THE Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship Over-50s defeated the MSC Suffolk Alliance Over-50s by 25 runs in a 45 overs-a-side match at Frinton last Tuesday. Bruce Tompkins returned the impressive figures of 9-6-7-3.

Two Counties Over-50s 192 for 7 (P Patel 38no, J Wedge 37, E Dunkley 26, C Thomas 2 for 20, P Driver 3 for 47). MSC Suffolk Alliance Over-50s 167 for 7 (N Place 43no, J Driver 31, M Grubb 28no, B Tompkins 3 for 7, I Robinson 2 for 24, M Southwell 2 for 43). Two Counties won by 25 runs.

Billericay Veterans batted out for a boring draw at Elmstead Market.

They made no attempt to chase down their target posted by the Two Counties Over-60s despite receiving only four overs less. Six fours saw 24 runs of their reply come from the penultimate over!

Two Counties Over-60s 222 for 6 dec (B Challis 75, G Penny 34no, P Cox 28, P Brown 2 for 34, K Paternoster 3 for 49). Billericay Veterans 138 for 2 (M Astles 84no, C Cork 38no). Match drawn.

All roads lead to Clay Hall, home of Ipswich CC, for the Gemini Over-60s Tournament taking place on Saturday, starting at 10.30am.

The Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship representative side has two teams competing along the hosts and the MSC Suffolk Alliance League.

Two Counties A team: G Penny (capt), P Cox (both Long Melford), B Richards (Frinton), N Pearce (Easton), B Tompkins (Woodbridge & OW), D Hinchcliffe (Coggeshall), D Curtis (Copford), J Stuck (Clacton), P Boughton (Copdock & OI), D Messent (Earls Colne), M Southwell (Maldon). Manager: G Newman; scr: R Podd.

Two Counties B team: S Isaac (capt), K Patel (both Braintree), J Stonehouse (Eight Ash Green), R Abbott (Ipswich), B Ball (Abberton), A Cooke (Copdock & OIs), A Elsbury (Halstead), M McLeod (Maldon), R Black, S Carpenter, R Kemp (all Long Melford). Manager: G Newman; scr: W Black.

Ipswich: N Manning (capt), R Jones, T Bailey, R Ratford, R Ingham, D Adams, P McGain, K Clarke, J Mulley, C Orman, R Chenery.

Sunday sees the Two Counties Over-50s play a double-header against Ipswich Seniors at Clay Hall, both matches starting at 11.15am.

Two Counties Red team (v Ipswich Seniors A): P Patel (capt), B Richards (both Frinton), J Wiseman (Wivenhoe), S Bulger, M Southwell (both Maldon), K Dobson (Bury St Edmunds), B Tompkins (Woodbridge & OW), J Stuck (Clacton), A Fowles (Great Bromley), S Isaac (Braintree), R Kemp (Long Melford), D Fahie (West Mersea). Umps: K Angier & R Digweed; scr: R Podd.

Two Counties Blue team (v Ipswich Seniors B): G Penny (capt), R Black, M Maxim (all Long Melford), T Mills, S Butcher (both Mistley), J Stonehouse (Eight Ash Green), A Elsbury (Halstead), A Cooke (Copdock & OI), R Abbott (Ipswich), B Ball (Abberton), R Powell, I Newman (both Long Melford). Umps: B Philpotts & P Smith; scr: W Black.