Goresbrook’s first eleven slumped to a 103 run reversal in this local derby at St. Chad’s Park on Saturday. Home skipper Suminda Don won the toss and elected to bat first. Vikrant Venkatesan (40) and Burhan Mahmood (25) got the hosts off to a solid start before ‘Brook’s attack gained the upper hand. Kane Messenger, Muhammad Attuallah and Ted Ivory all bagged a brace of victims as Pragash Ramachandran (43) rallied the hosts’ cause. Left arm spinner, Phil Thoufick’s excellent spell of 3 for 37 thwarted Aztecs late order before Suminda (51) played a real captain’s innings being last man out enabling his team to post 227.

After tea, Shane Barwick (33) and Kaushik Yelari (29) provided the bright spots for the Dagenham outfit before both fell in quick succession to Khalim Khan who ran through the lower order to record a match winning return of 6 for 23. This comfortable 103 run victory cemented Aztec’s promotion prospects with three matches to play.