Monday 1 August 2016

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.

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