(Southend On Sea & EMT's Ashleigh McCafferty strikes a final over six to take his side to a two wicket win over Woodford Wells, photo from Jonathan Wagstaff)
Premier Division
Buckhurst Hill 235/9 wkts
Chingford 65 all out
Buckhurst Hill won by 170 runs
Hosts Buckhurst Hill crushed Chingford after bowling out their visiting opponents for just 65. The home side batted first and saw Raymond Parkinson hit 59 to help his side set the visitors 236 to win, with Liam Lannen taking 3-36. In response though Chingford were woeful and saw Carl Brungar take 5-17 in eleven overs as the visiting sides batting line up folded like a pack of cards and slide to a heavy defeat.
Chelmsford 94/5 wkts
Ilford 93 all out
Chelmsford won by 5 wickets
Hosts Chelmsford came out on top in a game where the bowlers dominated proceedings as the home side chased down Ilford's 93 all out to record a five wicket win. The visitors batted first and saw Sam Cook take 6-15 in 10.1 overs as Ilford were dismissed for just 93. Chelmsford in response saw Theeban Tavarasa take 5-33 for the Ilford side but they could not prevent the hosts securing the victory.
Colchester and East Essex 182 all out
Shenfield 114 all out
Colchester and East Essex won by 68 runs
Hosts Colchester easily defended a modest 182 to take victory over Shenfield by 68 runs. The home side will thank Joe Austin for his 69 in helping them get up to the 182 total as Matthews Sailsbury (3-24) and Arshad Ali (3-64) bowled well for the visitors to restrict them. However in reply the away side were blown apart by five wicket hauls for both opening bowlers Ben Stephens (5-65) and Darren Eckford (5-42) as the hosts secured a comfortable victory.
Hornchurch 285/5 wkts dec
South Woodford 67 all out
Hornchurch won by 218 runs
Hosts Hornchurch totally demolished South Woodford by a huge 218 run margin after bowling out the visitors for just 67. The home side set South Woodford 286 to win after fifties from Paul Murray Jnr (62), Rashidi Boucher (60) and Roy Smith (58no) and then their bowlers set about destroying the away sides batting line up and three wickets from Thomas Moore (3-25) and Billy Gordon (3-9) helped see the home side to a massive win.
Wanstead & Snaresbrook 130/4 wkts
Brentwood 129 all out
Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 6 wickets
Hosts Wanstead easily chased down 130 to defeat Brentwood and stay top of the Premier Division. Joe Ellis-Grewal continued his fine form with the ball, taking 4-32 as his side bowled out the visitors for just 129, with Jonathan Walford (48) the only batsman putting up any resistance. In response the hosts lost opening batsman Arfan Akram to the third ball of the innings but they recovered to record a six wicket victory.
# Team P Pts
1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook 5 109
2. Hornchurch 5 98
3. Chelmsford 5 93
4. Colchester and East Essex 5 70
5. Shenfield 5 60
6. Ilford 5 55
7. Buckhurst Hill 5 55
8. Brentwood 5 51
9. Chingford 5 30
10. South Woodford 5 19
Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Brentwood vs Shenfield
Chingford vs Colchester and East Essex
Ilford vs Hornchurch
South Woodford vs Buckhurst Hill
Wanstead & Snaresbrook vs Chelmsford
Division One
Fives and Heronians 161 all out
Upminster 162/5 wkts
Upminster won by 5 wickets
Visitors Upminster chased down 162 to take victory over Fives and Heronians and continue their decent start to the season. The hosts set that target largely thanks to Gary Norris's 51 but 5-64 from visiting opening bowler John Curtis made sure the target was a small one. And Upminster duly strolled to their target thanks to a brilliant 93 from opening batsman Shahbaz Butt and record a five wicket win, this despite hosts bowler Sarfaraz Ahmed recording figures of 4-44.
Hadleigh & Thundersley 112 all out
Harlow 132 all out
Harlow won by 20 runs
Visitors Harlow defended 132 to take a twenty run victory over Hadleigh & Thundersley. Harlow's entire innings was pretty much down to one man, Ahmed Khawaja, who struck 102 off 88 balls in his sides 132 all out. Owen Lynch took 3-1 in eight balls for the hosts and they looked set for the win. However Mohammed Waqas took 5-20 for Harlow and helped by Callum Sykes's 3-29 they bowled out the hosts for just 112, and took a remarkable win in the process.
Harold Wood 96/1 wkt
Loughton 92 all out
Harold Wood won by 9 wickets
Hosts Harold Wood strolled to a nine wicket win after bowling out Loughton for just 92. It could of been much worse for the visitors had opening batsman Bilal Butt not hit 48, over half the innings runs, as the visitors struggled. Maruf Chowdhury took 4-22 for the hosts and then saw his sides reply go according to plan and after loosing Burham Mahmood early on, Craig Perrin (57no) and Raihan Hussain (34no) saw the hosts to a nine wicket victory.
Orsett & Thurrock 102 all out
Billericay 63 all out
Orsett & Thurrock won by 39 runs
The top two came together and saw the sides produce just 165 runs between them in a remarkably low scoring contest as ball most certainly dominated the bat. Orsett batted first and slid to 102 all out thanks to Gary Hynes (4-15) and Adam Marchant (3-27) and the visitors must of thought they were nailed on for victory. However Paul Bennett (5-26) and Shahid Khan (3-11) had other ideas and incredibly saw Billericay dismissed for just 63 and therefore allow Orsett to record a 39 run win.
Southend-on-Sea & EMT 238/8 wkts
Woodford Wells 237/5 wkts
Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 2 wickets
Hosts Southend won a fairly decent contest after being set a more than useful target of 238 to win. This target was laid down due to a brilliant century from Michael Arblaster (113no) as well as 50 from Gareth James with the hosts opening bowler Joe Robbins taking 3-51 in the pick of the bowlers. In reply visiting bowlers Usman Sahar (3-60) and Gareth James (3-47) did their best to protect the 237 they made, but fifties from Aaron Butcher (60) and Phil Gray (60) set the platform for a successful run chase and saw the hosts run out winners by two wickets.
# Team P Pts
1. Orsett & Thurrock 5 93
2. Upminster 5 78
3. Southend-on-Sea & EMT 5 74
4. Billericay 5 72
5. Harlow 5 58
6. Harold Wood 5 54
7. Fives and Heronians 5 45
8. Hadleigh & Thundersley 5 44
9. Woodford Wells 5 41
10. Loughton 5 24
Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Billericay vs Upminster
Harlow vs Southend-on-Sea & EMT
Loughton vs Fives and Heronians
Orsett & Thurrock vs Hadleigh & Thundersley
Woodford Wells vs Harold Wood
Division Two
Gidea Park & Romford 183 all out
Belhus 151/9 wkts
Match Drawn
The top two came together at the Gidea Park Sports Ground and saw the game end a draw after Belhus clung on with just one wicket remaining. It had looked good for the visitors when they bowled the hosts out for 183, with Daniel Dreher taking 6-61. Shawn Findlay hit 51 for Gidea Park but the 184 target looked more than acheivable. However the visiting league leaders struggled in reply, with Shawn Findlay (4-19) and Matt Connaughton (3-39) doing the damage, and at 50/6 they looked dead and buried. But Danny Norris struck an unbeaten 62 off 78 deliveries to help his side escape with a draw.
Hainault & Clayhall 180/4 wkts
Leigh On Sea 179 all out
Hainault & Clayhall won by 6 wickets
Hosts Hainault & Clayhall chased down 180 to record a six wicket victory over Leigh On Sea at Oakfield Playing Field. Leigh batted first and saw openers Iain McDonald (46) and Jon Edwards (43) put on 96 for the opening wicket, however Ryan Hurst (4-42) and Khalil Khan (3-61) helped reduce the visitors to 179 all out. In reply Hainault openers Irfan Shah (73) and Dominic Hurst (60no) put on 115 for the opening wicket, which set the platform for an comfortable run chase, this despite Alex Camp's best efforts with the ball, taking 4-62, which proved in vain.
Harlow Town 233/8 wkts
Old Southendian & Southchurch 149 all out
Harlow Town won by 84 runs
Phoenix Park side Harlow Town recorded a comfortable 84 run victory over Old Southendian & Southchurch. The hosts batted first and saw fifties from Ashley Alderson (88) and Matt Hurley (55) help set 234 to win, with Matthew Austin taking 3-46 for the visitors. OS&S opener David Johnson hit 57 off 35 balls but Christoper Powell then took 5-49 and Mohammed Ali 3-26 as the visitors reply fell away sharply from 80/2 and saw the hosts run out easy winners in the end.
Oakfield Parkonians 229 all out
Hutton 225 all out
Oakfield Parkonians won by 4 runs
Hosts Oakfield Parkonians won a thrilling match against Hutton by just four runs at Old Parkonians Pavillion. Paran Kalley hit 56 for the hosts but were bowled out for 229 thanks to William Southgate's 4-54 and Carl Mumba's 3-67. In reply Hutton lost Mitchell Fenn early but then saw James Mowli (106) and Daniel Hagger (51) set the visitors onto what they thought would be a successful run chase,however hosts bowler Selvam Ramasamay took 7-51 and helped by Jibran Azam (3-44) demolish the remainder of the Hutton batting line up and see Oakfield run out winners by four runs.
Wickford 261/8 wkts
Horndon On The Hill 204/7 wkts
Match Drawn
The match at Wickford's Patmore Memorial Sports Ground ended in a draw. Wickford batted first and set Horndon 262 to win thanks to Tanvir Alam carrying his bat for 113 and was assisted by Dale Kinsley, who struck 63. Jeff West took 3-64 for the visitors and in reply saw Scott Plom hit an unbeaten 66 as they forced a draw, despite 3-63 from David Cole.
# Team P Pts
1. Belhus 5 92
2. Oakfield Parkonians 5 85
3. Gidea Park & Romford 5 75
4. Horndon On The Hill 5 59
5. Harlow Town 5 55
6. Old Southendian & Southchurch 5 53
7. Hainault & Clayhall 5 45
8. Wickford 5 41
9. Leigh On Sea 5 40
10. Hutton 5 38
Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Belhus vs Harlow Town
Hainault & Clayhall vs Oakfield Parkonians
Hutton vs Gidea Park & Romford
Leigh On Sea vs Horndon On The Hill
Old Southendian & Southchurch vs Wickford
Division Three
Basildon & Pitsea 172 all out
Epping 203 all out
Epping won by 31 runs
Visitors Epping took the honours against Basildon & Pitsea after successfully protecting 203. Dan Bedford (3-50) and Liam Rouse (3-61) had the visitors struggling and only managed to get over 200 thanks to a brilliant 77 from Tapan Patel. Javed Iqbal then set about dismantling the hosts battling line up, taking 5-39, and despite hosts wicketkeeper Jon Bonnett striking an unbeaten 61 they fell 31 runs short and saw the visitors leave with the victory.
Benfleet 176/9 wkts
Woodford Green 168/9 wkts
Match Drawn
The match at Woodside Park ended in a draw after Woodford Green clung on after looking likely to take victory following a battling collapse against Benfleet. The hosts saw Gareth Steed hit 52 until he was snared by Jack Cossey, who recorded figures of 3-19, as Benfleet were restricted to just 176. Hamza Hussain (50), Hamaad Sayyed (44) and Jack Cossey (44) had Woodford in a strong position in reply but Callum Wheeler (4-46) helped cause a batting collapse as the visitors went for runs to try and force the win, but in the end they ended up settling for a draw.
Old Brentwoods 250/7 wkts
Ardleigh Green 184/8 wkts
Match Drawn
Hosts Old Brentwoods could only draw their game against Ardleigh Green in a match they felt they should of won after having the better of it throughout. The hosts batted first and saw a brilliant 121 from Wade Canham help them to set Ardleigh Green 251 for victory, with James Duhig taking 3-67 for the visitors. Paul Hurworth hit 46 for the visitors in reply but they never threatened to get near that target set but managed to hang on for a draw.
West Essex 52 all out
Stanford Le Hope 53/2 wkts
Stanford Le Hope won by 8 wickets
Hosts West Essex fell to an embarrassing defeat after making just 52 in their match with Stanford Le Hope. Matthews Higgins (5-27) and Adam Knight (5-23) took just 16.3 overs between them to dismiss the hosts entire batting line up and it was no surprise when the visitors cruised to their victory target in 16.4 overs and take an eight wicket win.
Westcliff-On-Sea 172 all out
Walthamstow 150 all out
Westcliff-On-Sea won by 22 runs
Hosts Westcliff managed to defend 172 to take victory at their Chalkwell Park home against Walthamstow. The home side batted first and saw George Evans take 5-14 for the visitors and with Hamza Mahmood chipping in with 3-40, the hosts were restricted to 172. In response the visitors saw Ben Smith strike 64, and at 123/2 looked likely to win, but Smith then fell and this sparked a collapse which saw eight wickets fall for 27 runs, largely thanks to 4-33 from both Shahbaz Sattar and Alex Hatton, as the hosts fought back to take a remarkable 22 run win.
# Team P Pts
1. Old Brentwoods 5 90
2. Epping 5 84
3. Stanford Le Hope 5 80
4. Westcliff-On-Sea 5 74
5. Basildon & Pitsea 5 67
6. Woodford Green 5 64
7. Walthamstow 5 57
8. Ardleigh Green 5 51
9. West Essex 5 27
10. Benfleet 5 26
Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Ardleigh Green vs Westcliff-On-Sea
Benfleet vs Old Brentwoods
Stanford Le Hope vs Basildon & Pitsea
Walthamstow vs West Essex
Woodford Green vs Epping
That concludes the round up for the weekend,i'll be back next week with a round up of June 11th's matches.
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