Cricket round up: Billericay secure impressive win at Hornchurch
Hornchurch batted first after winning the toss but were bowled out for 189.
Robert Rayner (3/16) and Louis Barrell (3/35) did the damage with the ball for Billericay who then reached the required total for the loss of just one wicket.
Matthew Bell top scored with 66 not out while Arjun Bhardwaj scored 60 not out and Grant Roelofsen 45 to help Billericay secured their first win of the season.
Elsewhere in the top division, Hadleigh & Thundersley suffered a six wicket defeat at Wanstead & Snaresbrook.
Hadleigh opted to bat first and scored 251 all out.Oliver Smith top scored with 110 not out while skipper Sam Handley added 56 before the hosts made it home for the loss of four wickets.
Handley (2/43) and Ethan Rogers (2/46) both bowled well for Hadleigh.
In Division One, Old Southendian & Southchurch suffered a 26 run defeat at Loughton.
The hosts were put into bat first and scored 201.Luke Clarke (4/31) and Ahsan Yousaf (3/33) were the pick of the Southendian bowlers.
However, Southendian were bowled out for 175 in reply.
Yousaf top scored with 70 but it was not enough to prevent defeat.
In Division Two, Westcliff were beaten by five wickets at Harold Wood.
Westcliff were put into bat first and and were bowled out for 142 with A Ajikumar top scoring with 57.
However, Harold Wood past the required total for the loss of just five wickets.
In Division Three, Leigh on Sea were beaten by 39 runs at Barking.
Barking were dismissed for 195 with Oliver West (2/25), Ben Giles (2/42), Joe Sexton (2/31) and Sevriano Cupido (2/20) all among the wickets.
In Division Four, Wickford won by nine wickets in a low scoring clash at Redbridge
Redbridge opted to bat first but were dismissed for just 79.Conor Etchells (6/27) caught the eye with the ball for Wickford while John Grimes (3/32) also played his part.
In reply, Wickford made it home for the loss of just one wicket with Jack Hart scoring 35 and Tom Merritt 24 not out.
There was also joy for Benfleet who won by 42 runs at South Woodford.
Benfleet were put into bat by their hosts and scored 244/6 from 50 overs.
Hammad Ul Hassan scored 66, Kumar Sumit 54 and Sam Coelho 46 before the home-side were bowled out for 202.
Ul Hassan also led the way with the ball taking 4/42.
Benfleet are now third in the league table with Wickford fourth
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