CHELMSFORD'S spinners prevailed in a nervy match between two teams that lost their opening fixture.
Shenfield's dangerous opener Arshad Ali smashed 18 from his first eight balls but his ninth was his last as Mark Drain struck twice in an over. Aaron Beard followed that up with his first wicket at this level to make it 37-3.
Sarwar (38) steadied things but was one of two wickets to fall to James Clifford with the score on 96.
Kliber (23no) ensured some contribution from the lower order but Clifford made sure it was not too many with a splendid return of 5-22 from his ten overs.
A brilliant catch in the second over of the reply gave Shenfield a boost and although Jack Sterland looked good, a couple more wickets fell to make it 53-3. Sterland and Nisarg Patel had a useful partnership but a brainstorm ended Sterland's innings for 43.
Patel played in his usual style contributing an unbeaten 60, the best score from a Chelmsford player all weekend. Paul Jones gave him solid support to see matters to a conclusion with plenty of time to spare.
