ALFIE WARE CENTURY:

Upminster 5th XI 183-9 (Alfie Taplin 52)
Belhus 3rd XI 185-4 (Alfie Ware 107no):

This was the twelfth HFEL League match of the season and Upminster batted first.  Alfie Taplin stroked a half-century but his side could only rack up an under-par total of 183-9 from their 40 overs. Coming on sixth change, Afra Rose Mohamed was our star bowler collecting 3-28 from her 8 overs.

In the Belhus run-chase, Afra Rose continued to enjoy her day by opening the innings and scoring 26, but it was co-opener Alfie Ware who stole the show by striking a crushing 107 not out (his second century and career-best) from just 68 deliveries to ensure a comfortable victory by 6 wickets in only 24.2 overs.

And our 3rd XI are now perched in second place in their Division, just 13 points behind the leaders Westcliff-on-Sea, with six matches remaining.