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.

Shepherd Neame Essex Cricket League (1st XI's) - Saturday June 25th 2016

(Harry Shirt shone for South Woodford at the weekend, taking 5-37 against Shenfield as his side recorded their first Premier Division victory of the season, pic: Graham Hodges)

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

Premier Division
Brentwood 26/0 wkt
Chingford 150/8 wkts
Match Abandoned  
Visitors Chingford batted first and struggled to 150/8 off 41 overs before their innings was ended early after rain had halted proceedings for over two hours earlier in their innings, with Max Osbourne taking 3-25 for the hosts.  Brentwood were set 154 to win from 41 overs but they only received five of these and were 26 without loss when the rain returned and abandoned the contest.  

Chelmsford 64/3 wkts
Hornchurch 74 all out
Match Abandoned  
Hosts Chelmsford saw opening bowler Anthony Hill take 5-16 as they rolled league leaders Hornchurch over for just 74 inside 30 overs and in reply were crusing to their victory target of 75, reaching 64/3 after just nine overs, until they were cruelly denied victory by the weather and saw the match abandoned. 

Ilford 
Colchester and East Essex 52/0 wkt
Match Abandoned  
Only 16.3 overs were possible at Valentines Park, Ilford as visitors Colchester & East Essex reached 52/0 when the rain came and ended up abandoning the contest.

South Woodford 150 all out
Shenfield 113/8 wkts
South Woodford won by 25 runs (D/L Method)  
Hosts South Woodford batted first and saw their innings interrupted after 27 overs meaning the game was reduced to 43 overs a side.  Tom Austin took 4-40 for the visitors as they bowled out their opponents for 150, with James Kilber also chipping in with 3-29.  More rain meant Shenfield's target was 138 from 29 overs and they fell 25 runs short of this largely thanks to the hosts opening bowlers Harry Shirt (5-37) and Garry Neicho (3-30) who between them reduced the visitors to 67/8 and make sure their side eventually ran out winners.

Wanstead & Snaresbrook 78/1 wkt
Buckhurst Hill 70/7 wkts
Wanstead & Snaresbrook won by 9 wickets (D/L Method)
Visitors Buckhurst Hill struggled in bowler friendly conditions and after their innings was interrupted for a second time due to rain they ended on 70/7 off 31.3 overs with Adnan Akram taking 4-24.  Wanstead were set a target of 73 from 31 overs and they cruised to this target off just 8.5 overs to win by nine wickets. 

# Team         P Pts
1. Wanstead & Snaresbrook 8 141
2. Hornchurch         8 130
3. Chelmsford         8 125
4. Colchester and East Essex 8 102
5. Shenfield         8 84
6. Brentwood         8 81
7. Buckhurst Hill 8 81
8. Ilford         8 72
9. Chingford         8 56
10. South Woodford         8 48

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


Division One
Billericay 95/2 wkts
Loughton 157/7 wkts
Match Abandoned
Loughton batted first after the match was reduced to 25 overs a side after a late start due to a wet patch on the square and made 157/7 thanks to Nishad Gabhawala's 55 not out off 54 balls.  David Hinnigan then hit 52 not out off 50 balls as the hosts reply was going along nicely at 95/2 off 15 overs, but sadly the rain came and ended the contest meaning it was abandoned. 
  
Hadleigh & Thundersley 
Southend-on-Sea & EMT   
Match Abandoned  
The match at John Burrows Park was abandoned without a ball bowled due to an unplayable outfield.  Both sides therefore pick up six points each.

Harlow 235 all out
Fives and Heronians 29/1 wkt
Match Abandoned  
Mohammed Waqas struck 101 off 104 balls for hosts Harlow as they posted 235 in 46.4 overs against Fives and Herionians, whose bowler Sarfaraz Ahmed took 4-52 in his ten overs.  The visitors were 29/1 off 9.3 overs in reply when the match was abandoned due to the outfield becoming waterlogged following heavy rain. 

Orsett & Thurrock 
Harold Wood 133/4 wkts
Match Abandoned  
The visitors recovered from 10/2 to reach 133/4 off 32 overs thanks largely to Mdaminul Isalm Shihan's 53 off just 52 balls, but the rain came and saw this one abandoned.

Woodford Wells 118/2 wkts
Upminster 243 all out
Upminster won by 10 runs (D/L Method) 
In an innings interrupted by showers, Upminster eventually posted 243 with opening batsmen Shahbaz Butt scoring 56.  In reply Woodford reached 118/2 off 20.1 overs with Michael Arblaster erm blasting (sorry!!!) 60 not out from just 48 deliveries, but rain and thunder/lightning came and ended the contest early with the hosts an agonising ten runs adrift of the D/L par score at that stage, meaning the visitors ran out 10 run winners on Duckworth Lewis.

# Team       P Pts
1. Upminster       8 138
2. Orsett & Thurrock       8 122
3. Billericay       8 105
4. Southend-on-Sea & EMT   8 104
5. Harold Wood       8 86
6. Harlow       8 86
7. Woodford Wells       8 75
8. Fives and Heronians       8 61
9. Hadleigh & Thundersley     8 59
10. Loughton       8 43

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


Division Two
Belhus 99/3 wkts 
Horndon On The Hill
Match Abandoned
Only an hour and a half's play was possible at The Village Green as the hosts reached 99/3 off 23.1 overs before the rain came and put an end to the contest.  Joe Joyce had struck an unbeaten 55 for the league leaders.
  
Hainault & Clayhall 104/3 wkts 
Harlow Town 
Match Abandoned
Only 27 overs were possible at Oakfield as rain ended this contest with the hosts on 104/3 wickets meaning each side picks up six points.

Hutton 261/8 wkts
Wickford 112/4 wkts
Hutton won by 8 runs (D/L Method)
Hutton opening batsmen Daniel Hagger hit 116 as his side posted a decent 261/8 in their 50 overs with visiting bowler Dean Etchells eventually getting him out on his way to taking 3-31. Rain saw Duckworth Lewis reduce Wickford's target to 120 from 23 overs but David Carpenter's 3-31 helped see the hosts reduce their opponents to 112/4 and see them fall eight runs short.    

Leigh On Sea 78 all out
Old Southendian & Southchurch 79/1 wkts
Old Southendian & Southchurch won by 9 wickets
A great all round bowling display from Old Southendian's saw them dismiss Leigh On Sea for just 78 in 35.4 overs with the pick of the visiting attack being David Johnson who took 3-17 off his ten overs.  Johnson then starred with the bat, smashing 68 not out from just 34 deliveries as his side cruised to their target in just 10.4 overs for a thumping nine wicket win.
 
Oakfield Parkonians 73/1 wkt
Gidea Park & Romford 220/9 wkts
Match Abandoned
Visitors Gidea Park saw their innings twice interupted by rain and thunder/lightning but managed to post a reasonable 220/9 in 50 overs thanks to fifties from Sam Hewitt (56) and Shawn Findlay (53).  More delays saw Oakfield's target reduced to 186 but after they had reached 73/1 off 18 overs the rain came again and this time saw the match abandoned.

# Team         P Pts
1. Belhus         8 138
2. Oakfield Parkonians 8 117
3. Gidea Park & Romford 8 106
4. Horndon On The Hill 8 88
5. Hutton         8 85
6. Old Southendian & Southchurch 8 82
7. Hainault & Clayhall 8 77
8. Harlow Town         8 75
9. Leigh On Sea 8 65
10. Wickford         8 64

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


Division Three
Ardleigh Green 
Basildon & Pitsea 
Match Abandoned
This match was abandoned without a ball being bowled after the grounds at Central Park were waterlogged after recent heavy rains.  Both sides pick up six points each.  

Benfleet 138/6 wkts 
West Essex 140 all out
Benfleet won by 4 wickets (D/L Method)
Charlie Huntley took 3-24 as his side bowled out visitors West Essex for 140 in 46.4 overs and then a rain delay meant Benfleet required 138 from 49 overs.  Despite Zohair Jan taking 4-22 in ten overs the hosts got to their target with five overs left thanks largely to skipper Gavin Blowes, who hit 73 not out to see his side to victory.

Old Brentwoods 
Westcliff-On-Sea 129/7 wkts
Match Abandoned
Visitors Westcliff struggled to 129/7 off 36.5 overs in an innings that had already been twice interrupted by rain, before a deluge finally ended the contest and saw the match abandoned. Opening bowler Raheel Ahmed had taken 3-25 for the hosts but sadly like a lot of other contests today, the weather was the winner. 
  
Walthamstow 
Epping 77/6 wkts
Match Abandoned
Only 16.2 overs were possible at Buck Walk as visitors Epping struggled to 77/6 before the match was abandoned due to rain, meaning both sides picked up six points.

Woodford Green 152 all out
Stanford Le Hope 89 all out
Woodford Green won by 63 runs
The hosts batted first but despite Hussnain Kazmi hitting 78, he wasn't backed up by any other batsmen as his side slid to 152 all out, with Shehan Perera taking 6-29 for the visitors and Greg Barr 3-24.  However this total proved more than enough as Amrit Ryatt (4-18) and Hussnain Kazmi (3-20) helped destroy the Stanford batting line up as they were dismissed for just 89 meaning the hosts won by 63 runs.

# Team P Pts
1. Old Brentwoods 8 122
2. Basildon & Pitsea 8 113
3. Westcliff-On-Sea 8 107
4. Stanford Le Hope 8 107
5. Epping 8 100
6. Ardleigh Green 8 97
7. Woodford Green 8 95
8. Walthamstow 8 73
9. Benfleet         8 57
10. West Essex 8 37

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



That concludes the round up for the weekend,i'll be back next week with a round up of July 2nd's matches as the season enters it's third month.