Smuts century fires Upminster to another huge victory

After electing to bat, Woodford Wells were dismissed for 192 in 48.5 overs, despite Nicholas Brothers' 79.

Jamie Green starred with the ball, taking 4-36 from 10 overs, while Jon-Jon Smuts (3-53), Shafiq Rahman (2-67) and Nehal Butt (1-31) all played their part.

Upminster then made light work of the chase, racing to 193-1 in just 22.5 overs.

Smuts blasted an unbeaten 108 from 63 balls, striking 16 fours and three sixes, while Kiran Kullar finished unbeaten on 82 from 72 deliveries.

The pair shared an unbroken stand of 193 after the early loss of Pulkit Gupta as Upminster claimed a maximum 20-point haul.

The 2nd XI also enjoyed success, beating Wanstead & Snaresbrook by 28 runs.

Upminster posted 287-7 from their 50 overs, built around Ian Russell's 87 and Vansh Mehra's 67, with useful contributions from Gus Siggins (24), Ross Taylor (21) and John Curtis (20).

Wanstead responded with 259 all out in 42.4 overs.

Mehra (3-92) and Ollie Burley (3-69) led the wicket-taking, while Curtis claimed 2-32 and Andrew Berry took 1-21 as Upminster secured a maximum 25 points.

The 3rd XI suffered a nine-wicket defeat against Wanstead & Snaresbrook.

Adam Quested fought hard for an unbeaten 81 as Upminster were dismissed for 172.

Michael Pedrick made 24 and Dan Simpson 13, but support was limited.

Wanstead eased to 173-1 in 28.4 overs thanks to an unbeaten century from S Syed and 44 from G Davies.

The 4th XI were held to a draw after declaring on 287-7 against Wickford.

Scott Fisher led the way with 79, George Sheridan finished unbeaten on 65 and Stanley Moore added 49.

Wickford replied with 220-4 from 50 overs, with Aedan Daly, Nathan Brown, Dylan Narbheram and Bobby Mack each taking a wicket.

The 5th XI narrowly missed out against Westcliff-on-Sea, falling 13 runs short after the hosts posted 216-7.

Upminster were bowled out for 203 despite Matthew McCarthy's 35 and Kayhan Suneel's 32.

In the Mid-Essex League, Upminster recorded a four-wicket victory over Galleywood after restricting them to 172-9.

Woody Treadwell and Aadit Latey took two wickets apiece before Max Bird's unbeaten 62 guided the chase.

The Mid-Essex 2nd XI were beaten by four wickets by Rayleigh Fairview despite Harrison Simpson's 60 and Karim Govani's 3-23.

The Sunday League side completed a thrilling two-wicket win over Waltham.

After restricting their opponents to 226-7, despite Noman Ali's unbeaten 132, Upminster chased down 227 in 37.1 overs.

Zoran Suneel top-scored with 83, while late runs from Ollie Burley (25 not out) helped seal victory.