Arundel lost by seven wickets, their ninth defeat in 12 games this season, and Clark said: "I don't really want to say too much about our batting because it was just appalling. It was even embarrassing at times.

"If we'd got up to 150 or 160, I think we'd have probably won the game.

"We needed only four runs-an-over from the last 12 overs to get 150 but nine of our 10 wickets were caught, and four of our last five were caught at long-off.

"There's no excuses because everyone got themselves out."

Clark top-scored with an unbeaten 31 and Gareth Bricknell hit 26 in Arundel's total of 114.

It then took Goring 37.5 overs to reach their target, and Clark said: "We bowled well, which was the only saving grace from the day because we also dropped two catches — which, if we'd taken, would have got them 50-4."

Arundel host runaway leaders Middleton on Saturday.

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