Canvey Island Cricket Club Results

Weekend 15^th- 16^th September

Saturday    
Canvey Island            204-4
Bluehouse 2               127 all out       
Canvey won by 77 runs 

Paul Ward blasted past the 1000-run mark for the season on his way to a blistering 102 not out, which was the cornerstone of Canvey’s victory against Bluehouse. In a game that was a prelude to one of the fixtures Canvey will enjoy in Division 7 of the Mid-Essex league next season, Ward took the opportunity to gain a psychological advantage over the Bluehouse attack by dispatching them to all parts. One particularly memorable shot flew over square leg for a towering six. However, it could all have been so different if a simple gully chance had been accepted with only a few runs on the board. A second easy chance was spilled with Ward in the nineties, allowing him to post three figures for the second time this season. Gary Snowdon (46) also got in on the act during a fourth wicket partnership of 102, falling just short of a second career half-century. Once the Ward pyrotechnics were over it was time for the bowlers to excel, none more so than Richie Burrill, who claimed season’s best figures of 4 for 6 from 7 hostile overs. With Les Snowdon and Dave Higgins also claiming two wickets apiece, an easy victory was wrapped up in good time.

 Sunday    
Greenfields               171-9
Canvey Island           114-7        
Canvey lost by 57 runs

 A marvellous all-round performance from Glenn Eckett was the highlight of a disappointing Canvey showing. Eckett, has endured a difficult debut season up until now but took his chance to show exactly what he could do with the ball, claiming a wicket with his first delivery and going on to post career-best figures of 3 for 16. With Trevor Fossey also returning season’s best figures of 2 for 36, it was a pleasing change of fortune for some of Canvey’s lesser lights. Not to be outdone though, club leading wicket-taker John Gunn also bagged three further victims to put himself within striking distance of the 50-mark. However, Gunn wasn’t so lucky with the bat, the victim of a horrendous first over mix-up with skipper Paul Ward, to be run out without facing a ball. Michael Gunn (14) top-scored, but it was Eckett (13) and Fossey (12) who claimed the limelight by complementing their bowling performances with career-bests with the bat as well. There was even time for a gloriously defiant 9 not out from Karen Richardson, stubbornly resisting the Greenfield bowlers for 10 overs to notch her first runs for the club. This light-hearted end to the game was unable to mask the fact that Canvey were outplayed and performed poorly in a game which had an end-of-season air to it.