Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday July 16th 2016

(Hornchurch opening batsmen Rashidi Boucher takes the acclaim after his brilliant 122 against Colchester & East Essex, thanks to @HCCOfficial for the photo)

Here is what happened in the weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's across the four divisions:-

Premier Division

Brentwood 139/2 (19 overs)

Buckhurst Hill 135 (45.2 overs)

Brentwood won by 8 wickets

Ian Belchamber claimed figures of 3-35 as he helped his side dismiss Buckhurst Hill for just 135 and they made light work of chasing this target down, reaching it in just 19 overs, thanks largely to Tom Oakley's 66 not out from just 56 balls.

Chelmsford 184 (46 overs)

Shenfield 185/7 (44.3 overs)

Shenfield won by 3 wickets

Arshad Ali (3-24) and Matthew Salisbury (3-45) helped restrict hosts Chelmsford to just 184 although it could of been a lot worse for the hosts had Karamat Ali not contributed 64 batting an number nine. However the visitors managed to reach their target with 5.3 overs to spare thanks to Ryan Plom's 85 not out with Chelmsford's Anthony Hill claming figures of 3-40.

Hornchurch 349/4 (50 overs)

Colchester and East Essex 257 (44.4 overs)

Hornchurch won by 92 runs

Hornchurch tore the visiting bowlers apart and were given a superb platform as openers Rashidi Boucher (122) and Michael Bones (103) put on a massive 218 for the opening wicket.  Paul Walter then chipped in with 55 from just 29 deliveries to help the hosts up to their huge total and then he then took 4-47 and colleague Thomas Moore 3-43 as they dismissed their opponents 92 runs adrift. Andrew Kennedy (80) and Tom Ullyott (52) both hit fifties but it was ultimately in vain.

Ilford 228/9 (50 overs)

South Woodford 245/5 (50 overs)

South Woodford won by 17 runs

James Swash (84) and Peter Lazarus (60) shared a third wicket stand of 90 as they helped set Ilford 246 to win.  Abid Ali (70) and Mohammad Ahktar (52) then shared a third wicket stand of 100 but Harry Shirt took 4-45 for the visitors as they managed to defend their total for a 17 run win.

Wanstead & Snaresbrook 158/4 (35.1 overs)

Chingford 154 (47.5 overs)

Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 6 wickets

Hosts bowler Jack Lord took 4-23 as he helped his side bowl out Chingford for 154 and then they cruised to their victory target of 155 with 14.5 overs to spare to take a six wicket win. 

#             Team                               P         Pts

1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook     11        186

2. Hornchurch                             11        172

3. Chelmsford                              11        156

4. Brentwood                              11        141

5. Colchester and East Essex     11        132

6. Ilford                                         11        117

7. Shenfield                                  11        115

8. Buckhurst Hill                          11         93

9. Chingford                                 11         82

10. South Woodford                   11         78

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Brentwood vs Ilford  

Chingford vs Chelmsford   

Colchester and East Essex vs Buckhurst Hill  

Shenfield vs Hornchurch 

South Woodford vs Wanstead & Snaresbrook

Division One

Billericay 161/8 (50 overs)

Harold Wood 162/3 (20.4 overs)

Harold Wood won by 7 wickets

Maruf Chowdhury (3-36) helped restrict the hosts to just 161/8 as they struggled with the bat.  The same cannot be said for the visitors though as they blitzed their way to the 162 target, reaching it in the 21st over, thanks to openers Mdaminul Isalm Shihan (69) and Raihan Hussain (53no) getting the innings off to a flier.  Robert Rayner did take 3-29 for the hosts but it was all in vain.

Hadleigh & Thundersley 149 (41 overs)

Upminster 110 (28.1 overs)

Hadleigh & Thundersley won by 39 runs

Connor Whetstone (3-17) and Matt Tigg (3-28) helped their side dismiss hosts Hadleigh for just 149, however this proved more than enough runs for the hosts as Anthony Grosvenor (4-15) and Sam Handley (4-29) then demolished the visitors batting line up, dismissing them for just 110 to claim a 39 run win.

Harlow 298/8 (50 overs)

Woodford Wells 268 (48.3 overs)

Harlow won by 30 runs

Hafiz Yawar Afzal (70) and Rehman Ahmed (65) helped their side post 298/8 with Jonathan Gaffney taking 3-54.  Michael Arblaster stuck 91 for the visitors in reply but Nicky Baxter took 4-49 as the hosts ended up winners by 30 runs.

Orsett & Thurrock 163 (42.5 overs)

Loughton 254/9 (50 overs)

Loughton won by 91 runs

Bilal Butt struck a magnificent 100 from just 67 balls as he helped his side post 254/9 and then saw his side bowl out the hosts for just 163 thanks to himself (3-30) and Tauseef Kazmi (3-33) doing the damage with the ball.

Southend-on-Sea & EMT 254/4 (48.2 overs)

Fives and Heronians 250/9 (50 overs)

Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 6 wickets

Farhad Iqbal (83) and Jake Poulter (57) struck fifties although both were dismissed by Ashleigh McCafferty who took 5-48, backed up by Alex Karkoski who took 3-38, as the visitors posted 250/9. Iqbal then took 3-35 but he and his team mates were powerless to prevent the hosts from chasing down their target with ten balls to spare, thanks to fifties from Phil Gray (71no) and Oliver Wagstaff (58).

#             Team                               P       Pts

1. Upminster                                11     182

2. Orsett & Thurrock                   11     152

3. Southend-on-Sea & EMT       11     147

4. Harold Wood                           11     146

5. Harlow                                      11     130

6. Woodford Wells                      11     122

7. Billericay                                   11     115

8. Hadleigh & Thundersley        11     102

9. Fives and Heronians               11      80

10. Loughton                               11       75

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Billericay vs Harlow   

Fives and Heronians vs Harold Wood   

Loughton vs Hadleigh & Thundersley 

Upminster vs Southend-on-Sea & EMT 

Woodford Wells vs Orsett & Thurrock 

Division Two

Gidea Park & Romford 139/2 (26.2 overs)

Wickford 138 (43.3 overs)

Gidea Park & Romford won by 8 wickets

Shawn Findlay took 3-32 as he helped Gidea Park & Romford dismiss Wickford for just 138 and then the hosts cruised to their 139 target in in 27th over with James Pegram making 54.

Hainault & Clayhall 219 (45.4 overs)

Old Southendian & Southchurch 183 (40.5 overs)

Hainault & Clayhall won by 36 runs

Amit Gupta (3-28) and Adam Rendall (3-50) helped visitors Old Southendians to bowl out hosts Hainault but Ryan Hurst's 70 at least got them over 200 and something decent to bowl at.  Hurst then decided he would do the damage with the ball as well, taking 4-37, as they dismissed the Garon's Park side for 183 to win by 36 runs.

Hutton 239 (48.2 overs)

Belhus 263/7 (50 overs)

Belhus won by 24 runs  

Liam Wilson (83) and Danny Joyce (81) put on 163 for the second wicket as Belhus posted 263/7 with Carl Mumba (4-34) and Mitchell Fenn (3-57) doing the best work with the ball for Hutton.  In reply James Mowll hit 57 but Daniel Dreher took 3-46 as Belhus managed to defend their total and take the win.

Leigh On Sea 153 (34.2 overs)

Harlow Town 249 (49.4 overs)

Harlow Town won by 96 runs

Neil Gladwin struck 96 from 111 balls to help Harlow Town post 249, with Patrick Groves taking 3-56 for the hosts.  Dean Waller hit 66 from just 49 deliveries in reply but no other batsmen managed to function as Shaun Alderson's 5-36 helped the visitors to a 96 run win.

Oakfield Parkonians 205/3 (31.2 overs)

Horndon On The Hill 204 (41.1 overs)

Oakfield Parkonians won by 7 wickets

Jeff West hit 64 for visitors Horndon as they posted 204 but it proved no challenge to hosts Oakfield who reached their target in the 32nd over thanks to fifties from Faisal Bhatti (80) and Ramya Upadhyay (59no).

#             Team                                         P         Pts

1. Belhus                                                11        184

2. Oakfield Parkonians                         11        161

3. Gidea Park & Romford                    11         151

4. Old Southendian & Southchurch  11         128

5. Hainault & Clayhall                          11         119

6. Harlow Town                                    11         119

7. Hutton                                               11         115

8. Horndon On The Hill                       11         111

9. Leigh On Sea                                    11          95

10. Wickford                                         11          72

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Belhus vs Hainault & Clayhall  

Horndon On The Hill vs Gidea Park & Romford   

Leigh On Sea vs Hutton 

Old Southendian & Southchurch vs Oakfield Parkonians  

Wickford vs Harlow Town

Division Three

Ardleigh Green 184 (30 overs)

Walthamstow 188/3 (34.5 overs)

Walthamstow won by 7 wickets

Hosts Ardleigh Green saw Paul Hurworth hit an unbeaten 97 but his fellow team mates went hard to early and were dismissed for 184 with twenty overs of their innings left.  Mark Goulding (4-42) and Saghir Rabbani (4-53) took advantage of this and then saw fifties from Richard Baughan (76no) and Paul Miller (68no) share an unbroken third wicket stand to take their side to victory with 15.1 overs to spare.

Benfleet 182/3 (46.3 overs)

Stanford Le Hope 181 (48.3 overs)

Benfleet won by 7 wickets

Hosts Benfleet easily chased down the target of 182 set by visitors Stanford Le Hope, reaching it with 3.3 overs to spare to take a seven wicket win.

Old Brentwoods 211/5 (43.1 overs)

Epping 210 (48 overs)  

Old Brentwoods won by 5 wickets

Stanford's opening bowler Awais Sadagat took 3-41 as his side bowled out Epping for 210.  In reply fifties from Baber Choudhary (82) and Rajnish Dohal (60no) took the hosts to victory with 6.5 overs left.

Westcliff-On-Sea 266/9 (50 overs)

Basildon & Pitsea 267/9 (49.5 overs)

Basildon & Pitsea won by 1 wicket

Westcliff opening batsmen Charlie Lockhart carried his bat for 133 off 136 balls as his side posted 266/9, with visiting bowler Dan Bedford taking 3-61.  In reply fifties from Darren Thompson (89) and Liam Rouse (68) put their side in a good position but when Thompson fell with twenty still needed and one wicket left, the match was swinging the hosts way.  However the final pair managed to get the required runs and see the visitors over the line with one ball to spare in a thriller.  Robert Pinkerton (3-49) and Austin Holmes (3-52) did their best with the ball but it was all in vain.

Woodford Green 159 (37 overs)

West Essex 160/7 (43 overs)

West Essex won by 3 wickets

Vaseem Ahmed recorded figures of 5-33 from ten overs as Woodford Green were dismissed for 159.  In reply Mohammed Hasan took 3-28 from his ten overs but the visiting side managed to reach their target with seven overs to spare.        

#             Team                         P      Pts

1. Old Brentwoods               11     182

2. Basildon & Pitsea             11     160

3. Westcliff-On-Sea              11     155

4. Stanford Le Hope             11     136

5. Epping                                11    127

6. Ardleigh Green                 11     124

7. Walthamstow                   11     109

8. Benfleet                             11     102

9. Woodford Green              11      93

10. West Essex                      11      64

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Basildon & Pitsea vs West Essex 

Epping vs Westcliff-On-Sea  

Stanford Le Hope vs Old Brentwoods 

Walthamstow vs Benfleet   

Woodford Green 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.

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday July 9th 2016

Upminster celebrate getting a wicket (pic: Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Here is what happened in last weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's across the four divisions:-

Premier Division

Buckhurst Hill 232/8 wkts (50 overs) (Rob Petchey 44; Mohib Shah 2-41)

Hornchurch 301/5 wkts (50 overs) (Rashidi Boucher 114, Paul Walter 65; Darren Ironside 2-85)   

Hornchurch won by 69 runs        

Chingford 169 all out (41 overs) (Andrew MacGregor 37; Theeban Tavarasa 4-39)

Ilford 251/7 wkts (50 overs) (Nigel Jacobs 73, Syed Ashar Ahmed Zaidi 59; Liam Lannen 2-45) 

Ilford won by 82 runs    

Colchester and East Essex 169 all out (35.2 overs) (Joe Austin 44; Aaron Beard 5-27)

Chelmsford 302/9 wkts (50 overs) (James Clifford 67, Jack Sterland 55; Ollie Bocking 3-71)

Chelmsford won by 133 runs     

Shenfield 225 all out (47.2 overs) (Ryan Plom 87; Zain Shahzad 3-37, Joe Ellis-Grewal 3-49)

Wanstead & Snaresbrook 298 all out (46.4 overs) (Arfan Akram 104; Arshad Ali 3-33)       

Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 73 runs            

South Woodford 235/7 wkts (50 overs) (Nick Browne 109no; Ian Belchamber 2-43)

Brentwood 239/2 wkts (39.1 overs) (Tom Oakley 91, Dave Hammond 73no, Aaron West 58; Bradley Copper 2-48)             

Brentwood won by 8 wickets

#             Team                                          P             Pts

1.            Wanstead & Snaresbrook        10           166

2.            Hornchurch                                 10           152

3.            Chelmsford                                 10           151

4.            Colchester and East Essex      10           127

5.            Brentwood                                  10           121

6.            Ilford                                             10           112

7.            Shenfield                                     10           95

8.            Buckhurst Hill                              10           92

9.            Chingford                                     10           80

10.          South Woodford                          10           58

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Brentwood vs Buckhurst Hill  

Chelmsford vs Shenfield

Hornchurch vs Colchester and East Essex 

Ilford vs South Woodford 

Wanstead & Snaresbrook vs Chingford

Division One

Fives and Heronians 234 all out (46.5 overs) (Jake Poulter 89; Oliver Smith 3-24, Adam Soilleux 3-40)

Hadleigh & Thundersley 242/9 wkts (50 overs) (Paul Tibbenham 69; Sam Handley 55; Sarfaraz Ahmed 4-52)         

Hadleigh & Thundersley won by 8 runs 

Harold Wood 198/6 wkts (37.4 overs) (Raihan Hussain 88; Callum Druce 3-35, Joe Robbins 3-50)

Southend-on-Sea & EMT 197 all out (46.3 overs) (Joe Robbins 55, Tom Phillppe 51; Shahbaz Khan 3-38, Maruf Chowdhury 3-41)         

Harold Wood won by 4 wickets 

Loughton 254 all out (45.2 overs) (Tauseef Kazmi 103, Taqi Abbas 65; Hafiz Yawar Afzal 2-26)

Harlow 290/6 wkts (50 overs) (Ahmed Khawaja 145no; Andrew Bridges 3-59)     

Harlow won by 36 runs 

Upminster 279/8 wkts (50 overs) (Shahbaz Butt 61, Shafiq Rahman 50; Shahid Khan 4-53)

Orsett & Thurrock 203 all out (46 overs) (Paul Bennett 77; Connor Whetstone 3-25)         

Upminster won by 76 runs          

Woodford Wells 176/6 wkts (41.4 overs) (Michael Arblaster 53; Adam Marchant 3-43)

Billericay 175 all out (49.1 overs) (Ross Poulton 53; Usman Sahar 4-18)    

Woodford Wells won by 4 wickets

#             Team                               P             Pts

1.            Upminster                              10           178

2.            Orsett & Thurrock                  10           147

3.            Southend-on-Sea & EMT     10           127

4.            Harold Wood                         10           126

5.            Woodford Wells                     10           115

6.            Billericay                                 10           113

7.            Harlow                                     10           110

8.            Hadleigh & Thundersley        10           82

9.            Fives and Heronians             10           75

10.          Loughton                                10           55

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Billericay vs Harold Wood  

Hadleigh & Thundersley vs Upminster  

Harlow vs Woodford Wells 

Orsett & Thurrock vs Loughton   

Southend-on-Sea & EMT vs Fives and Heronians

Division Two

Belhus 256 all out (49.2 overs) (Danny Joyce 109no; Daniel Cocking 3-41)

Leigh On Sea 151 all out (39.4 overs) (Iain McDonald 56; Daniel Dreher 3-34, Connor Day 3-43)    

Belhus won by 105 runs               

Harlow Town 236/7 wkts (50 overs) (Ashley Alderson 58; Zisan Abedin 2-23)

Gidea Park & Romford 237/4 wkts (39.2 overs) (Shawn Findlay 77no; Ben Eversden 2-41)

Gidea Park & Romford won by 6 wickets              

Horndon On The Hill 212/6 wkts (50 overs) (Martin Sayers 37; Faizan Muhammad 2-44)

Hainault & Clayhall 167 all out (32.2 overs) (Sagar Joshi 54; Ryan Madder 6-41)    

Horndon On The Hill won by 45 runs       

Old Southendian & Southchurch 265/6 wkts (50 overs) (Amit Gupta 74, David Johnson 59; Tom Patterson 3-57)

Hutton 179 all out (40.1 overs) (Tom Patterson 36; Matthew Austin 3-21, Adam Rendall 3-38, David Johnson 3-49)            

Old Southendian & Southchurch won by 86 runs              

Wickford 237/9 wkts (50 overs) (Bhakta Das 79, Gareth Wright 51no; Abdul Rehman Razzaq 3-35)

Oakfield Parkonians 242/2 wkts (37.3 overs) (Jibran Azam 85, Haris Khan 66no, Ramya Upadhyay 57no; J Sloane 1-17)     

Oakfield Parkonians won by 8 wickets

#             Team                                                      P             Pts

1.            Belhus                                                   10           164

2.            Oakfield Parkonians                            10           141

3.            Gidea Park & Romford                        10           131

4.            Old Southendian & Southchurch         10           122

5.            Horndon On The Hill                             10           111

6.            Hutton                                                    10           109

7.            Hainault & Clayhall                               10           99

8.            Harlow Town                                          10           99

9.            Leigh On Sea                                        10           90

10.          Wickford                                                10           71

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Gidea Park & Romford vs Wickford  

Hainault & Clayhall vs Old Southendian & Southchurch  

Hutton vs Belhus

Leigh On Sea vs Harlow Town  

Oakfield Parkonians vs  Horndon On The Hill

Division Three

Basildon & Pitsea 215 all out (49.1 overs) (Rob Davies 60; K Sarwar 4-29, Wade Canham 3-30)

Old Brentwoods 218/9 wkts (41.4 overs) (Wade Canham 53; Tom Poole 4-52)         

Old Brentwoods won by 1 wicket       

Epping 180 all out (38.3 overs) (Manan Patel 31; Rob Zammit 5-57)

Benfleet 183/3 wkts (39.5 overs) (Gavin Blowes 96no; Manan Patel 1-28)        

Benfleet won by 7 wickets     

Stanford Le Hope 211 all out (45 overs) (Martin Leslie 88; Muhammad Asif 5-37, Simon Jeffries 3-52)

Ardleigh Green 212/7 wkts (49.5 overs) (Tom Gentle 64; Jack Carter 2-43)          

Ardleigh Green won by 3 wickets       

Walthamstow 235/5 wkts (50 overs)

Woodford Green 232/9 wkts (44.1 overs)      

Walthamstow won by 5 wickets          

West Essex 291 all out (48.3 overs) (Zohair Jan 63, Nomaan Shah 50; Christopher Gladwin 2-2)

Westcliff-On-Sea 333 all out (49.2 overs) (Lewis Groves 116, Matt Renvoize 85; Haroon Qayum 4-55, Nomaan Shah 3-47)      

Westcliff-On-Sea won by 42 runs        

#             Team                                  P            Pts

1.            Old Brentwoods        10           162

2.            Westcliff-On-Sea        10           147

3.            Basildon & Pitsea        10           140

4.            Stanford Le Hope        10           133

5.            Epping                         10           123

6.            Ardleigh Green               10           121

7.            Woodford Green        10             97

8.            Walthamstow                  10             89

9.            Benfleet                  10             82

10.          West Essex        10             46

Next Weekend's Fixtures (play begins at 12:30)

Ardleigh Green vs Walthamstow  

Benfleet vs Stanford Le Hope  

Old Brentwoods vs Epping  

Westcliff-On-Sea vs Basildon & Pitsea 

Woodford Green vs West Essex 

That concludes the action for last weekend, i'll be back with a round up of next weekend's action early next week.

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday July 2nd 2016

(Alan Ison in batting action for Upminster (pic: Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Here is what happened in last weekend's Saturday 1st XI match up's across the four divisions:-

Premier Division
Buckhurst Hill 
Chelmsford  
Match Cancelled due to waterlogged ground.  No play possible so both sides pick up six points.

Chingford 283 all out
South Woodford 198 all out
Chingford won by 61 runs (D/L Method)
Peter McDermott scored 96 for the hosts as they made a rather impressive 283 with Indika Wickramaratne (3-56) and Kabir Rashid (3-60) the pick of the bowlers.  South Woodford's innings was interrupted by rain so were set a revised target of 259 in 43 overs, but 4-43 from Kulbir Gill helped bowl them out for 198 to lose this one by 61 runs on the D/L method.

Colchester and East Essex 192/8 wkts
Wanstead & Snaresbrook 191 all out
Colchester and East Essex won by 2 wickets
Saurav Prabhakar top scored with 46 for the visitors but they were restricted to 191 in 45.5 overs after some good bowling from the hosts.  However the hosts found batting equally as difficult and were grateful for Jake Foley's 49 not out to help guide them home by two wickets with five balls remaining.

Hornchurch 191 all out
Brentwood 154/0 wkt
Brentwood won by 10 wickets (D/L Method)
Ian Belchamber took 3-24 in ten overs as hosts Hornchurch were bowled out for just 191 in 49.2 overs.  Brentwood were cruising along at 154/0 thanks to fifties from Tom Oakley (86no) and Aaron West (57no) and well on their way to victory when the rains came and abandoned the game.  The visitors were well ahead of the D/L Par Score at the time so took a ten wicket win.

Shenfield 237/9 wkts
Ilford 192/3 wkts
Ilford won by 7 wickets (D/L Method)
Jack Kliber scored 91 for Shenfield as they posted 237/9 in their 50 overs, with Ilford bowlers Syed Ashar Ahmed Zaidi (4-21) and Theeban Tavarasa (3-42) doing the damage with the ball.  Ilford's reply was interrupted by rain so they were set a revised target of 192 in 37 overs, and thanks to fifties from Saf Imtiaz (68no) and Syed Ashar Ahmed Zaidi (67no) they reached this target with 3.5 overs to spare.

# Team P Pts
1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook 9 146
2. Hornchurch 9 132
3. Chelmsford 9 131
4. Colchester and East Essex 9 122
5. Brentwood 9 101
6. Ilford 9 92
7. Shenfield 9 88
8. Buckhurst Hill 9 87
9. Chingford 9 76
10. South Woodford 9 55

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


Division One
Fives and Heronians 241 all out
Orsett & Thurrock 253 all out
Orsett & Thurrock won by 12 runs
Paul Bennett hit 99 for the visitors but was snared by hosts bowler Farhad Iqbal, who took 5-43, just one run short of his century.  His side did post 253 though in their 50 overs and despite Farhad Iqbal's 69, completing a brilliant all round display, the hosts fell 12 runs short to lose with an over left, with Daniel Laird taking 3-47.

Harold Wood 142/5 wkts
Hadleigh & Thundersley 141 all out
Harold Wood won by 5 wickets
Hosts bowler Shahbaz Khan took 3-16 as his side bowled out Hadleigh for just 141 in 42.5 overs.  And despite Sam Handley taking 4-57 for the visitors they could not prevent the hosts from achieving their victory target with almost thirty overs to spare.

Loughton 240/8 wkts
Woodford Wells 241/7 wkts
Woodford Wells won by 3 wickets
Loughton's Tauseef Kazmi struck a 79 ball 65 and was ably supported by 56 from Bilal Butt as they posted 240/8 in their 50 overs, with Alexander Gilbert taking 3-53.  In reply fifties from Gareth James (58no) and Michael Arblaster (51) helped the visitors to a three wicket win with three overs left.

Southend-on-Sea & EMT 170/9 wkts
Billericay 75 all out
Southend-on-Sea & EMT won by 95 runs
The hosts were indebted to Oliver Wagstaff, who struck 71, in getting any sort of total to defend as they scraped to 170/9 off their 50 overs.  The 171 victory target still looked too small mind but they needn't of worried as the Billericay batting line up crumbled to just 75 all out thanks largely to Ashleigh McCafferty's 6-33.

Upminster 197/3 wkts
Harlow 254/5 wkts
Upminster won by 7 wickets (D/L Method)
Harlow posted 254/5 in their 50 overs thanks to fifties from Ubaid Ur Rehman Kiani (88) and Ahmed Khawaja (78) and in reply Upminster reached 120/2 in the 26th over when rain came, meaning a revised target of 194 from 38 overs.  And thanks to fifties from Alan Ison (64no) and Shahbaz Butt (50) they reached this target with 11 balls to spare.

# Team       P Pts
1. Upminster       9 158
2. Orsett & Thurrock       9 142
3. Southend-on-Sea & EMT     9 123
4. Billericay       9 109
5. Harold Wood       9 106
6. Woodford Wells       9 95
7. Harlow       9 90
8. Fives and Heronians       9 68
9. Hadleigh & Thundersley       9 62
10. Loughton       9 49

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


Division Two
Gidea Park & Romford 171 all out
Leigh On Sea 192 all out
Leigh On Sea won by 2 runs (D/L Method)
Matt Connaughton took 4-15 as hosts Gidea Park bowled out Leigh for 192 with four balls of their innings left.  Gidea Park were eventually set a revised target of 173 in 45 overs due to the weather but despite 71no from Shawn Findlay the hosts fell two runs short thanks to Daniel Cocking (4-35) and Patrick Groves (4-38) bowling them out.

Harlow Town 256/8 wkts
Oakfield Parkonians 180 all out
Harlow Town won by 76 runs
Daniel Baldwin fell three short of a hundred but his side still posted a pretty decent 256/8, this despite 5-45 from Selvam Ramasamy.  In response the visitors didn't ever threaten the target of 257 as Paul Morrell (5-35) and Daniel Baldwin (3-40) helped bowl out Oakfield for 180, with Glenn Sasikaren top scoring with 58.

Horndon On The Hill 90 all out
Hutton 143 all out
Hutton won by 53 runs
Ryan Madder (4-33) and Stephen Edwards (3-44) helped bowl visitors Hutton out for just 143 and seemingly set up victory for hosts Horndon in the process.  However the visitors had other ideas and saw Mitchell Fenn take 5-20 as the hosts collapsed to 90 all out and a 53 run defeat.

Old Southendian & Southchurch 294/9 wkts
Belhus 194 all out
Old Southendian & Southchurch won by 100 runs
The hosts posted a brilliant 294/9 thanks to fifties from Max Craddock (87) and David Johnson (82) with Belhus best bowler being Liam Wilson with 3-65.  The 295 target was too much for the league leaders as Michael Bunce (3-47) and Sam Hodgson (3-48) helped bowl out the visitors for 194, despite fifties from both openers Danny Joyce (59) and Ryan Wells (56), to inflict Belhus first defeat of the season.

Wickford 166 all out
Hainault & Clayhall 290/9 wkts
Hainault & Clayhall won by 124 runs
Hainault skipper Ryan Hurst struck 102 off 86 balls and was ably supported by Irfan Shah's 60 as they posted 290/9 in their 50 overs and then set about working their way through the Wickford batting line up and bowled them out for just 166 to claim a huge 124 run win.

# Team         P Pts
1. Belhus         9 144
2. Oakfield Parkonians 9 121
3. Gidea Park & Romford 9 111
4. Hutton         9 105
5. Old Southendian & Southchurch 9 102
6. Hainault & Clayhall 9 96
7. Harlow Town         9 95
8. Horndon On The Hill 9 92
9. Leigh On Sea         9 85
10. Wickford         9 69

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


Division Three
Basildon & Pitsea 276/6 wkts
Benfleet 213/7 wkts
Basildon & Pitsea won by 47 runs (D/L Method)
The hosts batted first and saw Danny Gray hit 55 not out from 58 balls to help see his side up to 276/6.  Benfleet's innings was reduced to 47 overs after rain so the target was also reduced to 260, but they fell well short despite Samuel Coelho's 51, with Tom Poole taking 4-47 for the hosts.

Epping 230/9 wkts
Ardleigh Green 124 all out
Epping won by 106 runs
Fifties from Ramiz Miah (61) and Tapan Patel (57) helped Epping recover to post 230/9 with the pick of the bowlers being Muhammad Asif (4-30) and Adam Thain (3-51).  The 231 target proved more than enough as Rakesh Bagga (5-21) and Salim Mithani (3-15) helped dismiss the visitors for just 124.

Stanford Le Hope 115/5 wkts
Walthamstow 114 all out
Stanford Le Hope won by 5 wickets
The visitors chose to bat first and regretted that decision as they were bowled out for 114 inside 40 overs, with Jack Carter taking 4-28 in ten overs.  Despite losing five wickets the hosts cruised to their target in just 25.1 overs.

West Essex 197 all out
Old Brentwoods 201/4 wkts
Old Brentwoods won by 6 wickets
Riz Akbar struck 54 not out for hosts West Essex but they were bowled out for 197 with Ayaz Qureshi taking 3-23 for the visitors.  In reply Wade Canham hit a brilliant 116 as Old Brentwood's cruised to their target with 23 overs to spare.

Westcliff-On-Sea 281/4 wkts
Woodford Green 181 all out
Westcliff-On-Sea won by 100 runs
Matt Renvoize (111no) and Finlay Mackay (91) put on 188 for the fourth wicket as they helped Westcliff post 281/4 in their 50 overs.  The entire batting line up of Woodford Green failed to muster this many runs between them as they were bowled out for just 181 with Alex Hatton taking 5-52 as the hosts won by 100 runs.  

# Team P Pts
1. Old Brentwoods 9 142
2. Basildon & Pitsea 9 133
3. Westcliff-On-Sea 9 127
4. Stanford Le Hope 9 127
5. Epping 9 120
6. Ardleigh Green 9 101
7. Woodford Green 9 97
8. Walthamstow 9 75
9. Benfleet         9 62
10. West Essex 9 38

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


That concludes the action for last weekend, i'll be back with a round up of next weekend's action early next week.