S9 Regional: Isle of Wight v Essex – Match Report

 

Essex Ability XI v Isle of Wight
S9 Regional South East
Harlow Town CC
Sunday 04 June 2023

Essex Kestrels: Phil Law, James Cole, Jack Flowers, Joel Barker, Krish Bhudia, Lois Gable, Stephen Denham, J Patel, Alex Myles, Bradley Donavon, Harry Willis, Amera Law

Isle of Wight Ability XI: Ian Rogers, C Hebberd, Pete Brown, Lewis Winter, Kayton Evans, Andrew Brown, David Lloyd, D Whittington, Matt Rice, Rufus Halson, Becky Jude, Oscar Le Neve Foster

Match Details:

Innings 1: Isle of Wight 87/8 (22.4 overs)
Innings 2: Essex Kestrels 89/7 (24.1 overs)

Toss: Essex Kestrels won the toss and elected to bowl
Result: Essex Kestrels won by three wickets

Scorecard: View here

Match Report:

Essex Kestrels recorded a hard-fought three-wicket victory over the Isle of Wight in their latest Super9s Regional South-East encounter at Harlow Town CC.

Having taken the ball, Essex restricted the visitors to 87 for eight with Bradley Donavon returning excellent bowling figures of three for 19. Meanwhile, Amera Law took 2/17 and Joel Barker a superb 2/6. C Hebberd top-scored for the Isle of Wight with 30.

Kayton Evans gave the Essex batters plenty to think about, taking three for 20, while Pete Brown claimed 2/8. However, aided by some wayward bowling, the home side reached their target. Stephen Denham top-scored with 17 as Essex confirmed their first victory of the season.