Weekend 20th May

Sunday            
Canvey Island             95 all out
Westley                      77 all out
Canvey won by 18 runs 

The conditions contrived to create a low-scoring thriller between Canvey and Westley on Sunday at Smallgains. With a damp pitch and ridiculously long outfield making any sort of scoring difficult, Canvey were indebted to another man-of-the-match performance from Richie Burrill. Burrill has been the star of the season so far for the Islanders and proved his worth again with a cool 34 as Canvey struggled to post a decent target. No other batsman came to terms with the conditions as Canvey lost their last seven wickets for only 16 runs to be all out for a modest 95.  Westley would clearly have fancied their chances, but after a devastating opening burst from young paceman Lee Banks they were always struggling. Banks exploited the conditions superbly to take 3 for 15 in his eight over spell. A lively partnership between Johnson (22) and Morrison (27) brought Westley back into the game, but it was that man Burrill who proved the match winner. A deadly spell of 3 for 6 ended Westley's hopes and saw Canvey home.