Brook’s second string faced a strong Newham side when slipping to a 5 wicket defeat at Flanders Field on Saturday. After being put into bat by home skipper Raja Saad Javed, the visitor’s top order struggled and were reeling at 15 for 4. Manish Battan (23) and an entertaining half century from Karamat Ali who stroked 10 boundaries in his knock of 52 stopped the rot for the Dagenham outfit. Teenager Jack Gibson continued the good work with a swashbuckling 41 receiving able assistance from Dan Hooper who made 17 enabling ‘Brook to recover to 183 all out.

After the tea interval, Newham Captain Javed led his side to victory, batting throughout, for a compelling unbeaten knock of 90. A brace of scalps for Battan and a wicket apiece for Ali and Debutant Jagdeep Bhupal plus a sharp run out from skipper Rohit Sharma were the highlights in the field for the visitors as Newham eased to a comfortable five wicket victory.

Newham 2nd 187 for 5 from 34.1 Overs (20 points) Beat Goresbrook 2nd 183 all out from 44 Overs (8 points) by 5 wickets