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25 July 2008

Final

Abberton 105 for 6 bt Eight Ash Green 97 for 9 by 8 runs

Batting first, Abberton started in determined fashion with Amy Finbow (12) and Helen Barnes (9) scoring at over five an over. The stylish Hannah Jeffery (27 retired) was soon joined by Michelle Snow (25 retired) and together punished the Green bowlers with some hard hit boundaries, riding their luck with some difficult dropped catches. With their retirements, the green bowlers started to regain control with Debbie Aylward (9 for Two) and Chris Jones (8 for One) limiting the runs in the final five overs. Jamie Newstead (30 for Two) conceded only eight runs off her first two overs by Jeffery severely punished the next two.

In reply, Eight Ash Green found runs hard to score against the fast accurate bowling of Jeffery (14 for One0 and Max Harris (12 for One) quickly falling behind the rate with only Jamie Newstead (12) able to cope. Helen Barnes (14 for Two) and Hannah Porter (7 for two) maintained the pressure until Chris Cunningham (12) began the fight back. Nikki Brown (15) and Karen Dredge (17) put the defending Champions in with a chance ably supported by Chris Jones (14 not out). With fifteen required off the last two overs, Min Patel (25 for One) conceded only three, including the wicket of Dredge, in her last over.  Michelle Snow (25 for One) bowled the last over to Jones, only six runs were conceded giving Abberton a deserved victory by eight runs.

3rd. Place Play-Off

Kelvedon & Feering 104 for 4 bt Woodham Mortimer 103 for 6 by 6 wickets.

The 3rd place final was always going to be tight as the 2 teams had met twice before this season with Woodham winning but by very close margins on both occassions. The opening partnership for woodham saw them put on 34 in 6 overs when Woodham lost their 1st wkt. (S.Smith for 12) This brought Victoria Brown to the crease who had scored lots of runs in the previous games. However, Butcher (1-23) bowled her, 1st ball which with Laura Thorogood retiring slowed Woodhams run gathering. A very tight spell of bowling from Moore (1-6 off 4 overs) coupled with wickets falling just as some momentum was being regained meant that Kelvedon restricted Woodham to ONLY 103 when 130 looked more likely earlier on. Kelvedon's response was sound but not spectacular as the openers got to 31 off 8 overs. This was due to R. Smith(0-14) and Scrivener (0-16) bowling a very tight and economical opening spell. A change of bowling brought immidiate success as Grace Melvish got first Yates and then the d!
angerous Lees in her first over. 35 for 2 off 9 overs didn't look good for Kelvedon. Moore pushed a few around for 7 and the Johnson came in. She then set about the Woodham bowling. Getting 24 in 20 balls. Just as it seemed she would see Kelvedon home she went for one too many big hits and was bowled by Brown. Kelvedon required 4 off the last over with new bat Cowell facing. The first 4 balls went down as dots. 3 off 2. Cowell at last connected with a thick edge and a quick run was had. Last ball and Charlie Clark-Parkinson drove the ball hard towards cover a single, but with all the pressure a missfield occured and with Cowell and Clark-Parkinson always going for 2 scampered home with inches to spare. A fantastic end to a high quality game of cricket.

18th. July

Semi Finals

Abberton 32 for 5 bt Kelvedon & Feering 50 for 10 by 5 wickets

Batting fist, Kelvedon & Feering were soon in trouble loosing early wickets to the opening attack of Hannah Jeffery (4 for Five) off 4 overs and Min Patel (1 for Two). K Felstead (12) should significant resitance before being bowled by Max Harris (19 for Two). The last seven batsmen could only muster two runs between them including five ducks!

Despite the low total Kelvedon & Feering did not give up and soon had the home side struggling at 12 for 5 with B Butcher (6 for Three) and K Felstead (20 for Two). Hannah Jeffery (15 not out) took control and assisted by Jo Sibley (5 not out) steered the home side into the final in the ninth over.

Woodham Mortimer 72 for 10 lost to Eight Ash Green 74 for 10 by 2 runs.

Woodham Mortimer won the toss and put the visitors in, Eight Ash Green were soon reduced to 14 for 4 after seven overs by the accurate bowling of Ruth Smith (8 for Three). Debbie Aylward (26) and Nikki Brown (12) started the recovery before a heavy shower forced the players off the field. Aylward retired on 25 and the rate slowed as further wickets fell. A quickfire innings from Chris Jones (16) helped push the score along. Aylward returned in the final over and was the last person out going for a suicidal second run.

In reply, Woodham Mortimer started steadily but lost three early wickets, Victoria Brown (8) was run out by a direct hit by Aylward.  Ruth Smith (25) accelerated the scoring aided by Claire Bulman (6). In the gathering gloom the home side needing 25 from the last six overs with five wickets in hand. Aylward (9 for two) returned to the attack with two quick wickets. Holly scrivener (7 not out) guided the tail with the home side needing three runs off the last over. Chris Jones (2 for two) took the ninth wicket with the first ball bringing Ruth Smith back to the crease. With lively support from the noisy home crowd played the next ball with care. With the fielders crowding around the bat, Smith hit the next high in the air back to the bowler who, in complete silence, accepted the catch. the home crowd looked on in disbelief as the visitors celebrated a very close victory with three balls to spare.

Play Offs

Gt Waltham 98 for 5  lost to Kelvedon & Feering 101 for 2 by 8 wickets

no report received.

Sudbury v Maldon void due to rain

Harwich & Mistley v Old Chelmsfordians

No Information Received

11 July 2008

Maldon 60 for 10 (2 points) lost to  Kelvedon & Feering 125 for 2 (20 points) by 65 runs

Kelvedon won the toss and chose to bat on a chilly dull evening.  N Hadfield took an early wicket dismissing B Butcher for 5. V Yates and T Moore then scored consistently for Kelvedon until E Penketh bowled T Moore.  J Lees batted well for her 22 not out and V Yates retired on 26. K Felstead scored quickly and retired on 27.
The Maldon openers E Penketh and N Hadfield kept up with the run rate and scored well until N Hadfield was run out.  The weather was closing in and conditions were poor however the Maldon team batted on determined to keep up with the asking rate  Wickets were lost quickly with only E Penketh able to score runs until R Digweed came to the crease.  The pair batted well together but heavy rain hampered the batting side and after several good shots R Digweed was caught and E Penketh retired not out.  The fast Kelvedon bowling was too much for the tail enders and E Penketh returned to the crease with Di Furnival who batted well for her 6 not out.  Unfortunately E Penketh was run out while trying to retain the strike and the match was won by Kelvedon.

Sudbury v Eight Ash Green void due to heavy rain

Harwich & Mistley v Colchester & EE void due to rain

After several attempts to start, game abandoned

Old Chelmsfordians 102 for 5 (20 points) bt Gt. Waltham 92 for 3 (6 points) by 10 runs

After a 30 minute rain delay, the game got under way, with Old Chelmsfordians being put into bat.  The opening pair got off to a good start, with Farrar making 13 before being bowled by Johnson.  Letts retired on 28, and Wilkinson batted out the innings, getting a total of 16 runs.  In the middle of a minor collapse, Fawkes took the crease and made 11, before being bowled by Taylor.  Two more wickets then Latimer entered the fray, and batted out the innings with Wilkinson, making 7 runs, and scoring a four with the last ball to take the OC's to 102.

Because of failing light, there was a quick change over and Great Waltham started their innings.  A superb catch by Fawkes led to the dismissal of Shaw for 15.  Two more catches followed with Taylor being caught by Latimer for 5, and Harper caught by Farrar for 3.  Becky Clout made a stand, and was retired on 27.  Johnson and Brown then batted out the innings, but some good fielding by OC's limited them to single runs and after a valiant effort, they reached 92, falling short of the OC's total score by 10 runs.

Woodham Mortimer 92 for 5 bt Abberton 91 for 10 (Friendly)

Abberton batted first and lost their first wicket at 13. Snow and Finbow then put on 54 before Finbow retired, Snow retired shortly afterwards. Woodham then started to take wickets which in turn runs dried up, Meluish in particular bowling well. Snow and Finbow returned and Abberton scored 91 in their 20 overs.
L Thorogood got off to a good start but was then bowled by M Harris. Smith was then run out Woodham were 17-2. Guppy and H Thorogood steadied the ship, Guppy retiring and H Thorogood scoring 23. Mitchell came in and see the Woodham team through to the requred target

04 July 2008

Eight Ash Green 123 for 4 (20 points) bt Harwich & Mistley 67 for 5 (5points0 by 56 runs

In reply Harwich & Mistley had a poor start with Debbie Aylward (11 for Three) taking two quick wickets. Michelle Mauger (8) was brilliantly caught down the leg side by wicket keeper Passfield off the bowling of Chris Jones (7 for Two). Jane Gadding (13) together with Sophie Southgate (27 retired) moved the score along supported by Sandy Howels (8). Southgate held the side together by batting from the third over until she retired with one ball to go!

Abberton 124 for 6 (20 points) bt  Sudbury 107 for 7 (8 points) by 14 runs

Abberton batted first and quickly lost a wicket, but opener Sue Theobald (25 retired) supported by Helen Barnes (26 retired) retrieved the situation. Hannah Jeffrey (12) and hard hitting Hannah Porter (27 retired) moved the score on passed the hundred. Lucy Philip (22 for Three), Kate Sloan (19 for Two) and anna Smith (18 for One) were the Sudbury wicket takers.

in reply, Sudbury were soon in trouble as Max Harris (35 for Two) took early wickets before Kate Sloan (26 retired) and Lucy Philip (27 retired) put Sudbury back in with a chance. Fine spells from Michelle Snow (14 for Two) and Helen Barnes (9 for Two) left the Sudbury middle order with too much to do falling short by just 17 runs.

Kelvedon & Feering 104 for 7 (20 points) bt v Old Chelmsfordians 46 for 10 (3 points) by 58 runs

Kelvedon won the toss and elected to bat. They made steady progress until Butcher was forced into hitting her own wicket. Moore continued to play sensibly while KFCC lost 2 further wickets. Johnson came in and with some big hitting retired quickly on 25. Latimer 2-11 and Bailey 3-19 kept taking wickets,but Moore 26no with support from the tail gave KFCC a respectable finishing total of 104. In reply OCs lost a wicket with the 1st ball and with some very consistant bowling from Felstead 2-5, Cowell 2-8 and the rest of the KFCC attack resulted in them losing 6 quick wickets. Bell (14) put up some resistance but she didn't get any real support and OCs innings was over when she was the last bat out. Giving KFCC a deserved 58 run win

Woodham Mortimer 94 for 6 (5 points) lost to Maldon 95 for 3 (20 points) by 7 wickets

Woodham Mortimer won the toss and decided to bat. Tight bowling by the Maldon opening bowlers, in particularly R Digweed (4 for one), restricted the scoring. N Hadfield (16 for One) bowled opener Carole Gillies (0), Claire Bulman (8) followed then Smith (5) was run out. The wickets continued to fall steadily, however an excellent knock by Laura Throrgood (28 retired) and cameos from Grace Meluish (5 not out) and Rebecca Thorogood (6 not out) at the end of the innings got Woodham to a reasonable score of 94.
Emily Penketh (26 retired) and Hadfield (11) opened for Maldon and got them off to a cracking start before Hadfield was run out. M Dames (25 retired) carried on the mood. Woodham then took 2 quick wickets at the hand of Meluish (10 for Two), giving perhaps a glimmer of hope. However Turner 4 not out) and Digweed (8 not out) completed the scoring with two overs to spare.

Great Waltham v Colchester & EE (Friendly)

Friday 27th. June

Colchester & EE 98 for 4 (4 points) lost to Eight Ash Green 101 for 0 (20 points) by 10 wickets

In reply, opener Lynn Gunn (25 retired) got off to a rapid start with three quick boundaries. Supported by Jamie Newstead (26 retired), playing the anchor role, runs came steadily despite the efforts of Danielle Lavender (11 for 0) and Kate Golding (14 for 0). the rate slowed with Debbie Aylward (14 Not Out) and Debbie Green (17 Not Out) mainly scoring in singles. With six needed off the last over, it was anybodies game, however, an attempted run out off the fourth ball saw the home side concede four overthrows giving Eight ash green the victory with two balls to spare.

Harwich & Mistley 44 for 9 (2 points) lost to Abberton 105 for 5 (20 points) by 61 runs

Harwich & Mistley won the toss & inserted Abberton to lengthen the match. Abberton batted well but good bowling by the home side restricted Abberton to a total of 105 runs. Both Jo Sibley & hannah Jerrery retirning on 25. Young Alice Antliff bowled well in her 2 overs gaining figures of 2 for 10 and was unlucky not to bowl the in form Jeffery. Abberton bowled well keeping the home side behind the run rate by taking wickets at regular intervals. A very tight spell of bowling by Michelle Snow coming on at first change (4 overs,1 mdn,6 runs,4 wkts) ended the chase leaving the three young players to see out the 20 overs with the help of the sporting Abberton attack. once again Alice Antliff batted well and got 5 well deserved runs

Old Chelmsfordians 70 for 6 (6 points) lost to Woodham Mortimer 102 for 9 (20 points)

Batting first, Woodham Mortimer got off to a flying start with openers Laura Thorogood (27 retired) and Shirley Smith (10) supported by Debbie Guppy (16). the middle order found runs hard to come by against the bowling of Tracey Latimer (16 for Four), G Brown (18 for Three) and Laura Bailey (11 for One). Carole Gillies (10), supported by the tail saw the score passed the 100.

In reply, Old Chelmsfordians lost early wickets, but G Brown (14), Tracey latimer (150 and Michelle Cocklin (17not out) made a good attempt at keeping the score going. for Mortimer, Hilary Thorogood (10 for Three), Venessa Brown (11 for Two) were the main wicket takers.

Maldon 81 for 5 lost to  Sudbury 92 for 4  by 11 runs (Friendly)

Batting first, Sudbury raced away with openers Aylcott (20 retired) and Mackay (16) scoring freely. Bolland (21 retired) contributed well supported by the tail.

In reply Emily Penketh (21retired) scored most of the runs but I have now lost the will to live trying to understand the rest of the score sheet!

Gt Waltham 82 for 8 (3 points) lost to Kelvedon & Feering 126 for 1 (20 points) by 44 runs

no report received.

Friday 20th. June

Abberton 63 for 4 (20 points) bt Colchester & EE 60 for 4 (3 points) by 6 wickets

In reply, Abberton were also immediately in trouble when Kara Tolman (13 for One) and Kate Golding (21 for Two) struck early blows. Patel (22) and Jeffery (12) regained control with runs beginning to flow to their powerful hitting. Helen Barnes (13 not out) saw the home side to a comfortable victory with eight overs to spare.

Sudbury 74 for 6 (4 points) lost to Harwich & Mistley 60 for 5 (20 points)  by 5 wickets

Gt Waltham 91 for 3 (7 points) lost to Maldon 104 for 7 (20 points) by 13 runs

Batting first, Maldon lost two early wickets to the bowling of Becky Clout (22 for Two). Emily Penketh (25 retired) and Mary daines (25 retired) regained control for the home side and rapidly increased the scoring rate. Sue Harris (12) produced a cameo innings to push the score to 91. Mary Shaw (7 for Two) and Fran Johnson (16 for One) were the other wicket takers.

In reply, Great Waltham got off to a good start with openers Clout (17) and Shaw (25 retired) striking the ball well. Rachael Harper (15) made a valiant effort to reach the target but fell 13 runs short. nicola Hedfield (14 for One0 and Penketh (16 for One) were the Maldon wicket takers.

Kelvedon & Feering 85 for 10 (5 points) lost to Woodham Mortimer 98 for 4 (20 points)

Woodham opened their innings and lost a very quick wicket. However, this brought together L. Thorogood and S. Smith who put on a 50 run partnership in 10 overs. When smith retired the run rate slowed a little but Woodham kept up the pressure to finish on a challenging 98 for 4. Butcher and Moore opened for KFCC and proceeded untroubled until an outstanding piece of fielding by S. Smith who threw down the one stump she could see to run Moore out. Lees and then Felsted smashed 40 runs between them in very quick time although both lost their wickets to good catches and consistent bowling. However, KFCC at 10 overs were on 63 for 3 and in control. Woodham then tightened the screw with excellent bowling from S. Smith (3-28) and H. Thorogood (1-14) and with the retirement of Butcher, who had batted thoughtfully, Kelvedon's run rate slowed. With this pressure Kelvedon lost wickets reguarly, they were also hampered by injuries which caused both batters at one point to have runners! !
Even the return of Butcher wasn't enough to get the required score. Woodham eventually ran out worthy winners at the end by 13 runs.

Eight Ash Green 112 for 4 bt  Old Chelmsfordians 14 for 10 by 98 runs (Friendly)

In reply, Old Chelmsfordians were no match for the accurate bowling of the Green finding runs very hard to score. Opener Michelle Cocklin (8) put up stout resistance and was the last wicket to fall in the fourteenth over. Jamie Newstead and Chris Jones took two wickets apiece without conceding a run and Debbie Green (1 for Two) were the main wicket takers.

Friday 13th. June

Eight Ash Green 72 for 10 (3 points) lost to  Abberton 73 for 3 (20 points) by 7 wickets

In reply Abberton started steadily with Helen Barnes (12) striking the ball firmly. Hannah Jeffery (26 retired) was missed before she scored but then made the home side pay by hitting the ball to all corners of the ground, she was ably supported by Sue Theobald (17 not out). Nikki Brown (10 for one) and Jamie Newstead (13 for One) stemmed the flow but Abberton eased to a comfortable victory in the sixteenth over.

Sudbury 131 for 3 (20 points) bt Colchester & EE 60 for 5 (2 points)  by 71 runs

Maldon 67 for 1 (20 points) bt Old Chelmsfordians 66 for 10 (1 point) by 9 wickets

Old Chelmsfordians won the toss and chose to bat first.  The first wicket fell early however A Farrer and C Fawkes then batted well, scoring boundaries until the Captain was caught having scored 12. C Fawkes stayed at the crease for several more overs, scoring 20 before being given out LBW to E Penketh. Old Chelmsfordians were now 7 wickets down and Maldon suceeded in bowling them out in the 19th over.  I Patel took 3 wickets for 3 and N Hadfield took 3 for 20.

G Bell took the only wicket for Old Chlemsfordians in the 5th over and then N Hadfield batted well scoring 24 not out with E Penketh who retired on 26.  R Digweed had only just come to the crease when the match finished in the 15th over.

Woodham Mortimer 99 for 5 (20 points) bt Gt Waltham 50 for 10 (2 points) by 49 runs

Great Waltham won the toss and invited Woodham Mortimer to bat first. Thorogood and Smith made a solid start putting on 35 for the first wicket before Thorogood was out. Brown then out almost straight away, Smith following soon after. Guppy steadied the ship retiring having scored 26.King, Gillies and H Thorogood kept the scoreboard ticking Woodham reaching 99 in their 20 overs. Great Waltham made a slow but steady start to their innings and were just cutting loose when R Thorogood took a good catch removing Clout. Harper and Bridge carried on before Bridge was bowled by H Throgood having top scored for Waltham with 19. Thereafter the wickets fell steadily Waltham all out for 50.

Kelvedon & Feering 96 for 4 bt Harwich & Mistley 44 for 9 by 52 runs

Kelvedon opened the batting against some tight bowling from Southgate. However, although restricting KFCC to only 39 runs off the first 10 overs they only took 1 wicket. The openers had built a solid platform (Yates 18, Butcher 10)from which Kelvedon could accelerate their scoring rate. Tia Moore and Jenny Lees shared a stand of 42 over 6 overs (Moore 25 ret and Lees 21 no) which enabled KFCC to close on a respectable score of 96 for 4. In reply Harwich were always under pressure after losing wkts reguarly. Southgate(9)worked hard to push the score on, but tight bowling, and good fielding built the pressure which started to lead to more wickets falling. Johnson with (4-5) did most of the damage but she was ably supported by Michie (1-8) and Dunlop (1-9. However with 4 overs to go all looked over but the U11 pairing of Antliff and Dixon applied themselves and slowly accumilated runs putting on 14 runs over 5 overs and with Kelvedon only able to break the partnership on the ve!
ry last ball of the game. This gave Kelvedon a deserved victory by 51 runs.

Friday 6th. June

Colchester & EE v Harwich & Mistley  Void

Eight Ash Green v Sudbury Void

Old Chelmsfordians 103 for 4 (9 points) lost to Maldon 104 for 8 (20 points) by 2 wickets

Maldon won the toss and chose to field. N Hadfield and R Digweed took the first three wickets but then A Farrier came to the crease and scored steadily taking advantage of the short boundaries with M Cochlin before retiring on 27.  C Fawkes put in an excellant innings and also retired on 27 finishing with a 6.  E Penketh claimed the fourth wicket with the last ball of the 20 overs.

Maldon began steadily until N Hadfield was bowled in the 4th over. G Penketh was then joined by her daughter Elissa who put the Maldon team ahead of the run rate before retiring, having scored 25 (six fours and a single) from 11 deliveries. G Penketh was eventually bowled for 23 by K Letts and then L Bailey took 3 wickets giving the home team a chance to win the match.  K Turner batted well for her 12 runs however Maldon still needed 14 from the last four overs. A magnificent finish of 7 not out from S Randall, the number 10 bat gave Maldon the match on the last but one ball.

Player of the match for Maldon was India Cullerton and for Old Chelmsfordians was Alison Farrier.

Gt Waltham 94 for 9 (5 points) lost to Woodham Mortimer 99 for 2 (20 points) by 5 runs

Abberton v Kelvedon & Feering (Friendly)

No details received- probably off due to rain

Friday 30th. May

Harwich & Mistley  v Eight Ash Green Void

Sudbury 67 all out (4 points) lost to Abberton (20 points) by 23 runs

Abberton won the toss and decided to bat first when Amy Harrington(22 for Three) dismissed opener Helen Porter for a duck. Undaunted, Helen Barnes (25 retired) and Hilary Jeffrey (10) moved the score rapidly on. A final flurry from Max Harris (21 not out) pushed the Abberton score to 91 from their allotted overs. The accurate bowling of Emma O'Hara (10 for one) and Alison Smith (9 for 0), both off four kept the level of scoring down.

In reply, Sudbury lost their openers quickly but a spirited fight back from Emma O'Hara (22) and Lucy Philip (15) put the home side in with a chance. With their demise, a mid order collapse followed under the accurate bowling of Helen Porter (7 for Three), Michelle Evans (17 for two) and Min Patel (10 for one), leaving the home side well short at the end.

Maldon 52 for 6 (20 points) bt Gt. Waltham 34 for 8 (3 points) by 18 runs

Maldon won the toss and chose to bat first on a very wet pitch.  The Gt Waltham bowlers took command with four wickets and two run outs with Rachael Harper taking two of the wickets for 4 runs. Mel Dames top scored with 13 in very tough batting conditions and the final score was 52 for 6.
Gt Waltham lost two early wickets which created some pressure but batting was far from easy.  The middle order scored a few runs however the wickets continued to fall with Elissa Penketh taking 4 for 4 runs and Nicola Hadfield taking two for 6.  Nancy Bridge was 6 not out and ensured that the team batted out the twenty overs.  The final score however was 18 runs short of the Maldon total.
Player of the team for Maldon was Isha Patel and for GT Waltham, Nancy Bridge.

Woodham Mortimer 53 for 5  (20 points) bt Kelvedon & Feering 52 for 10 (2 points)  by 1 run

On a damp pitch Woodham were put into bat. Smith & Thorogood put on 17 for the first wicket but conditions were dictating a very slow scroring rate. Brown came in and scored 14 hitting 2 fours, no mean achievement! Woodham managed to get to 53 for 5 after a good partnership late in the innings between Mitchell and Gillies . Kelvedon came in to bat and got off to a shaky start losing both openers early on. Felsted and Stringer steadied the ship. Both however were bowled by H Thorogood. Lees then came in and scored 21 a great innings on this wicket and was caught by a very good catch by Brown. By this time the match was very tense as Kelvedon were keeping up with the run rate but Woodham were getting wickets. Clake-Parkinson was then run out, Johnson then must have thought she had scored the winning runs only to be thwarted by a stunning catch by Scriviner, this tilted the balance in Woodhams favour leaving two runs needed off the last ball with a new batsman at the crease, who was subsequently run out. What a thriller!!
Woodham Mortimer woman of the match V Brown
Kelvedon & Feering woman of the match J Lees

Old Chelmsfordians 75 for 7 lost to Colchester & EE 76 for 4 by 6 wickets (Friendly)

With Old Chelmsfordians hosting Colchester for this friendly, Latimer once again lost the toss and the OC's were put in to bat.  Bell and Latimer were the first pairing, and Latimer stayed true to recent form and was quickly run out.  The second wicket fell almost as quickly and Letts stepped up to the crease.  The run rate increased dramatically and the OC's had a memorable first - a player had to retire on reaching the magical 25!  Unfortunately, that score could not be repeated and the remaining wickets fell quickly again.  As the OC's could only get 8 players, Colchester very graciously agreed to let two of our ladies bat again, and Bell and Orrell became the final pairing.  Orrell had been dismissed for 0 her first time out, but she wasn't going to let that happen again, and we had another first for the OC's - a 6.  And the final first of the innings - the OC's stayed in for 20 overs.  What a shame this was only a friendly!

Now we had to try and get the bowling up to speed and Latimer was the first up, bowling to Layzell.  Not a very good start, allowing 6 runs from the first over.  Layzell eventually retired on 27, but the OC's didn't let that upset their rythm, with Latimer, Letts and Bell all taking wickets.  There was even a run out - a great stumping by our substitute wicket keeper, Cocklin.  Unfortunately, even a slightly weakened Colchester side proved to be too strong, with Grinter racking up 21 runs, before they eventually declared on 76.

A huge thank you to Colchester for allowing us our two extra batters, and also lending us a player when we were fielding.  And also for putting up with our excessive celebrations when we took wickets - they could probably tell it didn't happen often.

Player of the match for Colchester was Stella Layzell, and OC's player of the match was Kat Letts.

Friday 23rd. May

Abberton 115 for 4 (20 points) bt Harwich & Mistley 38 for 8 (2 points) by 77 runs

In reply, Harwich & Mistley were immediately in trouble loosing two early wickets. Amy Cook (13) supported by Cath Antony (6) forced Abberton to bowel their full overs although they were never in trouble of loosing. The Abberton attack had a good night wit some extremely accurate bowling wit Min Patel (3 for two) and Max Harris (13 for two) the main wicket takers.

Eight Ash Green 74 for 1 (20 points) bt Colchester & EE 73 for 6 (2 points) by 9 wickets

Batting first, Colchester lost two early wickets but Opener Stella Layzell (16) aided by Kara Toleman (28 not out) put the Eight Ash Green bowlers under pressure with several hard hit boundaries. The retirement of Toleman saw the run rate slow as the Green bowlers regained control. Ruth Salthouse played sensibly to ease the score along. Jamie Newstead (14 for two) and Nikki Brown (15 for two) were the main wicket takers although the accurate bowling of Debbie Green (5 for 0) off 4 overs limited the final Colchester score.

In reply Eight Ash green were quickly into their stride despite the loss of an early wicket. Opener Vanessa Smith (27 retired) smashed the ball to all corners ably supported by the steady play of skipper Debbie Aylward (23 not out). Kara Toleman (16 for one) bowled with considerable pace to take the only wicket. Youngsters Charlotte Mower (5 for 0) and Sophie Croston (4 for 0) bowled economically but could not stop the rampant Green from reaching their target with five overs to spare.

Kelvedon & Feering 91 for 9 (20 points) bt Maldon 88 for 5 (7 points)

A very close game which could have gone either way down till the last ball. Maldon batted and made steady progress but the unfortunate run out of Elisa Penketh and the retirement of N. Hadfield reduced Maldons rate of progress. Lydsey Cowell's 3 wickets at the end of the innings when Maldon wanted to accelerate towards 100+ proved crucial as it again restricted Maldon's run rate. Tia Moore's miserly bowling contributed to Maldon's total of 88.

KFCC opened well against Maldon's opening bowlers but 2 quick wickets put them under pressure. However, Byrony Butcher batted well accumalating runs with Kate Felsted who played her usual attacking game for a stand of 32. When Kate was out KFCC were well up with the run rate but then slowly lost wickets and the tight bowling of E. Penketh as well as the retirement of Butcher meant thet the game was in the balance. When I.Patel took her 3rd wicket of 4, Maldon looked home and dry with Kelvedon still needing 21 runs, also Lyndsey Cowell retired hurt with a back problem, but 4 valuable runs from "rookie" Debbie Scott and Bryony returning meant that KFCC need 11 off the last 2 overs. Maldon then took 2 wickets over the next 9 balls Kelvedon needed 3 off 3 the injured Cowell bravely came back out with a runner. A quick single meant she was facing, 2 from 2. She then pulled the next ball calmly for 4 through mid-wicket to gain a very close KFCC win.
 

Great Waltham 30 for 1 (20 points) bt Old Chelmsfordians 29 for 10 (0 points)

OC's lost the toss and were put into bat by Great Waltham.  Shaw and Harper opened the bowling but it was Taylor who took the first wicket. Ally Farrar top scorer for OC's with 7 runs and best bowling figures from Nancy Bridge with 1.2 overs, 1 maiden off no runs and 2 wickets.  OC's were all out for 29.  Shaw and Clout opened the batting for Waltham, Cloiut lost her wicket early on to Tracy but Shaw and Johnson achieved the required runs in 5.1 overs.  Shaw was top scoreer with 18 runs and best bowling figures came from Tracy.

Player of match for OC's was Tracy Latimer.

Sudbury 95 for 3 bt Woodham Mortimer 93 for 6 by 7 wickets (Friendly)

Woodham Mortimer batted first with Laura Thorogood (10), M King (25 retired) and Helen Thorogood (25 retired) the main scorers. Lucy Philip (7 for two) and Amy Harrington (18 for two) were the main wicket takers.

In reply, sudbury lost two early wickets but Lucy philip (25 retired), Sandra McCray (25 retired) and alison Smith (16 not out) saw the home team to victory. Shirley Smith (9 for one) and Vicky Brown (15 for one) were the WM wicket takers.

Friday 16th. May

Colchester v Abberton

Harwich & Mistley 80 for 2 (3 points) lost to Sudbury 84 for 1 (20 points) by 9 Wickets

Sudbury won the toss and put Harwich & Mistley in on a wet slow wicket. Harwich made a good start and didn't loose amy wickets but with the Sudbury bowling being tight runs were slow in coming. Harwich picked up the pace towards the end of the innings with some good running between Southgate & Martin. All the Sudbury bowlers putting in a very creditable performance. Their feilding was also excellent. Sudbury started as they meant business with some good running between the wickets and some strong hitting. harwich & Mistley did have a success when O'Hara was well taken behind by Housler off Cook. however this only brought in Phillip who made 26 in extremelly quick time with some powerful hitting including a six over mid wicket. On her retirement skipper Allison Allcock played sensibly and with opener kirsty Sloan saw sudbury to victory with overs to spare. For the home side the Antliff twins Beth & Alice both bowled well and made some excellent stops in the field. However the!
  season is young & the newly formed harwich 7 Mistley side show a lot of promise.

Great Waltham 56 for 8 lost to Eight Ash Green 89 for 5 by 33 runs (Friendly)

Batting first, Eight Ash Green lost an early wicket, but the hard hitting Jamie Newstead (26 retired), Sue Miller (15) and Caroline Hill (22 not out) pushed the score along. A fine spell from Nancy Bridge (8 for Two) and Laura Parkin (11 for One) limited the EAG final total.

I response, Gt. Waltham's Becky Clout (8) and Rachel Harper (7) started solidly until the slow bowling of first change Chris Jones (8 for Three) had them both dismissed to magnificent catches. Laura Parkin (20) put up some fine resistance supported by Zoe Brown (6 not out) until the score reached 52 when five wickets fell in quick sucession leaving the home side well short of their target. Venessa Smith (10 for Two) was the other main wicket taker but metion must be made of wicker keeper Di Passfield for a three catch haul behind the stumps.

Old Chelmsfordians 39 for 10 (1 point) lost to Kelvedon & Feering 90 for 2 (20 points) by 51 runs

Kelvedon won the toss and elected to bat.  Their opening batsmen kept up a steady run rate and although the OC's bowling and fielding restricted the big hits, Kelvedon stole a lot of quick singles.  Their top scorers were Bryony Butcher (25), Charlie Clarke-Parkinson (14) and Zoe Wager (12).  OC's fielding had tightened up remarkably compared to their game last week, and more wickets could have been taken, but for a couple of dropped catches.  Several new players were in the team, with Jemma Bell taking a wicket in her first competitive cricket match. The OC's batsmen came up against some pacey bowling from Kelvedon and looked likely to be heading for another low score, until Ally Farrar came to the crease.  She was OC's top scorer with 22 and scored a couple of 4's in only her second competitive game.  Unfortunately, Ally was run out, and although the other batsmen put in a stirling effort, OC's were all out for 39 runs.  A very friendly match, played in great spirit.  Play!
er of the team for Kelvedon was Bryony Butcher.  Player of the team for OC's was shared between Jemma Bell and Ally Farrar.

Maldon 57 for 8 (3 points) lost to Woodham Mortimer 112 for 6 (20 points) by 55 runs

Woodham Mortimer batted well with three batsmen retiring.  Maldon took some good catches especially India Cullerton with a caught and bowled wicket. A catch was missed in the slips when Victoria Brown edged a ball early in her innings off the spin bowling from Elissa and unfortunately for Maldon she went on to score 25.  Accurate bowling from Elissa and Emma helped to keep the runs down and India took two wickets late in the innings. 
An early run out put Maldon under pressure however Elissa scored 20 before being given out LBW to the accurate bowling of Clare Bulman who took 4 wickets for 7 runs. Ali Daniels batted well on debut but was caught out before reaching double figures.  Some determined batting from Di Furnival and Sarah Harris ensured that the Maldon side completed the 20 overs.
Player of the team for Woodham Mortimer was Clare Bulman and for Maldon was Sarah Harris.

Friday 9th. May

Abberton 55 for 9 (1 point) lost to Eight Ash Green 56 for 3 (20 points) by 7 wickets

Batting first, Abberton got off to a poor start loosing 3 quick wickets to the accurate bowling of Debbie Aylward (8 for One) and Venessa Smith (8 for Three). Michelle Evans (9), retaliated by striking Chris Jones (14 for Two) for consecutive boundaries before skying a third attempt into the hands of Carolyn Hill. Max Harris (11 not out) marshalled the tail easing the score past fifty. The run rate fell dramatically with the return of Aylward and Smith into the attack, conceding only four runs off the last four overs.

Chasing the relatively low total, Eight Ash Green were soon in trouble loosing their top order in the first three overs with Min Patel (20 for Two) bowling well supported by Max Harris (12 for One). Sue Miller (11 not out) and Skipper Debbie Aylward (15 not out) regrouped gradually gaining the upper hand with some careful and patient batting. Zoe Gould applied pressure conceding only 2 runs from 2 overs supported by Joe Sibley (7 from two) but they were unable to stop the Green passing the target with 7 overs to spare.

Colchester 106 for 3 (20 points) bt Sudbury 105 for 1 (6 points) by 7 wickets

Woodham Mortimer 161 for 1 (20 points) bt Old Chelmsfordians 21 for 7 (0 points) by 140 runs

Woodham won the toss and decided to bat. Throgood and Smith got off to a good start with thorogood getting to 25 very quickly, Brown came in next and carried on the good work soon retiring. Smith got there eventually to her 25! Scriviner bowled by a great ball from Bayley. Guppy and King both put in great knocks contributing to a good score. Old chelmsfordians came in with the light fading. Scriviner got a wicket in the first over and from there on in the wickets fell at regular intervals, there was some stubborn resistance from Alice Green. A mention to for a stunning catch taken by Brown to dimiss Liz. Unfortunately Laura Bayley had to retire hurt after being hit on the nose. However the game was played in a great spirit and I would like say that despite the score Old Chelmfordians will without doubt get better as they have a great enthusiasm and a lot of potential and are a good addition to the league.
Old Chelmsfordian lady of the match is Laura Bayley
Woodham Mortimer lady of the match is Victoria Brown.

Kelvedon & Feering 91 for 9 (20 points) bt Great Waltham 82 for 5 (7 points) by 9 Runs

Friday saw Kelvedon & Feering taking on Great Waltham in KFCC’s first ever women’s cricket match.  Kelvedon scored 91, spread evenly through their line up with Bryony Butcher (11), Louise Johnson (12) and Ruth west (11). for Gt. Waltham Rachel Harper (17 for Two) and Becky Clout (6 for Two) the best of the bowlers. 

In reply Gt Waltham responded well in fast disappearing light with Clout (25 retired) and Harper (11 not out) leading the chase. Ollie Stringer took (7 for Two) and Bryony Butcher (8 for Two) the main wicket takers..  Gt Waltham could not keep up with the required rate and failed reach the target with wickets in hand, by 9 runs.

Harwich & Mistley 65 for 5  lost to Maldon 73 for 6  by 8 Runs (Friendly)

Lovely evening with Maldon batting first. H & m started well with tight bowling from Cook & southgate, the latter taking early wickets. The home side gave all their players a bowl leading to a few more extras than normal. The younger members of the team bowling extremelly well. Ellisa Penkith batted very well to reite on a quick fire 25. Maldon setting a good target of 73. H & M struggled against the strong opening attack of Rosie & Nicola, however Cook & Bibby kept the scoreboard ticking. On the dismisal of Cook southgate continued with the runs. Ellisa came into the attck and bowled an extremelly good spell of quick legspin and was unlucky not to gain a wicket. Once Southgate was out and Loiuse Bibby retired on her cricket debut the innings fell away. The Maldon attack keeping a tight line against the inexperienced Harwich & Mistley batting. In the end and gathering dusk harwich fell 8 runs short of the Maldon total. An excellent game played in excellent spirit.