Essex Hawks v Hampshire
D40 Quest South
Harlow Town CC
Essex Hawks: Ronnie Jackson, Matthew Edwards, Joe Moss (c), Ben Aust, Alfie Jeeves, Benny Fryatt, Issac Elles, Matthew Thomas, Laila Robinson, Andrew Mowatt, Martin Henderson, James Ward (wk).
Hampshire: James Boorah, Thomas Millward, Kevin Cooper, Ben Williams (c), Samuel Godfrey, William Hausen (w), Freddie Leamon, Alex Macadam, Sam Marks, Henri Abel, James Humphries
Match Details:
Hampshire: 246-8 (40 overs)
Essex Hawks: 110 (29.2 overs)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Hampshire won by 136 runs.
Match Report:
Essex Hawks were on the wrong end of the result as visitors Hampshire recorded a 136-run D40 Quest South victory in a match staged at Harlow Town Cricket Club.
On a warm afternoon, Hampshire posted 246 for eight, with skipper Ben Williams leading the way, scoring a quickfire 70 off 45 deliveries, before he was dismissed by a honey of a ball from Matthew Thomas.
Samuel Godfrey contributed 52, and Freddie Leamon 33. Essex utilised seven bowlers. Ronnie Jackson did his utmost, returning 8-0-56-3, while skipper Joe Moss, 8-0-46-2, and Alfie Jeeves, 8-0-50-2, doggedly stuck to the task.
A flurry of wickets ensured it was always going to be a tall order for Essex to reach their target. Matthew Edwards top-scored, reaching 29 before he was trapped lbw by Alex Macadam. Indeed, Macadam did the bulk of the damage with the ball for the visitors, with 4-0-17-3, while Williams had 5.2-2-20-2, on what proved to be a tough day at the office for the home side.
Essex Kestrels v Kent
S9 Regional South East
Harlow Town CC
Essex Kestrels: Bradley Donovan, Alex Roper, Alex Myles, Al Maxin, James Cole, Bradley Barker, Harry Willis, Charlie Stack, Ollie Kennedy, Jack Flower, Steve Denham.
Match Details:
Essex Kestrels: 244-5 (30 overs)
Kent: 136-7 (30 overs)
Essex Kestrels won the toss and elected to bat.
Essex Kestrels won by 108 runs.
Match Report:
All-conquering Essex Kestrels proved to be too strong for visitors Kent, winning their S9 Regional South East match at Harlow Town Cricket Club by 108 runs.
Unbeaten duo, Jack Flowers (50*) and Charlie Stack (53*) were once again amongst the runs for the home side, while James Cole (38) and Al Maxin (37) were also in decent nick with the bat, helping the home side to a sizable 244 for five.
And despite a decent effort from the visitors, Essex won with some to spare. Harry Willis returned bowling figures of 5-0-13-2, and Alex Myles 6-226-2. Ollie Kennedy, Bradley Donovan and Barker also got in on he act as the Essex attack turned the screw.
Sussex v Essex & Herts Stags
S9 Regional South East
Harlow Town CC
Match Details:
Essex & Herts Stags: 117
Sussex: 119-6
Sussex won the toss and elected to bowl.
Sussex won by four wickets.
Match Report:
Essex & Herts Stags suffered a four-wicket defeat on their trip to face Sussex.
The visitors scored 117. Monty McShane led the way with 25, while Reece Nicholls contributed 15.
However, the home side reached their target for the loss of six wickets. McShane and Nicholls performed equally well with the ball, each claiming two wickets.
