Cricket

Spalding Town made it seven wins on the spin on Saturday as they saw off Stamford Town by 92 runs to go 28 points clear at the top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division. On a rain-hit day, Town were inserted into bat by their hosts – and didn’t quite manage to replicate their recent explosive form. ...

Buoyant skipper Rob Ambrose has admitted that Spalding Town need to earn promotion from the South Lincs and Border League in order to progress as a club. Town, relegated from the Lincs ECB Premier Division last season, are desperate to return to the county big time at the first attempt. Currently 20 points clear in the Premier Division and on ...

Steven Rushworth’s impressive knock of 81 helped Spalding Town recover from a dreadful start to beat Orton Park 2nd by 77 runs in Rutland League Division Six on Sunday. Having elected to bat after winning the toss, Town looked in dire straits when openers Harry Wilkinson-Roberts and Richard Gilbert were both dismissed for ducks. Ethan Lawrence (4) followed to leave ...

A virtuoso all-round display from Hafiz Majeed helped Spalding Town extend their lead at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division to 20 points on Saturday. Town collected a maximum 20-point haul after beating Sleaford 2nd by six wickets at the Memorial Field, with Pakistan ace Majeed taking 5-25 with the ball and making an unbeaten 60 ...

Pinchbeck climbed back into the top four of South Lincs and Border League Division Two with a hard-fought derby win over Spalding 3rd on Saturday. Having limited Town’s youthful 3rd team to 151-7 batting first at the Memorial Field, Pinchbeck (152-8) got over the line in the 43rd over with just two wickets to spare. Pinchbeck won the toss and ...

Out-of-sorts Long Sutton 1st slipped to their third successive South Lincs and Border League Premier Division defeat on Saturday. It was basement boys Belton Park who did the damage this week, sentencing Sutton to a 70-run beating. Sutton skipper Phil Barnes won the toss and his decision to bowl first was quickly rewarded with Dan Oldfield striking twice in just ...

Matthew and Jack Barnett shared an incredible unbeaten stand of 214 to fire Moulton Harrox to a ten-wicket win over Welby Cavaliers on Saturday. Harrox looked to be up against it in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash when Welby posted a competitive 212-7 at Harrox Field. But that score was absolutely blown away by the Barnett ...

Skipper Mike Kearns saluted swing bowler Jamie Juckes as he helped Spalding Town 2nd extend their winning run in South Lincs and Border League Division One to seven games on Saturday. Juckes recorded figures of 6-15 – including three wickets in four balls – to help dismiss hosts Freiston L&L for just 55 in reply to Town’s 126 batting first. ...

A virtuoso all-round display from Hafiz Majeed helped Spalding Town extend their lead at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division to 20 points on Saturday. Town (100-4) collected a maximum 20-point after beating Sleaford 2nd (98) by six wickets at the Memorial Field, with Pakistan ace Majeed taking 5-25 with the ball and making an unbeaten ...

Skipper Rob Ambrose wants his in-form Spalding Town side to be 30 points clear at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division by the end of June. Town, currently 17 points clear at the summit following last weekend’s derby win over Billingborough, have a week off on July 2. Ambrose doesn’t want any other side to be ...

In-form Spalding Town extended their lead at the top of the South Lincs and Border League’s Premier Division with an eight-wicket win over fierce rivals Billingborough on Saturday. With visitors Billingborough winning the toss at Spalding Grammar School and electing to bat, Town were left pretty happy when they dismissed their visitors for just 145 in 35.1 overs. Jack Barratt ...

Jack Barnett made a sensational 143 not out to steer Moulton Harrox to maximum points against Timberlands on Saturday. Harrox were put into bat by their hosts in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash at Martin Road – and they made hay. Opener Barnett carried his bat all the way through the innings, finishing seven shy of ...

Spalding Town 2nd continued their unbeaten run this South Lincs and Border League Division Two season with a crushing 107-run win over Grantham 3rd on Saturday. After losing the toss at the Memorial Field, Spalding were put into bat and started slowly on a very damp wicket. They managed to keep wickets in hand, though, as Harry Wilko (24) and ...

Losing the toss proved pivotal for Long Sutton on Saturday as they were edged out by Market Deeping 2nd in a close South Lincs and Border League Premier Division clash at Paradise Field. Being asked to bat first on a damp, sticky track was always going to be hard work for Sutton – and so it proved. Early wickets fell ...

Explosive opener Josh Newton admits that he’s in the form of his life for Spalding Town at the moment. Averaging an incredible 343 from his five innings so far this season in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division, Newton has also scored 343 runs and has only been out once. His scores of 9 not out, 60 not out, ...

Spalding Town’s early challenge for the South Lincolnshire and Border League Premier Division championship continued on Saturday with an eight-wicket win over Billingborough. With visitors Billingborough winning the toss at Spalding Grammar School and electing to bat, Town were left pretty happy when they dismissed their rivals for 145 in 35.1 overs. Jack Barratt (4-40) was the pick of the ...

Red-hot Spalding Town produced another inspired performance on Saturday as they moved 14 points clear at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division with an eight-wicket win over Boston 2nd. Town limited fellow high-fliers Boston to 158-7 at Spalding Grammar School, despite a resolute 52 from number three Ben Troops. That tally proved nowhere near enough to ...

Matt and Jack Barnett shared a stellar stand of 113 to fire Moulton Harrox to an impressive ten-wicket win at Timberland in the South Lincs and Border League Cup on Saturday. The pair eased Harrox past their target of 109 in just 17 overs at Martin Road, with Matt (58no) top scoring and Jack (42no) falling just shy of a ...

Spalding Town 2nd passed their toughest test of the South Lincs and Border League Division One season so far as they beat hosts Skegness 2nd by 11 runs to go 20 points clear at the top of the table. All looked to be going to plan for Spalding as openers Rob Noble (61) and Mike Kearns pushed the score to ...

Long Sutton 1st were second best on Saturday as Stamford handed them only their second defeat of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division season. Sutton skipper Phil Barnes won the toss and asked the hosts to bat first on what was a good, hard track. Stamford made a good start and saw off both opening bowlers without looking ...