Saturday 1st XI Match Reports & Scorecards

Havering travelled to mid table Boreham knowing that maximum points were a must in order to mount a challenge. Stand in Skipper Luke Dyerson won the toss and made a brave call of inserting the home side on a beautiful sunny day. It proved to be a fantastic decision, Mike Richardson stepped into Ben Leworthys shoes and bowled extremely well, Scott Jackson was at his brutal best and Andrew Mitcheson proved to be an excellent find. Boreham were bowled all out for 95. Jackson 3-2, Mitcheson 3-11, Richardson 2-29. There was also a wicket for young Mike Roe on his first team league debut.
In response, Scott Jackson and Anthony Downes made short work of Boreham, putting on 42 for the first wicket when Downes was bowled for 19. Mebs Raja joined Scott and they showed their class annihilating Boreham to knock the total off from just 11 overs. Jackson finished unbeaten on 50 from 32 balls hitting his last 3 balls for 4-4-6.
Havering won by 9 Wkts >br> Havering 26 points Boreham 0 points
Havering had done all they could, sadly Hanningfield limped over the line losing 5 wickets chasing just 85 and Rayleigh Fairview cruising to victory to become champions. Havering finished 6 points behind second place in third position. A little bit more luck in crucial situations and better weather Havering would have gained promotion. However a fantastic year for Havering considering the main bulk of the team had a number of new arrivals.

Third placed Havering entertained top of the table East Hanningfield & Great Burstead. The visitors won the toss following a rain delay that delayed the game by 50 minutes. Havering were asked to bat first in a 37 over game. A solid start from Daniel Beechey (22) and Scott Jackson (18) of 53 gave Havering a good start. A couple of wickets fell before Reece Beechey and Mebs Raja (15) played sensibly and accelerated the score to 97 for 4 just after drinks. Dave Roe (16) joined Reece and they went about a 61 run partnership that created the foundations for a good score. When both fell, Reece for a very well played 53, sensing we were a little short of runs, Mike Richardson went in and caused mayhem, particularly with his destruction of the visitors opening bowler Scott Constable. Richardson hit 20 off one over and was eventually out for 30 from around 10 balls. Ben Leworthy and Luke Dyerson took the home side to an extra point with a solid 14 run partnership to set the visitors 212 to win. Constable took 5 wickets for 86 runs in 12 overs.
A short rain delay at tea threatened proceedings but the ground was just about playable. Havering skipper Ben Leworthy bowled exceptionally well taking the opening 2 wickets with Mitcheson taking another leaving the visitors on 31 for 3 from 13 overs. Sean Bassett (16) and G.Gresty (12) batted solidly for the pending rainfall which duly came with 19 overs on the board. A further delay entailed with the ground every wet. A cracking effort from the Havering players ensured that both captains agreed to re-start, however with players safety a major concern, Bassett slipped over and the captains agreed enough was enough and the match was abandoned due to a wet outfield.
Match Abandoned
Havering 9 points, East Hanningfield & Gt Burstead 9 points
Havering travel to Boreham needing to win well and hope Hockley beat East Hannifield or Pegasus & Corringham II beat Rayleigh Fairview in order for Havering to gain promotion.

On the back of 2 straight defeats Havering entertained mid table South Woodham Ferrers. Following a glorious sunny morning Havering won the toss and inserted the opposition. All started perfectly when Skipper Ben Leworthy had both openers back in the hutch inside 2 overs. The clouds came in and the rain came down forcing the players off for 15 minutes. Leworthy struck again but as the rain got heavier, play was suspended again for just under 2 hours. This resulted in a 25 over game. The players returned to fantastic sunshine, stark contrast to 15 minutes earlier. SWF started well after the resumption and were looking at a total in excess of 160, however good bowling from Andrew Mitcheson and Michael Richardson ensured the home side picked up wickets and reduced the visitors to 131 for 8 from 25 overs.
On what could have proved a tricky chase, turned out to be a simple one with the class of Daniel Beechey. After Daniels century at Stock when we were chasing 150, he very nearly did it again. Smashing the ball to all parts of the ground, in particular on the pull and 2 fantastic drives over the bowlers head for 6. Scott Jackson partnered Daniel brilliantly and the pair put on 108 for the first wicket after only 12 overs. A couple of wickets fell but Daniel saw his side home and fell agonisingly short of a well deserved century as his pull shot fell a yard inside the boundary to win Havering the game and put the pressure on the other 2 sides. Daniel finished unbeaten on 99 including 11 fours and 6 sixes facing 56 balls.
Havering won by 8 Wickets.
Havering 21 points SWF 1 point
Havering entertain East Hanningfield next week which will be a cracking game that could decide the promotion places.
There was also a presentation to show Haverings appreciation of our fantastic Scorer Audrey Clay, Audrey is due to have a Hip Operation next week and will miss the end of the season. Audrey was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and we wish her the very best of luck and look forward to having her fighting fit for next season.

Havering travelled to Springfield after losing a few of their regular first team players during the week. Kevin Thain won the toss and elected to field first, Michael Richardson struck a couple of early blows before a solid 74 run partnership threatened to take Springfield to a sizeable total. Havering kept taking wickets and eventually bowled Springfield out for 195. Andrew Mitcheson was the star of the show with 4-48 from 12 overs and Reece Beechey 3-36.
In reply the Havering openers got the visitors off to a flyer and were demolishing the Springfield attack, Daniel Beechey (67) and Scott Jackson (66) put on 128 for the first wicket. Daniel was bowled by a very good yorker first ball following drinks and when Scott was bowled by one that cut back at least 6 inches sadly the floodgates opened. The Havering batsmen were guilty of some rash shots and were dismissed for 166, losing 10 wickets for 38 runs.
Havering lost by 29 Runs.
Havering 6 points, Springfield II 23 points
This leaves Havering 3rd in the table, level on points with Rayleigh Fairview and a point behind new leaders East Hanningfield. Division 3 is wide open with 3 teams fighting for the 2 promotion places.

Havering went into the match against Hockley with a make shift team as 6 first team regulars were missing for various reasons. The visitors won the toss and elected to bowl as Havering got off to the worst possible start. Andrew Mitcheson fell almost immediately and was quickly followed by David Keylock. Opener Scott Jackson 61, and Jack Hurley 37, combined well in a partnership yielding 99runs. When Hurley fell, Captain Kevin Thain soon followed and wickets continued to tumble. There was some resistance from Michael Richardson 22n/o late on, as Havering were all out for 197 from 43.2 overs.
Michael Richardson 3-46 was the most successful bowler as he removed the top order. The fielders were not helping the bowlers as catches were put down alongside many miss-fields. Luke Dyerson, Andrew Mitcheson and Scott Jackson claimed a wicket a piece but was not enough as Hockley ran home to victory in the 44.4 overs.
Havering lost by 3 Wickets.
Havering 5 points Hockley 23 Points

Havering travelled to Rayleigh for the biggest game of the season, 1st vs 2nd. Havering won the toss and elected to field first. A minute silence was observed in respect of a young Rayleigh Fairview player who was tragically killed during the week. After a blistering early start from pinch-hitting opener Will Osbourne (24) Havering were soon back in the game with a cracking delivery from Scott Jackson. Ben Leworthy nipped in with 2 wickets before a fantastic spell of fast accurate bowling from Andrew Mitcheson, by far his best performance so far. Mitcheson destroyed the middle order with 4 excellent wickets, Anthony Downes chipped in with another wicket and Luke Dyerson bowled well at the end to wrap up the innings and Havering had rolled Rayleigh Fairview for 91 on a slow hard wicket.
Havering started poorly losing Kevin Thain, the lack of a sight screen being the main cause with 6ft 7in Jamie Lawson bowling out of the trees. Mebs Raja, hero from last week, came to the crease with a defined plan to bash both openers out of the attack, the plan worked until he skied one for 22. Havering still needed 57 for victory. Scott Jackson came and went but Daniel Beechey was batting maturely at the other end, brother Reece joined him and the pair had put on 30 with Reece driving the reasonably quick Lawson for 2 glorious cover drives. When Reece picked Lawson out on the boundary for a cracking catch above his head, David Keylock joined Daniel and the pair put on the remaining 14 runs to win Havering the match. Daniel Beechey finished unbeaten on 39 to lead the side home. Havering needed 22 overs to notch up the maximum points that take them 17 points clear of the chasing pack.
A fantastic team performance from Havering that keeps the dream alive.
Havering won by 6 wickets.
Havering 26 points, Rayleigh Fairview 2 points.

Top of the table Havering entertained fourth placed Stock II. Skipper Ben Leworthy won the toss and had no hesitation in inserting the opposition. Stock started brightly with 14 coming from the first 2 overs, Scott Jackson was the first to find his line and length and picked up a quick brace to leave Stock on 29 for 2. Jackson picked up his third with another cracking delivery. A fighting partnership then pulled Stock back into the game, 69 run partnership between S.Morley (31) and R.Woolgar (41) was broken with the introduction of Luke Dyerson, who got 2 wickets in his first 2 overs, this sandwiched between a perfect delivery from Andrew Mitcheson to leave the visitors reeling on 124 for 6. Stock continued to fight hard and Leworthy returned to mop up the remaining wickets to leave the visitors all out for 197 after 45 overs. A respectable score that would challenge Havering.
A solid opening stand of 37 between Scott Jackson (16) and Daniel Beechey (11) got Havering off to a good start, both batsman clearing the ropes for cracking sixes. However when they both fell and the score on 49 for 2 the hosts were wobbling a touch, a 59 run partnership between Kevin Thain and Mebs Raja helped push Havering along until Thain fell to the bowling of Fielding. The game was in the balance whereby either side could push on for victory, after Reece Beechey avoided a narrow stumping appeal, Havering mounted their charge, both Beechey and Raja played impeccably and at times brutally hammering the bowling into the trees all around the ground. After 34 overs a further 53 was needed at just under 5 runs per over, the sort of chase that can be testing if a wicket were to fall. Cue Raja - Davison had bowled well throughout until Raja took 3 sixes from 9 balls and demoralised the opposition, Havering milked the singles and were sitting on 192 for 3 needing 6 runs to win, Raja cracked a four and the cry from the sidelines was to hit a boundary to secure the extra point, Raja took the challenge on and smashed a straight drive at least 5 trees back at the road end to secure a fantastic victory that puts clear daylight between these 2 sides. Mebs Raja took 85 balls to hit an unbeaten 82 and really looked at his best, 7 fours and 6 sixes showed his class. Young Reece Beechey was not to be undone, a 60 ball unbeaten 51 including 7 fours and 3 sixes was an excellent performance. An unbeaten 94 run partnership in just over an hour.
Havering won by 7 Wickets.
Havering are now 7 points clear of Rayleigh Fairview and 14 points clear of East Hanningfield & Great Burstead.
Havering 24 points Stock II 3 points

Havering began the second half of the league season top of the table and entertained bottom of the table Willow Herbs. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first. Ben Leworthy struck first with a classic in-dipper to bowl the opener. Scott Jackson then removed the other opener to leave the visitors struggling on 20 for 2. A partnership of 85 from B.Davies and M.Davies got Willow Herbs back in the game, however once M.Davies had passed 50 he took a second run to Luke Dyerson that proved fatal, an excellent throw and excellent keeping from Mebs Raja removed Davies and opened the floodgates. Three further wickets fell for 5 runs with Leworthy claiming 2 of them. Another fine run out from Anthony Downes and a poor dropped catch from the skipper that fortunately led to an excellent throw and quick work from Raja to generate another run out. Havering could not not break the last wicket partnership for Willow Herbs to finish on 140 for 9 from 45 overs.
Havering openers destroyed in the Willow Herbs attack with both Daniel Beechey and Scott Jackson batting majestically in a 110 run opening partnership from 18 overs, a couple of wickets fell before Raja came to the crease to face a solitary delivery and caress it through mid on to win the match for Havering. Daniel Beecheys 55 came from 54 balls including 10 fours and 1 six. Scott Jacksons 65 came from 65 balls including 10 fours and 2 sixes.
Havering won by 7 Wickets
Havering 21 points Willow Herbs 2 points

Havering entertained Boreham following their shock defeat last week and after a motivational huddle Havering skipper showed the way with 3 wickets in two overs to leave the visitors struggling on 3 for 3. Scott Jackson bowled beautifully without success, Neal Hadcraft (39) and Anthony Harrison (30) were getting Boreham back in the game with a 62 run partnership before Harrison was well caught by Daniel Beechey off Luke Dyerson. Hadcraft and Selvasogal put on a further 34 before Andrew Mitcheson removed Hadcraft. Mitcheson and Dyerson blew away the tail to bowl Boreham all out for 104. Dyerson 3-15, Mitchieson 3-28, Leworthy 3-29.
Havering openers Danny Beechey and Scott Jackson set about the Boreham attack and gave the hosts the perfect start reaching a 50 partnership after 10 overs, when both Jackson (17) and Beechey were out in consecutive overs Havering were 56 for 2. In came the experience duo of Kevin Thain (16n/o) and Martin Noon, both batted beautifully with some cracking cover drives from both players. Coincidentally, both players dealt solely in boundaries. Noon hit the winning runs in the 21st over to complete a resounding victory. Havering finished 108 for 2, Beechey 26, Noon 24 not out
Havering won by 8 Wickets
Havering 26 points, Boreham 1 point

Top of the league Havering travelled to mid table and newly merged East Hanningfield & Great Burstead. Havering skipper Ben Leworthy won the toss and elected to field, this proved to be a good decision when Leworthy removed the opener and number 3 quickly to leave the hosts on 10 for 2. Andy Mitcheson came on and took a couple of quick wickets before pick of the bowlers Anthony Downes removed the middle order. Stubborn knocks from former Havering lad, Sean Bassett (26) and 25 from J.Weatherley helped the home side to 132 all out. A more than achievable total. Downes 3-36, Leworthy 2-22.
Havering lost their first wicket with the score on 24 and another 20 run partnership occurred before the next wicket fell. Havering were 47 for 2 from 17 overs. Scott Constable had both openers and then went about removing the Havering middle order reducing the visitors to 63 for 5 from 23 overs. Havering were still some 70 runs short and fearing the worst. Mebs Raja then took Josh Lezcuzcuk apart from his solitary over, 18 runs came from it and Havering were 119 for 6 needing 14, J.Gresty struck with his first ball leaving a further 13 to win, Leworthy and Raja got Havering to within touching distance before both were out in consecutive overs and Havering collapsed to 130 all out, falling 2 runs short of the home sides total.
A very disappointing effort from the previously unbeaten leaders.
Havering lost by 2 Runs
Havering 5 points East Hanningfield & Great Burstead 21 points
Havering were removed from the top of the table and now lie 2nd, a couple of points behind Stock II.

Havering entertained a Springfield side who were unbeaten in their last 2 league games. Havering won the toss and inserted the opposition on a wet Broxhill Road wicket.Ben Leworthy on the back of 9 wickets in 2 games, struck in his second, fourth, fifth and sixth overs to leave the visitors reeling on 39 for 4 from 10 overs. A solid partnership of 55 between M.Chalk (31) and C.Prudence (41) helped the recovery for the visitors until Mike Richardson bowled a beautiful inswinger to dismiss Chalk. Anthony Downes came into the attack and bowled tightly removing Prudence and Northfield. Leworthy then returned to complete his second 5 wicket haul in 2 weeks with a further 2 wickets, that should have been 3 except the skipper dropped A.King twice off his own bowling, which proved costly when King hit him into the trees. Springfield made a hard fought 195 for 9 from 45 overs with Leworthy returning figures of 6-53 from his 12 overs.
With the sun now shining and the wicket drying out, 196 was more than gettable. Scott Jackson and Kevin Thain made a hesitant start with both players narrowly avoiding a run out dismissal. Both players recovered and went onto a 92 run partnership for the first wicket, both then fell in the same over. Martin Noon and Mebs Raja drafted a 30 run partnership with Raja brutally yet beautifully driving S.Arain into the trees, only to find the fielder 2 balls later. Another couple of wickets fell and Havering were 160 for 5 from 36 overs. In came Daniel Keylock and Andrew Mitcheson and both batted fantastically well and both ended up 18 not out and a partnership of 36 from just over 3 overs. Havering finished on 196 for 5 from 39.3 overs, Scott Jackson top scored with 42 and Kevin Thain 36.
Havering won by 5 Wickets
Havering 22 points Springfield II 4 points

Unbeaten Havering travelled to Hockley, on the back of 4 straight league wins. Hockley won the toss and inserted the visitors. Following an early wicket, a partnership of 83 from Kevin Thain (75) and Peter Edge (35) created a solid platform, when Peter was out Mebs Raja came in and played some cracking shots hitting J.Stock into the bushes in consecutive deliveries. A minor collapse occurred with Havering cruising on 151 for 2 before being reduced to 151 for 6. Contributions from Andrew Mitchieson, Ben Leworthy and Luke Dyerson pushed Havering upto 188 all out. Kevin Thains knock lasted for just under 2 hours. Havering finished with a score that Ben Leworthy felt was a good effort for the ground.
And so it proved, Ben Leworthy removed the top 4 batsman, leaving the hosts on 17 for 4 from 8 overs. Andrew Mitchieson chipped in with a couple of wickets leaving Hockley 47 for 6. R.Barker (21) and J.Baker (35) put on 41 before Luke Dyerson had Barker caught at Extra Cover. Another form of resistance came with Havering shuffling their bowlers and the hosts progressing to 118 for 7 from 34 overs. Another 71 from 11 overs meant the home side had a sniff, albeit a slim one. Back came Andrew Mitchieson and Ben Leworthy to finish the game off, Ben taking a return catch to dismiss Baker to give the skipper his first 5 wicket haul of the season finishing with 5-34 and Andrew Mitchieson 3-34.
Another fantastic win for Havering which leaves them 24 points clear at the top of the table and unbeaten in 5 league games.
Havering won by 68 Runs
Havering 23 points Hockley 5 points

Top of the League Havering entertained second placed Rayleigh Fairview on a wet and stodgy Broxhill Road wicket. Havering won the toss and elected to field and this proved crucial. Havering picked up a wicket quickly with Scott Jackson diving to take a great caught and bowled opportunity in his first over. Scott then struck again removing the other opener to leave Fairview on 19 for 2. It was after this that Captain Ben Leworthy got in on the act and swung the ball beautifully removing the middle order and leaving Fairview struggling on 55 for 6, 3 catches were taken by Peter Edge at slip. S.Warren then knocked Ben out of the attack with 26 in 2 overs to dampen the Skippers figures. Anthony Downes took over and duly completed the task in hand removing the tail in quick time. Fairview were all out for 130. Leworthy 4-55, Downes 3-12, Jackson 2-27.
In reply, the in-form Scott Jackson and Daniel Beechey went out with a pre-determined plan of knocking the opening bowlers out of the attack. Lawson was hammered for 18 runs off 3 overs. Havering continued their onslaught and when Beechey was out for 40, Havering were 79 for 1 from 14 overs. A couple of wickets fell including Scott Jackson for a excellent 49. Mebs Raja and Reece Beechey came together and with the rain falling Mebs annihilated Osborne with 3 fantastic 4s from his first 3 balls. Mebs then dispatched him for a 6 over the clubhouse and the demolition was complete when Reece played a glorious pull through midwicket for 4 to win the match. Havering completed their task from 19.1 overs leaving the home side 22 points clear of 2nd placed East Hanningfield & Great Burstead and 24 points clear of Fairview in 3rd.

Havering won by 7 wickets
Havering 23 points Rayleigh Fairview 1 point.

Havering travelled to Stock II who were top of the table and unbeaten since the beginning of last season. The home team won the toss and elected to bat on a very good wicket. Havering opened with Ben Leworthy and Anthony Downes, both of whom bowled very well with Anthony bowling the opener and number 3 in consecutive deliveries. Ben then had the opposition skipper caught at slip to reduce the home side to 30 for 3. A double change occurred with league debutant Andrew Mitchieson and Scott Jackson replacing the openers. Andrew struck in his first over and within 10 overs they had blown away the middle order reducing the home side to 66 for 7. I.Wall then unleashed some risky but effective strokes to make 36 before being excellently caught by Ben Leworthy off Scott Jackson. Another wicket fell and after 26 overs Stock were 108 for 9, but the last wicket partnership put on 42 runs from 19 overs from T.Loader (23) and P.Fielding (16*) pushing the home side up to a batting point. They were eventually bowled out for 154. Star bowlers were Scott Jackson 4-31, Andrew Mitchieson 3-40 & Anthony Downes 2-18.
Havering started slowly with 5 runs from the first 2 overs, until the 3rd ball of the 3rd over when Daniel Beechey clicked into gear, 2 fantastic 6s off 3 balls followed and Havering were off and moving. Danny continued his assault of the Stock bowling with magical strokes that oozed class. 10 overs down and Havering were 76 for 0. Danny had his fifty, Scott Jackson was batting tremendously well partnering Danny until Scott was out for a 56 ball 49 which included 10 fours. Danny completed his century with a rare single, Martin Noon completed the demolition flicking Fielding off his legs for four to win the match. Dannys 79 ball 100 included 13 fours and 6 sixes, that strengthened Haverings assault on Division 3, Dannys knock was the first century scored under Ben Leworthys reign as Captain, also one of the best innings you could hope to see.

Havering are now top of the League, two points ahead of Rayleigh Fairview.
Havering won by 9 Wickets
Havering 22 points Stock II 1 point

Havering entertained top of the league Pegasus & Corringham II at Broxhill Road. Havering, without Captain and Vice Captain won the toss with stand in Skipper Luke Dyerson electing to field first.Michael Richardson and Scott Jackson opened the bowling and bowled very tightly, with Michael getting the first wicket. Jack Hurley came on and took a wicket leaving the visitors 69 for 3 off 21 overs. Opener R.Maxted (61) providing some solid resistance, but on came the deadly duo of Luke Dyerson and Anthony Downes and both bowled exceptionally well to take 3 wickets each. Havering bowled Pegasus out for 139 from 40.1 overs. Anthony Downes 3-21 from 10 overs & Luke Dyerson 3-22 were the pick of the bowlers.
In reply, Havering got off to a poor start and were struggling at 18 for 2 from 11 overs. Scott Jackson (44) and Peter Edge (33) batted exceptionally well putting on 71 to push Havering up to 89 for 3 after 28 overs. Some lusty blows from Mebs Raja (20) helped push Havering up to their total and it was left to Dave Keylock (4 not out) and young Ryan Hurley (14 not out) to see Havering home, Ryan smashing a 6 and 4 to win the game.
Two wins out of two, keeping Havering well placed in second place, 2 points behind leaders Stock II. Havering travel to Stock next week.

Havering won by 5 Wkts
Havering 23 points Pegasus & Corringham II 2 points

Havering travelled to Blackmore for the start of their league season. Following an early morning shower Captain Ben Leworthy won the toss and elected to field first. After a wayward first over, Scott Jackson was unplayable, he took 4-22 from 12 overs taking the first 3 wickets in a 4 over spell of which he conceded only 1 run. Daniel Beechey found some rhythm and complemented Scott superbly. Danny also took 4 wickets in a fantastic bowling partnership. C.Teagel entered the frame and hit some lusty blows and threatened to change the game, until Anthony Downes stepped up to the mark bowling to a strong plan. Anthony removed Teagel and took the last wicket to bowl the home side out for 118 inside 35 overs.
Scott Jackson and Danny Beechey were looking to continue their bowling partnership with the bat. All was going well until A.Ansell pulled off a remarkable diving catch to remove Scott. Danny continued playing some majestic strokes and a partnership of 49 with Mebs Raja (23) pushed Havering along. Danny was out for 47 and Kevin Thain was removed by a stunning caught and bowled from F.Boyd. A Solid unbeaten partnership of 27 from Peter Edge (11n/o) and Reece Beechey (16n/o) took Havering to a 6 wicket victory and a very convincing performance. Havering took only 26 overs to reach their target.
A fantastic performance from Havering and a solid start to the league season with a 25 point victory and into joint second place in the table.

Havering Won by 6 Wickets
Havering 25 points Willow Herbs 2 points

On the back of 2 impressive friendly wins, Havering won the toss again and decided to bat first on a sunny afternoon at South Weald. The decision looked a bad one when Havering lost both openers for nought leaving the team 7 for 2. The Havering batting hero came in at four and played a magnificently paced innings, Kevin Thain was eventually out for 82. Thains partnership with Mebs Raja (36) of 51 helped Havering get going, by this time Kevin was scoring quickly and with cameos from Dave Keylock (13), Lee Rhodes (14) and Anthony Downes (13) helped push Havering upto 168 for 7. A quick and very useful partnership of 34 between Captain Leworthy (15n/o) and Thain and a couple of shots from Dyerson at the end helped Havering reach 220 for 8 from 40 overs, a magnificent effort after being 7 for 2.
In reply, Scott Jackson was the star of the show with quick accurate bowling that blew the top order away and with an accurate and sometimes unplayable spell from Ben Leworthy the hosts were struggling on 21 for 4. Luke Dyerson came in and took a couple of wickets and Tom Hine and Reece Beechey took a wicket a piece. The Havering fielding stood out with 2 fantastic run outs, a direct hit from Reece Beechey and excellent fielding from Tom Hine to top off a brilliant performance from Havering. South Weald all out for 103.
Jackson 3-18, Dyerson 2-10, Leworthy 1-6 all bowled 6 overs!
3 wins out of 3 for Havering who start their league season away to Willow Herbs full of expectation of winning Division 3.

Sat 1st XI vs High Roding - 23 April

Following Haverings opening win, they travelled to Premier Division Champions High Roding. On a hot sunny afternoon, Havering won the toss and elected to field first.
After a fairly quick start by the home side, Havering pegged them back with some outstanding bowling from Scott Jackson. Young Tom Hine took the prize scalp of Mel Hussein, bowled off an inside edge. Daniel Beechey came into the attack and bowled very well taking 2 wickets in the process, and at the mid way point High Roding were 101 for 4. Some lusty hitting from R.Palmer (22) and a stable knock from R.Hussein (37) helped push the score along, until new boy Anthony Downes came into the attack and ripped through the lower order. High Roding were all out for 176 from 39.5 overs.
Pick of the Bowlers, A.Downes 3-26, Jackson 2-13, Beechey 2-28, Hurley 2-27.

In reply, Havering got to 29 before Danny Beechey fell and Havering were beginning to wobble on 41 for 2 from 16 overs. However, Scott Jackson was still there and a fine partnership of 67 with Kevin Thain (35) helped push Havering along. A couple of wickets tumbled and Havering were 141 for 5 with 7 overs remaining, needing a further 36 to win but still within their grasp. Anthony Downes came to the wicket and blasted a couple of boundaries and once he was out Ben Leworthy joined Scott Jackson who had already passed 50. Ben hit 3 boundaries in one over and a majestic on drive from Scott brought Havering home to famous victory over the premier league champions. Scott Jackson finished 71 not out and guided Havering through the innings fantastically.

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Havering opened their 2011 campaign against Noak Hill on a bright afternoon in April.
Having won the toss, Ben Leworthy elected to Field First.A fantastic opening spell from young Tom Hine (1-23) and a tidy spell from Jack Hurley (1-24) reduced the visitors to 38 for 2 from their first 10 overs. Ben Leworthy was hit out of the attack and the impressive Luke Dyerson came on to remove R.Bayley (40) and bowl very tightly in tandem with Andrew Dent (1-21). Reece Beechey came on and took a couple of wickets to reduce Noak Hill to 168 for 7 from 40 overs.
Pick of the bowlers Luke Dyerson 2-14, Reece Beechey 2-18 and Tom Hine 1-23.

Havering started well with the bat with Daniel Beechey (45) and Scott Jackson (18) putting on 43 for the first wicket before a few wickets fell and Havering were stattering on 79 for 4. A solid partnership between the impressive Reece Beechey (51n/o) and Bradley Tollon pushed Havering to 120 for 5. Contributions from Ben Leworthy and Luke Dyerson helped the star of the show Reece Beechey to record another half century and see Havering home with 9 balls to spare.
A solid display from the home side showing signs that this young team have a promising future.