South East County Challenge
The South East County Challenge is back for another year. Started in 2012 – with a break between 2020-2022 for the Covid pandemic.
Traditionally this is an invitational tournament for the counties in around the M25ish sort of region, but last year they extended the invitation out to Dorset, Northants, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset.
It’s a tournament where counties make up teams from across the age groups, mixing up the team and giving all those who entered their counties trials a chance to pull on a county shirt. Some use it as practice for the main team, some use it as a kind of development tournament for the squad players – it’s something for everyone.
This year Sussex has two teams listed below and the linage is subsidised. Another reason to trial for Sussex is events like this.
The 2025 event will be taking place at the Airport Bowl 20th July.
Current Teams
Sussex Blue | Sussex Yellow |
Stuart Rushton (Senior male, Crawley) | Trevor Hammond-Thayre (Open male, Crawley) |
Will Line (Open male, Worthing) | Vicky Knightsbridge (Open female, Crawley) |
Ryan Mitchener (Open male, Crawley) | Elaine Davey (Senior female, Crawley) |
Daren Knightsbridge (Senior male, Crawley) | April Haigh (Senior female, Crawley) |
Jeff Campbell (Senior male, Worthing) | Terry Browning (Super Senior male, Eastbourne) |
2025 Results
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Total + Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bucks Ducks | 1025 | 985 | 874 | 996 | 1040 | 4980 |
2 | Hampshire Men | 1006 | 993 | 984 | 863 | 1004 | 4940 |
3 | Sussex Blue | 954 | 871 | 997 | 1025 | 996 | 4933 |
4 | Essex Hurricanes | 1039 | 885 | 940 | 974 | 905 | 4773 |
5 | Hertfordshire | 888 | 1033 | 1033 | 884 | 845 | 4743 |
6 | Kent Master Brew | 918 | 1016 | 876 | 965 | 930 | 4735 |
7 | Hampshire Femme Fatales | 836 | 912 | 1004 | 805 | 929 | 230 |
8 | London 1 | 909 | 936 | 898 | 918 | 872 | 4563 |
9 | Kent Whistable Bay Crew | 942 | 873 | 821 | 987 | 773 | 4546 |
10 | Bucks Ducks Too | 823 | 817 | 879 | 813 | 1013 | 4505 |
11 | Bedfordshire Handpumps | 874 | 959 | 925 | 827 | 887 | 4472 |
12 | Bedfordshire Bandits | 858 | 840 | 829 | 969 | 922 | 4448 |
13 | Surrey One | 812 | 938 | 816 | 886 | 888 | 4400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | London A | 814 | 936 | 883 | 801 | 815 | 4339 |
15 | Sussex Yellow | 813 | 829 | 795 | 782 | 763 | 4192 |
16 | Middlesex | 836 | 796 | 814 | 864 | 756 | 4166 |
17 | Essex Cyclones | 895 | 726 | 835 | 785 | 765 | 4146 |
18 | Surrey Two | 778 | 840 | 720 | 723 | 830 | 3961 |