in reply, Middlesex amassed a huge 491 in their first innings.
Five batsmen scored half-centuries, with opener Chris Rogers falling just two short of his century.
Chris Nash claimed three wickets for Sussex (3-45), while James Anyon and Steve Magoffin picked up two wickets each, with Luke Wright, Monty Panesar and Naveed Arif Gondal each taking one.
Sussex were then bowled out for 225 in their second innings, with Brown (53) the only Sussex batsman to register a half-century.
That left Middlesex with the relatively simple task of scoring 18 runs to win, which they did in just 3.5 overs.
The result left Sussex in sixth place in Division One, while Middlesex cemented their position in fourth.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Sussex were left frustrated after rain saw their CB40 clash with Unicorns at Southend abandoned without a ball being bowled.
This ruined Sussex's 100 per cent record in the competition, and the Sharks were knocked off top spot on Monday, when Warwickshire thrashed Derbyshire.
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Penryn Asda decorates childrens' ward for Jubilee - falmouthpacket.co.uk
Penryn Asda decorates childrens' ward for Jubilee
6:30pm Thursday 7th June 2012 in News
ASDA staff handed over a stack of Union Jack bunting and red, white and blue balloons to help children in the Royal Cornwall Hospital celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
Speaking before the jubilee celebrations, senior play specialist Gill Caddy said: “There will be lots of parties and fun going on throughout the local communities and we like to try and include our patients in that.
“It’s also nice for the staff who work during these events as well. The bunting will certainly help us to set the scene and will add a bright and colourful look to the wards.”
As well as the bunting donation, ASDA also brought bunting for youngsters on the wards to colour in.
Bernadette Snow, from Penryn ASDA, said: “We are always eager to help where we can and are delighted we were able to help the children celebrate the Jubilee. We thought the children on the wards might like to join in with our bunting competition.”
The winning designer will receive a £50 gift card from ASDA.”
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