Westcliff-on-Sea will be aiming to put some more daylight between themselves and Gidea Park & Romford tomorrow.

The Romford club sit one place and 10 points below sixth-placed Westcliff having one three games to the Chalkwell Park side's four.

Westcliff comfortably won by six wickets and picked up 20 points after bowling out Gidea Park when the sides met earlier in the summer.

Division One leaders Wickford face second-placed Hornchurch in the battle to win promotion to the Premier League.

Hornchurch are 19 points behind their visitors but will be anxious to increase their four-point advantage over third-placed Brentwood.

Sixth-placed Hadleigh & Thundersley travel to a Colchester & East Essex team immediately above them in the table. The north Essex side have a 13-point lead however.

Orsett are stuck in bottom place and will hope for a result against fourth-placed Chingford in a bid to escape the relegation mire.

Stanford-le-Hope host Billericay in Division Two knowing a good points haul is imperative.

Stanford are in ninth placed one point behind Horndon-on-the-Hill and one ahead of Old Parkonians.

Horndon visit the old boys so tomorrow's results could have a major bearing on the relegation dogfight.

Leigh-on-Sea lead the Essex quartet in Division Two knowing they will almost certainly contest that league again next summer.

Fifth-placed Leigh host third-placed Upminster with the pair well adrift of the top two, Woodford Well and Ardleigh Green.

Published Friday August 6, 2004

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