A solitary goal on 36 minutes by Aveley striker Stanley Sherwin separated the teams when the Thurrock defence failed to clear at the third attempt allowing Sherwin to blast the ball home from close range.
THE EAGERLY awaited local derby has been called off due to a frozen pitch. Pitch inspections for Hornchurch v Aveley and Brentwood v Tilbury will take place at noon.
But one betting source told The Independent in August that: "Of course the Grays game was fixed, but the Gambling Commission lack the skill to prosecute. And the police aren't particularly interested in taking the cases on because they often relate to small events and are relatively small amounts of cash. The Daily Mail reported yesterday:" Enforcement sources claim the Grays game was passed over by police because they were too busy with crime and terrorism."
Despite the best efforts of Chairman Tommy South and the team down at Ship Lane, Blue Square Bet South fixture, Thurrock v Chelmsford City has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. With no real sign of a let up in the cold weather, clubs are now concerned at not only the fixture pile up but also the financial implications of the cancellations.
While across at East Thurrock, the Rocks team have once again been attempting to replicate the herculean effort that saw the pitch prepared for a key fixture against Potters Bar that saw them leap to the top of the table. Secretary, Neil Speight said: "Once again, we have done all we can. The pitch is in good condition. The only thing that could be against us is a frost."
THE PITCH may be snowbound but Thurrock-based West Ham Ladies are still training hard indoors. YourThurrock's Bill Robinson went down to training to see if the ladies were in festive mood.
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The intermediate girls claimed top spot for the second year running and Thurrock Harrier, Rebecca Barnard won the gold by a country mile!
Georgia Fraser claimed the bronze finishing 3rd and little sister Courtney was close behind taking the 4th spot. Lauren Landy finished strong to take the 6th spot and last minute recruitment Rheann Randall displayed grit and determination to finish in 11th place who was closely followed by Kirsty Highwood in 12th position. With the first 4 scoring for the team the overall total was a measly but mighty impressive 14 points to take gold, beating St Clere's who took silver with 53 and the Convent who took the bronze with 71 points.
Aveley took a notable scalp as they beat title-chasing conference south side Braintree Town reports Colin Mumford from the Aveley fc website.
Carl Griffith may have been happier if it was three points in the league, but the Aveley boss was delighted with the all-round team performance and clean sheet in their 2-0 win over former manager Rod Stringer’s Braintree Town side in the Essex Senior Cup on Wednesday night.
It looked like the game could end in stalemate but the introduction of Araba for Richmond, who had worked hard without reward, changed the focal point of Rocks attack and he produced the game’s pivotal moment on 77 minutes when he received the ball on the halfway line with his back to goal. Two defenders shadowed him and little looked on but he twisted and took them out of the game before laying a sublime pass into the patch of Ruel who raced forward. Rafis stood tall and managed to get a hand to Ruel’s shot but not enough to stop it looping and bouncing into the net.
Grays scored the winner in the 52nd minute. Aiken produced good build up play as he thundered towards the Stansted goal. He slipped the ball to Alex Osbourn who slotted the ball past the keeper.
Tilbury made to look shabby in front of the Abbey. Tilbury were reduced to ten men on 64mins when Michael Toner committed a spate of fouls within a five minute spell and within a matter of minutes they paid the price when Liam Farrell was upended in a crowded area. He dusted himself down and made no mistake from 12 yards unlike 10 minutes later when, from what must have been only a couple of feet, he was somehow denied by an outstretched Marrable leg after receiving a pin-point pass from Ogunkoya.
