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13th April
Brentwood Victorians - 54-1
Navestock - did not bat
Match abandoned after 14 overs
Report by Mick Pinkney
After the snow of the previous week, the Victorians attempted to belatedly start their season with a trip to Navestock. Skipper Ash Patel won the toss and elected to bat on a damp wicket.
Openers Shane Surujbally and Des Alford were determined to see some reward for their endeavours in winter nets but Alford played a rash shot and was comfortably caught. Alford unfortunately registered the first Victorian duck of the season. Surujbally was joined by Richard Walford and the pair added a 50 partnership. With the pair looking comfortable the rain started to fall and the game was abandoned after only 14 overs. Surujbally finishing 26 not out and Walford 19 not out.
Next week the Victorians travel to Stock.
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20th April
Stock - 190 all out
Brentwood Victorians - 191-3
Victorians won by 7 wickets
Report by Ash Patel
Captain Coote discovered that he can win the toss occasionally and had no hesitation in inserting the opposition on a wet top.
Balroop removed both openers in a hostile opening spell. Cory and Cockley rebuilt the Stock innings and when they were out Cole and Westwood added quick runs in the middle order. A large total loomed but the introduction of pensioner MacIntyre bowling his leg breaks reined in Stock's lower order and figures of 4-26 belied his years.
A total of 190 off the allotted 40 overs was a decent score on a wet wicket and meant that one of the Vics top order must score a decent score. Surujbally in his own style set about the Stock opening attack whilst Patel took up the Chris Tavere roll in a partnership of 127 before Patel departed with a stodgy, boring, 27. Surujbally missed his opening partner and he too joined him in the pavilion for a fine 98.
McIntyre came and went leaving O'Brian with a nose bleed batting at 4 to support Balroop who finished off the innings with 47 not out off just 33 balls. The game will be remembered for a dropped catch by Coote off Trout and O'Brien going for 22 in his 1st over and Balroop hitting a huge, straight six to win the game in the 32nd over.
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4th May
Horndon-on-the-Hill - 214-4
Brentwood Victorians - 144-6
Horndon-on-the-Hill won by 75 runs (40 over match)
Report by Mick Pinkney
The Victorians welcomed a strong, young, Horndon side to the OCG. Skipper Trevor Coote won the toss and elected to field. Opening bowlers Dave Balroop and Richard Stroud began brightly extracting prodigious swing and movement off the seam as they each accounted for the Horndon openers. The Victorians appeared in control with Horndon scoring only 64 runs off the first 20 overs. Bob O'Brien struck in his 2nd over having Ginsburgh comfortably caught at mid off by Mick Pinkney. This bought Horndon skipper D Joyce to the crease, and together with Ryan Plom, Horndon changed gear and started to attack the often wayward Victorians bowling. Half chances were not taken as the pair enjoyed a 164 run partnership. Joyce was out for 83 with Plom finishing just short of a deserved century on 93 not out.
In reply, openers Shane Surujbally and Mac McIntyre started well against a strong Horndon attack. Surujbally looked to be continuing his excellent early season form. The partnership was broken when McIntyre was adjudged LBW with the score on 60. Surujbally was next out bowled by Knowles for 40. Wickets continued to fall regularly with the Victorians struggling to 95-5 in the 26th over. Skipper Coote was joined by the veteran Stroud and the pair seemed to decide that the target was beyond them as they begun to occupy the crease. They added 45 for the 6th wicket before Stroud was out in the last over.
The Victorians were outplayed in all departments by Horndon who thoroughly deserved their comprehensive victory. Next week the Victorians travel to Herongate and will be looking to improve on this performance.
Brentwood Victorians vs Horndon-on-the-Hill
Brentwood Victorians vs Horndon-on-the-Hill
How to play the forward defensive
The excitement mounts
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11th May
Herongate and Ingrave - 221-6
Brentwood Victorians - 221-8
Match tied (40 over game)
Report by Mick Pinkney
The Victorians travelled to the newly formed Herongate and Ingrave Cricket Club with the temperatures hitting 26 degrees expecting a competitive game. Skipper Trevor Coote lost the toss and the Victorians were in the field.
The opening bowlers, Richard Stroud and debutant Dave Barbonne, started well and restricted the Herongate opening batsmen, Hemmings and Palmer, to only 34 off the first 10 overs. Joff Fernhead was introduced into the attack but saw his 2nd over go for 22 runs. Greg Holmes, also making his debut, bowled a good line and length with his leg spin and restricted the Herongate run rate. He was to finish with 2 for 39 off his 7 overs. Bob O'Brien bowled well in his first 5 overs but went for a season high 28 off his 6th over as the dangerous Manesh Luthra took a liking to O'Brien's flight. Hemmings carried his bat for an unbeaten 67 as the Herongate innings finished on 221. Barbonne, 26-1, Stroud , 16-0, Holmes , and Fernhead, 43-1, should be proud of their tight bowling which restricted Herongate to a below par score. The Herongate total would have been less than 200 had the Victorian fielders held their chances.
The Victorians, with contributions from Shane Surujbally 28, Mick Pinkney 28, Des Alford 25, and Coote, with a jug avoiding 49, established the platform for what should have been a winning position. Stroud and Fernhead added 38 for the 8th wicket as Fernhead was run out in the last over with the Victorians still needing 2 runs off the last 4 balls. Barbonne could only manage a single off the last ball as the game was tied.
This was an excellent game of sporting, social, Sunday cricket. The evergreen Stroud was man of the match with his economical bowling and a near match winning 26 not out. Next week the Victorians travel to Hertford.
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