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Week 23 - 22nd & 23rd September 2007
Great Bromley beat Gosfield in the most significant match of the weekend, a result that ensures that Bromley are promoted. They have a very slim chance of the title but that would have to mean Eight Ash Green losing both their home matches
horribly. Lexden beat West Mersea to move up to third, Mersea were relegated. Clacton Ramblers won the other match of the weekend over Ardleigh to climb into mid table.
Week 22 - 15th & 16th September 2007
No matches
Week 21 - 8th & 9th September 2007
Congratulations to Eight Ash Green who despite defeat on Saturday against Clacton Ramblers, won on Sunday and will be promoted to Division One. They need thirteen points from their remaining two fixtures to be assured of the title.
Great Bromley are now favourites for the second promotion spot following a 145 run victory over Great Bentley. Gosfield seemed to have missed their chance following a concession a couple of weeks ago and a seven run defeat to Lexden. Lexden still have an outside chance of promotion themselves.
West Mersea 2nd's are all but relegated following their defeat to Great Totham on Sunday, and the Ramblers victory over Eight Ash Green on Saturday.
Week 20 - 1st & 2nd September 2007
Eight Ash Green beat Ardeligh by 8 wickets, Keith Hammond scoring an unbeaten 77. Victory puts the Green on the verge of promotion, whilst defeat for Ardleigh has them looking over their shoulders at the bottom two.
Shalford and West Mersea both lost emphatically (Shalford by 8 wickets and West Mersea by 10 wickets) so failed to make up ground on Ardleigh.
Week 19 - 25th, 26th & 27th August 2007
Incredibly despite the wonderful Bank Holiday weather only two of the five scheduled games were played. Three concessions (unbelievable after such a wet summer) including second placed Gosfield to Great Totham, see Great Bromley move into second place curtesy of a concession by Great Totham.
Eight Ash Green beat Great Bentley by 129 runs and are all but promoted. Clacton Ramblers beat Ardleigh and it now looks as though Shalford will join West Mersea in Division Three next season.
Week 18 - 18th & 19th August 2007
Only one game survived in Division Two with Great Bromley defeating Ardleigh to continue their push for promotion.
Week 17 - 11th & 12th August 2007
The top two went head to head this weekend with Eight Ash Green confirming themselves as top dogs with an 83 run victory. Clacton Ramblers scored a much needed victory over Great Totham, and with Shalford conceding to Ardleigh, moved out of the relegation zone.
Lexden beat Great Bromley in the other match by 21 runs, with Lexden wicketkeeper Mark Howlett hitting the headlines by taking six catches.
Week 16 - 4th & 5th August 2007
Just the one league fixture on Saturday saw West Mersea seconds lift themselves off the bottom of the division with a seven wicket victory over Ardleigh who are just above the drop zone. James Tilsley 52 not out led the way for the islanders. On
Sunday the divisions three sides all were knocked out of the Cup. Eight Ash Green went down by six runs to first division St Osyth, Ardleigh were beaten by 105 runs by Boxted also of the first division, and the league's interest in the competition was ended when Little Baddow won
by 10 wickets chasing Shalford's 200. In the the Plate Great Bromley were defeated by Copford.
Week 15 - 28th & 29th July 2007
Ardleigh defeated bottom of the table West Mersea seconds by 5 wickets on Saturday, on Sunday the Clacton Ramblers v Gt Bromley and Shalford v Eight Ash Green games both succumbed to heavy overnight rain. Gosfield scored an important victory
over Great Bentley who have slipped ominously down the table in recent weeks. Great Totham won the other game by 6 wickets after bowling Lexden out for 107.
Week 14 - 21st & 22nd July 2007
Great Bromley ended Eight Ash Green 100% start when beating them by 5 wickets, to climb to third place. Gosfield maintained their second place with a 44 run victory over Clacton Ramblers. Great Totham thumped Great Bentley to move up to fifth. Bottom of the table
West Mersea 2nd's scored their second victory of the season when beating Shalford by 106 runs at The Glebe.
Week 13 - 14th & 15th July 2007
Eight Ash Green won the battle of the top two overcoming Great Bentley by 7 wickets to maintain their start. Gosfield moved up to second following a thrilling one wicket victory over Great Totham. Ardleigh eased their relegation worries with a comfortable
victory over Lexden, whilst Great Bromley won at bottom of the table West Mersea seconds.
Week 12 - 7th & 8th July 2007
Eight Ash Green continued their march to the Division Two title with a thumping victory over Great Totham, O Sullivan scored 94 in the Green total of 269 for 4. Great Bentley maintained their second place with a comfortable 73 run win
over bottom of the table West Mersea. Gosfield also continued their push for first division cricket with a nine wicket win over Ardleigh who have slipped into the lower reaches. Great Bromley thumped Shalford by 105 runs, and there was victory at the seventh attempt
for Clacton Ramblers who won by two wickets at home to Lexden.
Week 11 - 30th June & 1st July 2007
The only league game this weekend saw Lexden's well drained Spring Lane go under water. In the Cup, Eight Ash Green continued their unbeaten start by comfortably defeating Purleigh to advance to a third round match with St Osyth. Ardleigh also progressed by virtue of a 3-1 bowl out over Bocking. Shalford will have to wait for the vital toss of a coin
for a result over Earls Colne and Bures, and the all second division clash between Gosfield and Great Totham is also undecided. In the Plate Great Bentley were thumped by Tendring, Lexden conceded to Galleywood, leaving Great Bromley as the divisions only survivors. Their
match with Chappel & WC is another looking to be decided later this week.
Week 10 - 23rd & 24th June 2007
Another total washout decimated full programme
Week 9 - 16th & 17th June 2007
Both Saturday's matches fell to the storms that lashed the area, although Shalford were pretty determined to get the match on with Mersea 2nd's, with mops and helicopters being used to dry the wicket up !!
The action on Sunday saw Great Totham edge out Clacton Ramblers by two runs at Fourth Avenue. The Mays brothers both compiling 50's in the Totham total. Lexden climbed to third in the table with a third straight victory, this time
by 8 wickets over Mersea 2nd who have now slipped to the bottom of the division. Gosfield beat Great Bromley by five wickets in the other fixture to survive the weekend. Leaders Eight Ash Green were without a match this weekend, whilst second placed Great Bentley saw their
match on Saturday at Ardleigh go under water.
Week 8 - 9th & 10th June 2007
Eight Ash Green continued their unbeaten start with a comfortable home victory over West Mersea seconds. Great Bentley who are probably the surprise outfit so far leapfrogged Gosfield into second
place when they chased 201. Lexden are up to the heady heights of third after a surprising victory over Great Totham, who have gone off the boil after their early season success. Shalford comfortably beat Ardleigh,
with Tariq scoring an unbeaten 89 in Shalford's chase. Great Bromley after stuttering over the last couple of weeks saw off Clacton Ramblers to get back on track. The Ramblers have no win in five starts.
Week 7 - 2nd & 3rd June 2007
The only league action of the weekend saw Great Bentley beat Ardleigh by 63 runs to move to joint third in the league. Cup action then took centre stage on Sunday,
with the eight remaining sides taking their shot at Cup glory.
League leaders Eight Ash Green repeated their semi final success of 2006 against First Division Colchester & East Essex winning by 110 runs, with Keith Hammond top scoring with an unbeaten 65. Second placed Great Totham
set up an all Division Two second round clash with Gosfield after easing past High Easter by 9 wickets. Gosfield overcame Division Four leaders Little Bardfield Village by 5 wickets. Shalford predictably sent league bottom club Cressing to a first round exit, running out
huge winners by 208 runs. The other three Division Two sides fell at the first hurdle, Great Bromley and Great Bentley were both eliminated by Division One teams, whilst Clacton Ramblers continued their torrid start to the season by going down by 5 wickets at home to Third Division
Earls Colne & Bures.
Week 6 - 26th, 27th & 28th May 2007
RAIN !!!!
Week 5 - 19th & 20th May 2007
Only one team remain unbeaten in Division Two as the clash of the top two Eight Ash Green and Great Totham saw the Green run out victors by 40 runs. Elsewhere Gosfield got back to winning ways to move third by winning at Clacton Ramblers who are still without a win this year. Ominous signs though from Fourth Avenue is that the
prolific Clayton Jeffrey was amongst the runs with 73. Lexden scored their first win of the season surprisingly defeating Great Bromley on their own patch, although things were very tense at the end as Lexden edged home by one wicket. Great Bentley won by six wickets at The Glebe to go fourth.
Week 4 - 12th & 13th May 2007
Four games...rain stopped play. Lexden and Ramblers still without a win, whilst Eight Ash Green and Great Totham maintain their unbeaten starts.
Week 3 - 5th, 6th & 7th May 2007
Almost a full programme of games managed to beat the weather over the weekend, leaving just two unbeaten sides. Great Totham won an amazing match at their ground against Great Bromley. Totham were bowled out for 61, N Pryke taking 7 for 9. However, Daniel Chalk then took the third best league bowling performance with 9 for 16 as
Bromley were shot out for 47 and defeat by 14 runs. The other games saw first victories for Ardleigh, Great Bentley and West Mersea. Clacton Ramblers are stuck at the bottom without a win in three, with a potential six pointer against the other winless team Lexden this Sunday.
Mixed results for the Division's two sides in Cup action, Lexden were routed on The Glebe by West Mersea, whilst Eight Ash Green set up a repeat of last year's semi final with Colchester & E.E after easily disposing of Tendring.
Week 2 - 28th & 29th April 2007
A full programme in Division Two saw Eight Ash Green and Gosfield make it two out of two with victories over promoted West Mersea seconds and Lexden. West Mersea were routed for 86, and the Green raced to victory by 9 wickets. Gosfield were indebted to an unbeaten 80 from Dicker in a close 20 run encounter with Lexden. There were opening game victories for
Great Totham, who clocked up 287 against Ardleigh and Great Bromley who chased Great Bentley's 175 for the loss of one wicket. Richard Lawson and Pip Allam both posted 80's in the Bromley reply.
Clacton Ramblers relegated from Division One last year have made a disastrous start, losing their second match of the season when Shalford skittled them for 76 and victory by 150 runs.
Week 1 - 21st & 22nd April 2007
Just two games in Division Two in the opening weekend of the season. Eight Ash Green showed their intent by thrashing Clacton Ramblers by 146 runs at Fordham Heath, Keith Hammond scoring 108 in a massive Green total of 270 for 5.
The other game saw Gosfield comfortably see off Shalford by 108 runs.