Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club

200 Club Winners

2012-01-30T15:50:00.000Z

Dec 2011
£150 Quarterly Bonus Prize - 42 - Cecily Spelling
£100 - 4 - Lorrie Austin
£50 - 63 - Tami Jones
£25 - 1 - Mike Gordon
£25 - 22 - James Crafford

Jan 2011
£100 - 46 - Sheridan Norrey
£50 - 62 - Peter Constable
£25 - 31 - Mark Kennedy
£25 - 73 - Charlotte Sparling

Feb 2011
£100 - 100 - Steve Green
£50 - 44 - Joanne Lee
£25 - 28 - S Mayes
£25 - 76 - John Davey

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone that supports the 200 Club. In 2012 we spent £2,000 from the 200 Club to maintain the outdoor nets at Castle Park for the benefit of all members.

Winter training for juniors

2011-11-19T17:40:00.001Z

Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club's winter training programme will start on Sunday, January 8.
Sessions will again be held at Holmwood House School sports hall, from 10am to noon.
Initially, we will be reserving the first hour of each session (10am to 11am) for all hard-ball cricketers up to under 13, with the second hour (11am to 12) for under 14s to under 16s.
Subject to the numbers attending, we may reassess this schedule after four weeks to incorporate some sessions for kwik cricketers (non hard-ball).
All players will require a new registration form, so even if you completed a form in 2011, we will require parents to reregister for 2012.
Membership fees will also be due from January 1.

See you there.
Neil Thomas
Junior cricket administrator
Colchester and East Essex CC
07745 377811

Sunday's Match Conceded by Copdock

2011-09-13T14:30:00.001+01:00

Copdock have been in touch to say that their First XI is playing in the East Anglian Premier League play off against Fakenham on Sunday and so won't be able to raise a side. Therefore there will only be one game this weekend on Saturday at Eight Ash Green. There are two games next weekend both in Division 2.

Second XI Div1 Champions

2011-09-05T10:05:00.000+01:00

C&EE secured the Shepherd & Neame Essex League Second XI Division 1 title with a victory over fellow promotion winners Hornchurch on the final day of the season.

An inspired peice of captaincy led to a high quality century from opener Nick Gibbs backed up by 70 from Nathan O'Brien in possibly his last game for the club before moving back to Melbourne - we will miss Nathan next year in so many ways. Other steady contributions meant we were able to set a target of 243 while, critically, only losing four wickets in the process. Hornchurch had started the day 5 points clear in the table by virtue of their victories while we suffered abandoned matches but by tea we had earned 8 bonus points to their 1, overhauling the defecit and putting us in pole position should the game end in a draw.

Knowing they needed an outright victory the Hornchurch openers started aggressively and reached 50 in the eighth over before Alex Young made the first breakthrough. Not for the first time this year it was a pitch for accuracy and guile as Nick Gibbs and Kieran Savill turned the screw on the middle order. Despite a few lusty blows wickets fell regularly to the pair as they wrapped up the job sharing the remaining nine victims.

Andy Scrase was unlucky to receive a cut just under the eye attempting a skied catch in the gathering gloom - he was also playing his final game for the club as he moves to Kent in the close season. We all wish him well.

A monumental celebration followed!

The success of the season has been down to the hard work and commitment of the whole squad with eleven players appearing in 8 or more of the 14 games played. At training many of these second XI players have been the most consistent in attendance. Thank you to everyone that has played in the team this year.

Teams for 3rd / 4th September

2011-09-01T23:16:00.004+01:00

First XI away at Woodford Wells - meet 9:30am at Castle Park

Austin (c), Ahmed, De Silva, Fisher, Foster, Hennessey, Pandya, Sneath, Stephens B, Stephens G, Ul Haq. Scorer: Trehane

Second XI home vs Hornchurch - meet 11:30am at Castle Park

O'Brien (c,w), , Bragg, Edwards, Gibbs, Nydam, Ranawat, Savill G, Savill K, Scrase, Young. Upmire: Mayes, Scorer: Spain

Third XI home vs Belhus at Colchester Garrison - meet 11:45am

Parsons (c,w), Bashall, Donnelly, Eaton, Gallagher, Husain, Lenihan, Reid, Thomas, Wheeler G, Wombwell, Vickers. Umpire: Thomas N

Third XI players please text Neil (07712 778208) to confirm whether you will meet at Castle Park or go direct to the Garrison.

Reserves: Avery-Hickmott

Sunday PP2 home vs Boxted - meet 11:45am at Castle Park (12:30pm start)

Cairns Snr (c), Barry, Wheeler G, Axcell, Thomas D, Greenwood, Avery-Hickmott, Swart, Keelings, Cairns Jnr, Savill G. Umpire: Thomas N

Team for Wednesday 24th August

2011-08-22T14:29:00.000+01:00

Piri Piri Premier away at Frinton - 2pm start, meet 12:45pm at Castle Park;

Nick Gibbs(c), Kieran Dale(w), Chamath Jayasooriya, Dominic Thomas, Greg Stephens, Hugo Douglas, Jack Sneath, Jamie Barry, Ollie Bocking, Omar Ahmed and Stephen McEvoy

Freak of Nature

2011-08-22T09:35:00.000+01:00

Heavy rainfall mid-afternoon heavily disrupted much of the cricket across Essex on Saturday but the Second XI game against Leigh-on-Sea was a somewhat freakish victim of the rules of the competition. With Leigh needing points in their battle to avoid relegation and C&EE keen to wrap up promotion both sides were reluctant to offer too much.

Having won the toss based on Friday's clear weather forecast skipper, Gilly, asked Leigh to bat first. Armed with an up to date forecast we could have elected to bat with more control over the destiny of the game.

Leigh were 66-3 after 22 overs when the rain came and play did not resume until 4:50pm. Scrasey collected two more victims caught behind and Vijai took a simple catch at short cover off Gibbsy. On resumption Leigh clearly didn't feel confident to reach 150 and went on the defensive, Kieran Savill and Gibbsy beat the bat time and again but could only add one more wicket despite attempting a variety of deliveries including one "left arm around" that grubbed and nearly bowled the stuborn #3.

Although we were able to bowl the remaining 30 overs in little over an hour and 10 minutes this did not leave enough time for us to receive 25 overs in reply and therefore the game was dead and according to the rules of the competition abandoned.

A frustrating day for all involved on both sides. However results (or rather lack of results) elsewhere mean that the Second XI is definitely promoted to the Premier Division for next season as we lead Hadleigh in third place by 42 points. The title is now almost certain to be decided in the final game against second placed Hornchurch on the last day.

Junior Presentation Evening

2011-08-18T12:00:00.002+01:00

Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club will be holding their end-of-season junior presentation evening at Castle Park on Friday, September 16, from 7pm.

All junior members, from kwik cricketers up to the under 16s, and their parents are invited to come along to reflect upon the season past and to find out who will win this year's awards.

Parents are asked to make a contribution of snacks or other food towards a shared supper.

See you there.

Neil Thomas
Junior cricket administrator
Colchester and East Essex CC

Lowest Ever Score at Castle Park?

2011-08-15T10:38:00.000+01:00

In a quite remarkable session C&EE Second XI dismissed Loughton Second XI for just 22 runs, with Andrew Scrase taking 5 wickets for 2 runs and Alex Young 5-14. Both bowlers maintained a great line, not giving any scoring opportunities and with a little seam movement induced eight edges caught behind the wicket. Young keeper Ed Greenwood bagged five catches.

With the innings wrapped up inside 90 minutes, Kieran Dale knocked off the required runs inside 5 overs and an early tea was taken and the Essex groundstaff got an unexpected afternoon off.

A win next week against Leigh-on-Sea will guarentee promotion but Hornchurch are still hot on our tail at the top.

The Third XI wrapped up a satisfying win over Southend & EMT, batting first they got off to a reasonable start before a middle order collapse left them at 138-9. Steve Wombwell (43*) and Neil Lenihan (23*) put together a half century partnership to allow skipper Neil Parsons to declare at 198-9.

Ollie Bocking opened the attack with a sharp spell of bowling but it was the accuracy of Mark Vickers (8-4-8-4) that destroyed the Southend batting line up to seal the win.

Other results left the Third XI top of Division 3 but remaining games against Buckhurst Hill and Belhus remain critical and as these two also have to play one another Hornchurch 4th XI are still in with a shout of promotion.

Team to play Mistley - Thur 11th Aug

2011-08-10T10:43:00.001+01:00

PiriPiri Premier away @ Mistley - meet 11:45am at Castle Park.

Savill K (c), Savill G, Ahmed, Ul Haq M, Barry, Sneath, Dale, Vickers, McEvoy, Jayasooriya, Bocking.

Teams for 6th / 7th August

2011-08-04T20:03:00.000+01:00

First XI away @ Brentwood - 11:30am start - meet 9:15am at Castle Park

Russell (c), Dale (w), Austin, Ahmed, De Silva, Fisher, Kennedy, Pandya, Stephens B, Topley, Ul Haq. Scorer: McQueen

Second XI home vs Westcliffe on Sea - 1pm start - meet 11:45am at Castle Park

Gilhooly (c), Greenwood (w), Bragg, Edwards, Ranawat, Savill K, Savill G, Sneath, Stephens G, Vickers, Young. Umpire: Mayes, Scorer: Spain

Third XI away @ Gidea Park & Romford - 1pm start - meet 11am at Castle Park

Parsons (c, w), Lenihan, Eaton, Wheeler C, Wheeler G, Thomas D, Nydam, Scott, Douglas H, Jayasooriya, Husain. Umpire: Thomas N

Reserve: Reid, Mayes Ad

Sunday First XI away @ Clacton - 1pm start - meet 11:30am at Castle Park

Savill K (c), Ahmed, Stephens B, Ul Haq, Sneath, Kennedy, Jayasooriya, McEvoy, Pandya, Savill G, Stephens G

Sunday Second XI home vs Clacton Ramblers - 1pm start - meet 11:45am at Castle Park

A Cairns (c), An Cairns, J Barry, H Douglas, G Wheeler, E Greenwood (w), D Thomas, A Mayes Jnr, T Avery-Hickmott, L Keeling, S Easton

Reserve: M Garrity

Colchester Women’s Cricket Team Champions Again

2011-08-01T17:38:00.001+01:00

Colchester & East Essex Women’s cricket team successfully defended their Beaumont Seymour North East Essex Women’s League title, winning a close and exciting final by 3 runs against Kelvedon & Feering at the County Ground Chelmsford on Saturday.

The two teams won their respective semi-finals earlier in the day. Kelvedon beat Abberton’s score of 98 in a close match while Colchester eased past Great Waltham by 74 runs. Colchester got 125 for 4 with Natalie Samaranayake top scorer on 26 retired and Stella Layzell reaching 25. Z. Brown got 2 for 20 for Great Waltham. Waltham never recovered from losing a wicket first ball from Kara Toleman and they were all out for 51 in 18 overs. Liz Artindale finished off their innings with two wickets and a run out in her one over.

In the final, Colchester won the toss and batted first. They got off to a flying start with Natalie Samaranayake, Kara Toleman and Kiri Samaranayake all reaching 25 in quick order with some great hitting. B. Wilson (2 for 19) and L.West (2 for 20) then made inroads into the Colchester middle order and their final total was 118 for 7 in the twenty overs.

In reply Kelvedon also got off to a quick start with openers Beth Wild retiring on 28, 24 of which were in boundaries and T. Yates reaching 26. The run chase was carried on by T. Wilson (16 not out) and S.Bendall (17) with their quick running between the wickets putting Kelvedon ahead of the run rate. Colchester put the brakes on late in the innings with fine bowling by Danielle Lavender (2 for 17), Lorraine Hartley (1 for 13) and a crucial maiden over by Natalie Samaranayake. Kelvedon required 8 off the last over to win but some cool bowling by Hartley and an athletic stop on the boundary by Toleman denying Kelvedon a match-winning 4, restricted Kelvedon’s young team to 115 for 4 and ensured Colchester retained the trophy won last year. It was an exciting end to a competitive match.

Dads Victorious

2011-08-01T10:00:00.001+01:00

The club's first Lads v Dads game proved a great success, with the experience of the parents prevailing on this occasion.

Put into bat, the lads, all aged between nine and 14, mustered 106 from their 20 overs.

But despite the loss of a couple of early wickets, the dads, ages unrecorded, managed to emerge with heads held high and bragging rights in the back garden with seven overs to spare.

The match was staged to mark the end of the junior season.

Coaching will restart indoors at Holmwood House in January.

Watch this website for details.

Ladies Finals at Ford County Ground

2011-07-26T09:14:00.000+01:00

Once again our Ladies team has won through to the finals day of the Beaumont Seymour Essex Ladies competition, which will be held at the Ford County Ground, Chelmsford on Saturday 30th July.

Our semi-final is scheduled to start at 1pm and the final at 5pm. The games can start earlier depending upon the duration of previous games so supporters should get there before the published start time just to cheer the team along. Entrance is free.

Good luck!

Teams for Cricket Week

2011-07-25T15:27:00.006+01:00

Tuesday vs Wivenhoe - meet 12pm @ Castle Park

Wombwell (c), Dale (w), Cairns An, Savill G, Riaz, Godbold, Avery-Hickmott, Booth, Foster S, Jayasooriya, Vickers
Read more »

Final Junior Cricket Session - Lads vs Dads

2011-07-25T13:54:00.001+01:00

The final junior practice session of the season will take place at Castle Park on Sunday, from 10am.
Read more »

Teams for 23rd / 24th July

2011-07-21T22:39:00.003+01:00

First XI away @ Ardleigh Green - meet Castle Park 9am or 10am at Ardleigh Green

Russell (c), Bragg, Dale, Foster, Savill K, Sneath, Stephens B, Stephens G, Ul Haq, Young, AN Other.
Read more »

Cricket Week

2011-07-19T16:10:00.000+01:00

Please contact Jules (jrussell109@hotmail.com) if you are available to play in our cricket week matches next week;

Tuesday 26th vs Wivenhoe - 1pm start
Wednesday 27th vs Frinton - 1pm start
Thursday vs Lloyds of London - 11:30am start
Friday vs Gents of Essex - 11:30am start

Team News

2011-07-15T09:53:00.001+01:00

1st XI home vs South Woodford - meet Castle Park at 8:45am

Russell (c - tel: 07947 935227), Ahmed, Austin J, De Silva, Fisher, Foster, Gibbs, Pandya, Stephens B, Ul Haq, Young. Scorer: Iain McQueen

2nd XI away @ Harold Wood - meet Castle Park 11am

Gilhooly (c - tel: 07746 380813), O'Brien (w), Bragg, Hennessey, Husain, Savill G, Scrase, Sneath, Stephens G, Wheeler C, Wheeler G. Umpire: Andy Mayes

3rd XI away @ Wickford - meet Castle Park 11am

Wilson, Lenihan, Thomas D, Reid, Moore, Nydam, Chiwora, Samaranayake N, Easton, Wombwell, Bray.

Contact Simon Gilhooly (07746 380813) with any issues.

Sunday PiriPiri 2nd XI home vs Ardleigh - meet 12pm @ Castle Park

Cairns (c - tel: 07793 087094), Barry, Booth, Foster C, Jagota S, Keeling, Savill G, Sneath, Stephens G, Stockwell, Thomas D. Umpire: Andy Mayes, Scorer: Sasha Cairns

C&EE Host Kwik Cricket Tournament

2011-07-12T10:42:00.001+01:00

We will host a tournament of Kwik Cricket on Sunday 14th August from 10am - 2pm. Potential players and volunteers are encouraged to contact Kwik Cricket Manager, Steve Green (steve@wsproductions.co.uk).

ALLISON DOMINATES SUDBURY!!

2011-07-11T13:08:00.004+01:00

SUDBURY U/12's V COLCHESTER U/12's

Ben Allison has recorded his first century for the club with a stunning display of batting against Sudbury. Allison and Charlie Fernandes opened the batting and immediately took the game to the Sudbury bowlers racing to 131 off just 10 overs.

They were finally parted with the score on 179 when Fernandes was run out for 78 which included 11x 4s. Allison continued to dominate the bowling and although he was getting tired brought up his well deserved century in the 20th over finishing on 106 not out with 14 x 4s and 1 x 6.

This was a tremendous achievement by a young batsman and more than made up for his disapointment after falling 2 short of the magic number a few weeks ago against Wivenhoe.

A final score of 235 was always going to be too much for Sudbury, who finished a mere 188 runs short, with only one batsman getting to double figures. The highlight of the fielding performance was a stinging catch taken by Amy Haines at square leg off debutant Kesh Pandya's bowling.

Colchester 235 for 2 v Sudbury 47 all out. Colchester won by 188 runs.

Man of the Match: Ben Allison

Second XI Suffer First Defeat

2011-07-06T23:53:00.000+01:00

After a string of victories stretching back over 12 months, 14 straight wins interrupted only by three abandoned matches, that's outright victories in time cricket remember, the C&EE Second XI finally succumbed to a defeat. The last time we failed to win being almost exactly a year ago with a draw away at Gidea Park. That the defeat should come against Hornchurch should not be too much of a surprise as they always play attacking cricket, sometimes it works spectacularly and at other times it leads to heavy defeats. Read more »

BEACH PARTY @ THE PARK - 9TH JULY 2011

2011-06-28T14:26:00.003+01:00

t20 @ the Park

2011-06-22T14:25:00.002+01:00

Our t20 group stage comes to an exciting climax with home fixtures against Wickford (Monday 27th June) and Shenfield (Monday 4th July).

The Badgers currently sit at the top of Group E but Shenfield are currenly unbeaten and Wickford have won two of their three games. There was a total of 14 sixes, 353 runs and 17 wickets in our last outing against Hutton in what proved to be a thrilling match.

The home games will feature our distinctive black uniforms, pink cricket balls, music for boundaries and wickets, BBQ and of course the bar will be open. All members, friends and guests are welcome at the Park on what should be an exciting evening of quick fire cricket.

Team News

2011-06-16T23:32:00.001+01:00

First XI vs Chelmsford @ The Park - meet 10am for 11:30am start.

Russell (c), Foakes (w), Ahmed, Austin, Barnett, Fisher, Foster, Kennedy, Pandya, Stephens B, Ul Haq.

Second XI away @ Leigh-on-Sea - meet 10:45am for 1pm start.

Gilhooly (c), O'Brien (w), Bragg, Dale, De Silva, Edwards, Scrase, Sneath, Stephens G, Vickers, Young. Umpire: Mayes

Third XI vs Buckhurst Hill @ Rugby Club - meet 12 noon for 1pm start.

Axcell, Cairns Jnr, Chiwora, Hennessey, Lenihan, Parsons, Riaz, Sepai, Thomas, Chester, Gallagher. Umpire: Thomas N

Reserves: Beales, Cairns Snr

Sunday PiriPiri 2nd XI away @ Clacton Ramblers - meet 11:30am for 1pm start.

Savill K (c, w), Chiwora, Foster H, Hennessey, Riaz, Savill G, Savill R, Sepai, Sneath, Stockwell, Thomas.