Home Skipper, Kane Messenger, won the toss and elected to bat first at the M & B Sports Ground on Saturday. In the face of excellent bowling from the Old Boys, opener Jordan Calverley demonstrated patience, punishing the occasional loose offering, when top scoring with 36. Shane Barwick struck a run a ball 33 as left arm spinner Minhaz Bhad racked up four wickets, in the process, restricting ‘Brooks scoring rate. The latter passage of the home side’s innings saw an injection of boundaries as Messenger (26), Muhammad Attuallah (21) and Daryl Forward (18) caught the eye. Muhammad Sajid and Babar Choudhary bagged a couple of victims apiece to dismiss the hosts for an under par 180.

After tea, Ted Ivory trapped Sarwar for 13 but Ahmed Zulfiqar (43) and captain, Choudhary (36), batted with dogged resistance to build a platform for a an assault on their target. Livash Ramduth’s brace plus wickets from Phil Thoufick, Barwick and Attuallah exposed Old Brentwood’s late order but sensible knocks from Wasim Khalid (31) and Muhammad Sajid (35 not) ensured there were to be no more scares for the visitors who eased home with four wickets to spare.

Goresbrook 1st 180 all out from 48.1 Overs (8 points) lost to Old Brentwoods 1st 184 for 6 from 44.2 Overs (20 points) by 4 wickets