Canvey Island Cricket Club Results

Weekend 20^th – 21^st July

Saturday
Canvey Island I            311-7
Rayleigh II                   204-2      
Canvey won by 107 runs

 It certainly wasn’t a day for being a bowler at Smallgains on Saturday. Over 500 runs were scored for the loss of just 9 wickets. As usual on these high-scoring occasions Canvey came out on top. A round 50 from Dave Shroder started things off, with Richie Burrill (71) and Paul Ward (78) joining in the fun. Coming in at the unfamiliar no.6 position Ward certainly enjoyed himself at the expense of opening bowler Cane, who was “caned” for 37 in two comeback overs. Lee Banks rounded off the innings with a classy 29 not out, taking Canvey once again past the 300-mark. Things were no different in the Rayleigh innings, with the bowlers unable to make much of an impression, Suckling hitting an unbeaten 104, and Harwood 74.

Brookweald               158 all out
Canvey Island II         71 all out     
Canvey lost by 87 runs 

Not to be outdone by his brother Nathan’s feat last week, Sam Collins decided to get in on the wicket-taking act, with his first five-wicket haul for the club. Collins tore out the heart of the Brookweald middle-order with his left-arm seamers to finish with the astonishing figures of 5 for 23 from his four overs. Such an effort deserved a greater reward than to finish on the losing side but that was Collins’s fate, as the Canvey batsmen failed miserably to capitalise on their good position. Only two men reached double figures, as the Islanders were soundly beaten by 87 runs.

Sunday   
Kingfisher                   129 all out
Canvey Island             120 all out         
Canvey lost by 9 runs

Canvey lost out in a tight finish to Kingfisher on Sunday, despite a superb all-round performance from Steve Stacey. Sidelined earlier in the season through injury, he more than made up for the lost time, taking 4 for 25 and smashing 37 valuable runs with the bat. Ironically in spite of this valiant effort it was his dismissal that ultimately saw Canvey slip to defeat. Four ducks for Canvey highlighted their inability to provide Stacey with the support he needed to see Canvey home. Earlier Darren Wainer (3 for 18) had backed up the Canvey bowling effort to good effect, restricting Kingfisher to a seemingly attainable target.