(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.
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