EBGC Rep Cricket 2010...follow their progress here
This page will be updated as the result come in for both the U12 and U14 EBGC Representative sides through the highs and the lows!
EBGC hold their nerve to remain unbeaten
EBGC – 178 all out
Hazel 39, Lewis 32, Pritchard 22, Webb 20 -- Foster 4 for 43
Maldon – 165 for 9
Patel 64, Gregory 21 – Dale 2 for 15, Hazel 3 for 31
On Tuesday 27th July, the EBGC rep side travelled to Gt Totham CC to play against Maldon Colts in their cricket week. The sides both had a mixture of u12 and u13 players. As it customary at Maldon CC to allow the opposition to bat first, EBGC opened with Frankie Hazel and Matt Webb. The two lads being very careful from the word go on a track which had received rain over night. Having put on 48 for the first wicket in 11 overs, Matt got one which turned and took his outside edge and was caught low in the gully. Aaron Collett unfortunately did not last long which brought in Mat Lewis. Taking up from where he left off at Colchester soon had the ball being dispatched to all parts of the ground.
However young Michael Foster from Maldon kept going and he undid both Lewis and Smith with the flight of the ball. The pick of the Maldon bowlers Foster ended his 8 overs on 43 for 4. From being 109/2, EBGC were now in trouble at 138/7 with still 15 overs of the 40 remaining. A late rally from Will Chuter, Harry Pritchard and Joseph Mitchell scoring 14, 22 and 10 not out respectively ensured EBGC batted the full 40 overs and took the score to 178. This was especially pleasing as rain and the lunch break came within these last 15 overs but the boys got their heads down and batted well.
Maldon got off to a bad start losing Chadwick with 9 on the board. Smoker followed soon after with the score on only 25. Dobinson requiring a runner played a tight innings allowing Patel to score freely. Maldon then lost Dobinson and Garrett in quick succession. Gregory and Patel got things moving again but after making his first 50 for Maldon Patel played on for a well made 64. Laslett was well caught at mid wicket by Pritchard with another low to the ground catch. The turning point was in Hazel’s 6th over, he took 2 in 2 balls leaving Maldon 8 down still needing 24 to win off 19 balls. Foster was the last to go being bowled by Dale and the innings ended on 165/9. Pick of the bowling John Dale 15/2 in 7 overs, Hazel 3/31 in 7 and Harjas Sagoo’s 8 overs going for only 19 runs. EBGC ran out winners by 13 runs in a very tight match which ebbed and flowed the whole day.
The post match presentation saw man of the match for both sides, Maldon – Trashant Patel and EBGC, Frankie Hazel. These were agreed upon by the standing Umpires Don Barnes and Trevor Merrell, both long standing and respected local league umpires. Our thanks to them for standing. We also would like to thank Maldon CC, Neil Foster and Steve Brown and the lads for hosting and playing the game in a great spirit. We look forward to next year and playing them again.
Team- Frankie Hazel, Will Chuter, Harjas Sagoo, Aaron Collett (Upminster), Mathew Lewis(Belhus), George Smith, Joseph Mitchell (Orsett), Alex Hunnable, Harry Pritchard, Matt Webb and John Dale(Halstead).
Super Matt Scores Super Ton as EBGC defeat Colchester Grammar School
Colchester Grammar School 172 – 6 32 overs
Essex Boys and Girls Clubs U12 175 – 2 26.3 overs
Essex won by 8 wickets
Mat Lewis of Belhus CC produced a sensational performance to steer Essex to victory chasing the unlikely target of 173 from 28 overs.
On a belter of a wicket Colchester won the toss and had no hesitation in deciding to bat.
A solid start resulted in an opening partnership of 54 before Probacker was stumped by George Smith from the bowling of Michael Foster. Spin was the order of the day for restricting run scoring and he also bagged the valuable wicket of Cheveral for 60 caught by Harjas Sagoo with the score on 107.
Wickets fell at regular intervals with Michael Foster, Will Gibbon and Mat Lewis taking the remaining wickets plus a run out.
Essex set about the daunting total in positive fashion with 27 runs scored for the first wicket before George Smith was caught for 20. Max Bryant and Mat Lewis pushed the score along and they decided to look at the position with 10 overs left as to whether the total was achievable. A further 79 runs were required from the last 10 overs. Max Bryant was caught for 18 with the score on 97 however had supported Mat Lewis admirably and helped set up a run chase at the end.Alex Hunnable came in to bat with Mat Lewis who unleashed a sensational barrage of shots. Included in his innings were 14 fours and 6 sixes and victory was set up when he hit 19 from one over. Mat Lewis reached his maiden century to the applause of the large crowd watching the game and secured victory having scored 109 not out well supported by Alex Hunnabkle who finished on 14 not out.
This was one of the finest innings ever hit for Essex Boys and Girls Clubs and will remain in the memory of all those who witnessed it for many years, particularly Mat and his proud family.
Essex Boys and Girls Clubs Team:
Mathew Lewis (Belhus CC) William Gibbon, George Smith, Joseph Mitchell, Connor Boreham (Orsett CC) Harjas Sagoo (Upminster CC) Sam Johnson, Alex Hunnable, Edward Green (Halstead CC) Michael Foster, Max Bryant (Maldon CC)
Under 14's Finish Season with Great Win at Kimbolton
The latest game in the EBGC fixture list was at Kimbolton. Under perfect skies and playing on the main pitch which is in front of the castle, EBGC skipper Alex Ward won the toss and had no hesitation in batting. Aninder Dhamrat (Frenford) and Ben Kent (Belhus) opened and put on 22 before Kent fell for 4. Alex Bottoms followed with the score on 45. Jack Shiner (Orsett) put on 73 for the 3rd wicket. Both players lost their wicket on 128 which Aninder making a very stylish 75. EBGC continued to bat well and the score ended on 175 for 7 in 30 overs. Pick of the bowling Ranjan 3-27.
Kimbolton reply was in trouble at 47 for 5 in the 13th over. However Wilson and Taylor rallied and took the score to 95, Taylor fell for 25 and Thompson for 0, 95 for 7. Wilson got the score to 121 before he fell, the innings ended on 132 in the 28th over. Bowling by the EBGC again was superb with the pick of the bowling going to Charlie Adams(Upminster) 4-34, Williams (Upminster) 2-19 and Aninder Singh (Frenford) 2-19. EBGC ran out winners by 43 runs.
A fantastic day was had by all, our thanks go to Kimbolton once again and also to the lads and Chris Bottoms the resident scorer
Team Aninder Dhamrat, Aninder Singh, Shabaz Sattar, Nabhaan Rizman(Frenford), Ben Kent ( Belhus), Jack Shiner(Orsett), Alex Bottoms, Will Bottoms, Alex Ward, Charlie Adams and Luke Williams(Upminster)
Tricky Wicket Delivers Low Scoring Game for U14's at Chigwell
The U14 hosts for this game was Chigwell School. The wicket was very soft after the recent rain. So the opposition had no hesitation when they won the toss to put us into bat. Pantelli and debutant Matt Webb from Halstead CCC started off cautiously and after 5 overs 18 was on the board. Unfortunately the pitch was the undoing of many batsmen in this game. As it was a slow wicket if batsmen tried to force the pace it was their doom. Matt (13) and Gopal a stylish 33 were the only two batsmen to get into double figures, the team ending on 107 for 7 in 30 overs, 20 runs short of what they were hoping to set. Pick of the bowling was young Cordelia Griffiths, she returned figures of 5-1-9-3.
The same story for the Chigwell batters as for EBGC. At one stage they were in trouble at 29 for 5 but some solid batting from Griffiths, Macgregor and Padfield ensured a Chigwell victory by 3 wkts. Two fantastic catches by Skipper Pantelli and some fine bowling by Bottoms 5-1-9-3 ensured this game was going to be a tight affair. Well done to all and now are looking towards the next game against Felsted.
Our thanks to parents and families to attended and to Chris Bottoms for scoring.
Jack Pantelli, Craig Dalton(Belhus), Will Bottoms, Billy Bilton, Joe Simpson, Jonathon Murphy, Gopal Sagoo(Upminster), Ryan Page, William Davies (Orsett), Harry Pritchard and Matt Webb (Halstead)
Super Sagoo Hits Half Century but Essex Go Down at Eton
Essex Boys and Girls Clubs U14 129 ALL OUT
Eton 4th Eleven U14 130 -6
Eton won by 4 wickets
The Essex under-fourteen representative team travelled to Eton College to play in the wonderful setting of the Dutchman’s sports field.
Essex batted first and lost two early wickets with a run out for Aninder Dhamrat followed by a sharp catch to dismiss John Murphy for 5. A third wicket stand of 47 steadied the inningswith Amar Bhadwaj scoring 14 before being stumped in a partnership with Gopal Sagoo. Gopal went on to score 56 including 8 fours which included a partnership with Nabhaan Rizwan who scored 14. The tail collapsed with 3 wickets falling with the score on 121 with the fall of the last wicket in the final over with the score on 129. Four run outs in the innings proved to be costly in the long run.
After tea, the visitors lost their first wicket with 8 on the board, with their second loss occurring on 43. Contributions from Wolfendsy 26, Langley 36 not out and Reynolds 29 formed the backbone of a 4 wicket win. Pick of the bowlers was John Murphy with 3 -30 from 6 overs.
Essex had three spinners in their bowling attack. They all bowled well with Michael Foster putting in another good performance without any luck with 4 overs for 16 runs with his leg spin, and Sagoo and Sattar each taking a wicket, and again with the run of the ball could have made the total of 129 a difficult target.
As it turned out Eton reached their total with 3.5 over to spare for the loss of 6 wickets.
Despite the result the team were privileged to play in such a prestige centre on a perfect summer day.
EBGC Team: Gopal Sagoo, John Murphy, Will Bottoms, Billy Bilton – Upminster CC
Amar Bhardwaj, Nabhaan Rizwan, Aninder Dhamrat, Shahbaz Sattar, Umar Hassain – Frenford Clubs. Michael Foster - Maldon CC. Ellis Stevens – Belhus CC
U14's Dig Deep to Draw at Uppingham
The first game of the season for the u14 rep side saw the team travel to Uppingham School in Rutland. The team comprised of Jack Pantelli, Alex and Will Bottoms, Amar Bhardwaj, Billy Bilton, Alex Ward, Jonathon Murphy, Amarpreet Singh, Luke Williams, Michael Foster and Mohit Mahatma. The clubs represented were Belhus, Maldon, Upminster and Frenford.
Uppingham won the toss and batted first on a very good wicket. The opening pair of Blakey and Kennedy put on 65 before Murphy got the break through dismissing Kennedy. Barrow carried on were Kenndey left off and he and Blakey put on 98 with both batsmen passing 50. The final score was 186 for 2. Michael Foster’s 6-0-35-0 with his leg spin was well bowled during the intense hitting.
In reply EBGC lost the first wicket at 35 and again at 46 but solid batting from Pantelli and Bilton saw the score pass 100. EBGC then lost another couple of quick wickets but Murphy and Singh decided to shut up shop with 4 overs to go and ended the score on 158 for 5 off of 34 overs. Uppingham having declared after 26 overs giving EBGC 4 extra overs. Both Bilton and Pantelli top scoring with 39 each, with Murphy and Singh 12 and 17 not out respectively.
The boys can be very proud of their achievements in this game as this was the first game they played together. Our next game is against Eton College.
Another great win at Uppingham for EBGC U12's!
Uppingham School U14 3rd X1 132 - 7 30 overs
Essex Boys and Girls Clubs U12 135 – 3 20.4 overs
Essex won by 7 wickets
Essex Boys and Girls Clubs Under 12 Representative Cricket team raced to their third win of the season with an impressive performance at Uppingham School in the Midlands.
Uppingham chose to bat on a cold but mainly dry day. A good performance in the field and tight bowling restricted Uppingham to 132 from 30 overs with a fifth wicket partnership of 63 pushing the score beyond 100 with the score having been on 26 for 5. Lee top scored with 53.
All the team bowled with good performances from Joseph Mitchell 2 for 9, George Smith 1 for 6 and Max Bryant 1 for 9. 2 run outs also helped to restrict the total.
All the batsmen made a contribution in the reply. Max Bryant batted well before being caught and bowled for 15. Will Chuter was run out for 7 before Harjas Sagoo 41 not out and Frankie Hazel 52 batted superbly in a stand of 56. George Smith scored 2 not out to see the team home by 7 wickets off just 20.4 overs.
The team was:
Will Chuter, Frankie Hazel, Harjas Sagoo, James Spurr – Upminster C.C.
George Smith, Joseph Mitchell – Orsett C.C., Sam Hall, Jack davidson – Belhus C.C.,
Itshaam Hussain – Frenford Clubs, Max Bryant – Maldon C.C.
U12's Ease to Victory at Chigwell
Chigwell School 118 All Out
EBGC U12 122 – 5 EBGC won by 5 wickets
Pick of the EBGC bowlers were Itshaam Hussain with 3 wickets for 15 runs and Luke Charlotte with 2 for 10.
After being 3 wickets down for just 6 runs, Harry Lockyer and Mat Lewis put on 85 runs for the 5th wicket with Lewis hitting 11 fours and 3 sixes in his innings of 70 and Lockyer hitting 6 fours in his anchor role at the other end. The total was reached with 5 overs to spare in what proved to be a very good victory.
Team: Mathew Lewis (Belhus CC)
Harry Lockyer, Regan Boughen, Will Gibbon, Thomas Duck, (Orsett CC) David wainwright, James Spurr, Luke Charlette (Upminster CC)
Itshaam Hussain (Frenford Clubs)
Jamie Gilbert (Chelmer Village Youth Club)
Success from an all round team performance at Kimbolton
Kimbolton School U12 59 all out 26.5 overs
Essex Boys and Girls Clubs U12 60 – 5 26.4 overs
Essex Boys and Girls Clubs Under 12 Representative Cricket team played on the main square in front of the impressive castle in their first game of the 2010 season.
Frankie Hazel, the Essex captain won the toss and invited Kimbolton to bat on a slow wicket. A good performance in the field and tight bowling restricted Kimbolton to 59 all out with a ninth wicket partnership of 17 making the score respectable with the score having been on 40 for 8.
All the bowlers put in good performances with Harjas Sagoo taking the main honours with 4 wickets for 12 runs with Will Chuter taking 2-10, Max Bryant 1 – 6 and Frankie Hazel 1 – 8.
2 run outs on the 3rd and 4th wickets also helped to restrict the total.
The reply started with the loss of 2 quick wickets for 5 runs. Max Bryant batted superbly for 15 overs to hold the innings together before finally being run out for 17. George Smith and Aaron collett supported him before Harjas Sagoo came in to bat with Max and his 17 not out resulted in Essex winning for the loss of 5 wickets from 26.4 overs in a 30 over match.
The team was:
Will Chuter, Frankie Hazel, Harjas Sagoo, Aaron Collett – Upminster C.C.
George Smith, Joseph Mitchell, Connor Boreham – Orsett C.C., Mathew Lewis – Belhus C.C.,
Itshaam Hussain – Frenford Clubs, Max Bryant – Maldon C.C.
