Saturday 2nd XI Match Reports & Scorecards

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Havering won by 87 Runs
Havering II 24 points South Weald II 4 points

Margaretting were put into bat against Havering 2nd XI and made a useful 205 all out after 45 overs. Steve Summerville was the pick of the bowlers for Havering taking 3 for 31 off 11 overs.
Havering never looked likely to reach the target having struggled to 99 for 6 off 30 overs. However, Ted Teager begun to strike the ball to all parts of the ground and suddenly Havering were in with a chance. Havering needed just 5 runs to win off the last over but could only manage to score 4 and the match was tied. Ted Teager was not out 62 having almost carried Havering to victory.
Havering II 16 points Margaretting 15 points

Havering 2nd XI met top of the table Aythorpe Roding at home in a game reduced to 43 overs per side due to rain. Unfortunately, Havering had a weak side and were on the defensive from the start. Aythorpes batsman were always on top and after 43 overs they scored 270 for the loss of just 3 wickets.
Havering got off to a solid but slow start due to some very accurate bowling. Captain Tim Bland was out for 40 with the score on 72 after 22 overs. Neil Keylock batted almost all the innings scoring a fine 88 and he was supported by Mark Butler who scored a quick 43. Havering were never going to win this game but in the end managed a respectable 185 for 7 losing the game by 85 runs.
Havering II 3 points Aythorpe Roding II 24 points

Following 2 short intervals due to rain this match was reduced to 42 overs per side. Roxwell Blues decided to bat first and were soon in trouble at 18 for 2 due to some accurate bowling by Tom Hine and Andy Dent. All Haverings bowlers continued to bowl well supported by some good fielding and the home side were restricted to a modest total of 148 for 7 off 42 overs. The pick of the batsman for Roxwell was their skipper Duncan Stainer who scored a very good 55.
In reply, Havering made a terrible start scoring 59 runs off 22 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. However, Tim Richardson and Kevin Stanbridge took Havering up to 131 before the loss of the next wicket with a only 3 overs remaining. Unfortunately Kevin Stanbridge was next out for a superb 42 in the last over just when it looked like he would win the game for the visitors. It finally came down to the last ball with Havering needing 3 to win when Tom Hine managed to score 2 runs and the game was tied.
Havering II 11 points Roxwell Blues 12 points

Havering were put into bat on a lively wicket and were soon in trouble at 78 for 4 off 25 overs. Havering were further in trouble when Colin Burton was next out with the score on 102 having scored an excellent 46. Some good lower order batting from Tim Richardson 32 and Kevin Stanbridge 31 not out meant that Havering reached a respectable 196 for 7 off 45 overs.
South Woodham Ferrers were always in trouble and only managed to score 106 all out in reply. Havering opening bowlers did the damage with Tom Hine taking 3 for 44 and Steve Summerville taking 4 for 27 and Havering secured an easy victory by 90 runs.
Havering II 23 points South Woodham Ferrers II 3 points

Southend & EMT won the toss and decided to bat on a good pitch suited for batting. After Tom Hine got an early breakthrough for Havering the next wicket fell at 119 after 31 overs had been bowled. The home side were scoring very slowly and heading for a modest total when 60 runs were scored in the last 5 overs to close on 217 for 4 after 45 overs. Tom Hine finished with figures of 3 for 30 in 12 overs.
In reply, Havering made steady progress reaching 57 for 2 after 16 overs. The next wicket fell at 146 with Neil Keylock the man out for 62. In the meantime, Tom Gentle was hitting the ball to all parts of the ground and won the game for Havering with a superb 90 not out. Havering reached the total with 4 wickets down and 2.1 overs to spare.
Havering II 21 points SoS&EM&T II 5 points

Havering were put into bat on a lively wicket and were soon in trouble at 60 for 3 with the first 3 batsman back in the pavilion. However, it was down to the 2 youngsters in the team to stage a recovery, James Lavender scored an excellent 56 and he was well supported by Tom Gentle who scored 28. Unfortunately, the tail failed to capitalise on the recovery and Havering only managed to score 166 for 9 after 45 overs.
After tea Havering did not have the benefit of the new ball and batting became much easier. Rankins were never in any trouble until they had nearly reached their target when they lost 4 quick wickets, mainly due to a fine spell of bowling by Tim Richardson taking 3 for 31 in 12 overs. Unfortunately, this was not enough to save the game as Rankins reached 167 for 7 winning the match by 3 wickets.
Havering II 4 points Rankins 21 points

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Havering lost by 11 Runs
Havering II 7 points Writtle 26 points

Havering 2nd X1 lost the chance to go top of the league on Saturday when they were defeated by Canvey Island by 8 wickets.
Havering batted first and stand in captain Neil Keylock made 50. Sadly nobody else made a significant contribution and Havering were bowled out for 171.
Canvey Island made batting look easy as Neil Casson made 47 and T Snowdon 45 not out to cruise to an easy victory in just 26.3 overs.
Havering lost by 8 Wkts
Havering II 3 points Canvey Island 22 points

Having been put into bat the Havering openers reached 182 off 30 overs before Tim Bland was out for 97, followed by Neil Keylock who was out shortly afterwards for 91. The only other batsman to get into double figures was Kevin Stanbridge who scored a quick fire 30 not out at the end. After 45 overs Havering had scored a very useful 276 for the loss of 7 wickets.
South Weald got off to a terrible start losing 3 early wickets for just 29 runs. However, they did recover thanks to H Imbest scoring 72 and D Yeomans scoring 68 to give the home side an outside chance of victory. But they were always well behind the run-rate and finished on 215 for 8 off 45 overs and Havering secured a 61 run victory. Steve Summerville was the pick of the Havering bowlers taking 3 for 57 off 12 overs.
Havering II 26 points South Weald 6 points

Havering 2nd X1 produced an impressive 134 run victory at home to Margaretting. The home side were put into bat and were soon 8 for the loss of 2 wickets with both openers back in the pavilion. However, Havering soon recovered thanks to a fine middle order batting display. Colin Burton making 39, Adam Murray 32 and Tim Richardson 44. With the score on 152 for 6 after 35 overs Tim Hills hit a quickfire 46 and Kevin Stanbridge was not out 37 and Havering reached 250 for 9 after 45 overs gaining maximum batting points.
Margaretting made a quick start and were 76 for 2 off just 15 overs when a change in the bowling soon changed the course of the game. Margaretting collapsed to 116 all out, thanks to fine performances from Kevin Stanbridge who bowled 6.3 overs and took 5 wickets for 11 runs and Steve Summerville who took 3 wickets for 35 runs.
Havering II 26 points Margaretting 4 point

Havering 2nd XI had a surprisingly easy victory away to Aythorpe Roding who up to this point had won all their matches. Havering won the toss and decided to field and Aythorpe Roding never got going due to some fine bowling, especially by the increasingly impressive Tom Hine, and good fielding. The home side were bowled out for just 119 with their captain Steve Simmonds unbeaten on 47. Tom Hine took 3 for 17, George Benedetti 2 for 18, and Andy Dent took 3 for 24.
In reply Havering were never in trouble. Neil Keylock was first out for 35 with the score on 50. Only 1 further wicket fell as Havering scored 120 for the loss of just 2 wickets to complete an emphatic 8 wicket victory. Tim Bland was undefeated on 42 to continue his fine form and Eddie Wallace not out 27.
Havering II 25 points Aythorpe Roding 1 point

Havering won the toss and decided to bat. The opening pair of Tim Bland and Neil Keylock put on a superb 180 off 31 overs before Tim was out for 82. After a short rain delay the game was reduced to 42 overs per side. Neil Keylock continued where he left off and batted through the remaining overs to score a hard hitting 118 not out. He was well supported by Jack Houghton who scored a quick 35 bringing the final total up to a very respectable 265 for 3.
In reply, Roxwell Blues quickly slumped to 51 for the loss of 5 wickets due to a splendid opening spell by the Havering pair of George Benedetti taking 3 for 20 and Tom Hine who took 2 for 27. Kevin Stanbridge made short work of finishing off the tail with figures of 4 for 18 and the visitors were bowled out for just 106. Havering were expecting a tough game but in the end cruised to a 159 run victory.
Havering II 26 points Roxwell Blues 1 point

Due to a long spell of rain this match was reduced to 32 overs per side. South Woodham Ferrers won the toss and batted first and reached 114 for 6 after 27.5 overs when the rain returned and the match was abandoned. Kevin Stanbridge was the pick of the Havering bowlers taking 4 for 37 in 7 overs.
Havering II 8 points South Woodham Ferrers II 7 points

Having been put into bat at Broxhill Road, Havering soon found themselves in serious trouble at 25 for 4. Skipper Tim Bland was still at the crease and was joined by Andy Dent and they took the total up to 95 when Andy was out for a useful 33. Havering then accelerated scoring 118 from the last 15 overs to score 215. Tim Bland batting throughout the innings striking some superb straight and cover drives, scoring 116 not out.
After a wayward spell from Jack Houghton and Tom Moffat the visitors lost their first wicket at 81 off just 16 overs. However, a change of bowling soon altered the outcome of the match, with George Benedetti (4-35) and Steve Summerville (5-19) both bowling 12 accurate overs. The visitors collapsed to 129 all out and Havering secured a victory by 86 runs.
Havering II 24 points SoSEMT II 3 points

Rankins were put into bat on a good looking flat pitch and soon made steady progress with the opening two batsmen sharing a stand of 173, although they were assisted by some poor bowling and fielding. At one stage it looked like they would make a total of around 260 to 270. However, some decent late bowling by Andy Dent and Neil Keylock restricted the home side to a total of 232 for 3 off their 45 overs.
Havering made a slow but steady start due to some very accurate bowling by Rankins. After Tim Bland 33, Neil Keylock 31 and Fraser Jeffries 38 were dismissed the visitors were always behind the clock and were all out for 186.
Havering II 3 points Rankins II 25 points

Havering were put into bat by Writtle having lost the toss. On a green and wet wicket batting was always going to be difficult. After a slow but sound start the first wicket fell at 31 and wickets continued to fall quickly thereafter. Jack Houghton (25) and Tim Richardson (17) managed to make the total look reasonable but Havering were all out for 110.
Unfortunately, the very first ball from Tom Moffat was dropped by the wicketkeeper but Haverings bowlers stuck to their task and all bowled very well on a wicket which was still favouring the bowlers. A steady fall of wickets saw Writtle slump to 78 for 9, but Steve Clark played a captains innings scoring 29 taking the score to 105 when he was out to a spectacular catch by Andy Dent on the boundary which won the game for the home side.
Havering II 21 points Writtle II 5 points

New skipper Tim Bland took his team to Canvey Island for this first League match of 2010.
Losing the toss, Havering were put in on a good looking wicket. With the sun shining Tim Bland and Neil Keylock opened up for Havering but Neil ran himself out with only 14 on the board. John French joined Tim and together they took the score to 83 before John was caught & bowled by Du Bond for 37. Tim was slowly getting his form as Eddie Wallace, Colin Burton and Tim Richardson all departed in quick succession to leave Havering on 144-5. Andrew Dent struck some good shots and put on 45 with Tim before he was caught in the covers for 21. Tim struck out towards the end of the innings but was bowled 2 short of a well deserved century by one which stayed low. Havering finished on 214-7 in their 45 overs.
During tea, the rain came down, and delayed the restart for 20 minutes.
In reply, Canvey Island started slowly as Jack Houghton bowled opener McClulken for 5. Casson and N. Snowden took the score to 69 before Snowden was brilliantly caught one handed by Andrew Dent at Mid-On off the bowling of Kevin Stanbridge. Kevin then went on to take 6 wickets and ripped the heart out of the Canvey innings finishing with figures of 6-44 off 12 overs. Tim Richardson (2 -12 off 8.5) and Neil Keylock (1-25 off 4) bowled the final 8 overs as the light faded, and Canvey were dismissed with one ball to spare for 169.
Tom Hine and Andy Dent both bowled tidy spells without luck
Havering won by 45 Runs
Havering II 24 points Canvey Island II 4 points