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Lance and Karl power Moulton Harrox to derby win over Long Sutton 2nd

Moulton Harrox 1st took the derby bragging rights with a seven-wicket win over Long Sutton 2nd in Rutland League Division Six on Sunday. Opener Tommy Sayer (25) top scored as Sutton 2nd made 142-8 batting first at Harrox Field, with Dan Grant (2-12) the pick of the home bowlers. That total never looked enough, though, as Lance Bettinson (46no) and ...

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Stamford too strong for Long Sutton, Spalding 2nd and Moulton beaten too

Long Sutton had no answer for Stamford Town as they slipped to a five-wicket loss in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Batting first, Sutton were all out for just 136 in 42.5 overs at Paradise Field. They started well enough, with Phil Barnes (29) and Adam Wright (43) scoring pretty well up the order. However, ...

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Struggling Spalding Town suffer final over woe at Grimsby

Already-relegated Spalding Town narrowly missed out on a morale-boosting Lincs ECB Premier League victory at Grimsby on Saturday. Town posted 181-9 batting first at Augusta Street as Warren Nel returned to form with a gritty 54 from 95 balls. Grimsby passed that target with just four balls to spare, although they did have five wickets in hand. Brendan Volley (58 ...

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Spalding Town down after brutal battering at Bourne

Spalding Town’s three-year stay in the Lincs ECB Premier League is over after a ten-wicket defeat at Bourne on Saturday confirmed their relegation. Dan Milgate made 52 as Spalding were bowled out for 177 at the Abbey Lawn, before openers Peter Morgan (101 not out from 42 balls) and Conrad Louth (66 not out from 38 balls) blazed Bourne to ...

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Brilliant Beeston bags best-ever figures to fire Pinchbeck into third

Pinchbeck moved into third spot in South Lincs and Border League Division Two with a four-wicket victory over South Holland rivals Spalding 3rd at the Memorial Field on Saturday. An excellent shift with the ball saw Pinchbeck bowl out the hosts for 104 – though they made hard work of their run chase and were indebted to an unbeaten 60 ...

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Good turn for Long Sutton 1st’s hopes of beating drop from top flight of South Lincs and Border Cricket League

Long Sutton boosted their hopes of avoiding finishing in the bottom two of South Lincs and Border League’s Premier Division. South Holland sides have locked out the bottom three places currently, but Sutton got a morale-boosting win at doomed Moulton Harrox last Saturday (Aug 15). Their fourth win of the season was largely thanks to terrific bowling figures of 6-10 ...

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Long Sutton Sunday hold their nerve to jump out of drop zone

Long Sutton’s top Sunday side earned a narrow win over Weldon to climb out of the Rutland League Division Three’s bottom two at the weekend. Having won the toss and elected to field, Sutton dismissed ten-man Weldon for 151 in 39 overs. Kristien Warren (50) and Jonathon Freeman (40) top scored for Weldon, while Jake Burton (3-40), Dan Oldfield (3-25), ...

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Skipper Jackson inspires a gr-eight win for Pinchbeck

Danny Jackson made a super 68 not out to steer Pinchbeck to a comfortable seven-wicket win over eight-man Belton Park in South Lincs and Border League Division Two on Saturday. Andrew Beeston took 4-29 as Belton were dismissed for 116 at Spalding Grammar School in 31.2 overs. Haydn Roberts (1-33), Harry Waine (1-23) and Jackson (1-20) also got among the ...

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Pollard’s unbeaten 201 piles on the pain for Moulton Harrox

A remarkable double-hundred from Jake Polland sentenced South Lincs and Border League Premier Division basement boys Moulton Harrox to another damaging defeat on Saturday. The Belton Park opener hit an incredible 30 fours and four sixes in his unbeaten innings of 201, as the hosts declared on a whopping 330-3 from just 39 overs. New Harrox skipper James Cornwell (1-46), ...

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Lindum loss leaves Spalding Town in trouble at the bottom

Spalding Town are now 32 points adrift at the foot of the Lincs ECB Premier League table after suffering a 121-run defeat against Lincoln Lindum on Saturday. A stunning century from Charles Tomlinson (127 from 101 balls) guided visitors Lindum to a sizeable 281-9 at Spalding Grammar School, before they dismissed Town for 160 in the final over of the ...

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Hussain half-century secures belting Spalding Town 2nd win

A key half-century from Ansar Hussain steered Spalding Town 2nd to a nervy win over Belton Park in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Town looked set for a pretty routine win as they quickly bowled out their visitors for just 116 in 38 overs at the Memorial Field. Nohman Ahmad (4-22) served as chief destroyer, while ...

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In-form Smith narrowly fails to steer Spalding Town to victory

Spalding Town picked up nine more points in their bid for survival in the Lincs ECB Premier League as they earned a losing draw at Market Rasen on Saturday. Having limited hosts Rasen to 190-8 batting first,  Town managed 177-8 in their reply – meaning they were an agonising 13 runs shy of a much-needed victory. Spinners Warren Nel (5-54) and ...

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Spalding Town 3rd hold their nerve for welcome win over rivals Grantham 4th

It’s been a tough season for Spalding 3rd in South Lincs and Border League Division Two – but they battled to a rare win on Saturday. Having bowled basement boys Grantham 4th out for 110 thanks to wickets from Rick Dale (4-22), Carl Andrews (2-30), Amelia Gardner (1-20) and Brandon Andrews (1-15), their run chase was a nervy one. Ben ...

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Three wickets in final over account for Spalding Town against table-toppers

A last-over run out saw Spalding Town miss out on a losing draw against Lincs ECB Premier League leaders Bracebridge Heath on Saturday. Chasing an improbable 276 to win at Spalding Grammar School, Town looked let for at least a share of the spoils as they 201-7 with just one over to go. However, Charlie Kearns (23) and David Thomas (0) ...

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A Spa day to forget as Moulton Harrox make just 65

Moulton Harrox suffered a crushing 196-run defeat at high-flying Woodhall Spa 2nd in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Batting first at Jubilee Park, hosts Woodhall smashed 260-8 from their allotted overs. Paul Timby (96) led the charge at the top of the innings, while Thomas Dixon (56) and Rob Bee (52) also passed 50. On what ...

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Table-topping Boston prove too strong for Long Sutton

Long Sutton suffered a disappointing defeat against leaders Boston in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Boston won the toss and inserted Sutton on what looked a decent wicket at Paradise Field. Runs, however, were hard to come by and a combination of good bowling and not so good batting meant that Sutton’s innings never really got ...

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Nothing Crook about Pinchbeck performance against Spalding 3rd

The derby spoils went to Pinchbeck in South Lincs and Border League Division Two as they saw off Spalding Town 3rd by 49 runs on Saturday. Having won the toss, Pinchbeck chose to bat first at Spalding Grammar School – and it looked a good call with openers Nick Crook (78) and Danny Jackson (39) putting on 59 for the ...

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Sutton keep bragging rights over Harrox with derby win

Long Sutton re-discovered their winning touch with a nerve-wracking two-wicket victory over South Holland rivals Moulton Harrox on Saturday. Having restricted visitors Harrox to just 135-8 at Paradise Field, Sutton edged over the line with four balls to spare in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division clash. With Sutton’s bowling attack very much in-form, home skipper Phil Barnes ...

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Century stand steers Spalding Town 2nd to derby delight

Ansar Hussain and teenage talent Paddy Harrington shared a 113 partnership to steer Spalding 2nd to a 74-run win over Moulton Harrox on Saturday. A pivotal 95 from all-rounder Hussain proved the key for Town in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division clash, but Harrington’s mature 37 also helped steer the hosts to 205 at the Memorial Field. ...

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Moulton Harrox fall 15 runs short of victory despite Harry’s 3-26

A brilliant bowling display from Jake Pollard consigned Moulton Harrox to a narrow 15-run defeat against Belton Park in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Having won the toss and elected to field, Moulton were probably pretty happy with their efforts in holding Belton to just 153-7 from their 45 overs. Only a fine half-century from 14-year-old ...

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