1st XI vs Broomfield CC — Won by 101 runs (Southchurch Park)
Southend won the toss, batted, and compiled a well‑paced 233/8 (45). Paul Elton was superb with 70 (56, 10x4)**, supported through the order by Conor Enderby 29 (47), Liam Nugent 23 (38), Sean Elliott 20 (20), Dev Shah 19 (17) and Kieran Butler 19 (37), with late acceleration pushing the total beyond par.

The reply never settled. Adam Hunt delivered a match‑winning spell of 8–2–16–4, Conor Enderby struck twice (7–0–31–2), and there were wickets for Alex Wainwright 3–0–6–1 and Dev Shah 8.5–1–51–1, while Sean Elliott 9–1–27–0 applied the squeeze. Broomfield were dismissed for 132 in 35.5 overs, giving Southend the full 26 points.

Player of the Match: Paul Elton (70*)
Bowling star: Adam Hunt (4–16)

2nd XI at Little Baddow CC — Lost by 8 wickets (Southend detail only)
Southend produced an outstanding 300/9 (45): Sugadhev Sriramajegan 74 (58) and Jazil Imran 73 (59) set the tone, Neil Harvey 34 (74) anchored, and brisk hands from Darshan Patil 17 (13), Mike Sweeney 16 (18) and Scott Elliott 16 (27) kept the board moving; extras 45 proved handy. In defence, Neil Harvey 6–0–29–1 and Nisar Rahimi 4.4–0–65–1 took the wickets, with Chris Hunt 9–2–39 the most economical. Southend bank 6 points.

3rd XI at Boreham Royals CC 2nd XI — Lost by 32 runs (Boreham Recreation Ground)
Chasing 251, Southend stayed in touch throughout thanks to Jon Gilmore 43, Mark Howard 46 and a late push from Sohail Ejaz 48*, closing 218/7 (40). Earlier, the attack shared it around: Leo Melville 8–0–29–2, Sohail Ejaz 8–1–40–2, Matthew Guyler 8–0–56–1, Mark Howard 2–0–15–1, Jacob Guyler 3–0–22–1. 9 points gained.

4th XI vs Boreham & Roxwell CC 2nd XI — Won by 4 wickets
A disciplined effort in the field held the visitors to 149/7 (40) — Nancy Mitchell 7–1–26–3 led the way, backed by Toby Mitchell 8–1–25–1, Lee Watkinson 5–2–17–1, plus tight spells from Andrew Daines 7–2–8–0 and Chris Chambers 8–1–28–0. The chase was emphatic: Sheldon Skeggs 42 (43) and Chris Gore 33 (20) set the tone, with support down the order and extras 44 helping Southend to 150/6 (24.2) and 22 points.

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