The Shepherd Neame Essex League
Saturday 9th August 2014
Belhus 1 s 172 all out
West Essex 1s 135 all out
Belhus won by 37 runs.
BELHUS batted first at West Essex’s home ground. Top scorers for the visitors were Michael Fogg and Roy Heffernan with 43 and 33 respectively. West Essex bowled and fielded well to restrict Belhus to 172 all out in 49,5 overs. Wasim Mahmood was the best bowler taking 3 for 31 in 10 overs. The home side were never in the chase however and Martin Guilbert produced figures of 5 for 28 in 10 overs to seal victory for the Thurrock side.
Belhus 2s 238 for 7
West Essex 2s 240 for 7
West Essex won by 3 wickets.
Belhus won the toss and batted first on their home turf. The innings was dominated by some classy stroke play by John Lewis who scored 72. Jake Wolfe and Stuart Morris scored 40 and 36 each. The final total of 238 for 7 in 52 overs was a defendable one. The visitors however set about the chase positively and Belhus did not take enough early wickets to put them on the back foot. A. Ali and M Islam both scored fifties in seeing their side home. Cliff Cansdale took three wickets. Ali had an excellent all round match after having taken 3 wickets in the Belhus innings and an outstanding one handed catch.
Belhus 3s – no game
Belhus 4s 232 for 2
Upminster 6s 70 all out
Belhus 4s won by 160 runs
Jack Day scored a career best 79 not out for Belhus and Jack Plane 58 not out. Jim Banner scored 54. Innings declared after 45 overs.
In dismissing Upminster for only 70 Paul Whitlock took 4 for 18 in 11 overs. Amit Gohil took 4 for 16 in 6.4 overs and Alan Maidment took 2 for 20 in 11 overs. Upminster batted 34.4 overs to score 70!!!!!!
