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A Review of the 2004 Season
by Jeff Runciman
The 2004 Season was a very pleasant one which saw the club grow in strength as new players fitted in and young players developed increasing prowess. The 1st XIs league season could not have started worse being thrashed by Wickford and Brentwood whilst collecting no points. With six new players of 1st XI standard having joined the club much more was expected. The side showed signs of gelling in a well earned draw with Hornchurch which gave the side much needed confidence. From here on in the next 15 games showed championship form with 9 wins and just one defeat at the hands of Chelmsford by the narrow margin of 10 runs.
Promotion remained a distinct possibility as we took on champions Wickford in the final game. We had to win and Hornchurch had to fail. Magnificent batting enabled Chingford to declare on 252 for one after 49 overs with Mac Meade scoring 139 not out. Wickford meanwhile despite facing 58 overs managed 201 for nine in reply. Fortunately Hornchurch won their match so the disappointment of not forcing the win was not as great. The key to Chingford's successful season can be attributed to its four prong spin attack which was responsible for 70% of the wickets, with Neeraj Odedra taking 37 wickets and Angelo Bass 26.
Sundays followed pretty much the same scenario as the A XI won all their Chess Valley League games to win promotion and also the prize of £500 worth of cricket gear plus a cheque for £75. It is a pity that our sponsorship does not allow for such rewards on a Saturday.
The 2nd XI had a half decent season with the nice blend of former 1st XI experience and the exuberance of promising youth. They will look back on what might have been as they are certainly a side that shuold have been promotion contenders. Once again skipper Richard MacGregor led from the front taking 42 wickets whilst Mike Lyon frequently featured with his all-round performances - most notably against Horndon on the Hill when having caused a monumental collapse by taking 5 wickets for 6 runs, he then went on to score 50 not out to win the game.
The 3rd XI maintained mid table respectably under Paul Hart whilst witnessing further progress from our younger players, particularly Marc Fletcher who scored 128 not out against Shenfield before being promoted to open the batting for the 2nd XI and averaging nearly 40 in his nine innings with a top score of 88 not out.
For the first time we entered a 4th XI into the League and although not able to fulfill all our fixtures, it proved to be very beneficial in giving our colts valuable experience. Remarkable indeed was the performance of 13 year old Jonathan North who scored an undefeated 145 against Loughton enabling a declaration after just 33 overs. Many thanks to Mark Campbell for giving up his time to run this eleven.
Essex League Tables and Averages
Division 1 – 1st XI’s
P W D T L Ab Pts
Wickford (P) 18 10 7 0 0 1 239
Hornchurch (8) 18 10 7 0 0 1 231
Chingford (5) 18 9 5 0 3 1 220
Brentwood (P) 18 7 5 0 5 1 210
Hadleigh & Thundersley ® 18 4 3 0 9 2 166
Colchester & East Essex ® 18 4 5 0 7 2 158
Chelmsford (6) 18 4 8 0 4 2 151
Orsett (3) 18 5 3 0 9 1 144
Walthamstow (7) 18 2 8 0 6 2 138
Harlow (4) 18 1 3 0 13 1 110
Division 1 – 1st XI’s
Batting Averages
(Qualification 6 completed innings – 200 runs – Average > 25.00)
Inns NO Total Highest Avr 100 50
S Kirnon CHI 15 8 335 56 47.85 0 1
Niraj Odedra CHI 16 4 522 81* 43.50 0 3
Nilesh Odedra CHI 17 2 605 97* 40.33 0 5
S McMurray CHI 10 3 201 50 28.70 0 1
Division 1 – 1st XI’s
Bowling Averages
(Qualification 10 wickets – Average < 30.00)
Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Av. BB 5WI
J Dyers CHI 93.3 28 242 18 13.44 4-33 0
Niraj Odedra CHI 205.5 47 623 37 16.83 7-65 2
B MacGregor CHI 109.3 10 438 19 23.05 5-30 1
Division 1 1st XI’s
Highest Individual Scores
139* M Meade CHI v WIC H
Division 1 – 1st XI’s
6 or more wickets in a match
7-65 Niraj Odedra CHI v COL H
6-51 Niraj Odedra CHI v WIC H
Division 1 – 1st XI’s
Highest & Lowest Scores
CHI 251-1* v WIC H CHI 108-ao v WIC A
Division 2 – 2nd XI’s
P W D T L Ab Pts
Harold Wood (7) 18 13 3 0 1 1 272
Hainault & Clayhall (r) 18 12 3 0 2 1 252
Hutton (3) 18 9 4 0 4 1 230
Chingford (4) 18 7 6 0 4 1 216
Shenfield (6) 18 7 3 0 7 1 191
Old Brentwoods (8) 18 5 4 0 8 1 186
Horndon on the Hill (r) 18 4 3 0 10 1 165
West Essex (5) 18 5 3 0 9 1 159
Southend on Sea (P) 18 3 3 0 11 1 127
Orsett (p) 18 2 4 0 11 1 119
Division 2 – 2nd XI’s
Batting Averages
(Qualification 6 completed innings – 200 runs – Average > 25.00)
Inns NO Total Highest Avr 100 50
R Alston CHI 12 3 460 129* 51.11 1 4
M Lyon CHI 13 5 369 94 46.13 0 3
M Fletcher CHI 8 2 270 88* 45.00 0 3
W Rhone CHI 8 0 248 103 31.00 1 2
D Ross CHI 12 1 320 88 29.09 0 1
Division 2 – 2nd XI’s
Bowling Averages
(Qualification 10 wickets – Average < 30.00)
Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Av. BB 5WI
R MacGregor CHI 192.3 46 580 41 14.15 6-24 1
M Lyon CHI 109.5 18 415 24 17.29 5-6 1
A Chipchase CHI 59.4 14 197 10 19.70 3-31 0
R Harris CHI 69.0 12 226 10 22.60 4-37 0
P Shawyer CHI 83.2 20 274 10 27.40 3-41 0
Division 2 2nd XI’s
Highest Individual Scores
129* R Alston CHI v CLA A
103 W Rhone CHI v WE A
Division 2 – 2nd XI’s
6 or more wickets in a match
6-24 R MacGregor CHI v SOS H
Division 2 – 2nd XI’s
Highest & Lowest Scores
CLA 252-7 v CHI H CLA 123-6 v CHI A
Division 1 – 3rd XI’s
P W D T L Ab Pts
Hainault & Clayhall (r) 18 11 2 0 4 1 247
Hornchurch (p) 18 10 5 0 2 1 242
Hutton (p) 18 9 7 0 1 1 239
Ardleigh Green (3) 18 6 8 0 3 1 198
Chingford (4) 18 6 5 0 6 1 181
Westcliff on Sea (7) 18 7 0 0 10 1 180
Saffron Walden (5) 18 5 5 0 7 1 164
Wickford (8) 18 3 3 0 10 2 145
Loughton (r) 18 4 2 0 11 1 135
Shenfield (6) 18 3 2 0 11 2 129
Division 1 – 3rd XI’s
Batting Averages
(Qualification 6 completed innings – 200 runs – Average > 25.00)
Inns NO Total Highest Avr 100 50
P Canham CHI 9 2 257 62* 36.71 0 1
Division 1 – 3rd XI’s
Bowling Averages
(Qualification 10 wickets – Average < 30.00)
Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Av. BB 5WI
S Thorne CHI 74.0 6 333 14 23.78
C Little CHI 85.2 18 314 13 24.15
C Harborne CHI 145.0 28 504 20 25.20 7-39
Division 1 3rd XI’s
Highest Individual Scores
128* M Fletcher CHI v SHE A
Division 1 – 3rd XI’s
6 or more wickets in a match
7-39 C Harborne CHI v WOS A
Division 2 West – 4th XI’s
P W D T L Ab Pts
Hornchurch 5th (-) 14 11 1 0 2 0 220
Harold Wood (3) 14 9 2 0 3 0 214
Wanstead 5th (5) 14 9 2 0 3 0 206
Brentwood 5th (6) 14 7 2 0 5 0 164
Ilford (4) 14 4 2 0 8 0 129
Chingford (-) 14 5 2 0 7 0 118
Loughton ® 14 3 3 0 8 0 102
Harlow (7) 14 1 0 0 13 0 21
Division 2 West – 4th XI’s
Batting Averages
(Qualification 6 completed innings – 200 runs – Average > 25.00)
Innings Not Out Total Highest Av 100 50
Division 2 West – 4th XI’s
Bowling Averages
(Qualification 10 wickets – Average < 30.00)
Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Av. BB 5WI
Highest Individual Scores
143* J North CHI v LOU H
Division 2 West – 4th XI’s
6 or more wickets in a match
7-18 P Hart CHI v BRE H
Division 2 West– 4th XI’s
Highest & Lowest Scores
CHI 265-3* v LOU H CHI 92-ao v WAN A
Chess Valley League Tables
|
First XI Division Three |
|
P |
W |
T/A |
L |
|
Pens |
Pts |
| Chingford |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
36 |
| Chipperfield |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
|
0 |
24 |
| St. Albans |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
0 |
22 |
| Southgate |
9 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
0 |
20 |
| Barnet |
9 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
|
0 |
24 |
| Preston |
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
4 |
12 |
| Harpenden |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
0 |
16 |
| Southgate Adelaide |
9 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
0 |
10 |
| Old Albanian |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
0 |
4 |
| Clarendon |
9 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
2 |
2 |
The B Team, in their first season in Division 1, under the captaincy of Michael Blake, successfully avoided relegation.
|
Second XI Division One |
| |
P |
W |
T/A |
L |
|
|
Pts |
|
Tring Park |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
32 |
|
Harrow |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
28 |
|
Knebworth Park |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
18 |
|
Kenton |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
16 |
|
Chingford |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
16 |
|
Winchmore Hill |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
16 |
|
Edmonton |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
14 |
|
Potters Bar |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
12 |
|
Wembley |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
12 |
|
Harpenden |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
12 |