AYTHORPE Roding made an excellent start to their T Rippon Mid-Essex League division one season with an eight-wicket win at Ingatestone.
The hosts, batting first, lost an early wicket when Liam Rosewell claimed the first of his three victims, but Ingatestone then put on 110 runs for the second wicket and a further stand for the fifth-wicket helped them reach 212 all out.
The Aythorpe Roding bowling attack were in good form, with Rosewell taking three for 62, Danny Elsworth one for 47, Graham Milbank three for 21, Sam Gravatt one for 53 and Martin Smith two for nought in four balls.
Skipper Sam Blackman and Richard Eaton opened the innings for Aythorpe Roding and put on 107 before Blackman went for 62.
Paul Gravatt made 13, before Richard Eaton (78 not out) and Sam Gravatt (48 not out) took them over the line for an eight-wicket victory.
Aythorpe Roding entertain Canvey Island on Saturday (1pm start).
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