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Lance and Karl power Moulton Harrox to derby win over Long Sutton 2nd

Moulton Harrox 1st took the derby bragging rights with a seven-wicket win over Long Sutton 2nd in Rutland League Division Six on Sunday. Opener Tommy Sayer (25) top scored as Sutton 2nd made 142-8 batting first at Harrox Field, with Dan Grant (2-12) the pick of the home bowlers. That total never looked enough, though, as Lance Bettinson (46no) and ...

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Spirited Long Sutton stun Sleaford 2nd with amazing comeback victory

Long Sutton 1st pulled off an amazing comeback to beat last season’s South Lincs and Border League Premier Division runners-up Sleaford 2nd by one wicket. Chasing 129 to win, Sutton looked set for a crushing defeat when they were reduced to 59-8. But amazing knocks from number nine Jake Burton (27 not out) and number ten Rob Simpson (35) took ...

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Maiden South Lincs and Border League Premier Division wins for Spalding Town and Long Sutton

Spalding Town and Long Sutton both enjoyed wins in The South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Chasing Woodhall Spa 2nd’s 191-7 to win, scorers of 79 from skipper Rob Ambrose and 71 from Warren Nel steered Town to an eight-wicket win and 17 points. Sutton had a tougher time of it against Sleaford 2nd at Paradise Field. ...

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Spalding Town skipper Ambrose targeting the South Lincs and Border League title

Skipper Rob Ambrose is adamant that Spalding Town are gunning for South Lincs and Border League Premier Division glory this season. Relegated from the Lincs ECB Premier League last season, Town will attempt to get their campaign under way at Woodhall Spa 2nd on Saturday (1pm). Last weekend’s tricky trip to Bourne 2nd was rained off, meaning Ambrose’s side have ...

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Pinchbeck and Long Sutton looking for players to join their winter cricket sessions

Pinchbeck Cricket Club begin preparations for the 2016 summer next week when their indoor net sessions get underway at Spalding Grammar School Sports Hall. As always, the club welcome any interest from players keen to get involved and play the game as they approach another season in the South Lincs and Border League. Indoor nets begin on Monday (February 22) ...

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Stamford too strong for Long Sutton, Spalding 2nd and Moulton beaten too

Long Sutton had no answer for Stamford Town as they slipped to a five-wicket loss in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Batting first, Sutton were all out for just 136 in 42.5 overs at Paradise Field. They started well enough, with Phil Barnes (29) and Adam Wright (43) scoring pretty well up the order. However, ...

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Struggling Spalding Town suffer final over woe at Grimsby

Already-relegated Spalding Town narrowly missed out on a morale-boosting Lincs ECB Premier League victory at Grimsby on Saturday. Town posted 181-9 batting first at Augusta Street as Warren Nel returned to form with a gritty 54 from 95 balls. Grimsby passed that target with just four balls to spare, although they did have five wickets in hand. Brendan Volley (58 ...

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Lindum victory steers Long Sutton closer to safety

Long Sutton boosted their hopes of survival in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday with a nervy three-wicket victory at Lincoln Lindum 2nd. Sutton won the toss and inserted their hosts into bat – a decision that proved the right one. They ran through the Lindum line-up for just 85 in 34.1 overs, with only Aidan Lockwood ...

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Spalding Town down after brutal battering at Bourne

Spalding Town’s three-year stay in the Lincs ECB Premier League is over after a ten-wicket defeat at Bourne on Saturday confirmed their relegation. Dan Milgate made 52 as Spalding were bowled out for 177 at the Abbey Lawn, before openers Peter Morgan (101 not out from 42 balls) and Conrad Louth (66 not out from 38 balls) blazed Bourne to ...

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Brilliant Beeston bags best-ever figures to fire Pinchbeck into third

Pinchbeck moved into third spot in South Lincs and Border League Division Two with a four-wicket victory over South Holland rivals Spalding 3rd at the Memorial Field on Saturday. An excellent shift with the ball saw Pinchbeck bowl out the hosts for 104 – though they made hard work of their run chase and were indebted to an unbeaten 60 ...

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Good turn for Long Sutton 1st’s hopes of beating drop from top flight of South Lincs and Border Cricket League

Long Sutton boosted their hopes of avoiding finishing in the bottom two of South Lincs and Border League’s Premier Division. South Holland sides have locked out the bottom three places currently, but Sutton got a morale-boosting win at doomed Moulton Harrox last Saturday (Aug 15). Their fourth win of the season was largely thanks to terrific bowling figures of 6-10 ...

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Long Sutton Sunday hold their nerve to jump out of drop zone

Long Sutton’s top Sunday side earned a narrow win over Weldon to climb out of the Rutland League Division Three’s bottom two at the weekend. Having won the toss and elected to field, Sutton dismissed ten-man Weldon for 151 in 39 overs. Kristien Warren (50) and Jonathon Freeman (40) top scored for Weldon, while Jake Burton (3-40), Dan Oldfield (3-25), ...

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Skipper Jackson inspires a gr-eight win for Pinchbeck

Danny Jackson made a super 68 not out to steer Pinchbeck to a comfortable seven-wicket win over eight-man Belton Park in South Lincs and Border League Division Two on Saturday. Andrew Beeston took 4-29 as Belton were dismissed for 116 at Spalding Grammar School in 31.2 overs. Haydn Roberts (1-33), Harry Waine (1-23) and Jackson (1-20) also got among the ...

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Pollard’s unbeaten 201 piles on the pain for Moulton Harrox

A remarkable double-hundred from Jake Polland sentenced South Lincs and Border League Premier Division basement boys Moulton Harrox to another damaging defeat on Saturday. The Belton Park opener hit an incredible 30 fours and four sixes in his unbeaten innings of 201, as the hosts declared on a whopping 330-3 from just 39 overs. New Harrox skipper James Cornwell (1-46), ...

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Lindum loss leaves Spalding Town in trouble at the bottom

Spalding Town are now 32 points adrift at the foot of the Lincs ECB Premier League table after suffering a 121-run defeat against Lincoln Lindum on Saturday. A stunning century from Charles Tomlinson (127 from 101 balls) guided visitors Lindum to a sizeable 281-9 at Spalding Grammar School, before they dismissed Town for 160 in the final over of the ...

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Hussain half-century secures belting Spalding Town 2nd win

A key half-century from Ansar Hussain steered Spalding Town 2nd to a nervy win over Belton Park in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Town looked set for a pretty routine win as they quickly bowled out their visitors for just 116 in 38 overs at the Memorial Field. Nohman Ahmad (4-22) served as chief destroyer, while ...

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In-form Smith narrowly fails to steer Spalding Town to victory

Spalding Town picked up nine more points in their bid for survival in the Lincs ECB Premier League as they earned a losing draw at Market Rasen on Saturday. Having limited hosts Rasen to 190-8 batting first,  Town managed 177-8 in their reply – meaning they were an agonising 13 runs shy of a much-needed victory. Spinners Warren Nel (5-54) and ...

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Spalding Town 3rd hold their nerve for welcome win over rivals Grantham 4th

It’s been a tough season for Spalding 3rd in South Lincs and Border League Division Two – but they battled to a rare win on Saturday. Having bowled basement boys Grantham 4th out for 110 thanks to wickets from Rick Dale (4-22), Carl Andrews (2-30), Amelia Gardner (1-20) and Brandon Andrews (1-15), their run chase was a nervy one. Ben ...

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Three wickets in final over account for Spalding Town against table-toppers

A last-over run out saw Spalding Town miss out on a losing draw against Lincs ECB Premier League leaders Bracebridge Heath on Saturday. Chasing an improbable 276 to win at Spalding Grammar School, Town looked let for at least a share of the spoils as they 201-7 with just one over to go. However, Charlie Kearns (23) and David Thomas (0) ...

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A Spa day to forget as Moulton Harrox make just 65

Moulton Harrox suffered a crushing 196-run defeat at high-flying Woodhall Spa 2nd in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Batting first at Jubilee Park, hosts Woodhall smashed 260-8 from their allotted overs. Paul Timby (96) led the charge at the top of the innings, while Thomas Dixon (56) and Rob Bee (52) also passed 50. On what ...

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