Cricket

McMillan replaces Kitchen as Moulton overseas player

Moulton Harrox CC have been working hard behind the scenes in preparation for the upcoming season. Winter nets are starting for the club’s academy, running across two sessions. The first is on February 2, with the u11 and u13 teams training 6pm-7.30pm. The u15 and u17s will then train7.30pm-9pm. Academy sessions will run weekly on Fridays until March 1. All ...

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Moulton looking ahead to 2024

Following a solid 2023 season, with record academy numbers, the introduction of competitive women’s cricket and a third-place finish for the first team, Moulton Harrox are already looking forward to next season.Roger Grant has stepped down as chairman after more than a decade in the post but will remain as treasurer.Taking over as chairman is Dipan Suwarneraj, who brings a ...

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Sutton are champions

Long Sutton look set to play in the top flight of Lincolnshire cricket for the first time in 17 years after being crowned South Lincs and Border League Championship champions on Saturday. They needed three points to seal the title on Saturday.But any hopes of being able to seal it with maximum batting points went out the window after Freiston ...

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Moulton still in the hunt for second place

Moulton Harrox Cricket Club beat Deeping by seven wickets to ensure they could still finish second in the South Lincs and Border League Championship.Opener Matthew Rose enjoyed Moulton winning the toss and bowling, taking 4 for 33 early on backed by Harry Lovell (1 for 15) and Anish Suwarneraj (1 for 16) also struck as Deeping’s top six were ousted ...

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Spalding improve on last year’s showing

Spalding Town have finished the Lincolnshire Premier League in ninth place, closing the season out with a heavy defeat at Grimsby Town. Jon Manton’s side improved on their 11th placed finish from last season, having picked up six league wins in the county’s top flight.Manton won the toss and put Grimsby in on Saturday.Spalding started well with Brandon Andrews (2 ...

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Long Sutton on brink of clinching title

Spalding did just enough to avoid a bottom-two finish in the Lincolnshire Board Premier League in a 94-run defeat at Market Deeping.The hosts rattled up 362/4 and Spalding ran out of overs in reply on 268/6. However, that was enough to secure six points and push them 25 points off the bottom two with one game, and 20 points still to ...

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Dring’s half-century proves to be in vain

A solid 47-ball 56 from opener Chris Dring and decent mid-innings knocks from William Gardner (32) and Josh Lawrence (21) were not enough to earn Spalding victory in the Lincolnshire Board Premier League.Spalding closed their innings in the 38th over on 158.Harry Birch (2-41) had sent both Bourne openers packing with 45 on the board but Jonathan Cheer (23) and ...

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Gray’s knock fails to lift Sutton

There was a defeat for Long Sutton on Saturday, but other results mean they didn’t lose too much ground in the race to be crowned South Lincolnshire and Border League champions. Nearest challengers Newborough were 55 for 7 and looking set for defeat chasing Grantham 2nd XI’s 255 for 9 when the rain came.As a result they did pick up ...

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Moulton falter as rivals stutter

Moulton Harrox failed to capitalise on the two sides below them dropping points as they lost by eight wickets at Bourne 2nd XI.They remain third in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division after a crucial toss went against them on Saturday.They were put in and struggled to score in a game reduced to 40 overs a side.Chris Beale ...

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Dring and Freeman combine to hold home innings together

Spalding romped to a five-wicket win over bottom club Nettleham to pull well away from the foot of the Lincolnshire Board Premier League. Ollie Dring was the home hero with 106 runs to move his team from 13/1 to 200/4 on their way to a winning 210/5 in 43 overs. A partnership of 105 with Mitch Freeman (36) provided the ...

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Sutton’s super Sunday

Long Sutton are heading for Division One of the Rutland Sunday League After just missing out on a step up last season, when they finished third, Sutton made no mistake this time, finishing top of the table.With just one game left to play (at relegation-battling Uffington on September 3) Sutton are 48 points clear of second-placed Ufford Park after beating Werrington ...

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Disappointing day for Spalding

Spalding Town suffered a disappointing defeat at home to Bracebridge Heath on Saturday in the Lincolnshire Premier Division.The home side were dragged towards the wrong end of the table after being bowled out for 78 chasing the side who were previously second from bottom’s 180 all out.Spalding skipper Jon Manton won the toss and put Bracebridge in amid bowler friendly ...

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Long Sutton win local derby

Long Sutton extended their lead at the top of the South Lincs and Border League after seeing off the challenge of Moulton Harrox and Josh Newton. He hit a fine 106 after Sutton skipper Jake Burton put them into bat on winning the toss.Newton particularly enjoyed himself in a big partnership with opener Matthew Barnett (62).However the only other notable ...

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Spalding 2nds win

Spalding’s 2nd XI enjoyed a 72 run win at Skegness 2nd in South Lincs and Border League Division One.After electing to bat on winning the toss Town enjoyed themselves hitting 214 for 4 in 44 overs before declaring to give them more time to bowl Skegness out.They did that comfortably with the home side 142 all out in the 33rd ...

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Kitchen cleans up

All but one of the weekend’s cricket games were called off, but that didn’t stop Moulton Harrox’s Sunday side and their batsman Jamie Kitchen in particular.He hit a brilliant 101 not out in a seven-wicket win in the Rutland Sunday League Division Four East against Ufford Park 2nd XI.He carried his bat and scored more than two-thirds of Moulton’s runs ...

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Seymour turns match in Spalding’s favour

Spalding proved to be no match for title-chasing Grantham in the Lincolnshire County Board Premier League.The hosts could make only 105 runs in 40 overs, replying to Grantham’s 226/8. Spalding enjoyed some early success with Nil Attapatu (2-25) removing both openers with only 50 on the board.However, solid scoring all down the order proved the key to victory, with the ...

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Edgeller’s brilliant century

Saturday was a complete wash out for cricket in Lincolnshire, but the area’s Sunday sides did get a game in.And it was a fantastic day for Long Sutton Sunday 1st XI’s Paul Edgeller who hit a brilliant 102 not out from 74 balls against Whittlesey.The Rutland Sunday Division Two leaders enjoyed a 102-run, rain affected win after 302 for 9 ...

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Victory hopes all washed out

It was not only the wet weekend that brought misery for local cricket teams at the weekend. Friday’s deluge left many fixtures in doubt but five matches did go ahead – alas, all bringing defeats.In the Lincolnshire Board Premier League, Spalding ran out of batsmen, just short of their revised target at Lindum.Mitch Freeman (4-27) excelled in the damp conditions to restrict the hosts ...

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Long Sutton extend their lead at top

Long Sutton extended their lead at the top of the South Lincs and Border League Championship with a five wicket win over Freiston. Sutton skipper Jake Burton put Freiston in on winning the toss and Josh Baker (2 for 50) gave his side the perfect start, having Richard Paul out without a run being scored.He also ended the second wicket ...

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Mixed weekend for Moulton

It was a mixed weekend for Moulton Harrox but there was a fine win for the club’s 2nd XI.Both were up against their corresponding sides from Skegness.The 1st XI made the trip to the coast in the South Lincs and Border League Championship.Captain Chris Beale lost the toss, with Skegness opting to field first in overcast conditions.Regular opener Jamie Juckes ...

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