ESSEX BOYS WIN TWICE IN A WEEK

THE WARREN -- Essex Under 18s squad shone on Easter Sunday to convincingly beat the Warren's Thornton Cup team.

The team produced a 4-1 lead in the morning foursomes, although the matches were close with 3 of the 5 going to the last hole. Best performance of the morning was a 6&5 win for the Essex pair of Arthur Leonard (Rochford) & Ben Leigh (Thorndon Park).

With only 4 points required from the 10 afternoon matches for victory, Essex’s top order quickly established dominance with notable 5&4 wins for Captain Jay Beisser (Rochford) & Joe Kelly (Woolston Manor).

The Warren players fought back to take four of the games to the last hole with wins for Jamie Head and Mark Sicheri. The day ended in a 12-3 victory to Essex, with captain Jay Beisser collecting the second trophy of the week.

Foursomes

Jay Beisser & Lewis Adair 3&1 Mark Turner & Nathan Tucker
Jack English & Joe Sullivan 1up Mark Sicheri & Nick Beardall
Ben Leigh & Arthur Leonard 6&5 Steve Atwood & Steve Hawkins
Joe Kelly & Mike Lane ½ Jamie Head & Ian Brogan
Harrison Ellis & Tom Prewer ½ Dave Ransley & Alan Morris

Total Foursomes 4 - 1

Singles

Joe Sullivan 4&3 Paul Wrench
Harrison Ellis 1up Mark Sicheri
Arthur Leonard 1up Nick Beardall
Jay Beisser 5&4 Nathan Tucker
Jack English 3&1 Gary Simmons
Ben Leigh 1up Jamie Head
Joe Kelly 5&4 Ian Brogan
Tom Prewer 2&1 Steve Hawkins
Lewis Adair 1up Dave Ransley
Mike Lane 3&2 Alan Morris
Total Singles 8 - 2
MATCH TOTAL 12 - 3