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.