Billericay blitzed their way past Basildon & Pitsea in the Essex League Cup after young centurion Damion Brandy provided the perfect batting tonic.

They followed up a massive 282 in only 33 overs by limiting Basildon & Pitsea to 103-8, with Mark Harmer taking three wickets for one run. Billericay rattled up their 200 in 97 minutes and by the 20th over.

England under-16 star Brandy reached his ton in 70 balls and 93 minutes, including six sixes and eight fours, with skipper Ian Pont's 21 providing the main backing.

Basildon, in response, were always out of the running, and settled for batting practise. Burch and Johnson give Leigh comfort margin

LEIGH 268-4

ARDLEIGH GREEN 176 all out

(Leigh won)

SkipperSimon Burch's 123, then Neil Johnson's 3-39, ensured a comfortable passage into the League Cup second round for Leigh on Sea.

They amassed a highly-formidable 268-4 in their 45 overs, with Simon Goggin making 77. Ardleigh's reply, based around Roy Smith's 55, ended 92 runs short after 38 overs.

Johnson's trio of wickets were accompanied by two apiece for Dave Glynn, John Elliott and Jeremy Holmes as the Chalkwell Park visitors were dismissed for a very disappointing 176. Springfield too strong

STOCK 128 all out

SPRINGFIELD 201-5

Stock never recovered from a brutal onslaught late in Springfield's impressive innings as they slumped to an opening day defeat in the Mid-Essex Premier Division.

They put Springfield in on, after noting the slow outfield, but saw a fluent third-wicket stand between John Symonds (73) and David White (39) take the 45-over total to a daunting 201-5.

Stock's frail reply -- despite a first-wicket stand of 21 - was dependent on vice-captain Simon Garm, who remained unbeaten from start to finish on 74.

His only support came from Lee Porter's 16 as Stock crumbled to 128 all out. Springfield medium-pacer Scott Ellis took 4-17.

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