Stunning Shorthouse knock sentences Spalding Town to heavy defeat

Spalding Town suffered a crushing 267-run defeat against Sleaford on Saturday as their hopes of survival in the Lincs ECB Premier League suffered another blow.

Tom Shorthouse hit an unbeaten 203 for Sleaford as they smashed a monstrous 355-2 batting first at Spalding Grammar School, before knocking Town over for a meagre 88.

The double ton was the first from any player in the league since Jim Morgan’s for Grimsby back in 2011.

Spalding are now 33 points adrift at the foot with five games left to play.

More to follow.

Results

Lincs ECB Premier League: Market Rasen 101 (Dixon 5-31), Bourne 104-0 (Morgan 80no); Bracebridge Heath 285-8 (Cook 50, Houston 73), Grimsby Town 115 (Houston 5-35); Grantham 293-4 (Bansal 169no), Market Deeping 155-8 (Stevenson 5-58); Woodhall Spa 150 (Evison 56no, Wettasinghe 8-42), Louth 154-5 (Scott 51); Sleaford 355-2 (Shorthouse 203no), Spalding 88; Lindum 246-5 (Robinson 123, Hornsby 53), Skegness 189-8.

South Lincs & Border League

Premier Division: Moulton Harrox 127 (Broomfield 51), Spalding 128-5; Grantham 2nd 262-7 (Clark 74), Belton Park 160; Stamford Town 152-8 (Dave 85), Sleaford 2nd 153-6 (Wilson 64no); Long Sutton 184-9 (A Wright 56no), Bourne 2nd 190-6 (J Evison 64no); Boston 252 (Saihan 51), Woodhall Spa 2nd 214; Lindum Ramblers 204-7 (Alford 55), Billingborough 140 (Pullum 74).

Division One: Skegness 2nd 123, Cavaliers 128-4; Welby 125, Lindum 3rd 129-1; Long Sutton 2nd 152-9, Heckington 153-2 (Glendinning 76no); Boston 2nd 322-3 dec (Morley 102, Poole 138), Billingborough 2nd 44; Freiston 178, Market Deeping 2nd 181-7 (McDougall 67).

Division Two: Graves Park 306-8 (Maskell 140), Spalding 3rd 48 (Clements 5-20); Baston 161-9 (Lamin 59), Burgh & District 91; Grantham 4th 147, Pinchbeck 150-4 (Jackson 70); Timberland 224-6 (Behan 73, Mickleburgh 58), Belton Park 2nd 155.