The top six batsman home batsmen all chalked up double figures in a solid display with the willow. Wickets were shared around amongst Goresbrook’s attack with Jordan Calverley and Livash Ramduth the pick, bagging a brace of victims apiece. ‘Brook produced another assured display in the field restricting the league leaders to 240 from their allotted 50 overs on a good track.
After tea, Dan Northfields four wicket salvo had the visitors on the back foot but Shaun Ross showed resilience with a fighting 44. Skipper Kane Messenger continued the lower order revival with an entertaining, unbeaten 42 while Vijayaratnam Mahal provided the sting in the tail striking a splendid 35 before being run out by Jim Symonds to maintain Springfield’s 100% record in completing a 66 run victory.
Springfield 1st 240 for 9 in 50 Overs (20 points) beat Goresbrook 1st 174 all out in 43.1 Overs (6 points) by 66 runs