Scorecard

Hatfield Peverel v Burnham Sports CC 1st XI on Sat 23 May 2015 at 1pm
Burnham Sports CC Lost BY 5 WICKETS

Match report Burnham Sports will be missing a number of key personnel when they play Little Baddow in their crucial T Rippon Mid-Essex League Premier Division match at Millfields (start 1pm) on Saturday.
The season is still in its infancy but the clash already looks like going a long way to determining which of the clubs will be favourites for relegation.
Burnham or Baddow have both lost their opening four fixtures and an unwelcome gap is already opening up between them and the club who are third bottom.
“It’s early to be thinking of must-win games but this game comes pretty close to being in that category,” said Jamie Hamilton, the Sports captain.
Unfortunately, Burnham will be badly depleted. Robin Whittaker, their outstanding bowler in recent seasons, and his brother Joel will be abroad at a family wedding, while batsmen Paul Green, Nick Gosling, Neil Wade and Rob Layzell are also unavailable.
Sports lost by five wickets away to Hatfield Peverel last Saturday - the writing being on the wall for them after they were dismissed for only 152.
Put into bat on a green pitch of uneven bounce, they got off to a shaky start for a third successive week and never really recovered.
Fuad Ahmed (34) and Jack Silvester (26), playing against his former club, threatened to turn things around before the former was trapped LBW - undone by a short ball that barely got above ankle height.
Burnham ended up squandering seven of their allotted 45 overs, giving Hatfield Peverel the luxury of 52 overs to reach their target.
The home side eventually got home in the 41st over, being made to work hard by a Sports side who bowled and fielded with great spirit.
Off-spinner Hamilton, who finished with two for 22 for ten overs, extracted bounce and turn. He was the pick of the attack and might easily have claimed more victims.
Robin Whittaker, Andy Stephens and Ahmed also toiled hard but none of them could get past the solid Matt Wild, who mixed solid defence with fluent attack. His 66 not out was a lesson in how to Sports in how to compile a match-winning innings.
Meanwhile, Burnham’s 2nd XI were entertaining neighbours Tillingham in a division nine match and lost by six wickets.
For the third week in succession, Burnham only had ten players and that again proved pivotal, as Tillingham won with only 13 balls to spare. The previous week Thurrock had won a similarly close game with ten balls remaining.
Steve Sims (48), Neil Saunders (30) and Brian Leech (28) helped Burnham accumulate 180 for six from their allotted 40 overs. Mason took two for 28.
Tillingham were then indebted to Butterwick (69) and Snowdon (52). Greg Campion, the captain, took two for 52.
This Saturday, Burnham’s 2nd XI travel to Hornchurch Athletic 3rd, who are just above them in the table.

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
22w 1b 3lb 
for 10 wickets
26
153		        
Nick Gosling Caught  12 8 1 1 150.0
Robin Whittaker Bowled  3 22 13.64
Fuad Ahmed Lbw  34 43 7 79.07
Jamie Hamilton Caught  1 7 14.29
Joel Whittaker Caught  9 14 2 64.29
Jack Silvester Bowled  26 36 3 1 72.22
Paul Green Lbw  0 2 0
Sayeid Ahmed Caught  16 36 1 1 44.44 1
Andy Stephens Bowled  14 24 3 58.33
Tom Silvester Not Out  6 9 1 66.67 1
Dominic Whittaker Caught  6 11 1 54.55 1

Hatfield Peverel Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
RICHARDSON10.0235217.503.50
M.CASTLEDINE10.0126213.002.60
B.CASTLEDINE7.003548.755.00
WILD6.0036136.006.00
PHILLIPS6.0217117.002.83

Hatfield Peverel Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
3nb 12w 2b 3lb 
for 5 wickets
20
156 (40.3 overs)		     
MOORE lbw R. WHITTAKER 24 47 4 51.06
M.CASTLEDINE ct D. WHITTAKER B R.WHITTAKER 11 13 2 84.62
WILD Not Out  66 113 10 2 58.41
WEBB lbw F. AHMED 12 20 2 60.0
HILLS ct T. SILVESTER B HAMILTON 0 7 0
PHILLIPS ct S. AHMED B HAMILTON 9 25 2 36.00
B.CASTLEDINE Not Out  14 18 3 77.78
   
   
   
   

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Robin Whittaker10.0137218.503.70
Andy Stephens10.014000.004.00
Fuad Ahmed10.0142142.004.20
Jamie Hamilton10.0322211.002.20
Paul Green0.301000.0020.00