Home skipper, Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first. He was soon rueing his decision and ‘Brook slumped to 26 for 3 including his own departure without troubling the scorer. The hosts’ middle order then picked up the pace with six successive batters recording double figures. Siraj Zafar led the way with a swashbuckling 42 whilst Manish Battan caught the eye with a hard hitting 38. The wickets were shared around with Town’s Gaurang Patel proving the pick claiming 4 for 33 as ‘Brook were bowled out for an under par 194.

After the tea interval, left arm spinner Pawanpreet Singh extracted turn and bounce in an excellent 16 over spell which yielded 4 for 54. Joe Spiers (47) and Ollie Carter (30) kept Town in the hunt but with 8 wickets down ‘Town held on for a draw.

Goresbrook 2nd 194 all out from 41.3 Overs (9 points) drew with Harlow Town 2nd 163 for 8 from 55 Overs (6 points)