THREE Orsett batsmen took the indoor cricket competition by storm at Grays School on Friday evening as Tom Haden and Joseph Mitchell thundered their way to respective undefeated scores of 40 and 51 for the "A" team, while James Harvey from the Orsett "B" team plundered 58 runs to hold the current highest individual score of the event.
Chadwell St Mary Boxing Club chairperson Sindy Overy was awarded a High Sheriffs' Award at the Fennes Estate in Bocking near Braintree in recognition of the valuable service to the community safety in the country.
LITTLE Thurrock Community Forum will be holding a General Meeting tonight (26th March) at St Mary's Church Hall. 7.20 for 7.30 start. The theme of the meeting is preparation for the New Forum Year beginning April 2013 and reviewing funding opportunities given the difficult economic situation.
THE WINTER weather descended on Oakfield on Saturday and played a major part in the result although Thurrock can only take part of the blame for a rather lacklustre first half performance. The playing surface already wet was made worse by the snow falling during the game. The visitors set there stool out early in the game keeping the ball close to hand for long periods of play hardly moving the ball outside the fly half, but there hardworking forwards were rewarded with three tries only one of which was converted. However Thurrock did keep on the score sheet thanks to the reliable boot of Frankie Neale who landed a penalty.
THURROCK Sports Council have agreed to sponsor the third annual Womens' Indoor six a side cricket competition, which has again been organised by Matthew Walker for the South Essex District Cricket Board. This year, the event will take place over three consecutive weeks at Gable Hall School, Corringham and, for the first time, there will be three Thurrock-based teams taking part. Belhus, Stanford le Hope and Thurrock will be joining current champions Rayleigh in the four-team tournament.
ON an extrememly cold and snowy March afternoon, Thurrock made thier way to Palmers to play a struggling Havering side who were lookin for the win to stay in the league...that didn't happen! Havering started the game and within the first minute Jak Taylor stole the ball from the defender, ran towards the D and spotted the captain Steven Abbott at the back post who calmly slotted it in to an open goal.
Hammers co-promoter Jon Cook said; "We are fortunate that Richard was available and he jumped at the chance of joining us. He is a great big track specialist and as such gives us strength at reserve on our travels to compliment Rob Mear's small track skills, whilst he learns the Raceway circuit. He is still in the early seasons of his Speedway career and we are delighted to be able to offer our No.7 spot to another ambitious up and coming English rider.”
CHADWELL St Mary Boxer Levi Lee 14yrs 57kg won the National Schoolboy Championships for the second year running.Lee boxed against Connor Ward from Northside A.B.C (Manchester) on Sunday 3rd March at Everton Sports Centre in Liverpool.
HORNDON heavyweight, John McDermott was back in the boxing spotlight after winning the English Heavyweight title against Matt Skelton. Looking leaner and meaner, John won the fight at the York Hall in Bethanl Green on a majority points decision.
THURROCK started this match with only 10 men and were behind after only three minutes as Colchester attacked in force. Once at full strength, Thurrock held the visitors and moved the ball up the pitch, however a strong Colchester defence cut out the threat and forced Thurrock backwards.
A well-practiced short corner routine resulted in two more goals to Colchester by half time. Thurrock revised their formation in the second half with Neil Donovan moving to centre forward and this allowed Luke Strudwick to make a series of runs up the wing and centre the ball for Olu Akinwande to force the keeper into some last-minute saves.
IT LOOKED all over after under two minutes when Horndon heavyweight John McDermott was knocked out by David Price last year but as Mr Price knows himself, it is a roller coaster in boxing these days.
The bout offered blow by blow entertainment and wow what a fight! Both fighters were swinging away at each other through the whole 10 rounds, I don’t know how either of them were still standing by the end of it, but they certainly both had their eye on the prize. Wayne Hibbert lived up to his nickname ‘John Wayne’ by coming out to the ring with the air of confidence John Wayne always had in his movies, he was focused and looked at the top of his game.
THURROCK took a large contingent of supporters over to Guernsey at the weekend – but the team failed to spark on the pitch - losing 39-19. There was nearly no rugby at all when the referee’s plane was turned back. Luckily a substitute was found on the island - but, unluckily for T’s, one of the borough’s props was on the affected flight.
THE Lakeside Hammers Elite League speedway team has announced a new sponsorship agreement with Vortex Performance Exhausts. Under the deal, the Essex-based team will be known as the Vortex Lakeside Hammers for the next two years. The agreement is the first in speedway for Vortex, which is based in nearby Grays.
IT WAS a good work out and a fifth win in a row for Tilbury's Matt McCarthy as he put in an impressive performance at Impulse Leisure’s Civic Hall in Grays. The crowds really showed their support for local boys Wayne Hibbert and Matt McCarthy who both had bouts.
