Canvey Island Cricket Club Results

Weekend 13^th – 14^th July

Saturday    
Canvey Island I            189-8
Burnham Sports II        74 all out    
Canvey won by 115 runs

 Put the ball in John Gunn’s hands and more often than not he will make something happen. He didn’t disappoint on Saturday, as he produced another one of those devastating spells of bowling that he is capable of. Despite seemingly being unable to cure a no-ball problem, or keep the ball consistently on the off peg, Gunn snapped up 5 for 15 to send Burnham spiralling into misery. With three of his victims playing on, that particular mode of dismissal proved to be the most popular, Gary Snowdon also picking up another in his two-wicket haul. The slow pitch and longish outfield made scoring difficult all day, as demonstrated by the normally free-scoring Paul Ward and Terry Snowdon. They battled to put on 77 for the second wicket, Ward collecting only four boundaries in his 42 and Snowdon finding the rope only five times in his 54. No other player passed 25 preventing Canvey amassing 200 for only the second time in the season. Gunn’s wickets meant the total proved to be more than enough.

Rayleigh III                   156 all out
Canvey Island II            160-6      
Canvey won by 4 wickets

 Nathan Collins produced a fantastic all-round display to propel Canvey to their third league win of the season. Collins returned a season’s best 5 for 19 with the ball, ripping the heart out of the entire Rayleigh middle-order. He then starred in a match-winning partnership of 34 with Paul Synnott to steer Canvey home to a four wicket win. Collins finished 17 not out, and Synnott 13 not out, to finish off the earlier good work from Darren Wainer (29) and Dave Higgins (50). Higgins was his usual belligerent self with the bat, and his dismissal could have proved costly. However, Collins proved to be the main for the big occasion and fittingly hit the winning runs to give Canvey the win.

Sunday         
Canvey Island               269-5
Rayleigh Fairview         53 all out       
Canvey won by 216 runs

 Think of the most one-sided contest you can and then double it. This was what happened at Smallgains on Sunday. Finding themselves at 21-3 you would have thought Canvey were in trouble. Not a bit of it. Rayleigh Fairview didn’t know what hit them as first Dave Shroder (58) and then Richie Burrill piled on the agony. Both men smashed the ball to all parts of the ground, Burrill being particularly aggressive upon reaching his own fifty. It has to be said that the bowling and field placings were embarrassingly poor, but the ball still has to be put away. Burrill did this with aplomb, bringing up his first century of the season, and eventually finishing unbeaten on 121. He and Darren Wainer (35) shared in the second century stand of the innings, putting on 124 for the fifth wicket. Skipper Paul Ward, coming in at the unfamiliar no.7 spot also got in on the act, hitting the last ball of the innings high over midwicket for six. Staring into the abyss Rayleigh got out of the traps like a wounded greyhound, losing five quick wickets to John Gunn (3 for 12) and Glen Eckett (2 for 21). Stumbling to a pathetic 53 all out they handed Canvey their biggest win of the season.