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10th May
Brentwood 5th XI - 226 (11 points)
Walthamstow 4th XI - 155-8 (6 points)
Match Drawn
Report by Ash Patel
Brentwood 5th XI outplayed Walthamstow in all departments of the game. Brentwood won the toss and elected to bat on a good looking wicket and fast outfield however soon lost both openers. Hembrough, Mathias and Early steadied the ship but at 84-4 some disciplined batting was required and it came from Hembrough and Ross Cant. Hembrough is a class act at this level and played some excellent shots for his 70 and Cant played a very patient, mature innings for his 55. He just kept out the straight balls with solid defence and dispatched the bad ball with aggression particularly anything on the leg side. With the help of the tail Brentwood reached and surpassed their target of 200.
Walthamstow started their innings against quick bowlers Myres and Cant and the batsmen were soon backing away and swinging the bat in hope particularly against the pace of Cant. Thompson got away with a few lucky blows but Walthamstow collapsed to 80-7 and with 23 over's to go Brentwood would surly win the game. However Walthamstow youngster Parkinson and Harris showed some grit and determination to see off all the Brentwood bowlers and stop Brentwood recording a win and 20pts.
This was an encouraging start in the new league for the 5th XI with notably good performances from the youngster Hembrough, Cant with the bat and Sam and Jamie Dawes and Cant with the ball. Despite one dropped catch by Brentwood the general fielding was very good.
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24th May
Brentwood 5th XI - 128 all out
Upminster 5th XI - 129-6
Upminster won by 4 wickets
Report by Ash Patel
Brentwood fielded a very young side, take out 900 year old Yoda and the average age was 14.
Brentwood won the toss and decided to bat first to try and get points on the board but after a cautious opening of 30-0 after ten overs both openers Patel and Walker were out in quick succession. In form Olli Hembrough was run out in a mix up but Jack Denham and Jack Greenwood took the score along nicely to 85-3 at the half way stage.
After the drinks break things began to go wrong for Brentwood as both Jack's were out and the remaining Brentwood youngsters found it difficult to score against the experienced Pete Williams and fast bowler Ryan. Brentwood were eventually all out for 128 with only Sam Rounce able to get into double figures.
With such a low score Brentwood had to start well but Joe Early and Peter Myres bowled erratically and Upminster raced to 41-1 in just 7 overs. A change in bowing provided a sterner test for the Upminster batsmen and Brentwood soon began to get a grip on the game as wickets began to tumble. Sam Rounce and Liam Farge, followed up by Jon Hilliard, had Upminster in all sorts of trouble at 85-6. But that was the end of any success for Brentwood as Upminster again began to apply themselves and, with help of the odd loose ball, scrambled their way past the Brentwood total.
This was a poor performance as only half the team played to their potential. The experience of Rhys Furlong, Dave Stockwell and Ian Dawes is sorely missed in the batting line up.
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