A total of 32 players turned out to the Etchingham and Fontridge Cricket Club Fun and Family Day on Sunday.

The eight-a-side round robin competition saw teams made up of men, women and children battle it out in front of 50 spectators in a bid to be crowned cricket champs.

The winners final was won by the Bracken Bears of Etchingham, whilst the losers final was won by Etchingham Bodysnatchers, made up of men, ladies and youngsters.

Amongst the teams taking part was the Kneller Sharks, made up from generations of the same family, plus 60-year-old Linda Neve, who was also a talented stoolball player in her youth.

Mrs Neve showed off further talents when she served up a delicious tea for the players.

Other cricketers who performed well on the day include Mark Hemsley, eight-year-old Ryan Burke and his brother Kevin Burke, aged 12.

Anthony Burke, of Etchingham and Fontridge Cricket Club, said: "It certainly helped to promote us as a village club and a family club and introduced cricket to the wider area in Etchingham."

The event was held at Robertsbridge Cricket Club, because of a lack of facilities in Etchingham.

Mr Burke said: "The problem we have in Etchingham is there's no cricket pitch, so the lack of facilities hampers development of cricket in the village so the village team has to play all it's games away.

"We have nowhere to coach the children, so we have to beg, borrow and steal grounds from other clubs.

"We have appealed to local landowners and the parish council, but have not made any progress in making space available for cricket, but we are still working on it."

The day was sponsored by the Etchingham Improvements Committee.