Cricket

Long Sutton moved off the bottom of the Rutland League Division Three table after a massive 223-run success over Wisbech 2nd on Sunday.   Sutton piled up a huge 312-5 from their 45 overs before dismissing Wisbech for just 89.   Opener Dan Oldfield led the Sutton run spree with a superb 143, which included 21 fours and two sixes. ...

Spalding 2nd team skipper Mike Kearns is calling for more player commitment after seeing his side suffer their first defeat of the South Lincs and Border League Division One campaign.   Kearns’ charges failed to chase down a below-par total of 136 which had been set by a visiting Welby side who had elected to bat first.   And Kearns ...

Spalding Town have set their sights on landing a title treble. They got their South Lincs and Border League Premier Division championship charge back on track on Saturday with a seven-wicket win against Grantham 2nd. And 24 hours later the club’s Rutland League side moved to the top of the Division Six table after beating previous leaders Uffington. The Saturday ...

Long Sutton slipped into the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division drop zone after an eight-wicket defeat at relegation rivals Woodhall Spa 2nd on Saturday.   Sutton were dismissed for 145 by Woodhall who leapfrog the Paradise Field outfit and move out of the bottom two relegation places.   The visitors had elected to bat first on Saturday after ...

England ladies’ captain Heather Knight is attending an open day at Spalding Town Cricket Club on Sunday, August 28.   The 25-year-old, who has been a regular in the England side for several years, will be taking a ‘masterclass’ training session with the Spalding Town ladies’ team.   The event at Town’s St Thomas’ Road base will include multiple matches, ...

Spalding Town captain Rob Ambrose hopes that Saturday’s shock defeat at Belton Park will serve as a timely reality check for his promotion-chasing team. The 30-run loss at South Lincs and Border League basement boys Belton was Town’s first defeat since April 30 and ended a run of nine wins on the spin. They’re now just eight points clear of ...

Cricket fans in South Holland are being urged to show their support as Market Deeping Cricket Club plays host to the latest round in a prestigious nationwide ECB competition. The area finals of the NatWest Club T20 will be held at the Outgang Road ground on Sunday (August 7) when four teams will compete for a place in the regional ...

Captain Rob Ambrose offered no excuses after seeing his table-topping Spalding Town side upset at basement boys Belton Park on Saturday. Town went into the game on a run of nine wins (not including washouts) on the spin, but fell 30 runs shy of making it ten in the shock South Lincs and Border League Premier Division result of the ...

Just six days after Hafiz Majeed broke a 27-year Spalding Town all-time batting record with 158, Jimmy Hook went two better with an amazing 160 not out at Broad Lane on Sunday. The teenager’s titanic knock came in the Rutland League Division Six derby with Moulton Harrox 2nd – which Town won by a massive 184 runs. Lincolnshire under-17 ace ...

Moulton Harrox’s red-hot form in South Lincs and Border League Division One came to an end at Baston on Saturday. Having posted 125 batting first at The Shrine, Baston (126-7) got home with three wickets and one ball to spare. Put into bat after losing the toss, Harrox made a steady start with skipper Martin Chapman (24) and star man ...

Barry Stanway took 6-26 to blow away Billingborough’s top order in the South Lincs and Border League on Saturday – but still finished on the losing side. That’s because he and his Long Sutton team-mates were unable to chase down Boro’s 94 at Paradise Field, having been bowled out for just 70 in 24.1 overs. Pace ace Stanway was in ...

Spalding Town’s lead at the top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division was cut to just eight points on Saturday after they suffered a shock 30-run defeat at basement boys Belton Park. Table-topping Town traveled without a few regulars – including key man Josh Newton – but still would have expected to see off their hosts. Batting ...

Spalding Town 2nd skipper Mike Kearns praised his young guns as the South Lincs and Border League Division One table-toppers continued their unbeaten run on Saturday. In a one-sided match at rock-bottom Heckington, Town’s progressive Academy youngsters inspired an eight-wicket win and 20 more points. Heckington won the toss and elected to bat first – but were soon in trouble ...

Chuffed skipper Rob Ambrose paid tribute to Hafiz Majeed after his record-breaking display with the bat helped Spalding Town dispatch rivals Long Sutton on Saturday. Pakistan all-rounder Majeed made a 125-ball score of 158 to fire Town to a season-high 267-5 at Spalding Grammar School, with more than 100 of his runs coming from boundaries. No Spalding player has ever ...

Moulton Harrox continued their fantastic form in South Lincs and Border League Division One with a battling three-wicket win over Grantham 3rd on Saturday. Having limited their hosts to 147-6 at Harrox Field, Moulton reached 151-7 in 33.3 overs to take 16 match points and climb up to third in the table. Having been forced to bowl first, Harrox made ...

A club-record score of 158 from Hafiz Majeed fired Spalding Town to an emphatic 128-run win over South Holland rivals Long Sutton on Saturday. The Pakistan all-rounder hit the lion’s share of Town’s dominant 267-5 in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division derby at Spalding Grammar School, with Josh Newton adding 42 at the top of the order. Raj ...

Spalding Town stormed back to the top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division with a nine-wicket victory at rivals Market Deeping 2nd on Saturday. Forced to bowl first, Town limited their hosts to 145-9 at Outgang Road, but were left frustrated by their inability to bowl Deeping out. They shared the wickets out nicely, but Cameron Roy ...

Relentless Spalding Town 2nd continued their unbeaten run in South Lincs and Border League Division One this season with a comfortable 173-run victory over Billingborough 2nd on Saturday. Town’s second side are now a healthy 39 points clear at the top of the standings having registered their ninth win from 12 games, with the other three being abandoned. Having been ...

Jack Barnett cracked his third century of the South Lincs and Border League Division One season on Saturday to inspire an emphatic Moulton Harrox win. Opener Barnett took his run total for the season to 665 (average of 166.25) with an unbeaten 121 as Harrox crushed Timberlands by 102 runs at Broad Lane. Having been put into bat, Harrox lost ...

Spalding Town stormed back to the top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division with a nine-wicket victory at rivals Market Deeping 2nd on Saturday. Forced to bowl first, Town limited their hosts to 145-9 at Outgang Road, but were left frustrated by their inability to bowl Deeping out. That target proved no trouble for Spalding and their ...