Canvey Island Cricket Club Results
Weekend 25^th August

RAMPANT CANVEY SMASH 300 AGAIN IN CRUSHING WIN

Saturday   
Canvey Island 1            313-5
Herongate 2                  148 all out     
Canvey won by 165 runs

 Canvey earned maximum points in the chase for the title as they posted a score in excess of 300 for the second week running. Taking advantage of the short straight boundaries at the picturesque Herongate ground, three men notched fifties as the ball disappeared out of the ground on seven separate occasions. Opener Paul Ward (73) the first to reach his half-century, closely followed by Richie Burrill (78) and Russell Abbott (58 not out). Burrill followed up his ton last week with another classical knock, full of trademark cover drives. After a slow start Abbott also showed his ability, twice depositing the ball in the road for towering sixes. Despite the oppressive heat Abbott returned to claim three wickets with the ball as the Herongate innings faltered. However, the plaudits were taken by unorthodox left-arm spinner Terry Cockell. He bamboozled the lower-order on his way to season’s-best figures of 5 for 42. With only one game left in the league season the title is still up for grabs. Only a win will do against Mountnessing, with all eyes on Woodham Mortimer, where the Islanders will be hoping that South Woodham slip up.

 HIGGINS HEROICS IN VAIN AS CANVEY FALL AT LAST HURDLE

Hockley 3                    192 all out
Canvey Island 2            152 all out    
Canvey lost by 40 runs

 A magnificent 88 from Dave Higgins was not enough to save Canvey from defeat at the hands of Hockley, who notched their first league win of the season. Coming in at 39 for 6 the game looked completely out of reach, but Higgins had other ideas as he launched a blistering assault on the Hockley bowlers. Twelve boundaries and three sixes later, Canvey were in with a sniff of victory, but then fate intervened. A mix up with Dan Flewers saw Higgins stranded and the chance of victory snuffed out. Defeat was also hard on evergreen seamer Terry Castille, who had earlier claimed season’s-best bowling figures of 5 for 22. With only pride to play for in the final league game next week, Canvey will be hoping that their season ends with a bang rather than a whimper.