Author: ECCC

Joe Smith was selected for the leaguee’s imaginary team last weekend, due to his five wicket haul against Harwich.  he wines two tickets to see a game at the County Ground.  Well Done!!  see here

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Just like at the Oval, lashings of rain put paid to our chances of playing against North Springfield yesterday.  Match abandoned and we remain second in the table

Earls Colne vs. Great Horksley 18^th August

Colne made the trip over to Mile End sports ground to take on Great Horksley, who we had managed to defeat in the reverse fixture a month previously.

Daryl lost the toss and we were asked to bat, on a pitch that had a good deal of grass, but that was quite dry.

Daryl and Harry opened up for us and made decent progress against some very good bowling from Horksley, it seemed quite difficult to get the ball away, or play a shot with confidence, as the bounce was a little erratic. Daryl was dismissed trying to pull when the ball got a little big on him, apart from that after 13 overs we were 42 for 1 and Chintesh and Harry looked rather untroubled.

However, the change bowling continued to test Colne, Harry was bowled by a full toss, Chintesh was caught on the line at Cow Corner, Joss was caught at mid off (how else?). Will Dunn batted bravely with what looked like a half chewed off finger! Halfway through our innings we had fallen to 73 for 5, we thought 150 would be a decent total to set. At 98 for 8, 120 looked a more realistic target. However Angus Wardle at number 6 who had played with great application and number 10 Colin Bocking (who had upset the wife by playing two games this weekend!), showed great resilience in putting on 52 for the 9^th wicket in 13 overs (Angus 31 not out, Colin 17). Ben at Number 11 was caught behind with the Score on exactly 150, we gave Horksley 2 overs, but crucially we had managed to get ourselves to a total that we felt we could defend if we bowled well.

After a tea of egg sarnies, cake and sausage rolls, we set about the task in front of us, knowing that we would have to bowl and field pretty much out of our skins on one of the biggest pitches this season.

Horksley started pretty well and managed to nullify the Colne attack of Smith and Oakley after 17 overs, Horksley openers Jayasooria and Hassan had taken them to 62 for 0,  we needed to take a wicket quickly otherwise the game would be gone.  Cue Chintesh and Ben who bowled with great control, we put the squeeze on Horksley, Harry taking a smart catch off Ben and Chintesh tweaking a few at the bottom end reduced Horksley to 85 for 6, including the key wickets of Krishnan and Fitzgerald. Harry with a smart leg-side stumping and Joe Smith taking a catch at deep cow-corner to get some revenge on the man who had parked him two years ago at Bergholt.

However the game was not over yet Moula and Nanda, both of whom had batted well at Colne earlier in the season, were frustrating us and continuing the theme of most runs being scored through the slip/gully region. Joe managed to return and nip Moula out and a few overs later Nick dismissed Nanda with Joss Wilkinson holding his nerve and taking the catch at point. We finally dismissed Horksley for 128 in the 41^st over. A win by 22 runs.

Bowling Figures : Nick Oakley 10-2-32-1, Joe Smith 10-1-24-1, Chintesh Patel 10-1-28-4, Ben Mason 10-3-23-4, Colin Bocking 1-0-7-0.

Earls Colne 20 points, Great Horksley 7 points.

We now move up to 2^nd, and to a crucial top of the table clash vs North Springfield Wanderers next weekend.

Harwich & Dovercourt returned for a league fixture last Sunday, but the result was the same.  Victory for Earls Colne.

Basic details

Earls Colne won by 5 wickets

Ollie Bond 45no

Dan Grice 44

Daryl Sleeman 42

Smith 5-28

Earls Colne vs Harwich Plate Semi Final

Colne came into the game, after a two-week break from league action, but at pretty much full strength for our crucial semi-final fixture vs. Harwich.

On another hot day (every day seems to be like that at the moment!), Daryl once again won the toss and decided to Bat on a pitch that looked hard and dry, a good toss to win!

Harwich started very well, bowling an accurate line to openers Sleeman and Callaghan, after 10 overs we were 12 for 1, Daryl being caught at mid-off, however once the change bowlers came on and after a difficult start both Harry and Chintesh tucked into some less-accurate stuff, and helped themselves to 50’s, both were out for 58 and 53 respectively, but had played crucial role’s in us posting a competitive total. Will Dunn played some expansive shots in his 24, Archie got a golden quack, Pat Kerry and Lee, had little cameos but after being 153 for 3 after 30, to then be 193 for 9 after our 40 overs, was a little disappointing, but we managed to post a competitive total, one that we felt we could defend.

After a tea, courtesy of Charlotte Oakley, we set about the task of bowling Harwich out, and our place in the final.

Harwich, started pretty much like us, losing the wicket of Harman to a full stretch diving caught and bowled by Smith (we wont need to roll the wicket for next week now!), and scored at around 2 an over for the first 13-15 overs. However Colne’s opening bowlers and change bowlers managed to take wickets at crucial intervals, coupled with some good catches in the field, all of those who bowled chipped in with wickets, Smith, Oakley, Mason and Patel taking 2 each, Parish and Wilkinson taking 1 each.  We eventually bowled Harwich out in the 37th over for 137.

We won by 56 runs…a great performance by all, and one of our best team performances for some time, in that everyone contributed to the victory. A final against Tendring awaits @ Halstead C.C on Sunday 1st September.

The club received this Email today from Harwich & Dovercourt CC …………..

Congratulations from the lads at Harwich & Dovercourt CC.

We all felt that the semi was played in the right spirit producing a good match and thank you for the welcome and hospitality shown to us on the day.

It would be fitting if you could win the Plate in your 175th Anniversary year, but it will be on loan so keep it polished ready for us at H&DCC in 2014.

All the best for the Final.

Phil

Phil Luxford Sec H&DCC  

The casuals took on Milden CC in their first away fixture of the season.  Most players struggled with the traffic and finding the pitch! Hayns lost the toss and was asked to bat – a good job as we only had six players to start the game. Daryl and Archie opened the batting and put on 94 for the first wicket, before Daryl was caught behind for 51 ( a great catch by the keeper).  Archie scored a good seventy and was retired . Liam Jones continued to impress with 26, Will Bosworth hit a couple of nice boundaries before departing for nine .  Keith Scott made his debut (Ewan’s dad) and was 8 not out at the end.  Earls Colne 183 for 4.

Hayns opened with Lee Parish and our young leg spinner Liam, Milden’s openers were dismissed cheaply by Lee and Liam.  Will Bosworth came on to bowl and impressed taking 3 wickets young Ewan Scott took the wicket of the day by bowling the chairman of the Piri Piri league Hayns then bowled himself and clean bowled Hobbs for nought. Daryl claimed a wicket then a last pair partnership of Dackers and Wymark put on 68 for the last wicket before Hayns had Wymark caught by Will Bosworth and Earls Colne won by 14 runs.  

Parish 8 ,3,18 – 2. Jones 4,0,20 -1 Wilkinson 5,0,20 -0.  Bosworth 5,0,26 – 3 . Hayns 5,0,18 – 2. E Scott 2,0,25 -1.  Sleeman 6,0,36 – 1

Earls Colne CC have won accreditation for a further three years.  Well done to all involved in the hard work!

Cricket week raises £1091 !!. 

Profits for cricket week exceeded £1000, which was higher than expectations.  Great attendance for the colts night, combined with successful fixtures against the Wine Trade and the Legends, added to regular receipts for the regular wekend fixtures made it more than a grand in the coffers.  Well done to all.  Another cricket week is planned for 2014

Chappel & Wakes Colne came visiting on a lovely summer day.

Colne elected to bowl first but Chappel made easy work of things with an opening stand of 62 in just 12 overs by Hadcock & Taylor.  But the wickets finally started to fall.  Chintesh Patel took a couple of wickets, Russ Dawes bowled beatifully taking 4 – 9  and young debutant Liam Jones also took two wickets with some very tidy legspin.  Chappel looked like thay might be all out for less than 100, but a late rally took them to 121 all out.

After a BBQ tea, Colne helped to make a game of it by losing three quick wickets, with a run out, and an unfortunate played-on among the debris.  But Taylor Nicholson played calmly in partnership with Daryl Sleeman, and the repair work was underway.  After Taylor departed for an accomplished 20, Tony Hayns hit a quick 21.  Daryl avoided a jug by being bowled for 46, but we were close to the line.  A few quick blows from Russel Dawes and Ben Mason saw us to a victory by 4 wickets.

Chappel & Wakes Colne 121 All out

Earls Colne 123 – 6.

Earls Colne win by 4 wickets