Hadleigh firsts get back to winning ways with a comfortable 7 wicket away win against East Bergholt.

No Dom Manthorpe , Marlon Dias and Oliver Stace in the team so some changes were required.

The hosts won the toss and elected to bat first.

Kyle Tanner stepped up to open the bowling and picked up the wicket of George Foster for 7. Daniel Shanks bowled extremely well albeit wicket less to concede only 14 off his 6 overs.

Daniel loveless joined John Hambrook and the pair took the score to 49 before the former was bowled by Lewis Millions for 7.

Millions bowled with great control and limited the run scoring opportunities building up pressure finishing with 1 wicket for only 26 runs from his 10 overs.

Hambrook took a liking to the bowling of Kudzai Maunze reaching a well worked 66 before the bowler got on top of their battle , trapping him LBW.

The dangerous South African Kian Schwartz was bowled by Thomas Piddington for 26.

Ben Wallis picked up two quick wickets and from then on the bowling unit held the upper hand.

The hosts reaching 206 for 7 off 50 overs.

Youngster Isaac Toombs opened with Josh Davey , the latter giving Connor Oakley catching practice to leave the visitors 2-1.

Maunze(35) joined Toombs and started solidly until a loose shot was gratefully taken by Schwartz , Toombs (19) continued the catching practice for the hosts when he found Foster to take the score to 60 for 3.

That was the last chance to be given with Callum Morrin (93) and Matthew Kent (47) batting with skill and watchfully and untroubled to reach 208 in the 44th over securing a 7 wicket win with 6 overs to spare.

Hadleigh move into 4th place with an average of 15.15