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Pinchbeck on wrong end of high-scoring match with Grantham 3rd

Ten-man Pinchbeck were left disappointed on Saturday as they lost a high scoring encounter against Grantham in the penultimate over of the match. Slightly depleted for the South Lincs and Border League Division Two clash, Pinchbeck were in early trouble when the dismissals of Ed Grant and Sam Smith reduced the score to 28-2. But a magnificent stand of 152 ...

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Bowlers steer Pinchbeck to unlikely victory

An excellent bowling performance from Pinchbeck steered them to an unlikely victory over Boston 3rd at Spalding Grammar School on Saturday. Defending a modest total of 126, the hosts looked up against it – but took advantage of decent bowling conditions to dismiss their opponents for 85 to move up to fourth South Lincs and Border League Division Two. On ...

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Pinchbeck earn timely Town win

Pinchbeck (123-2) beat Spalding Town 3rd (121) by 8 wickets  Pinchbeck claimed a much-needed win with a comfortable eight-wicket success over Spalding Town 3rd at the Memorial Field on Saturday. After choosing to bat, the home side were under pressure early on as Pinchbeck skipper James Langford struck twice early on to remove Chris Klompas (6) and James Hook (13). ...

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Riley’s fine 50 not enough for Pinchbeck

Pinchbeck (135-7) lost to Freiston (136-3) by 7 wickets Pinchbeck were on the receiving end once again last Saturday as promotion chasers Freiston recorded a comfortable seven-wicket win at Spalding Grammar School. Despite the hot conditions, Freiston elected to field first with seamers Ollie Booth and Tommy Atkinson restricting Pinchbeck’s openers to very few scoring opportunities in the early exchanges. ...

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Jamie on fire to send Spalding Town 2nd top

Jamie Juckes took a five-wicket haul to propel Spalding Town 2nd to the top of South Lincs and Border League Division One on Saturday. The pace ace’s figures of 5-10 helped blow host Friskney away for just 38 in 16.3 overs, with Sanj Tott (2-27) also chipping in with a pair of wickets. Tott’s victims included skipper Rob Grant, who ...

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Nel’s hat-trick in vain for beaten Spalding Town

Spalding Town were soundly beaten by hosts Lincoln Lindum on Saturday in a quite remarkable Lincs ECB Premier League match. Will Wright smashed 108 and Karanjit Bansal  added 96 in Lidum’s imposing 266-6, but Warren Nel (4-57) did take a hat-trick with three wickets off the final three balls of the innings. In reply, Thivanka Rajaratne (36 off 27 balls) top scored as ...

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Spalding Town hold on for Deeping draw

Battling Spalding Town held on for a losing draw against title hopefuls Market Deeping on Saturday – despite suffering a shocking collapse. The derby started badly for Town, with Chris Jones cracking an impressive 117 as Deeping clocked up the day’s highest total of 271-7 at Outgang Road. Spalding’s reply started well enough as Thivanka Rajaratne hit 89 to steer them to 150-1 – ...

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Pinchbeck take spoils in Timberlands thriller

Pinchbeck (164-7) beat Timberlands (153) by 11 runs For a second successive week Pinchbeck were caught up in a tense finish – but on this occasion they took home the points as they edged out hosts Timberlands by 11 runs in a well contested match that ebbed and flowed. Put into bat in decent bowling conditions on Saturday, Pinchbeck made ...

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Wet weekend decimates cricket schedule

None of South Holland’s cricket teams managed to even bowl a ball in the Lincs ECB Premier League or South Lincs and Border League on Saturday. Heavy rain on Saturday ensured that all games involving Spalding Town, Long Sutton, Moulton Harrox and Pinchbeck were cancelled. The weather was so bad that only one game was possible across the two leagues. ...

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Jackson’s 158 is best ever Pinchbeck score

Pinchbeck (258-1) beat Spalding 3rd (132) by 126 runs  Danny Jackson smashed a magnificent 158 not out to guide Pinchbeck to a crushing derby victory over Spalding Town 3rd in South Lincs and Border League Division Two on Saturday. The opener’s unbeaten century, which included 25 fours and a six, is the highest score ever made by a Pinchbeck player. ...

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Stanway and Jackson star with sensational shows

A seven-wicket haul from Long Sutton’s Barry Stanway and a sensational century from Pinchbeck’s Danny Jackson were the highlights on a top weekend of South Lincs and Border League action. In the Premier Division, Stanway’s 7-32 skittled out Belton Park for 88 before an unbeaten 25 from Phil Barnes and 35 from Adam Wright eased Sutton to 89-5. There was ...

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Super Sutton smash Stamford

Paul Edgeller and Barry Stanway both took five wickets to guide Long Sutton 1st to a resounding ten-wicket win over Stamford in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Sutton aces Edgeller (5-16) and Stanway (5-9) took all ten wickets to skittle Stamford out for just 28, before knocking the runs off comfortably. Rain washed out most of ...

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Langford’s hat-trick inspires Pinchbeck

Skipper James Langford took an incredible hat-trick to steer Pinchbeck to their first South Lincs and Border League Division Two win of the season on Saturday. Having lost convincingly against Lindum 3rd the previous weekend, Pinchbeck fought back superbly at Spalding Grammar School to dismiss opponents Claypole for 135 before knocking off the runs in 32.1 overs with four wickets ...

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Town up to second after winning draw at Boro’

Thivanka Rajatne put in a man-of-the-match performance for Spalding Town on Saturday – hitting 82 runs and taking five wickets in a winning draw at Billingborough. Spalding were dismissed for 212, with veteran Roy Tilley taking five for the home side while captain Steve Scott ensured his side took 11 points from the game with an unbeaten 57 which saw ...

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Pinchbeck soundly beaten in South Lincs opener

Pinchbeck endured something of a difficult start to their South Lincs and Border League Division Two season as Lindum 3rd took the points with a five-wicket victory. On an excellent wicket at Spalding Grammar School, Pinchbeck batted first but looked decidedly rusty with bat in hand. Lindum’s young and disciplined bowling attack took full advantage and skittled them out for ...

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