Disciplined bowling is the key

CANVEY ISLAND . . 114 all out SOUTH WEALD ... 205 all out (SouthWeald won by 91 runs) (T Rippon Mid Essex League Division Two) SOUTHWeald left Canvey Island with the spoils on Saturday after adisciplined bowling performance blew away their opponents.

Weald won the toss and elected to bat first on a flat wicket andfast outfield.

The visitors made a less than ideal start though, losing twoearly wickets. Joe Courts and Matt Hemmings rebuilt the innings,racing to 92-2 from 19 overs but just as Weald were starting todominate, a needless run out saw Hemmings on his way for 42. Courtsfollowed soon after for 41 after being trapped lbw and Weald thenlost regular wickets for the rest of the innings.

Vital John Warne hit a vital 31 but Weald didn't use their fullallocation of overs as they were bowled out for 205, as Lee andCasson grabbed four wickets each for Canvey. The Weald score looked50 runs short of par but the Canvey response was in disarray fromthe off as two early wickets left them reeling at 0-2 and they neverrecovered. Some excellent Weald bowling ensured a steady stream ofwickets as Canvey struggled to build partnerships. Casson topscoring for Canvey with just 24.

Skipper Adam Chambers snared 3-31 while Varun Sharma bowled avery economical eight over spell, taking 2-12. Imran Umarjee alsobagged two wickets as Weald ran out comfortable winners with Canveyfolding to 114 all out.