Preston Nomads have retained the Sussex League title with three weekends to spare.

They won by four wickets at Eastbourne after dismissing the home side for 205 as Carl Simon took 5-67 including a hat-trick and Stephen Rigg also bagged 5-53.

For Eastbourne, Angus Stewart made 68 and Mark Tomsett 42 and in the Nomads winning score of 208-6, Alisdair Wilson hit 49, Michael Gould 36 and Ollie Gatting 32.

East Grinstead made short work of Haywards Heath, who they put in and bowled out for 77 with Duncan Shoebridge bagging six wickets. They knocked off the runs to win at 81-1.

Horsham enjoyed a 66-run win at Cuckfield after making 226 all out of which Michael Bates scored 83 and Sam Bell, at No. 9, 53. Nick Patterson took 5-70.

Cuckfield crashed to 160, despite 64 from Matt Boote.

Brighton and Hove skipper Patrick Spencer steered his side to a 149-run win at Three Bridges. He hit 118 not out and Matt Green 73 not out to take the score to 257-4 after the pair had come together at 76-4. Bridges were dismissed for 108 as Matt Wood returned his best figures of the season with 8-44.

Hastings enjoyed a five-wicket home win against Lewes Priory.