Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday August 6th 2016

 (The scoreboard at South Woodford CC showing their side successfully chasing down Hornchurch's 301/7, with Peter Lazarus unbeaten on 116, photo from Graham Hodges)

Here is what happened in the weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's across the four divisions:-

Premier Division
Brentwood 263/6 (50 overs)          
Wanstead & Snaresbrook 229 (47.3 overs)    
Brentwood won by 34 runsHosts skipper Joe Buttleman hit 56 not out off 50 balls to help his side reach 263/6 and although Hassan Chowdhury hit 88 off 86 deliveries in reply, the visitors were bowled out for 229 to lose by 34 runs.    
Chingford 100 (31 overs)          
Buckhurst Hill 103/0 (20.5 overs)    
Buckhurst Hill won by 10 wicketsHosts Chingford lost ten wickets for 36 runs after their opening partnership yielded 64.  This was mainly down to Mark Quant, who took 7-23 as the hosts were dismissed for 100.  The visitors then knocked off the runs without losing a wicket with almost thirty overs to spare to record a crushing win.    
Ilford 163 (42 overs)          
Chelmsford 165/6 (37 overs)    
Chelmsford won by 4 wicketsKaramat Ali took 3-14 as he helped bowl out hosts Ilford for just 163 and in reply the visitors managed to reach their target with thirteen overs to spare,despite losing six wickets in the process.    
Shenfield 161/9 (32.1 overs)          
Colchester and East Essex 157 (39.2 overs)    
Shenfield won by 1 wicket Things began badly for the visitors when Greg Stephens was injured in the warm up so could not take part in the match.  They then saw Jack Plom take 4-25 as the visitors were dimissed for 157 but this target proved more than a challenge for hosts Shenfield and visiting bowler Ben Allison took 4-33 as they slid to 122/8, but the hosts then dug in and managed to squeeze home with one wicket to spare.    
South Woodford 305/5 (47.4 overs)          
Hornchurch 301/7 (50 overs)    
South Woodford won by 5 wickets
Visitors Hornchurch posted an impressive 301/7 with Rashidi Boucher hitting an unbeaten 109 off just 75 balls however the hosts chased this target down with 2.2 overs to spare thanks to Peter Lazarus (116no) and James Swash (70) to record back to back wins for the first time this season.
1.     Wanstead & Snaresbrook      14     231
2.     Brentwood              14     201
3.     Chelmsford              14     200
4.     Hornchurch              14     190
5.     Shenfield              14     175
6.     Colchester and East Essex     14     162
7.     Ilford                 14     130
8.     Buckhurst Hill              14     123
9.     South Woodford         14     121
10.     Chingford              14     107

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 11:00)Buckhurst Hill vs South Woodford  
Chelmsford vs Wanstead & Snaresbrook 
Colchester and East Essex vs Chingford
Hornchurch vs Ilford 
Shenfield vs Brentwood  


Division One
Billericay 209/8 (50 overs)          
Orsett & Thurrock 147 (42.3 overs)    
Billericay won by 62 runsOrsett bowlers Shahid Khan (3-36) and George Pavitt (3-43) helped restrict hosts Billericay to 209/8 however their batters didn't follow suit and slumped to 11/5 in reply and although they recovered slightly they were still bowled out for 147, with Adam Marchant taking 4-32.    
Harlow 225/8 (48.1 overs)          
Hadleigh & Thundersley 222 (49.3 overs)    
Harlow won by 2 wickets
Hadleigh posted a modest 222 all out with three balls to spare and the hosts managed to chase this target down with 11 balls remaining to take a two wicket win.    
Loughton 176 (37 overs)          
Harold Wood 177/2 (28.3 overs)    
Harold Wood won by 8 wicketsBurhan Mahmood took 5-41 as hosts Loughton were bowled out for 176 and in reply the visitors made fairly light work of the target, reaching it with over twenty overs to spare with Craig Perrin (66no) and Raihan Hussain (50) both making fifties.    
Upminster 198/5 (39.4 overs)          
Fives and Heronians 194 (45.4 overs)    
Upminster won by 5 wickets
John Curtis (4-23) and Shafiq Rahman (3-34) helped bowl out Fives and Heronians for 194 and if it hadn't been for Farhad Iqbal's 82 it would of been a lot worse for the visitors.  However Shahbaz Butt hit 113 in reply and despite Sarfaraz Ahmed's 3-47, the hosts reached their target with 10.2 overs to spare.
Woodford Wells 204 (48.5 overs)          
Southend-on-Sea & EMT 253 (50 overs)    
Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 49 runs
Phil Gray struck 81 for visitors Southend as they posted 253 with Woodford Wells bowlers Jonathan Gray (3-40) and George Ellis (3-47) taking three wickets a piece.  In reply Ashleigh McCafferty (3-28) and Michael Gridley (3-44) helped bowl out the hosts for 204 and take a 49 run victory.
1.     Upminster              14     242
2.     Southend-on-Sea & EMT      14     191
3.     Orsett & Thurrock          14     180
4.     Harold Wood              14     178
5.     Harlow                  14     176
6.     Woodford Wells          14     154
7.     Hadleigh & Thundersley      14     148
8.     Billericay             14     145
9.     Fives and Heronians          14     124
10.     Loughton              14     89 

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 13:00)Fives and Heronians vs Loughton  
Hadleigh & Thundersley vs Orsett & Thurrock  
Harold Wood vs    Woodford Wells 
Southend-on-Sea & EMT vs Harlow 
Upminster vs Billericay    


Division Two
Belhus 190 (47.1 overs)          
Gidea Park & Romford 181 (46.4 overs)    
Belhus won by 9 runs
Hosts Belhus collapsed from 126/1 to 190 all out as Shawn Findlay (3-31) and Zisan Abedin (3-40) took three wickets each for the visitors.  However Jack Martin-Hussey (3-40) and Gary Sanderson (3-45) helped dismiss the visiting side for 181 and record a nine run win.    
Horndon On The Hill 114/4 (22.4 overs)          
Wickford 112 (36.5 overs)    
Horndon On The Hill won by 6 wicketsRyan Madder (3-23) and Connor Price (3-28) were the main antagonists for Wickford's dismal 112 all out and Damien Sweet's 62 not out off just 52 balls saw the hosts reach their target with just over thirteen overs to spare.    
Hutton 233/9 (50 overs)          
Oakfield Parkonians 172 (38.1 overs)    
Hutton won by 61 runs
Hutton's Jonathan Mowll (56) and Tom Patterson (52no) saw the hosts to 233/9, with the latters fifty coming off just 31 deliveries.  Ramya Upadhyay took 3-27 for the visitors but in reply they struggled thanks to Jonathan Mowll (3-17) and Carl Mumba (3-34) making sure the visitors were all out for 172.   
Leigh On Sea 148/7 (40.4 overs)          
Hainault & Clayhall 147 (35.5 overs)    
Leigh On Sea won by 3 wicketsIain McDonald (3-30), Patrick Groves (3-38) and Daniel Cocking (3-40) took three wickets each as Leigh On Sea dismissed Hainault for just 147.  Khalil Khan took 3-23 in reply but he could not prevent the hosts from reaching their target with just under ten overs to spare.    
Old Southendian & Southchurch 271/8 (50 overs)          
Harlow Town 109 (35.4 overs)    
Old Southendian & Southchurch won by 162 runs
Max Craddock struck 57 for the hosts as they posted 271/8 with Harlow Town's Jack Elston taking 3-65.  Sam Hodgson (4-12) and David Johnson (3-17) then did most of the damage as they demolished the visiting batting line up and bowl them out for 109 to win by a massive 162 runs.  Had it not been for skipper Neil Gladwin's 54 it would have been even more humilitating for the visiting side.
1.     Belhus                  14     226
2.     Gidea Park & Romford          14     197
3.     Oakfield Parkonians          14     193
4.     Old Southendian & Southchurch     14     172
5.     Hainault & Clayhall          14     149
6.     Harlow Town              14     149
7.     Hutton                  14     148
8.     Horndon On The Hill          14     146
9.     Leigh On Sea              14     140
10.     Wickford              14     113 

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 13:00)Gidea Park & Romford vs Hutton  
Harlow Town vs Belhus 
Horndon On The Hill vs Leigh On Sea  
Oakfield Parkonians vs Hainault & Clayhall 
Wickford vs Old Southendian & Southchurch  


Division Three
Ardleigh Green 296/8 (50 overs)Old Brentwoods 300/6 (48.2 overs) 
Old Brentwoods won by 4 wicketsFifties from Paul Hurworth (54) and Alex Cason (50) helped hosts Ardleigh up to a decent 296/8 but the visitors found batting just as easy and saw Wade Canham (109no) and Ramesh Gunalan (68) help take their side to victory with ten balls to spare.
Epping 160 (42.5 overs)          
Basildon & Pitsea 299 (49.4 overs)    
Basildon & Pitsea won by 139 runsRob Davies struck a brilliant 119 for visitors Basildon as they posted 299 with Salim Mithani taking 3-46.  In reply Dean Bedford took 4-32 as he helped his side bowl out hosts Epping for just 160 and see the away side to a 139 run win.    
Stanford Le Hope 274/8 (50 overs)
West Essex 86 (25.1 overs)
Stanford Le Hope won by 188 runsStanford Le Hope recovered from a dodgy start to post 274/8 thanks largely to Robert Page's unbeaten 101, and they then set about totally destroying the West Essex batting line up, seeing opening bowler Matthew Higgins produce a devastating spell of 6-35 from his ten overs as the visitors crumbled to 86 all out and lose by a huge 188 run margin. 
Walthamstow 335/6 (50 overs)          
Westcliff-On-Sea 308 (46.5 overs)    
Walthamstow won by 27 runs
Ben Smith struck an incredable 171 from just 139 deliveries as he and Rhys Marsh, who made 69, helped see the hosts post a massive 335/6.  However the visitors were not daunted by this target and set about chasing it and fifties from Lewis Grove (79), Peter Barnes (67) and Charlie Lockhart (57) all struck swift fifties, but Asif Bala took 3-60 as the hosts managed to defend their total and bowl out Westcliff for 308.    
Woodford Green 180 (43 overs)          
Benfleet 181/8 (43 overs)    
Benfleet won by 2 wickets
Paul Frensham (4-44) and Charlie Huntley (3-36) helped Benfleet dismiss Woodford Green for a modest 180 all out and although Mohammed Hasan took 3-26 for the hosts in Benfleet's reply, the visitors got home by two wickets with seven overs left.
1.     Old Brentwoods      14     242
2.     Basildon & Pitsea      14     206
3.     Westcliff-On-Sea      14     191
4.     Stanford Le Hope      14     168
5.     Walthamstow          14     152
6.     Woodford Green      14     145
7.     Epping              14     144
8.     Benfleet          14     144
9.     Ardleigh Green          14     140
10.     West Essex          14     83 

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 13:00)Basildon & Pitsea vs Stanford Le Hope 
Epping vs Woodford Green  
Old Brentwoods vs Benfleet 
West Essex vs Walthamstow  
Westcliff-On-Sea vs Ardleigh Green   


That concludes the action for the weekend, i'll be back with a round up of next weekend's action early next week as the leagues now come down to the final four weeks.

 

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday July 30th 2016

Pic: South Woodford celebrate taking a wicket against Chelmsford during their battling three wicket win (thanks to Graham Hodges for the photo)

Here is what happened in the weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's across the four divisions:-

Premier Division
Buckhurst Hill 211/8 (50 overs)          
Shenfield 213/8 (49.3 overs)        
Shenfield won by 2 wickets
Prashant Chand-Bajpai hit 55 for hosts Buckhurst Hill as they posted 211/8 with Shenfield bowlers Jack Plom (3-28) and Arshad Ali (3-48) doing the damage with the ball.  In response Jack Potticary hit 66 for the visitors and despite Darren Ironside's 4-41 Shenfield reached their victory target with just three ball to spare.     
Chelmsford 143 (38.2 overs)         
South Woodford 146/7 (37 overs)         
South Woodford won by 3 wicketsDan Hagen hit 55 for Chelmsford but no other batsmen got going as they slipped to just 143 all out with Saihaj Jaspal (4-23) and Harry Shirt (3-18) doing the damage.  South Woodford did make a meal of their chase and saw Anthony Hill take 3-44, but Peter Lazarus hit 69 and made sure the visitors got home by three wickets with thirteen overs left.
    
Colchester and East Essex 231 (45.2 overs)          
Brentwood 302/5 (50 overs)         
Brentwood won by 71 runs Visitors Brentwood amassed 302/5 thanks to fifties from Dave Hammond (93), Max Osbourne (67) and Will Buttleman (50no) and then the bowlers then took over and saw Jake Wickham (3-25) and Ian Belchamber (3-63) help bowl out the hosts for 231.     
Hornchurch 285/8 (50 overs)          
Chingford 296/3 (50 overs)        
Chingford won by 11 runs Ben Macregor (136) and Mubasher Hassan (103) put on 177 for the opening wicket for Chingford as they made 296/3, with Marc Whitlock (3-48) taking all the wickets to fall.  Hornchurch then saw fifties from Roy Smith (85) and Billy Gordon (75) but Ejaz Khan took 4-60 as Hornchurch fell 11 runs short.     
Wanstead & Snaresbrook 263/1 (44.2 overs)          
Ilford 260 (49 overs)         
Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 9 wicketsIlford made 260 all out thanks to fifties from Saf Imtiaz (58) and Abid Ali (52) but Aron Nijjar (3-43) and Lesbourne Edwards (3-57) helped bowl them out an over short.  Hassan Chowdhury then struck a magnificant 157 not out from 123 balls and shared a unbroken second wicket stand of 201 with Feroze Khushi, who hit 85no from 107 balls, as the league leaders made light work of the target, reaching it with 5.4 overs left.
1.     Wanstead & Snaresbrook      13     226
2.     Hornchurch              13     184
3.     Brentwood              13     181
4.     Chelmsford              13     180
5.     Colchester and East Essex     13     157
6.     Shenfield             13     155
7.     Ilford                  13     127
8.     Chingford             13     107
9.     Buckhurst Hill             13     103
10.     South Woodford         13     101

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)Brentwood vs Wanstead & Snaresbrook 
Chingford vs Buckhurst Hill 
Ilford vs     Chelmsford 
Shenfield vs Colchester and East Essex 
South Woodford vs Hornchurch 


Division One
Fives and Heronians 327/7 (50 overs)          
Billericay 206 (48.4 overs)         
Fives and Heronians won by 121 runsJake Poulter (105no), Fahad Iqbal (87) and Gary Norris (65) helped Fives and Heronians amass 327/7 in their 50 overs and Billericay got nowhere near their huge target, falling well short for 206 all out.      
Hadleigh & Thundersley 256/8 (50 overs)          
Woodford Wells 244 (49.5 overs)         
Hadleigh & Thundersley won by 12 runsHadleigh posted 256/8 with Paul Tibbenham hitting 76 and in response Woodford Wells saw fifties from Tanveer Shah (88) and Michael Arblaster (67) give them a great chance.  However Oliver Smith took 5-40 as the visitors fell 12 runs short.    
Harold Wood 213 (48.3 overs)          
Upminster 226/7 (50 overs)         
Upminster won by 13 runsShahbaz Butt (83) and Harry Jenkins (57no) put on 103 for the fifth wicket as they helped Upminster post 226/7, with Shahbaz Khan taking 4-27.  Harold Wood fell to 160/9 thanks to John Curtis (3-31) and Connor Whetstone (3-37) and although Richard Brabner hit a run a ball 62 in a last wicket stand of 53, they still fell 13 runs short.     
Orsett & Thurrock 217 (45.2 overs)          
Harlow 193 (48 overs)         
Orsett & Thurrock won by 24 runsMark Pavitt hit 94 for Orsett & Thurrock but Mustanser Meraj (3-9) and Nicky Baxter (4-40) helped restrict them to 217 all out.  However despite Ahmed Khawaja's 61, the visitors failed to reach the 218 victory target, as they were bowled out for 193 with Paul Bennett taking 3-36.     
Southend-on-Sea & EMT 294/8 (50 overs)          
Loughton 254/9 (50 overs)        
Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 40 runsPhil Gray (107) and Oliver Wagstaff (54) shared a second wicket stand of 139 as they laid the foundation for the hosts 294/8, despite Taqi Abbas taking 6-59 for the visitors.  Loughton opener Vikrant Venkatesan hit 54 but no one else really made a notable contribution as the visitors ended up falling 40 runs short.
1.     Upminster              13     222
2.     Orsett & Thurrock          13     176
3.     Southend-on-Sea & EMT      13     171
4.     Harold Wood              13     158
5.     Harlow                 13     156
6.     Woodford Wells          13     148
7.     Hadleigh & Thundersley      13     142
8.     Billericay             13     125
9.     Fives and Heronians          13     120
10.     Loughton              13     87

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)Billericay vs Orsett & Thurrock 
Harlow vs Hadleigh & Thundersley 
Loughton vs Harold Wood 
Upminster vs Fives and Heronians
Woodford Wells vs Southend-on-Sea & EMT  


Division Two
Gidea Park & Romford 246/4 (38.2 overs)           
Old Southendian & Southchurch 245/6 (50 overs)         
Gidea Park & Romford won by 6 wickets      OS & S posted 245/6 thanks to David Johnson's 67 from just 47 deliveries.  Matt Connaughton took 3-33 for the hosts.  In reply the hosts were 88/3 but then saw a fourth wicket stand between Jamal Francis (99) and Shawn Findlay (90no) of 156 steer them to the brink of victory before they nudged over the line with more than ten overs to spare.
Hainault & Clayhall 241 (48.5 overs)          
Hutton 230 (49.2 overs)         
Hainault & Clayhall won by 11 runsEtinder Bopara hit 50 for the hosts but Carl Mumba took 4-43 as they were dismissed for 241.  Mitchell Fenn then carried his bat for 102 but no other batsmen scored past thirty as Sagar Joshi (3-45) and Ryan Hurst (3-57) helped see Hutton bowled out 11 runs short.    
Harlow Town 275/6 (50 overs)          
Horndon On The Hill 274 (48.5 overs)         
Harlow Town won by 4 wicketsDamien Sweet hit 83 for visitors Horndon whilst Daniel Farmer took 5-43 as they posted a decent 274 all out.  Jeff West took 3-53 in Harlow Town's reply but solid knocks from a majority of the batting line up got them into a position to have a crack at the target and sure enough an unbeaten seventh wicket stand of 66 saw them home off the last ball of the match.     
Oakfield Parkonians 165/4 (32.1 overs)          
Belhus 163 (47.4 overs)         
Oakfield Parkonians won by 6 wicketsEshun Kalley (4-28) and Raghav Chopra (3-28) saw the visiting league leaders bowled out for just 163, and the target proved no trouble for the third placed hosts as they got home with a massive 17.5 overs to spare.    
Wickford 184 (46 overs)          
Leigh On Sea 157 (35 overs)        
Wickford won by 27 runsThe hosts batted first and slid to 91/7 as Patrick Groves took 4-19 in his ten overs, but Adam Deller then hit 57 for the hosts to bring them up to a respectable 184 all out.  Leigh were then bowled out for just 157 thanks to Jamie Went (5-39) and Daniel Pryke (3-56) although had it not been for skipper Dean Waller's 101 off 71 balls, it would have been even worse for the visiting side.
1.     Belhus                      13     206
2.     Gidea Park & Romford              13     191
3.     Oakfield Parkonians              13     187
4.     Old Southendian & Southchurch      13     152
5.     Harlow Town                  13     146
6.     Hainault & Clayhall              13     145
7.     Hutton                      13     128
8.     Horndon On The Hill              13     126
9.     Leigh On Sea                  13     120
10.     Wickford                  13     112

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)Belhus vs Gidea Park & Romford 
Horndon On The Hill vs Wickford 
Hutton vs Oakfield Parkonians 
Leigh On Sea vs Hainault & Clayhall 
Old Southendian & Southchurch vs Harlow Town 


Division Three
Basildon & Pitsea 221 (45.5 overs)          
Woodford Green 225/8 (48.3 overs)         
Woodford Green won by 2 wicketsPhillip Tooke hit 79 for hosts Basildon although Mohammed Hasan's 4-48 helped bowl them out for 221.  Dean Bedford took 3-36 in reply but 55 from Cooper Bingham helped see visitors Woodford Green home with nine balls to spare.    
Benfleet 273/7 (50 overs)
Ardleigh Green 258/9 (50 overs)
Benfleet won by 15 runsBenfleet skipper Gavin Blowes struck 105 not out as his side posted 273/7 and then he saw his bowlers do the job as Gareth Steed (4-63) and Rob Zammit (3-41) help restrict the visitors to 258/9, despite Choudhry Mahboob's 62.
Old Brentwoods 208/5 (38.5 overs)
Walthamstow 207/9 (50 overs)
Old Brentwoods won by 5 wicketsRhys Marsh struck 66 for visitors Walthamstow but they struggled to 207/9 thanks to decent bowling from all the Old Brentwoods attack.  However the hosts reply started terribly as Mark Goulding (who ended up with 3-37) dismissed the top three for just four runs between them, but then Baber Chowdhary (107) and Mohammad Amin (74no) easily saw the league leaders home with more than ten overs to spare. 
West Essex 302/5 (50 overs)          
Epping 213 (39.4 overs)         
West Essex won by 89 runsHaroon Qayum (90) and Riz Akbar (70) helped West Essex post over 300 and then Salid Mehmood (3-24), Murad Ali (3-32) and Abdul Gafangaf (3-36) helped them bowl out Epping for just 213, despite Ramiz Miah's 65.    
Westcliff-On-Sea 280 (48 overs)          
Stanford Le Hope 276 (48.2 overs)         
Westcliff-On-Sea won by 4 runsThe hosts posted 280 all out with Alex Hatton (96) and Lewis Groves (71) scoring fifties.  Greg Barr took 3-59 for the visitors and in reply Stanford Le Hope saw fifties from Shehan Perera (82) and Robert Page (71) get them to around fifty runs of the target.  However Alex Hatton followed up his 96 by taking 5-71 and was supported by Nigel Holmes's 3-27 as the hosts held their nerve to bowl out Stanford for 276 to win by just four runs.
1.     Old Brentwoods          13     222
2.     Basildon & Pitsea          13     186
3.     Westcliff-On-Sea          13     185
4.     Stanford Le Hope          13     149
5.     Woodford Green          13     140
6.     Epping                  13     139
7.     Ardleigh Green              13     134
8.     Walthamstow              13     133
9.     Benfleet              13     124
10.     West Essex              13     87

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)Ardleigh Green vs Old Brentwoods
Epping vs Basildon & Pitsea  
Stanford Le Hope vs West Essex 
Walthamstow vs Westcliff-On-Sea
Woodford Green vs Benfleet  


That concludes the action for the weekend, i'll be back with a round up of next weekend's action early next week.

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday July 23rd 2016

Shahbaz Butt in batting action for Upminster (pic: Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Here is what happened in the weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's across the four divisions:-

Premier Division
Brentwood 311/5 (50 overs)
Ilford 251/9 (50 overs)
Brentwood won by 60 runs
Fifties from Aaron West (87) Joe Buttleman (59 ret no) and James Redwood (59no) helped hosts Brentwood up to 311/5 with Mohammad Akhtar taking 3-37 for Ilford.  And despite Nigel Jacobs 54 at the top of the order 3-35 from Tom Oakley helped restrict the visitors to 251/9 and see Brentwood take victory.
 
Chingford 166 (39.1 overs)
Chelmsford 261/9 (50 overs)
Chelmsford won by 95 runs
Fifties from Dan Hagen (65) and James Clifford (55) helped Chelmsford post 261/9 with Mubasher Hassan (4-45) & Ben Macregor (3-64) the pick of the Chingford bowlers.  The hosts though never got going batting wise and saw Anthony Hill (3-24) and Karamat Ali (3-37) help dismiss the hosts for 166.
 
Colchester and East Essex 245/3 (48.4 overs)
Buckhurst Hill 241/4 (50 overs)
Colchester and East Essex won by 7 wickets
Russell Beckett struck 93 as visitors Buckhurst Hill posted 241/4, although this wasn't enough as Jack Hebron hit 121 and was well supported by 55no from Tom Ullyott as the hosts reached their victory target with eight balls to spare.
 
Shenfield 268 (49.4 overs)
Hornchurch 245 (45 overs)
Shenfield won by 23 runs
Jack Potticary hit 89 for hosts Shenfield as they were bowled out for 268 with Mohib Shah taking 3-50.  Fifties from Thomas Moore (69) and Billy Gordon (63) had the visitors in touching distance of their target but Tom Ballington (4-42) and Matthew Salisbury (3-32) made sure the hosts took the win, dismissing the visitors for 245.
 
South Woodford 217 (49.3 overs)
Wanstead & Snaresbrook 219/2 (41.3 overs)
Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 8 wickets
Joe Ellis-Grewal (3-20) and Aron Nijjar (3-39) helped visitors Wanstead bowl out South Woodford for 217 and then the league leaders cruised to their target thanks to fifties from Hassan Chowdhury (88no) and Arfan Akram (73) with 8.3 overs to spare.

#             Team                                 P         Pts
1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook     12 206
2. Hornchurch             12 179
3. Chelmsford             12 176
4. Brentwood             12 161
5. Colchester and East Essex     12 152
6. Shenfield             12 135
7. Ilford             12 123
8. Buckhurst Hill     12 97
9. Chingford             12 82
10. South Woodford             12 81

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)
Buckhurst Hill vs Shenfield   
Chelmsford vs South Woodford   
Colchester and East Essex vs Brentwood  
Hornchurch vs Chingford  
Wanstead & Snaresbrook vs Ilford


Division One
Billericay 236 (46 overs)
Harlow 306/6 (50 overs)
Harlow won by 70 runs
Alan Jones struck 101 and their were also fifties from Rehman Ahmed (71) and Hafiz Yawar Afzal (50) as Harlow posted 306/6 against Billericay with Andy Smith (3-32) the pick of the hosts bowlers.  The hosts reply got off to a terrible start and although David Houghton struck 104, Nicky Baxter's 4-11 in seven overs helped see the visitors dismiss the hosts for 236.  

Fives and Heronians 342/5 (50 overs)
Harold Wood 282 (44.4 overs)
Fives and Heronians won by 60 runs
Fahad Iqbal (122), Terry Ballard (79) and Greg Summers (51) were the main contributors to Fives and Heronians massive 342/5.  And despite fifties from Raihan Hussain (82) and Shahbaz Khan (76) the visitors fell 60 runs short, being dismissed for 282 with Rahul Bhome taking 3-27.  

Loughton 244 (50 overs)
Hadleigh & Thundersley 245/6 (50 overs)
Hadleigh & Thundersley won by 4 wickets
Vithullan Sapaetharan's 62 down the order helped push hosts Loughton up to a respectable 244 with Anthony Grosvenor taking 4-57 for the visitors.  Hadleigh & Thundersley's reply was built around Owen Lynch's 106 and despite Harry Watson's 3-28 the visitors reached their target off the final ball of the innings.  

Upminster 181 (45.2 overs)
Southend-on-Sea & EMT 126 (37.4 overs)
Upminster won by 55 runs
Ashleigh McCafferty took 5-27 for the visitors as they dismissed Upminster for just 181 however John Curtis took 3-14 for the hosts as he helped Upminster bowl out the visitors for 126.  

Woodford Wells 214/4 (43.2 overs)
Orsett & Thurrock 213 (47.3 overs)
Woodford Wells won by 6 wickets
Fifties from Daniel Laird (58) and Matt Hills (53) were the backbone to Orsett's 213 all out, with Nabel Shaikh taking 3-42.  Ultimately this proved to be not enough as the hosts saw Jonathan Gaffney score 52 as Woodford Wells reached their victory target with 6.4 overs to spare.

#             Team               P          Pts
1. Upminster        12     202
2. Orsett & Thurrock        12     156
3. Harold Wood        12      152
4. Southend-on-Sea & EMT    12      151
5. Harlow        12      150
6. Woodford Wells        12     142
7. Hadleigh & Thundersley 12     122
8. Billericay         12     120
9. Fives and Heronians 12     100
10. Loughton         12      80

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)
Fives and Heronians vs Billericay 
Hadleigh & Thundersley vs Woodford Wells  
Harold Wood vs Upminster   
Orsett & Thurrock vs Harlow   
Southend-on-Sea & EMT vs Loughton 


Division Two
Belhus 250/8 (50 overs)
Hainault & Clayhall 215 (46.5 overs)
Belhus won by 35 runs
Danny Joyce struck 61 for hosts Belhus as they posted 250/8 with Khalil Khan taking 3-37 for visitors Hainault.  Irfan Shah (80) and Mousshin Ismail (70) had the visitors at 137/1 but Connor Day (3-30) and Martin Guilbert (3-36) then caused the visitors to fall away and end up 215 all out.  

Horndon On The Hill 277/8 (50 overs)
Gidea Park & Romford 283/6 (44.5 overs)
Gidea Park & Romford won by 4 wickets
Jack Walsh (75) and Damian Sweet (67) helped hosts Horndon to 277/8 against Gidea Park who in their reply saw fifties from Kasi Hoq (89) and Shawn Findlay (66) help see their side to victory with 5.1 overs to spare, this despite Ryan Madder taking 3-88 for the hosts.
 
Leigh On Sea 346/5 (50 overs)
Hutton 252 (34.2 overs)
Leigh On Sea won by 94 runs
Dean Waller's magnificent 141 off just 97 balls, helped with Joe Sexton's 80no from 85 balls, saw Leigh amass 346/5 in their innings, with Tom Patterson taking 3-72 for the battered visitors.  Carl Mumba hit 64 off 50 in reply but no one else could get going and Patrick Groves and Joe Sexton both took 3-50 as they dismissed Hutton for 252.
 
Old Southendian & Southchurch 334/6 (50 overs)
Oakfield Parkonians 250 (45.1 overs)
Old Southendian & Southchurch won by 84 runs
Amit Gupta led the way with 117 and also saw fifties from Chris Bunce (66) and Rob Johnson (64) as OS & S posted 334/6 at Garons Park.  Jibran Azam took 3-57 for the visitors but their reply never really threatened that total, despite fifties from Paran Kalley (73) and Jibran Azam (50) as Amit Gupta took 3-30 in helping dismiss Oakfield for 250.
 
Wickford 282/7 (48.3 overs)
Harlow Town 281/7 (50 overs)
Wickford won by 3 wickets
Fifties from Ashley Alderson (94) and Daniel Farmer (55no) helped Harlow Town recover from 46/3 to post 281/7. However Wickford opener Dale Kinsey hit a 92 ball 104 and laid the platform for the hosts to reach their victory target of 282 with nine ball to spare, despite 3-56 from Shaun Alderson.

#             Team                                                  P         Pts
1. Belhus                   12        204
2. Gidea Park & Romford   12        171
3. Oakfield Parkonians           12        167
4. Old Southendian & Southchurch   12        148
5. Harlow Town                   12        126
6. Hainault & Clayhall           12        125
7. Hutton                   12        121
8. Horndon On The Hill           12        120
9. Leigh On Sea           12        115
10. Wickford                   12         92

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)
Gidea Park & Romford vs Old Southendian & Southchurch  
Hainault & Clayhall vs Hutton   
Harlow Town vs Horndon On The Hill  
Oakfield Parkonians vs Belhus   
Wickford vs Leigh On Sea


Division Three
Basildon & Pitsea 329/9 (50 overs)
West Essex 87 (25.2 overs)
Basildon & Pitsea won by 242 runs
Jon Bonnett (115no) and Liam Rouse (108) shared a huge fifth wicket partnership as they helped hosts Basildon post 329/9, with Nomaan Shah taking 3-50) for the visitors.  However West Essex were to get no where near this target and failed to make three figures as Dean Bedford (5-19) and Gary Ayres (3-14) helped demolish the visitors batting line up and dismiss them for just 87 for a huge margin of victory.
 
Epping 282/9 (50 overs)
Westcliff-On-Sea 285/7 (46.1 overs)
Westcliff-On-Sea won by 3 wickets
Salim Mithani scored 122 off 110 balls and Sachin Bawa scored a patient 66 as Epping posted a decent 282/9 with Westcliff bowler Peter Barnes taking 3-36.  However fifties from Matt Renvoize (78) and Jack Stead (65) helped the visitors chase down this total with 3.5 overs to spare, despite Yasin Vadasaria taking 3-59.
 
Stanford Le Hope 199 (48.2 overs) 
Old Brentwoods 213 (48.1 overs)
Old Brentwoods won by 14 runs
Ayaz top scored with 43no for visitors Old Brentwoods as they posted 213 all out but in reply the hosts couldn't chase down these runs as Joseph Pierre took 3-28 as the visitors bowled out the hosts for 199, despite fifties from Shehan Perera (79) and Duncan Page (56).
  
Walthamstow 311/4 (50 overs)
Benfleet 144 (34.1 overs)
Walthamstow won by 167 runs
Fifties from Richard Baughen (89), Asif Bala (54no) and Paul Miller (51no) helped hosts Walthamstow score 311/4 and then set about the Benfleet batting line up, with Rory Knox taking 3-15 as they dismissed the visitors for just 144, with Gavin Blowes the only batsman to cover himself in any glory, hitting 81 off 89 deliveries in a lost cause. 

Woodford Green 220/2 (37 overs)
Ardleigh Green 218 (48 overs)
Woodford Green won by 8 wickets        
Paul Hurworth played a captain's innings in hitting 57 for his side as they posted 218 all out, with Mohammed Hasim taking 3-43 for the visitors.  In reponse the visiting batsmen found life fairly confortable and fifties from Cooper Bingham (66no), Saad Ijaz (52no) and Hussnain Kazmi (51) saw their side home with a massive 13 overs to spare.

#             Team                        P    Pts
1. Old Brentwoods 12 202
2. Basildon & Pitsea 12 180
3. Westcliff-On-Sea 12 175
4. Stanford Le Hope 12 142
5. Epping 12 134
6. Walthamstow 12 128
7. Ardleigh Green 12 127
8. Woodford Green 12 120
9. Benfleet         12 104
10. West Essex 12 67

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)
Basildon & Pitsea vs Woodford Green  
Benfleet vs Ardleigh Green 
Old Brentwoods vs Walthamstow   
West Essex vs Epping   
Westcliff-On-Sea vs Stanford Le Hope  


That concludes the action for the weekend, i'll be back with a round up of next weekend's action early next week.

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday July 16th 2016

(Hornchurch opening batsmen Rashidi Boucher takes the acclaim after his brilliant 122 against Colchester & East Essex, thanks to @HCCOfficial for the photo)

Here is what happened in the weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's across the four divisions:-

Premier Division

Brentwood 139/2 (19 overs)

Buckhurst Hill 135 (45.2 overs)

Brentwood won by 8 wickets

Ian Belchamber claimed figures of 3-35 as he helped his side dismiss Buckhurst Hill for just 135 and they made light work of chasing this target down, reaching it in just 19 overs, thanks largely to Tom Oakley's 66 not out from just 56 balls.

Chelmsford 184 (46 overs)

Shenfield 185/7 (44.3 overs)

Shenfield won by 3 wickets

Arshad Ali (3-24) and Matthew Salisbury (3-45) helped restrict hosts Chelmsford to just 184 although it could of been a lot worse for the hosts had Karamat Ali not contributed 64 batting an number nine. However the visitors managed to reach their target with 5.3 overs to spare thanks to Ryan Plom's 85 not out with Chelmsford's Anthony Hill claming figures of 3-40.

Hornchurch 349/4 (50 overs)

Colchester and East Essex 257 (44.4 overs)

Hornchurch won by 92 runs

Hornchurch tore the visiting bowlers apart and were given a superb platform as openers Rashidi Boucher (122) and Michael Bones (103) put on a massive 218 for the opening wicket.  Paul Walter then chipped in with 55 from just 29 deliveries to help the hosts up to their huge total and then he then took 4-47 and colleague Thomas Moore 3-43 as they dismissed their opponents 92 runs adrift. Andrew Kennedy (80) and Tom Ullyott (52) both hit fifties but it was ultimately in vain.

Ilford 228/9 (50 overs)

South Woodford 245/5 (50 overs)

South Woodford won by 17 runs

James Swash (84) and Peter Lazarus (60) shared a third wicket stand of 90 as they helped set Ilford 246 to win.  Abid Ali (70) and Mohammad Ahktar (52) then shared a third wicket stand of 100 but Harry Shirt took 4-45 for the visitors as they managed to defend their total for a 17 run win.

Wanstead & Snaresbrook 158/4 (35.1 overs)

Chingford 154 (47.5 overs)

Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 6 wickets

Hosts bowler Jack Lord took 4-23 as he helped his side bowl out Chingford for 154 and then they cruised to their victory target of 155 with 14.5 overs to spare to take a six wicket win. 

#             Team                               P         Pts

1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook     11        186

2. Hornchurch                             11        172

3. Chelmsford                              11        156

4. Brentwood                              11        141

5. Colchester and East Essex     11        132

6. Ilford                                         11        117

7. Shenfield                                  11        115

8. Buckhurst Hill                          11         93

9. Chingford                                 11         82

10. South Woodford                   11         78

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Brentwood vs Ilford  

Chingford vs Chelmsford   

Colchester and East Essex vs Buckhurst Hill  

Shenfield vs Hornchurch 

South Woodford vs Wanstead & Snaresbrook

Division One

Billericay 161/8 (50 overs)

Harold Wood 162/3 (20.4 overs)

Harold Wood won by 7 wickets

Maruf Chowdhury (3-36) helped restrict the hosts to just 161/8 as they struggled with the bat.  The same cannot be said for the visitors though as they blitzed their way to the 162 target, reaching it in the 21st over, thanks to openers Mdaminul Isalm Shihan (69) and Raihan Hussain (53no) getting the innings off to a flier.  Robert Rayner did take 3-29 for the hosts but it was all in vain.

Hadleigh & Thundersley 149 (41 overs)

Upminster 110 (28.1 overs)

Hadleigh & Thundersley won by 39 runs

Connor Whetstone (3-17) and Matt Tigg (3-28) helped their side dismiss hosts Hadleigh for just 149, however this proved more than enough runs for the hosts as Anthony Grosvenor (4-15) and Sam Handley (4-29) then demolished the visitors batting line up, dismissing them for just 110 to claim a 39 run win.

Harlow 298/8 (50 overs)

Woodford Wells 268 (48.3 overs)

Harlow won by 30 runs

Hafiz Yawar Afzal (70) and Rehman Ahmed (65) helped their side post 298/8 with Jonathan Gaffney taking 3-54.  Michael Arblaster stuck 91 for the visitors in reply but Nicky Baxter took 4-49 as the hosts ended up winners by 30 runs.

Orsett & Thurrock 163 (42.5 overs)

Loughton 254/9 (50 overs)

Loughton won by 91 runs

Bilal Butt struck a magnificent 100 from just 67 balls as he helped his side post 254/9 and then saw his side bowl out the hosts for just 163 thanks to himself (3-30) and Tauseef Kazmi (3-33) doing the damage with the ball.

Southend-on-Sea & EMT 254/4 (48.2 overs)

Fives and Heronians 250/9 (50 overs)

Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 6 wickets

Farhad Iqbal (83) and Jake Poulter (57) struck fifties although both were dismissed by Ashleigh McCafferty who took 5-48, backed up by Alex Karkoski who took 3-38, as the visitors posted 250/9. Iqbal then took 3-35 but he and his team mates were powerless to prevent the hosts from chasing down their target with ten balls to spare, thanks to fifties from Phil Gray (71no) and Oliver Wagstaff (58).

#             Team                               P       Pts

1. Upminster                                11     182

2. Orsett & Thurrock                   11     152

3. Southend-on-Sea & EMT       11     147

4. Harold Wood                           11     146

5. Harlow                                      11     130

6. Woodford Wells                      11     122

7. Billericay                                   11     115

8. Hadleigh & Thundersley        11     102

9. Fives and Heronians               11      80

10. Loughton                               11       75

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Billericay vs Harlow   

Fives and Heronians vs Harold Wood   

Loughton vs Hadleigh & Thundersley 

Upminster vs Southend-on-Sea & EMT 

Woodford Wells vs Orsett & Thurrock 

Division Two

Gidea Park & Romford 139/2 (26.2 overs)

Wickford 138 (43.3 overs)

Gidea Park & Romford won by 8 wickets

Shawn Findlay took 3-32 as he helped Gidea Park & Romford dismiss Wickford for just 138 and then the hosts cruised to their 139 target in in 27th over with James Pegram making 54.

Hainault & Clayhall 219 (45.4 overs)

Old Southendian & Southchurch 183 (40.5 overs)

Hainault & Clayhall won by 36 runs

Amit Gupta (3-28) and Adam Rendall (3-50) helped visitors Old Southendians to bowl out hosts Hainault but Ryan Hurst's 70 at least got them over 200 and something decent to bowl at.  Hurst then decided he would do the damage with the ball as well, taking 4-37, as they dismissed the Garon's Park side for 183 to win by 36 runs.

Hutton 239 (48.2 overs)

Belhus 263/7 (50 overs)

Belhus won by 24 runs  

Liam Wilson (83) and Danny Joyce (81) put on 163 for the second wicket as Belhus posted 263/7 with Carl Mumba (4-34) and Mitchell Fenn (3-57) doing the best work with the ball for Hutton.  In reply James Mowll hit 57 but Daniel Dreher took 3-46 as Belhus managed to defend their total and take the win.

Leigh On Sea 153 (34.2 overs)

Harlow Town 249 (49.4 overs)

Harlow Town won by 96 runs

Neil Gladwin struck 96 from 111 balls to help Harlow Town post 249, with Patrick Groves taking 3-56 for the hosts.  Dean Waller hit 66 from just 49 deliveries in reply but no other batsmen managed to function as Shaun Alderson's 5-36 helped the visitors to a 96 run win.

Oakfield Parkonians 205/3 (31.2 overs)

Horndon On The Hill 204 (41.1 overs)

Oakfield Parkonians won by 7 wickets

Jeff West hit 64 for visitors Horndon as they posted 204 but it proved no challenge to hosts Oakfield who reached their target in the 32nd over thanks to fifties from Faisal Bhatti (80) and Ramya Upadhyay (59no).

#             Team                                         P         Pts

1. Belhus                                                11        184

2. Oakfield Parkonians                         11        161

3. Gidea Park & Romford                    11         151

4. Old Southendian & Southchurch  11         128

5. Hainault & Clayhall                          11         119

6. Harlow Town                                    11         119

7. Hutton                                               11         115

8. Horndon On The Hill                       11         111

9. Leigh On Sea                                    11          95

10. Wickford                                         11          72

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Belhus vs Hainault & Clayhall  

Horndon On The Hill vs Gidea Park & Romford   

Leigh On Sea vs Hutton 

Old Southendian & Southchurch vs Oakfield Parkonians  

Wickford vs Harlow Town

Division Three

Ardleigh Green 184 (30 overs)

Walthamstow 188/3 (34.5 overs)

Walthamstow won by 7 wickets

Hosts Ardleigh Green saw Paul Hurworth hit an unbeaten 97 but his fellow team mates went hard to early and were dismissed for 184 with twenty overs of their innings left.  Mark Goulding (4-42) and Saghir Rabbani (4-53) took advantage of this and then saw fifties from Richard Baughan (76no) and Paul Miller (68no) share an unbroken third wicket stand to take their side to victory with 15.1 overs to spare.

Benfleet 182/3 (46.3 overs)

Stanford Le Hope 181 (48.3 overs)

Benfleet won by 7 wickets

Hosts Benfleet easily chased down the target of 182 set by visitors Stanford Le Hope, reaching it with 3.3 overs to spare to take a seven wicket win.

Old Brentwoods 211/5 (43.1 overs)

Epping 210 (48 overs)  

Old Brentwoods won by 5 wickets

Stanford's opening bowler Awais Sadagat took 3-41 as his side bowled out Epping for 210.  In reply fifties from Baber Choudhary (82) and Rajnish Dohal (60no) took the hosts to victory with 6.5 overs left.

Westcliff-On-Sea 266/9 (50 overs)

Basildon & Pitsea 267/9 (49.5 overs)

Basildon & Pitsea won by 1 wicket

Westcliff opening batsmen Charlie Lockhart carried his bat for 133 off 136 balls as his side posted 266/9, with visiting bowler Dan Bedford taking 3-61.  In reply fifties from Darren Thompson (89) and Liam Rouse (68) put their side in a good position but when Thompson fell with twenty still needed and one wicket left, the match was swinging the hosts way.  However the final pair managed to get the required runs and see the visitors over the line with one ball to spare in a thriller.  Robert Pinkerton (3-49) and Austin Holmes (3-52) did their best with the ball but it was all in vain.

Woodford Green 159 (37 overs)

West Essex 160/7 (43 overs)

West Essex won by 3 wickets

Vaseem Ahmed recorded figures of 5-33 from ten overs as Woodford Green were dismissed for 159.  In reply Mohammed Hasan took 3-28 from his ten overs but the visiting side managed to reach their target with seven overs to spare.        

#             Team                         P      Pts

1. Old Brentwoods               11     182

2. Basildon & Pitsea             11     160

3. Westcliff-On-Sea              11     155

4. Stanford Le Hope             11     136

5. Epping                                11    127

6. Ardleigh Green                 11     124

7. Walthamstow                   11     109

8. Benfleet                             11     102

9. Woodford Green              11      93

10. West Essex                      11      64

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Basildon & Pitsea vs West Essex 

Epping vs Westcliff-On-Sea  

Stanford Le Hope vs Old Brentwoods 

Walthamstow vs Benfleet   

Woodford Green vs Ardleigh Green 

That concludes the action for the weekend, i'll be back with a round up of next weekend's action early next week.