Canvey Island Cricket Club Results
Weekend 1^st – 2^nd September

Canvey capture league title at first attempt

Saturday            
Canvey Island 1            212-8
Mountnessing               157 all out     
Canvey won by 55 runs

 Canvey 1’s capped a fine season by pipping South Woodham Ferrers at the post to take the league Division 8 title. With South Woodham unable to gain the win they required against bitter rivals Woodham Mortimer, Canvey were able to stroll to the title they deserved all season. This came as a fitting climax to the season, especially with South Woodham destroyed at Smallgains only three weeks ago. This victory, with another haul of maximum points was hard work compared to some others earlier in the year. Matt Snowdon (63) provided the backbone to the Canvey innings, and was ably assisted by Paul Ward (33), Terry Snowdon (32) and Dave Knox (30). Knox also starred with the ball, claiming 5 for 36 from 12 hostile overs. With Ward applying the coup de grace at the end with two late wickets, Canvey were left to celebrate a job well done, and a league title in the their first season in the new league.

Canvey Island 2            197-6
Springfield 4                  198-7     
Canvey lost by 3 wickets

 The season ended on a disappointing note for the Canvey 2’s on Saturday with a second straight defeat. Despite showing much promise in some matches throughout the season, consistency has not proved to be the watchword, and so it proved again against Springfield. A cavalier 98 from John Scammell looked to have earned Canvey a 6^th win of the season. His innings was a wonder to behold, peppered with boundaries, and he was unlucky to be dismissed two short of a deserved ton as he attempted to protect the tail. However, despite this, and the fact that Dave Higgins (3 for 37) and Dan Flewers (3 for 54) managed to reduce Springfield to 30 for 4, Canvey were still unable to turn the screw. A lack of back-up bowling was to prove their undoing, not for the first time this season, as the Springfield middle-order staged a recovery, and with the aid of 30 wides made it over the finishing line.

Sunday          
West Billericay            154 all out
Canvey Island             157-2     
Canvey won by 8 wickets

 Attempting to play a competitive cricket match with seven men is always likely to be a tall order even against a team of one-legged dwarves, but when you are playing against a strong team of proper cricketers you are destined to struggle. This was exactly the scenario to befall poor West Billericay on Sunday as they manly attempted to play a decent game against Canvey. A total of 154 would have proved challenging with a full complement of fielders, but with only five men to spread around things were going to be difficult. Unfortunately, Billericay came up against Matt Snowdon in prime form, who complemented his fifty the day before with a brutal innings of 109. Snowdon showed no mercy for the Billericay predicament as he launched the ball to all parts, more than once dispatching it into the car park. With this calculated aggression the game was all over within 17 overs of the Canvey reply. The only glimmer of light for Billericay came when Snowdon’s fellow opener Ben Davis, with all the fielders on the boundary, succeeded in chipping the ball back to the bowler. He trudged off mortified as players from both sides creased up with laughter. However, there was no doubting that this was Matt Snowdon’s day.