Chingford Cricket Club News story


Essex League week 17 round-up

04 Sep 2006

All League Tables up to date
1st team
Victory over Chelmsford was achieved and promotion to the Premier division secured as Champions. Congratulations lads. Here is how the league's website reported it; "Chingford are promoted from division one after a six wicket win over Chelmsford which put that side almost out of the fight for the other promotion place. Colchester are favourites but their final game is at Woodford Wells who need to win to give themselves a chance of survival while Westcliff can still survive providing they can maintain their points advantage at promoted Chingford."
3rd team
Second from bottom Harlow were desperate for a win and had the side capable of getting them a win. Third placed Chingford lost but collected 7 points. Second placed Harold Wood lost to 1st placed Chelmsford and collected only 3 points. Fourth placed West Essex took advantage of Chingford and Harold Wood slipping up and won to take them to second place. Chingford are now fourth, but only 11 points behind West Essex. In the last matches of the season, Chingford visit seventh placed Westcliff who are safe from relegation, Harold Wood travel to Harlow who are still battling to avoid relegation. West Essex travel to bottom club Billericay, hoping that it doesn’t rain on a ground with notoriously poor drainage. If West Essex are washed out, they will finish on 201 points. If Chingford win we will finish on 202. If Harold Wood can’t get 9 points then we are promoted.
2nd team
Mid table Chingford removed the mathematical possibility of relegation by collecting 10 points against struggling Ardleigh Green, whose win has all but consigned Westcliff to relegation. This means that their 3rd team won’t be raided by a desperate 2nd team for their match against Chingford. Chingford are comfortably placed at sixth in the table.
4th team
After spending much of the season worrying about relegation, Chingford moved smoothly into 3rd place with an easy 10 wicket victory over Horndon. However, the two sides above them are already promoted.