Take your hats off to Gallon! That was the Sceptre League message after the player of that name scored both goals for Greeves as they saw off Athletico Porters 2-0 in their Andy Ward Cup Section A round one game.

Barnard was also at the double when Castle Rangers triumphed 4-0 at First Manor.

In Section B, Melchior's twin strike helped Rayleigh Royals win 4-1 at Cards, while Cruise Rangers had a McPherson brace missile to thank for a 3-1 win at Old Shoebury.

Darby County were in good form in Section C, beating Greeves 2nd 6-1 with Bennett on song with a pair.

Wickford Rangers were unstoppable in Section D. They beat Orlando 11-3 with Allison and Bulmer both notching hat-tricks.

There were some top scoring feats in the League. D and J Jenkins both managed doubles as Talwin saw off hosts Brit Athletic 4-0 in the Premier Division.

Porto, with Bass and S Smith grabbing goal trios, thrashed Lansdowne Rangers 9-0 in Division One.

Second Division scoring honours went to Rayleigh Olympiads. They won 10-0 at Thundersley Rovers with Rose blooming with a twin strike. G Smith also got two and the goals were spread among eight players.

Page booked a place in the honours for the day by scoring four as Methane won 11-0 at Bournemouth United. Wheatstone scored three.

Results

Section A Andy Ward Cup round 1: First Manor 0, Castle Rangers 4 (Barnard 2, Harper, Hannighan); Greeves 2 (Gallon), Athletico Porters 0.

Section B: Cards 1 (Heather), Rayleigh Royals 4 (Melchior 2, Munson, Russell); Old Shoebury 1 (Gimblett), Cruise Rangers 3 (McPherson 2, Anderson).

Section C: Cavaliers 0, Hawthorns 2 (Smith, P Crowhurst); Darby County 6 (Bennett 2, Richardson, J Darby, Dole, og), Greeves 2nd 1 (Walsh).

Section D: Canvey Orient 2 (M O'Shea, D O'Shea), FC Merlin 6 (Jaggs 3, Perry, Barnes 2); Roskel United 3 (Lynch, Gear, Silverman), Fairview Rangers 2 (Nicholls, Wilson); Wickford Rangers 11 (Allison 3, Bulmer 3, Barker 2, Wingrove, Chapel, Hand), Orlando 3 (Buckley, Thompson, Young).

Premier Division: Brit Athletic 0, Talwin 4 (D Jenkins 2, J Jenkins).

Division 1: Newcastle Lions 3 (Watkins 2, O'Brien), Centurions 3 (Grant 2, Calvert); Porto 9 (Bass 3, S Smith 3, Pearson 2, Keston), Lansdowne Rangers 0.

Division 2: Blues Youth 6 (Rook 3, Portsmouth, Harper, Burton), Globe United 1 (Oakey); Thundersley Rovers 0, Rayleigh Olympiads 10 (Rose 2, G Smith 2, Rowney, Heaven, Lyndsey, King, Rushmear, Carter).

Division 3: Bournemouth United 0, Methane 11 (Page 4, Wheatstone 3, Tully 2, Trundel, White); Ralee 2 (Summers, Millard), Daws Heath Dynamos 3 (Caine 2, Learey).

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