Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday June 18th 2016

(Wanstead & Snaresbrook captain Joe Ellis-Grewal, who had another decent weekend, taking 4-53 before hitting 43 with the bat although his side slipped to a 14 run defeat to Hornchurch, picture from Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Here is a round up from the latest round of 1st XI fixtures in the Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League on Saturday:-

Premier Division
Buckhurst Hill 128/8 wkts
Ilford 125 all out
Buckhurst Hill won by 3 runs  
With the match starting later than scheduled due to wet ground the contest became 35 overs per side and the hosts batted first and made 128/8 with Syed Ashar Ahmed Zaidi (3-21) and Theeban Tavarasa (3-24) doing the damage for the visitors.  In reply Ilford reached 120/6 and looked set for victory but then lost their last four wickets for five runs to lose by three runs with three balls left with Carl Brungar taking 4-15 for the home side to help see them record an amazing victory.

Chelmsford 156/8 wkts
Brentwood 155/9 wkts
Chelmsford won by 2 wickets  
Aaron Beard (4-29) and James Clifford (3-29) helped hosts Chelmsford restrict Brentwood to just 155/9 in their 50 overs.  In reply the home side lost wickets (Max Osbourne taking 3-17) but Nick Prowling's 55 not out helped steer his side home by just two wickets with 5.1 overs to spare.

Colchester and East Essex 124/5 wkts
South Woodford 123 all out
Colchester and East Essex won by 5 wickets  
With the match reduced to 45 overs a side due a delayed start the visitors batted first and were bowled out for just 123 with Ben Stephens taking 3-17.  In response the hosts lost five wickets in pursuit of the 124 target but skipper Tom Ullyott's 76 not out helped them cruise to their target with 12.3 overs to spare.

Hornchurch 239/8 wkts
Wanstead & Snaresbrook 225 all out
Hornchurch won by 14 runs  
Fifties from Billy Gordon (74no) and Paul Murray JNR (56) helped Hornchurch post 239/8 in their 50 overs with Joe Ellis-Grewal (4-57) and Aron Nijar (3-27) taking all but one of the wickets for the visiting side.  In response the hosts reduced Wanstead to 122/7 and looked likely to record a massive win.  However Jonathan Das (53) and Joe Ellis-Grewal (43) put on 96 to take their side to just 22 runs from victory but they then lost their last three wickets for seven runs to lose by 14 runs with 1.2 overs to go, Marc Whitlock taking 3-31 for the hosts.

Shenfield 215/8 wkts
Chingford 215 all out
Match tied
Chingford's Mubasher Hassan made 63 but his side could only make 215 all out in 49.2 overs with Suhaib Sarwar taking 3-47 for the hosts.  In response the hosts struggled to reach their target of 216 but nearly made it thanks to 51 not out from Tom Austin, but the game ended as a tie, with Mubasher Hassan completing a brilliant all round performance by taking 3-37.

# Team       P Pts
1. Hornchurch       7 124
2. Wanstead & Snaresbrook      7 121
3. Chelmsford       7 119
4. Colchester and East Essex    7 96
5. Buckhurst Hill       7 81
6. Shenfield               7 78
7. Brentwood       7 70
8. Ilford       7 66
9. Chingford       7 50
10. South Woodford       7 28

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Brentwood vs Chingford 
Chelmsford vs Hornchurch  
Ilford vs Colchester and East Essex  
South Woodford vs Shenfield   
Wanstead & Snaresbrook vs Buckhurst Hill  


Division One
Fives and Heronians 111 all out
Woodford Wells 259 all out
Woodford Wells won by 148 runs  
Fifties from Gareth James (64), Jack Johnson (55) and Michael Arblaster (52) helped Woodford Wells post 259 with 2.2 overs to go, with Sarfaraz Ahmed taking 4-46 for the hosts.  The target set proved more than enough though as Gareth James completed a decent all round performance, taking 4-18 as Fives and Heronians were bowled out for just 111 to lose by a massive 148 runs.

Hadleigh & Thundersley 103/9 wkts
Billericay 186 all out
Billericay won by 83 runs  
Visitors Billericay recovered from 17/4 and 90/7 to post a modest but defendable 186 in 48.2 overs with Richard Revell taking 3-31 for the hosts.  However this was more than easily defended as 3-5 from David Houghton helped bowl out Hadleigh for just 103 in 28.5 overs and see the visitors take an 83 run victory.

Harold Wood 131/3 wkts
Harlow 130 all out
Harold Wood won by 7 wickets  
Waqas Shafique (3-21) and Maruf Chowdhury (3-24) helped hosts Harold Wood bowl out Harlow for just 130 in 42.2 overs.  In reply the hosts cruised to a seven wicket win with more than 20 overs to spare thanks to fifties from Craig Perrin (62no) and Raihan Hussain (51).

Southend-on-Sea & EMT 255/7 wkts
Orsett & Thurrock 52 all out
Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 203 runs
Tom Phillippe struck 101 from 116 balls as hosts Southend posted a decent 255/7 in their 50 overs with visiting bowler William Gibbon taking a respectable 3-45.  The home side then saw Ben Wathan (4-17), Callum Druce (3-10) and Joe Robbins (3-16) totally demolish the visiting batting line up and bowl them out for just 52 in 24.5 overs and seal a crushing 203 run win for the Southchurch Park side.

Upminster 254/8 wkts
Loughton 251/5 wkts
Upminster won by 2 wickets
Visitors Loughton saw fifties from Bilal Butt (85) and Tauseef Kazmi (61no) help them post a decent 251/5 off their 50 overs but on what proved to be a decent batting track the the hosts produced a brilliant well paced chase and thanks largely to skipper Alan Ison's 119, they reached their target with four balls to spare and take a thrilling two wicket victory, this despite Tauseef Kazmi's 3-39 for the visitors.

# Team       P Pts
1. Upminster       7 118
2. Orsett & Thurrock       7 116
3. Billericay               7 99
4. Southend-on-Sea & EMT       7 98
5. Harold Wood       7 80
6. Harlow       7 80
7. Woodford Wells       7 67
8. Fives and Heronians       7 55
9. Hadleigh & Thundersley       7 53
10. Loughton       7 37

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Billericay vs Loughton 
Hadleigh & Thundersley vs Southend-on-Sea & EMT   
Harlow vs Fives and Heronians  
Orsett & Thurrock vs Harold Wood   
Woodford Wells vs Upminster      


Division Two
Gidea Park & Romford 172 all out
Hainault & Clayhall 173/7 wkts
Hainault & Clayhall won by 3 wickets  
Visiting bowler Mousshin Ismail took 3-24 as his side bowled out hosts Gidea Park & Romford for just 172 in 41.4 overs.  And Hainault opener Irfan Shah hit 56 as his side reached their victory target of 173 with 11.5 overs to spare to win by three wickets.

Harlow Town 227/9 wkts
Hutton 229/9 wkts
Hutton won by 2 runs
Hutton opening batsmen Mitchell Fenn struck 67 as his side posted 229/9 in their 50 overs with Harlow Town bowler Shaun Alderson taking 3-43.  Fifties from Patrick Yates (70) and Ashley Alderson (53) had the hosts in a good position at 106/1 but then collapsed to 120/5 and although they managed to put on 73 for the sixth wicket, they lost four wickets for thirty runs attempting to reach the 230 target and fell agonisingly short to lose by two runs, with Jon Hammond taking 4-53.  

Horndon On The Hill 168 all out
Old Southendian & Southchurch 144 all out
Horndon On The Hill won by 24 runs  
Hosts Horndon will have to solely thank middle order batsman and skipper Jeff West for posting any sort of target, after he hit 105 in his sides 168 all out in 39 overs.  However this looked likely to still not be enough runs to win but the hosts bowlers had other ideas and exploited the visitors batting line up, and helped by Jack Marson's 3-22 they bowled out Old Southendians for just 144 in 48.1 overs and take a 24 run victory. 

Oakfield Parkonians 262/8 wkts
Leigh On Sea 205 all out
Oakfield Parkonians won by 57 runs  
Oakfield opener and skipper Jibran Azam hit 74 from 68 balls until he was snared by Leigh bowler Daniel Cocking, who took 3-49 and was helped by Matthews Curtis who took 3-53, although the hosts posted a more than useful 262/8.  However the visitors could not get going in reply and were eventually bowled out for 205 in 46.1 overs to lose by 57 runs.  

Wickford 87 all out
Belhus 89/2 wkts
Belhus won by 8 wickets
Belhus bowler Daniel Dreher took a magnificent 5-28 off his ten overs as his side bowled out Wickford for a miserable 87 in 35.3 overs.  It was no surprise therefore that the visitors cruised to their target with almost thirty overs to spare thanks to Joe Joyce's 51 not out to win by eight wickets.

# Team         P Pts
1. Belhus         7 132
2. Oakfield Parkonians 7 111
3. Gidea Park & Romford 7 100
4. Horndon On The Hill 7 82
5. Hainault & Clayhall         7 71
6. Harlow Town         7 69
7. Hutton         7 65
8. Leigh On Sea         7 65
9. Old Southendian & Southchurch   7 62
10. Wickford                 7 61

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Belhus vs Horndon On The Hill  
Hainault & Clayhall vs Harlow Town   
Hutton vs Wickford  
Leigh On Sea vs Old Southendian & Southchurch  
Oakfield Parkonians vs Gidea Park & Romford   


Division Three
Basildon & Pitsea 290/8 wkts
Walthamstow 227 all out
Basildon & Pitsea won by 63 runs  
Fifties from wicketkeeper Jon Bonnett (66no) and Tom Poole (59) help take hosts Basildon & Pitsea up to a massive 290/8 in their 50 overs, with visiting bowlers George Evans (3-35) and Rory Knox (3-48) posting impressive figures.  In reply the visitors lost two early wickets but then saw fifties from Ayaz Shah (94) and Rhys Marsh (53) pull them back into the contest. However both fell and the innings fell apart thereafter and saw Ben Munday take a hat trick in posting figures of 5-45 to help his side to a 63 run win.  

Epping 106 all out
Stanford Le Hope 229 all out
Stanford Le Hope won by 123 runs  
Fifties from visiting openers Martin Leslie (72) and Michael Gray (55) gave them a platform to build a large total, however they lost their way somewhat and had to rely on Jack Carter's 52 in the middle order to get them up to 229, with Javed Iqbal taking 3-34.  However the hosts didn't get anywhere near the 230 target as Jack Carter completed a wonderful all round display taking 5-22 in ten overs in helping his side rout Epping for just 106 and take a 123 run victory.  

Old Brentwoods 226/9 wkts
Woodford Green 225/8 wkts
Old Brentwoods won by 1 wicket
Fifties from Hussnain Kazmi (91) and Cooper Bingham (66no) helped see visitors Woodford Green post a respectable 225/8 in their 50 overs.  Wade Canham hit 55 for the hosts in reply but Rishabh Mehan (3-47) and Hussnian Kazmi (3-56) almost help see the visitors to victory but the hosts managed to squeeze over the line by one wicket with eight overs to spare. 

West Essex 109 all out
Ardleigh Green 111 all out
Ardleigh Green won by 2 runs  
Visitors Ardleigh Green saw their batting line up fail as they were bowled out for just 111 in 34.5 overs with Yasir Ghayas taking 3-9.  Incredibly though this proved a winning total as Simon Jeffries (3-8), James Duhig (3-17) and Muhammad Asif (3-36) saw the hosts bowled out for 109 in 27.3 overs, with Zia Anwar hitting 50 of them, as the vistors ran out winners by two runs.

Westcliff-On-Sea 227 all out
Benfleet 131 all out
Westcliff-On-Sea won by 96 runs
Westcliff opener Charlie Lockhart hit 102 and was ably supported by Matt Renvoize who hit 59 off 61 deliveries, as the hosts posted 227, this after they were 198/2, but then lost their last eight wickets for just 29 runs with Paul Frensham (4-33) and Gareth Steed (3-39) doing the damage with the ball.  But despite a decent innings of 56 from skipper Gavin Blowes, the visitors were dismissed for just 131 with the pick of the bowlers being Alex Hatton (3-29) and Tom Baker (3-41) seeing the home side to a 96 run win.

# Team P Pts
1. Old Brentwoods 7 111
2. Basildon & Pitsea 7 107
3. Stanford Le Hope 7 103
4. Westcliff-On-Sea 7 101
5. Epping 7 94
6. Ardleigh Green 7 91
7. Woodford Green 7 75
8. Walthamstow 7 67
9. Benfleet         7 37
10. West Essex 7 37

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play starts at 12:30)
Ardleigh Green vs Basildon & Pitsea  
Benfleet vs West Essex   
Old Brentwoods vs Westcliff-On-Sea  
Walthamstow vs Epping   
Woodford Green vs Stanford Le Hope    



That concludes the round up for the weekend,i'll be back next week with a round up of June 25th's matches.   

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday June 11th 2016

(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.

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday June 4th 2016

(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)

Here is a round up from the latest round of fixtures in the Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League on Saturday:-

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.