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Wednesday, November 19th 2008 Familiar foes - far from it Brantree, Shalford, and Rayne, all founder members of the League, and Braintree College, who joined for the second season, and now all rivals in Division Two. You would think that this would make them regular opponents for each other, but far from it. Braintree met Shalford for only the third time in a League match in the last twenty years, while Rayne and Braintree College met for League points for the first time in more than fourteen years. Boreham fail to materialise for officiating duty Boreham failed to arrive at the Leisure Centre for their two hour session of officiating. Steve Isaac received a call from Dan Grice and Daniel Broyd soon after 5.30, and contacted Glenn Hadgraft. He seemed blissfully unaware that they were down for two hours prior to their match against Helions Bumpstead. Playing in the middle two games of any divisions session does mean you have a 50% chance that you could be officiating. This failure to officiate has cost Boreham the statutory five points for each of the three officials absent, and to make matters worse for themselves later on, they suffered a six wicket defeat at the hands of Helions Bumpstead and have slipped from being one point away from leading the division down into seventh place, twenty-nine points behind the leaders, Braintree. Braintree and Shalford, who began the day as the top two, were two of the teams who were left without officials and this lead to a delayed start, and subsequent reduction in overs of all the following matches. Dan Grice hit 33 and Paul Allen, 30 not out, as Shalford closed with 123-5. As I had mentioned in an early editorial on this page, it was quite appropriate that in the week of the League's 29th Anniversary, these two clubs should meet just as they had when they played the League very first match on November 11th 1979. Braintree won that day, and won again this time around. Danny King, 25 not out, Rory Ainsley, 32 not out, and Jamie Foyster, 28 not out, helping Braintree reach 125-2 with an over to spare. Now they lead the Division Two table by nine points, with Coggeshall Reserves moving into second place, though they cannot be promoted, with a 46 run victory over, still winless, Terling. Robert Lees hit the 21st half-century of the new season, 59 not out, and James Neale added a handy 34 not out, as Coggeshall Reserves scored 140-4 from eleven overs. Shaun Bragg and Ben Stephens then each claimed two wickets as Terling were kept down to 94-4. Braintree College nudged up into the top half of the table with a narrow one wicket victory over Rayne, largely thanks to Dan Garner's unbeaten 50. Richard Whiteside top scored with 31 not out, as Rayne scored 117-2 in this ten over match. Rayne worked their way through the batting line-up but they could not dislodge Garner, and he won the match for the Collegians with one ball to spare. Boreham's miserable day was completed as Helions Bumpstead dismissed them for 85. Andy Rose, Justin Rose and Neil Winter were the only Bumpstead batsmen required as they raced to 86-0 in a shade in excess of six overs. Woodham Mortimer and Sampfords Reserves are both still unbeaten in Division Five this season after the fifth round of fixtures, and they are pulling clear of the pursuing pack. We should not be too surprised by this news as they were playing the two teams still without a win. Woodham Mortimer hit West Bergholt for 110-5 at Notley, though their top scorer turned out to be extras with 31. West Bergholt did manage to steal one point but it was not enough to prevent them from slipping to the foot of the table, as they were dismissed for 66. Sampfords Reserves were made to work hard for their two wicket victory over Coggeshall III. Ben Hobbs top scored with 23 as Coggeshall III closed with 86-3. Sampfords Reserves then lost two early wickets before Colin Caister, 27 not out, and James Smith, 24, steadied the ship for them. Still they had to work very hard, and the winning run was left until the final ball. Boreham Reserves could not win an argument last season but now they have won three matches in a row for the first time since their first season as members, but again it was a close call. Trevor Money hit 28 not out as Boreham Reserves scored 87-5. Coggeshall A Reserves were reduced to being 50-4 in the seventh over, but Ben Smart and Matt Pickles kept them in the hunt. Then with just seven balls remaining and with only four runs needed to win, Pickles was caught for 12. So it was Ben Smart versus Trevor Money in the final over, and two dots started the over before Money got his man trapped leg before and Boreham Reserves had won by three runs. Kelvedon & Feering III's won the days remaining match by comfortably defeating Halstead by six wickets. Sam King took 3-12 as Halstead were bowled out for 63, and then he hit 16 not out, which added to Will Shortridge's 29 not out, helped Kelvedon & Feering III to 69-0 with time aplenty to spare. Essex Indoor County Championship The Essex Indoor County Championship, in which Witham will be bidding to win the trophy for the second time in three seasons, and to keep the trophy in our league's possession for a third consecutive season, will be staged at the County Indoor School in Chelmsford on Saturday January 10th 2009.Desperately seeking advertisers The 2008-09 Yearbook/Magazine is almost ready to go to print, but we are still seeking anyone willing to advertise in the edition to help reduce our overall expenditure. If you should know anyone who would be willing to advertise, full page/half page, colour or mono in it, then could you please contact Steve Isaac as soon as possible. He can then tell you the sizes of the spaces available and how the ads should be delivered to him.
Registration Forms Registration forms can now be accessed and printed from the link here Registration Form. It is very important that this form is completed and returned for each team as soon as possible, as the new season is only a matter of days away now. A revised payment form can now be accessed through the link lower down this column. Facebook forum I have created a forum on Facebook.com, just search for the Braintree District Indoor Cricket League group. Match Fee forms for 2008-09 I have now updated the Match Fee Payment form for the new season. For a match fee form simply click here. Follow this link for the full League & Cup Roll of Honour |
Beat the Lloydy???
At the moment it is not proving too difficult for anyone to be Beating The Lloydy. The pre-season optimism that Bocking would beat Braintree Youth, and he would be the most valuable "all-rounder" is beginning to look a tadge over the top. However, rather than compare Lloyd's season figures against all those that reckoned they could Beat The Lloydy, I have decided, for the moment, to compare him with Mr. Average. Batting: Lloyd: Innings 4, Not Outs 1, Runs 32, Highest 25. Average 10.67. Mr Average: has a batting average of 19.67 Bowling: Lloyd: Overs 12, Maidens 0, Runs 94, Wickets 2, Average 47.00 Runs per Over 7.33 Mr. Average: has an bowling average of 33.67, and a runs per over rate of 8.94 Seems Lloyd is just lagging behind Mr. Average on all fronts at the moment, apart from his economy. Think we better send him to India, he would still do better than most there. RULES LEAGUE
HISTORY 2007-08 COMBINED AVERAGES Bocking
to Halstead 2006-07 COMBINED AVERAGES Abberton
to Great Totham How to find the Centres: CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND THE MAP OF BRAINTREE
LINKS Braintree College Cricket Club Elmstead Grasshoppers Cricket Club Kelvedon & Feering Cricket Club Little Bardfield Village Cricket Club Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship
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