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The romantic lure of Island life is alive and well just off the coast of Essex. Mersea Island, nestled between the river Blackwater and Colne estuaries is approximately nine miles south-east of Colchester, and is without doubt one of the county's best kept secrets.

The island is approximately five miles by two miles, and has a perimeter of twelve miles encompassing the town of West Mersea and the village of East Mersea. The name is a derivation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Meresig’, which dates from the early 10th Century and means 'island of the pool'.
 

  Mersea Island Regatta 2007

 

West Mersea Lifeboat - A cricket Match With A Twist

Sunday 27th July - Crew, Guild members and supporters from the Mersea and Burnham Lifeboat stations met for a cricket match with a strange twist!

After a conversation between a couple of Mersea and Burnham Lifeboat crew at a recent Burnham Station event (beer may have been involved), the challenge was tabled for an inter station cricket match. The planning session that ensued resulted in the Buxey Sands being chosen as the venue!!!! 

The Buxey Sands is an area that most yacht's people spend years trying to avoid, so the prospect of finding this submerged bank and waiting for the tide to recede and expose the pristine sands is a strange experience, but one not to be missed.

 The Buxey Sand Cricket Ground
The cricket match rules, slightly modified from standard rules, called for a two innings match with Mersea winning the toss and batting first. After some heroic batting and fielding from both teams, Mersea were bowled out within the time limit for their innings. Burnham's strong batting eventually won them the day, and team captain 'Tricky' gracefully accepted the new trophy from umpire and match official Jeremy Dumas. Both teams and spectators agreed that it had been a fantastic day, and are already planning next years match.

More photos of the will be uploaded to the photo gallery.