Steyning CC target survival

Last year, Steyning were promoted from Division 2 in second place at the first time of trying, following relegation the previous season.

Greg Barnes has replaced Neil Mansbridge, who is now 2nd XI captain, as first-team skipper.

Barnes said: "We want to be competitive and to stay up. We've got a young team, which we've been building up over the last few years and a lot of them have never played Premier Division cricket before.

"We'll just look to win as many games as we can. If we play to our potential, we should do okay."

New Zealander, Stephen Murdoch, is the club's new overseas player. He is a top-order batsman, who bowls medium pace.

For full preview, see Thursday's Shoreham Herald.