Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday June 25th 2016

(Harry Shirt shone for South Woodford at the weekend, taking 5-37 against Shenfield as his side recorded their first Premier Division victory of the season, pic: Graham Hodges)

Here is a round up from the latest round of 1st XI fixtures in the Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League on Saturday:-

Premier Division
Brentwood 26/0 wkt
Chingford 150/8 wkts
Match Abandoned  
Visitors Chingford batted first and struggled to 150/8 off 41 overs before their innings was ended early after rain had halted proceedings for over two hours earlier in their innings, with Max Osbourne taking 3-25 for the hosts.  Brentwood were set 154 to win from 41 overs but they only received five of these and were 26 without loss when the rain returned and abandoned the contest.  

Chelmsford 64/3 wkts
Hornchurch 74 all out
Match Abandoned  
Hosts Chelmsford saw opening bowler Anthony Hill take 5-16 as they rolled league leaders Hornchurch over for just 74 inside 30 overs and in reply were crusing to their victory target of 75, reaching 64/3 after just nine overs, until they were cruelly denied victory by the weather and saw the match abandoned. 

Ilford 
Colchester and East Essex 52/0 wkt
Match Abandoned  
Only 16.3 overs were possible at Valentines Park, Ilford as visitors Colchester & East Essex reached 52/0 when the rain came and ended up abandoning the contest.

South Woodford 150 all out
Shenfield 113/8 wkts
South Woodford won by 25 runs (D/L Method)  
Hosts South Woodford batted first and saw their innings interrupted after 27 overs meaning the game was reduced to 43 overs a side.  Tom Austin took 4-40 for the visitors as they bowled out their opponents for 150, with James Kilber also chipping in with 3-29.  More rain meant Shenfield's target was 138 from 29 overs and they fell 25 runs short of this largely thanks to the hosts opening bowlers Harry Shirt (5-37) and Garry Neicho (3-30) who between them reduced the visitors to 67/8 and make sure their side eventually ran out winners.

Wanstead & Snaresbrook 78/1 wkt
Buckhurst Hill 70/7 wkts
Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 9 wickets (D/L Method)
Visitors Buckhurst Hill struggled in bowler friendly conditions and after their innings was interrupted for a second time due to rain they ended on 70/7 off 31.3 overs with Adnan Akram taking 4-24.  Wanstead were set a target of 73 from 31 overs and they cruised to this target off just 8.5 overs to win by nine wickets. 

# Team         P Pts
1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook 8 141
2. Hornchurch         8 130
3. Chelmsford         8 125
4. Colchester and East Essex 8 102
5. Shenfield         8 84
6. Brentwood         8 81
7. Buckhurst Hill 8 81
8. Ilford         8 72
9. Chingford         8 56
10. South Woodford         8 48

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


Division One
Billericay 95/2 wkts
Loughton 157/7 wkts
Match Abandoned
Loughton batted first after the match was reduced to 25 overs a side after a late start due to a wet patch on the square and made 157/7 thanks to Nishad Gabhawala's 55 not out off 54 balls.  David Hinnigan then hit 52 not out off 50 balls as the hosts reply was going along nicely at 95/2 off 15 overs, but sadly the rain came and ended the contest meaning it was abandoned. 
  
Hadleigh & Thundersley 
Southend-on-Sea & EMT   
Match Abandoned  
The match at John Burrows Park was abandoned without a ball bowled due to an unplayable outfield.  Both sides therefore pick up six points each.

Harlow 235 all out
Fives and Heronians 29/1 wkt
Match Abandoned  
Mohammed Waqas struck 101 off 104 balls for hosts Harlow as they posted 235 in 46.4 overs against Fives and Herionians, whose bowler Sarfaraz Ahmed took 4-52 in his ten overs.  The visitors were 29/1 off 9.3 overs in reply when the match was abandoned due to the outfield becoming waterlogged following heavy rain. 

Orsett & Thurrock 
Harold Wood 133/4 wkts
Match Abandoned  
The visitors recovered from 10/2 to reach 133/4 off 32 overs thanks largely to Mdaminul Isalm Shihan's 53 off just 52 balls, but the rain came and saw this one abandoned.

Woodford Wells 118/2 wkts
Upminster 243 all out
Upminster won by 10 runs (D/L Method) 
In an innings interrupted by showers, Upminster eventually posted 243 with opening batsmen Shahbaz Butt scoring 56.  In reply Woodford reached 118/2 off 20.1 overs with Michael Arblaster erm blasting (sorry!!!) 60 not out from just 48 deliveries, but rain and thunder/lightning came and ended the contest early with the hosts an agonising ten runs adrift of the D/L par score at that stage, meaning the visitors ran out 10 run winners on Duckworth Lewis.

# Team       P Pts
1. Upminster       8 138
2. Orsett & Thurrock       8 122
3. Billericay       8 105
4. Southend-on-Sea & EMT   8 104
5. Harold Wood       8 86
6. Harlow       8 86
7. Woodford Wells       8 75
8. Fives and Heronians       8 61
9. Hadleigh & Thundersley     8 59
10. Loughton       8 43

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


Division Two
Belhus 99/3 wkts 
Horndon On The Hill
Match Abandoned
Only an hour and a half's play was possible at The Village Green as the hosts reached 99/3 off 23.1 overs before the rain came and put an end to the contest.  Joe Joyce had struck an unbeaten 55 for the league leaders.
  
Hainault & Clayhall 104/3 wkts 
Harlow Town 
Match Abandoned
Only 27 overs were possible at Oakfield as rain ended this contest with the hosts on 104/3 wickets meaning each side picks up six points.

Hutton 261/8 wkts
Wickford 112/4 wkts
Hutton won by 8 runs (D/L Method)
Hutton opening batsmen Daniel Hagger hit 116 as his side posted a decent 261/8 in their 50 overs with visiting bowler Dean Etchells eventually getting him out on his way to taking 3-31. Rain saw Duckworth Lewis reduce Wickford's target to 120 from 23 overs but David Carpenter's 3-31 helped see the hosts reduce their opponents to 112/4 and see them fall eight runs short.    

Leigh On Sea 78 all out
Old Southendian & Southchurch 79/1 wkts
Old Southendian & Southchurch won by 9 wickets
A great all round bowling display from Old Southendian's saw them dismiss Leigh On Sea for just 78 in 35.4 overs with the pick of the visiting attack being David Johnson who took 3-17 off his ten overs.  Johnson then starred with the bat, smashing 68 not out from just 34 deliveries as his side cruised to their target in just 10.4 overs for a thumping nine wicket win.
 
Oakfield Parkonians 73/1 wkt
Gidea Park & Romford 220/9 wkts
Match Abandoned
Visitors Gidea Park saw their innings twice interupted by rain and thunder/lightning but managed to post a reasonable 220/9 in 50 overs thanks to fifties from Sam Hewitt (56) and Shawn Findlay (53).  More delays saw Oakfield's target reduced to 186 but after they had reached 73/1 off 18 overs the rain came again and this time saw the match abandoned.

# Team         P Pts
1. Belhus         8 138
2. Oakfield Parkonians 8 117
3. Gidea Park & Romford 8 106
4. Horndon On The Hill 8 88
5. Hutton         8 85
6. Old Southendian & Southchurch 8 82
7. Hainault & Clayhall 8 77
8. Harlow Town         8 75
9. Leigh On Sea 8 65
10. Wickford         8 64

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


Division Three
Ardleigh Green 
Basildon & Pitsea 
Match Abandoned
This match was abandoned without a ball being bowled after the grounds at Central Park were waterlogged after recent heavy rains.  Both sides pick up six points each.  

Benfleet 138/6 wkts 
West Essex 140 all out
Benfleet won by 4 wickets (D/L Method)
Charlie Huntley took 3-24 as his side bowled out visitors West Essex for 140 in 46.4 overs and then a rain delay meant Benfleet required 138 from 49 overs.  Despite Zohair Jan taking 4-22 in ten overs the hosts got to their target with five overs left thanks largely to skipper Gavin Blowes, who hit 73 not out to see his side to victory.

Old Brentwoods 
Westcliff-On-Sea 129/7 wkts
Match Abandoned
Visitors Westcliff struggled to 129/7 off 36.5 overs in an innings that had already been twice interrupted by rain, before a deluge finally ended the contest and saw the match abandoned. Opening bowler Raheel Ahmed had taken 3-25 for the hosts but sadly like a lot of other contests today, the weather was the winner. 
  
Walthamstow 
Epping 77/6 wkts
Match Abandoned
Only 16.2 overs were possible at Buck Walk as visitors Epping struggled to 77/6 before the match was abandoned due to rain, meaning both sides picked up six points.

Woodford Green 152 all out
Stanford Le Hope 89 all out
Woodford Green won by 63 runs
The hosts batted first but despite Hussnain Kazmi hitting 78, he wasn't backed up by any other batsmen as his side slid to 152 all out, with Shehan Perera taking 6-29 for the visitors and Greg Barr 3-24.  However this total proved more than enough as Amrit Ryatt (4-18) and Hussnain Kazmi (3-20) helped destroy the Stanford batting line up as they were dismissed for just 89 meaning the hosts won by 63 runs.

# Team P Pts
1. Old Brentwoods 8 122
2. Basildon & Pitsea 8 113
3. Westcliff-On-Sea 8 107
4. Stanford Le Hope 8 107
5. Epping 8 100
6. Ardleigh Green 8 97
7. Woodford Green 8 95
8. Walthamstow 8 73
9. Benfleet         8 57
10. West Essex 8 37

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



That concludes the round up for the weekend,i'll be back next week with a round up of July 2nd's matches as the season enters it's third month.   

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday June 18th 2016

(Wanstead & Snaresbrook captain Joe Ellis-Grewal, who had another decent weekend, taking 4-53 before hitting 43 with the bat although his side slipped to a 14 run defeat to Hornchurch, picture from Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Here is a round up from the latest round of 1st XI fixtures in the Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League on Saturday:-

Premier Division
Buckhurst Hill 128/8 wkts
Ilford 125 all out
Buckhurst Hill won by 3 runs  
With the match starting later than scheduled due to wet ground the contest became 35 overs per side and the hosts batted first and made 128/8 with Syed Ashar Ahmed Zaidi (3-21) and Theeban Tavarasa (3-24) doing the damage for the visitors.  In reply Ilford reached 120/6 and looked set for victory but then lost their last four wickets for five runs to lose by three runs with three balls left with Carl Brungar taking 4-15 for the home side to help see them record an amazing victory.

Chelmsford 156/8 wkts
Brentwood 155/9 wkts
Chelmsford won by 2 wickets  
Aaron Beard (4-29) and James Clifford (3-29) helped hosts Chelmsford restrict Brentwood to just 155/9 in their 50 overs.  In reply the home side lost wickets (Max Osbourne taking 3-17) but Nick Prowling's 55 not out helped steer his side home by just two wickets with 5.1 overs to spare.

Colchester and East Essex 124/5 wkts
South Woodford 123 all out
Colchester and East Essex won by 5 wickets  
With the match reduced to 45 overs a side due a delayed start the visitors batted first and were bowled out for just 123 with Ben Stephens taking 3-17.  In response the hosts lost five wickets in pursuit of the 124 target but skipper Tom Ullyott's 76 not out helped them cruise to their target with 12.3 overs to spare.

Hornchurch 239/8 wkts
Wanstead & Snaresbrook 225 all out
Hornchurch won by 14 runs  
Fifties from Billy Gordon (74no) and Paul Murray JNR (56) helped Hornchurch post 239/8 in their 50 overs with Joe Ellis-Grewal (4-57) and Aron Nijar (3-27) taking all but one of the wickets for the visiting side.  In response the hosts reduced Wanstead to 122/7 and looked likely to record a massive win.  However Jonathan Das (53) and Joe Ellis-Grewal (43) put on 96 to take their side to just 22 runs from victory but they then lost their last three wickets for seven runs to lose by 14 runs with 1.2 overs to go, Marc Whitlock taking 3-31 for the hosts.

Shenfield 215/8 wkts
Chingford 215 all out
Match tied
Chingford's Mubasher Hassan made 63 but his side could only make 215 all out in 49.2 overs with Suhaib Sarwar taking 3-47 for the hosts.  In response the hosts struggled to reach their target of 216 but nearly made it thanks to 51 not out from Tom Austin, but the game ended as a tie, with Mubasher Hassan completing a brilliant all round performance by taking 3-37.

# Team       P Pts
1. Hornchurch       7 124
2. Wanstead & Snaresbrook      7 121
3. Chelmsford       7 119
4. Colchester and East Essex    7 96
5. Buckhurst Hill       7 81
6. Shenfield               7 78
7. Brentwood       7 70
8. Ilford       7 66
9. Chingford       7 50
10. South Woodford       7 28

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


Division One
Fives and Heronians 111 all out
Woodford Wells 259 all out
Woodford Wells won by 148 runs  
Fifties from Gareth James (64), Jack Johnson (55) and Michael Arblaster (52) helped Woodford Wells post 259 with 2.2 overs to go, with Sarfaraz Ahmed taking 4-46 for the hosts.  The target set proved more than enough though as Gareth James completed a decent all round performance, taking 4-18 as Fives and Heronians were bowled out for just 111 to lose by a massive 148 runs.

Hadleigh & Thundersley 103/9 wkts
Billericay 186 all out
Billericay won by 83 runs  
Visitors Billericay recovered from 17/4 and 90/7 to post a modest but defendable 186 in 48.2 overs with Richard Revell taking 3-31 for the hosts.  However this was more than easily defended as 3-5 from David Houghton helped bowl out Hadleigh for just 103 in 28.5 overs and see the visitors take an 83 run victory.

Harold Wood 131/3 wkts
Harlow 130 all out
Harold Wood won by 7 wickets  
Waqas Shafique (3-21) and Maruf Chowdhury (3-24) helped hosts Harold Wood bowl out Harlow for just 130 in 42.2 overs.  In reply the hosts cruised to a seven wicket win with more than 20 overs to spare thanks to fifties from Craig Perrin (62no) and Raihan Hussain (51).

Southend-on-Sea & EMT 255/7 wkts
Orsett & Thurrock 52 all out
Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 203 runs
Tom Phillippe struck 101 from 116 balls as hosts Southend posted a decent 255/7 in their 50 overs with visiting bowler William Gibbon taking a respectable 3-45.  The home side then saw Ben Wathan (4-17), Callum Druce (3-10) and Joe Robbins (3-16) totally demolish the visiting batting line up and bowl them out for just 52 in 24.5 overs and seal a crushing 203 run win for the Southchurch Park side.

Upminster 254/8 wkts
Loughton 251/5 wkts
Upminster won by 2 wickets
Visitors Loughton saw fifties from Bilal Butt (85) and Tauseef Kazmi (61no) help them post a decent 251/5 off their 50 overs but on what proved to be a decent batting track the the hosts produced a brilliant well paced chase and thanks largely to skipper Alan Ison's 119, they reached their target with four balls to spare and take a thrilling two wicket victory, this despite Tauseef Kazmi's 3-39 for the visitors.

# Team       P Pts
1. Upminster       7 118
2. Orsett & Thurrock       7 116
3. Billericay               7 99
4. Southend-on-Sea & EMT       7 98
5. Harold Wood       7 80
6. Harlow       7 80
7. Woodford Wells       7 67
8. Fives and Heronians       7 55
9. Hadleigh & Thundersley       7 53
10. Loughton       7 37

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


Division Two
Gidea Park & Romford 172 all out
Hainault & Clayhall 173/7 wkts
Hainault & Clayhall won by 3 wickets  
Visiting bowler Mousshin Ismail took 3-24 as his side bowled out hosts Gidea Park & Romford for just 172 in 41.4 overs.  And Hainault opener Irfan Shah hit 56 as his side reached their victory target of 173 with 11.5 overs to spare to win by three wickets.

Harlow Town 227/9 wkts
Hutton 229/9 wkts
Hutton won by 2 runs
Hutton opening batsmen Mitchell Fenn struck 67 as his side posted 229/9 in their 50 overs with Harlow Town bowler Shaun Alderson taking 3-43.  Fifties from Patrick Yates (70) and Ashley Alderson (53) had the hosts in a good position at 106/1 but then collapsed to 120/5 and although they managed to put on 73 for the sixth wicket, they lost four wickets for thirty runs attempting to reach the 230 target and fell agonisingly short to lose by two runs, with Jon Hammond taking 4-53.  

Horndon On The Hill 168 all out
Old Southendian & Southchurch 144 all out
Horndon On The Hill won by 24 runs  
Hosts Horndon will have to solely thank middle order batsman and skipper Jeff West for posting any sort of target, after he hit 105 in his sides 168 all out in 39 overs.  However this looked likely to still not be enough runs to win but the hosts bowlers had other ideas and exploited the visitors batting line up, and helped by Jack Marson's 3-22 they bowled out Old Southendians for just 144 in 48.1 overs and take a 24 run victory. 

Oakfield Parkonians 262/8 wkts
Leigh On Sea 205 all out
Oakfield Parkonians won by 57 runs  
Oakfield opener and skipper Jibran Azam hit 74 from 68 balls until he was snared by Leigh bowler Daniel Cocking, who took 3-49 and was helped by Matthews Curtis who took 3-53, although the hosts posted a more than useful 262/8.  However the visitors could not get going in reply and were eventually bowled out for 205 in 46.1 overs to lose by 57 runs.  

Wickford 87 all out
Belhus 89/2 wkts
Belhus won by 8 wickets
Belhus bowler Daniel Dreher took a magnificent 5-28 off his ten overs as his side bowled out Wickford for a miserable 87 in 35.3 overs.  It was no surprise therefore that the visitors cruised to their target with almost thirty overs to spare thanks to Joe Joyce's 51 not out to win by eight wickets.

# Team         P Pts
1. Belhus         7 132
2. Oakfield Parkonians 7 111
3. Gidea Park & Romford 7 100
4. Horndon On The Hill 7 82
5. Hainault & Clayhall         7 71
6. Harlow Town         7 69
7. Hutton         7 65
8. Leigh On Sea         7 65
9. Old Southendian & Southchurch   7 62
10. Wickford                 7 61

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


Division Three
Basildon & Pitsea 290/8 wkts
Walthamstow 227 all out
Basildon & Pitsea won by 63 runs  
Fifties from wicketkeeper Jon Bonnett (66no) and Tom Poole (59) help take hosts Basildon & Pitsea up to a massive 290/8 in their 50 overs, with visiting bowlers George Evans (3-35) and Rory Knox (3-48) posting impressive figures.  In reply the visitors lost two early wickets but then saw fifties from Ayaz Shah (94) and Rhys Marsh (53) pull them back into the contest. However both fell and the innings fell apart thereafter and saw Ben Munday take a hat trick in posting figures of 5-45 to help his side to a 63 run win.  

Epping 106 all out
Stanford Le Hope 229 all out
Stanford Le Hope won by 123 runs  
Fifties from visiting openers Martin Leslie (72) and Michael Gray (55) gave them a platform to build a large total, however they lost their way somewhat and had to rely on Jack Carter's 52 in the middle order to get them up to 229, with Javed Iqbal taking 3-34.  However the hosts didn't get anywhere near the 230 target as Jack Carter completed a wonderful all round display taking 5-22 in ten overs in helping his side rout Epping for just 106 and take a 123 run victory.  

Old Brentwoods 226/9 wkts
Woodford Green 225/8 wkts
Old Brentwoods won by 1 wicket
Fifties from Hussnain Kazmi (91) and Cooper Bingham (66no) helped see visitors Woodford Green post a respectable 225/8 in their 50 overs.  Wade Canham hit 55 for the hosts in reply but Rishabh Mehan (3-47) and Hussnian Kazmi (3-56) almost help see the visitors to victory but the hosts managed to squeeze over the line by one wicket with eight overs to spare. 

West Essex 109 all out
Ardleigh Green 111 all out
Ardleigh Green won by 2 runs  
Visitors Ardleigh Green saw their batting line up fail as they were bowled out for just 111 in 34.5 overs with Yasir Ghayas taking 3-9.  Incredibly though this proved a winning total as Simon Jeffries (3-8), James Duhig (3-17) and Muhammad Asif (3-36) saw the hosts bowled out for 109 in 27.3 overs, with Zia Anwar hitting 50 of them, as the vistors ran out winners by two runs.

Westcliff-On-Sea 227 all out
Benfleet 131 all out
Westcliff-On-Sea won by 96 runs
Westcliff opener Charlie Lockhart hit 102 and was ably supported by Matt Renvoize who hit 59 off 61 deliveries, as the hosts posted 227, this after they were 198/2, but then lost their last eight wickets for just 29 runs with Paul Frensham (4-33) and Gareth Steed (3-39) doing the damage with the ball.  But despite a decent innings of 56 from skipper Gavin Blowes, the visitors were dismissed for just 131 with the pick of the bowlers being Alex Hatton (3-29) and Tom Baker (3-41) seeing the home side to a 96 run win.

# Team P Pts
1. Old Brentwoods 7 111
2. Basildon & Pitsea 7 107
3. Stanford Le Hope 7 103
4. Westcliff-On-Sea 7 101
5. Epping 7 94
6. Ardleigh Green 7 91
7. Woodford Green 7 75
8. Walthamstow 7 67
9. Benfleet         7 37
10. West Essex 7 37

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



That concludes the round up for the weekend,i'll be back next week with a round up of June 25th's matches.   

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday June 11th 2016

(Ahmed Khawaja of Harlow hitting out on his way to scoring 113 against Southend-on-Sea & EMT, photo from Jonathan Wagstaff)

Here is what happened in last weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's, the sixth round of games for the season:-

Premier Division

Brentwood 94/3 wkts

Shenfield 131/9 wkts

Brentwood won by 7 wickets (D/L Method)  

Shenfield batted first and struggled to 131/9 off their 50 overs, with Ian Belchamber taking 3-19 for the hosts.  Rain arrived between innings and left Brentwood a revised target of 94 to win off 25 overs and they cruised to this target with 6.5 overs to spare to take a seven wicket victory.

Chingford 129/4 wkts

Colchester and East Essex 0/0 wkts

Match Abandoned  

Chingford had made 129/4 off 33.3 overs before the rains came to see this one abandoned. Mubhasher Hassan had made 58 off just 64 balls for the hosts.

Ilford 131/3 wkts

Hornchurch 0/0 wkts

Match Abandoned  

Ilford had reached 131/3 off 32 overs before rain then brought this one to a halt and saw the game eventually abandoned.  Hosts wicketkeeper Abid Ali had made a patient 53 not out off 87 balls in that innings.

South Woodford 146/4 wkts

Buckhurst Hill 0/0 wkts

Match Abandoned

Hosts South Woodford made 146/4 off 36 overs when the rains came in this one, meaning the match with Buckhurst Hill was abandoned.  Opening batsmen and skipper Joe Craddock had made 65 off 103 balls for the hosts.

 

Wanstead & Snaresbrook 0/0 wkts

Chelmsford 127/3 wkts

Match Abandoned

Visitors Chelmsford had reached 127/3 off 33.3 overs when the rains came down and saw this one abandoned, with opening batsman Dan Hagen making 50 not out off 104 balls.

        P Pts

1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook 6 115

2. Hornchurch 6 104

3. Chelmsford 6 99

4. Colchester and East Essex 6 76

5. Brentwood 6 71

6. Shenfield 6 63

7. Buckhurst Hill 6 61

8. Ilford 6 60

9. Chingford 6 36

10. South Woodford 6 25

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

Buckhurst Hill vs Ilford  

Chelmsford vs Brentwood   

Colchester and East Essex vs South Woodford   

Hornchurch vs Wanstead & Snaresbrook   

Shenfield vs Chingford 

Division One

Billericay 176/7 wkts

Upminster 225 all out

Upminster won by 5 runs (D/L Method)  

The vistors batted first in this one and posted 225 in 49.1 overs, with Frankie Hazle (79) and Terry Wyatt (57) scoring the bulk of the runs, and Gary Hynes chipped in with figures of 4-56 for the hosts bowling line up.  Billericay's response was interrupted by a rain delay for an hour meaning their target was revised to 185 off 41 overs but fell five runs short with Connor Whetstone taking 3-38 for Upminster.

Harlow 292/6 wkts

Southend-on-Sea & EMT 196 all out

Harlow won by 96 runs

Ahmed Khawaja struck a magnificent 113 for the hosts as they posted 292/6 in their 50 overs, with Alan Jones (68) and Ubaid Ur Rehman Kiani (53) also scoring fifties for the home side.  Ashleigh McCafferty took 3-49 for the visitors but 293 was always going to be a daunting total to chase, and it proved just that as Luke Heskett (3-20) and Callum Sykes (3-33) helped bowl out Southend for 196 in 32.1 overs, with Matthew Wagstaff scoring 68 for the visitors in vain.

 

Loughton 210/6 wkts

Fives and Heronians 0/0 wkts   

Match Abandoned  

Hosts Loughton reached 210/6 with 7.1 overs left of their innings when the rain came and this combined with an unfit ground meant the game never restarted and was abandoned.  Nishad Gabhawala struck 101 for the hosts but sadly the weather won the day.

Orsett & Thurrock 247/6 wkts

Hadleigh & Thundersley 225 all out

Orsett & Thurrock won by 22 runs  

A fifty from Daniel Laird (54) helped hosts Orsett post 247/6 in their 50 overs and the visitors gave it a good go in reply with fifties from Owen Lynch (72) and Oliver Smith (56).   However Shahid Khan (3-39) and Paul Bennett (3-43) helped bowl the visitors out for 225 with just 1.3 overs left and hand Orsett a 22 run win.

Woodford Wells 0/0 wkts

Harold Wood 147/3 wkts

Match Abandoned

Visitors Harold Wood reached 147/3 off 34 overs with fifties from Raihan Hussain (65) and Craig Perrin (56) helping them get to this stage.  However the rain then came down and saw the game abandoned.

              P Pts

1. Orsett & Thurrock       6 113

2. Upminster       6 98

3. Billericay       6 79

4. Harlow       6 78

5. Southend-on-Sea & EMT     6 78

6. Harold Wood       6 60

7. Fives and Heronians       6 51

8. Hadleigh & Thundersley       6 49

9. Woodford Wells       6 47

10. Loughton       6 30

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

Fives and Heronians vs Woodford Wells 

Hadleigh & Thundersley vs Billericay   

Harold Wood vs Harlow  

Southend-on-Sea & EMT vs Orsett & Thurrock   

Upminster vs Loughton 

Division Two

Belhus 272/9 wkts

Harlow Town 212/9 wkts

Belhus won by 60 runs

The hosts batted first and saw skipper Joe Joyce fall three runs short of a century whilst Daniel Dreher struck 47 not out off 22 balls to get his side up to 272/9 in their 50 overs, whilst Daniel Farmer (3-48) and Jack Elston (3-58) were the pick of the bowlers for the visiting side.  In reply Harlow Town struggled and could only manage 212/9 in their 50 overs and fall to a 60 run defeat.

 

Hainault & Clayhall 0/0 wkts

Oakfield Parkonians 258/5 wkts

Match Abandoned  

Visitors Oakfield Parkonians were flying at 258/5 from just 37.4 overs, this after opener Jibran Azam had hit 134 off just 82 balls, but the rain then came down and put paid to this contest and so the match was duly abandoned. 

Hutton 128/6 wkts

Gidea Park & Romford 230/8 wkts

Gidea Park & Romford won by 21 runs (D/L Method)  

Visitors Gidea Park & Romford so opener Kasi Hoq make 96 whilst Elliot Joyner made 66 as they posted 230/8 in their 50 overs.  Hutton's reply was delayed by rain and then further delays meant the hosts saw a revised victory target of 149 from 23 overs.  However they fell 21 runs short and saw the visitors run out winners.

Leigh On Sea 159/4 wkts

Horndon On The Hill 193 all out

Leigh On Sea won by 6 wickets (D/L Method)  

Hosts bowlers Patrick Groves (3-33), Matthew Curtis (3-34) and Alex Camp (3-47) helped restrict visitors Horndon On The Hill to 193 all out in 35.5 overs but the visitors reply was interrupted by rain meaning a revised target of 159 off 41 overs.  And an unbeaten 55 from opener Jon Edwards helped see the hosts to a six wicket win with more than 17 overs to spare.

Old Southendian & Southchurch 124 all out

Wickford 230 all out

Wickford won by 106 runs

Wickford batted first and saw them bowled out for 230 with three balls of their innings to go, with Dean Etchells top scoring with 73 from 85 balls.  Adam Rendall took 3-27 for the hosts but the batsmen failed to fire in reply as Reece Pinchback (4-21) and Bhakta Das (3-22) helped bowl out the hosts for just 124 in 41.1 overs and see Wickford to a massive 106 run win. 

                P Pts

1. Belhus         6 112

2. Gidea Park & Romford 6 95

3. Oakfield Parkonians 6 91

4. Harlow Town         6 62

5. Horndon On The Hill 6 62

6. Wickford         6 61

7. Leigh On Sea         6 60

8. Old Southendian & Southchurch 6 57

9. Hainault & Clayhall 6 51

10. Hutton         6 45

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

Gidea Park & Romford vs Hainault & Clayhall   

Harlow Town vs Hutton  

Horndon On The Hill vs Old Southendian & Southchurch  

Oakfield Parkonians vs Leigh On Sea   

Wickford vs Belhus   

Division Three

Ardleigh Green 291/7 wkts

Westcliff-On-Sea 160/8 wkts

Ardleigh Green won by 9 runs (D/L Method)  

Hosts Ardleigh Green saw fifties from Paul Hurworth (79) and skipper Chris Cook (55) help them post 291/7 in their 50 overs and provide a daunting target for the visitors.  However the rains came and eventually saw a victory target of 169 from 20 overs set for Westcliff and despite a 43 ball 52 from Matt Renvoize they fell nine runs short to lose on the D/L method. 

Benfleet 0/0 wkts

Old Brentwoods 260/9 wkts  

Match Abandoned  

Old Brentwood's saw Rajnish Dohal hit 56 as they posted a decent 260/9 off 50 overs, with Gareth Steed (5-65) and Charlie Huntley (3-58) taking eight wickets between them.  However Benfleet never managed to get their reply underway after the rain came meaning this one was abandoned.

Stanford Le Hope 111 all out

Basildon & Pitsea 206 all out

Basildon & Pitsea won by 95 runs  

The visitors batted first and saw fifties from Phillip Tooke (64) and skipper Michael Gray (51) score the bulk of their runs as they were bowled out for 206, with Matthew Higgins taking 4-39 for the hosts.  However in reply Basildon's Ben Munday decimated the top order, taking 5-34, as Stanford were all out for just 111 and slide to a 95 run defeat.

Walthamstow 0/0 wkts

West Essex 104/7 wkts

Match Abandoned

West Essex had struggled to 104/7 in 29 overs after George Evans had taken 3-24 for the home side, but the rain then came and ended up seeing the one abandoned.

 

Woodford Green 0/0 wkts

Epping 186/5 wkts  

Match Abandoned

Amir Khan hit 88 for the visitors but it was all in vain as after Epping reached 186/5 off 34 overs the rain came and meant this game ended up abandoned.

        P Pts

1. Old Brentwoods 6 91

2. Epping 6 90

3. Basildon & Pitsea 6 87

4. Stanford Le Hope 6 83

5. Westcliff-On-Sea 6 81

6. Ardleigh Green 6 71

7. Woodford Green 6 69

8. Walthamstow 6 61

9. West Essex 6 33

10. Benfleet         6 32

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

Basildon & Pitsea vs Walthamstow   

Epping vs Stanford Le Hope  

Old Brentwoods vs Woodford Green   

West Essex vs Ardleigh Green 

Westcliff-On-Sea vs Benfleet  

That concludes the action for June 11th, I'll be back with a round up of June 18th's action next week.