(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.
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.
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