Results 31st May-1st June 03

Canvey Island Cricket Club Results

Weekend 31^st May – 1^st June 03

Saturday
Springfield III       164 all out
Canvey Island I    167-6
Canvey won by 4 wickets

Canvey squeaked home by four wickets against Springfield in a tighter match than the score might suggest. Veteran seamer Gary Snowdon bowled Canvey into a winning position with 5 for 36 to reduce Springfield to 164 all out, one over short of their full allocation. On a normal Smallgains pitch this would have been at least 50 below par, but this was no ordinary pitch. Scoring was difficult, with the surface unusually two-paced. Canvey started slowly in reply, Terry Snowdon (36) strangely subdued. But Peter Cook (36 not out) and Russell Abbott (19 not out) injected some much needed impetus at just the right moment, Cook smashing three glorious fours in one over to take Canvey to their target with three overs to spare.

Canvey Island II 251-9
Eastwood IV 232-7
Canvey won by 19 runs

The scoreline flattered a poor Eastwood side in this fixture, which turned into a bit of a run-fest at Belfairs. In a match not short of controversy Canvey took full advantage of some wayward bowling after a shaky start to post 251 for 9 in their 45 overs. Paul Synnott (71) and Dave Higgins (84) scored the bulk of the runs in a partnership of 159 for the 5^th wicket. Synnott, in particular, was at his imperious best, caressing the bowling for ten boundaries. Higgins was more rustic in his approach, and with 49 extras the highest total of the season was posted. Eastwood started well in their reply aided by some dubious umpiring decisions from the home umpires, but Higgins (3 for 50) entered the attack and immediately put the breaks on. Martin Robinson (2 for 47) provided able support as Eastwood came up well short of their target.

Sunday
Leigh II            172-9
Canvey Island 155 all out
Canvey lost by 17 runs

Canvey were edged out in the local derby concluded in light rain which doused the Smallgains ground for much of the afternoon. Canvey bowled well to keep the Leigh scoring rate down, ex-Canvey man Peter Luker providing a highlight with his unfortunate run-out. However, another ex-Canvey player John Elliott (54 not out) made the most on an inexperienced attack smashing 50 runs from the final 4 overs of the innings, allowing Leigh to post a target about 30 runs above par. Opener Paul Ward creamed the bowling all round the park early on, but once he fell for a rapid 33 the wheels started to come off the Canvey reply. Darren Wainer (26) and Les Norton (30) staged a mini-recovery, Norton launching two mighty sixes over the square leg boundary. Their 59 run partnership put Canvey in sight of victory, but both were dismissed in quick succession leaving only Gary Burton among the recognised batsmen to see the side home. With hopes pinned on Burton he disappointingly holed out to mid-off and Canvey’s hopes evaporated.