Cricket

Willerton stars as Lincolnshire CCC blow Cumberland away in opener

Lincolnshire CCC began their Eastern Division campaign in fine style as they beat Cumberland by ten wickets at Sleaford. On winning the toss Cumberland elected to bat first – and before long they were in trouble against Lincolnshire’s opening hostile attack. In no time the visitors had slumped to 36-6 as Curtis Free and Alex Willerton dismantled their top order. ...

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Sunday cricket: Munson takes 5-35 in Long Sutton’s super seventh success

Flawless Long Sutton made it seven wins from as many games in Rutland League Division Four East on Sunday. The runaway leaders defeated hosts Ufford Park by four wickets and are now a hefty 31 points clear of second-placed Werrington 2nd. The home side never really got going after electing to bat first, losing wickets at regular intervals before being ...

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SLBL round-up: Great Dring innings steers Spalding Town 2nd to victory

Chris Dring smashed 92 to steer Spalding Town 2nd to an impressive six-wicket win at Baston on Saturday. The home side batted first in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash and scored a solid 196-7 as Adrian Joubert (50) and Liam Davies (53) both made half-centuries. Skipper Ben Hudson also made 32 and opener Andy Keen managed ...

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Solid Sleaford showing sees Spalding Town stay top of the table

A strong all-round display saw Spalding Town beat Sleaford 2nd by 80 runs on Saturday to remain top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division table. Opener Jon Manton top scored with an impressive 74 as Town posted 181-5 batting first at Spalding Grammar School. Visitors Sleaford were then knocked over for 101 in reply, with William Naylor ...

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Stanway’s super 69 steers Long Sutton to win a sixth successive Sunday win

Long Sutton moved 25 points clear at the top of Rutland League Division Four East by making it six wins from as many matches on Sunday. The pace-setters impressively bowled out hosts Orton Park for 122 in 44.3 overs, before a crucial 69 not out from Barry Stanway steered them to 123-5 in reply. Hosts Park opted to bat first ...

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SLBL cricket: Moulton Harrox see off Heckington in tight tussle, Sutton 2nd beaten

Moulton Harrox raced to a whirlwind four-wicket victory over Heckington on Saturday in one of only three games completed across the South Lincs and Border League on Saturday. On another rain hit day, hosts Moulton won the toss and opted to bat first in the Division One clash at Broad Lane. It proved to be an inspired call, with Heckington ...

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Lincolnshire CCC secure place at Unicorns T20 finals despite suffering first defeat

Lincolnshire CCC progressed to the Finals Day of the Unicorns T20 competition despite losing to Cheshire at New Brighton on Sunday. The County Club required one point from their two matches against Cheshire to ensure that they won their group. In the first match, Cheshire won the toss and elected to field. That proved the right call, as an indifferent ...

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Spalding Town set for a testing Spa day while Sutton chase return to winning ways

The pick of this weekend’s fixtures in the South Lincs and Border League sees two of the Premier Division’s top three go head-to head. Table-topping Spalding Town make the trip to third-placed Woodhall Spa 2nd (1pm) for what is one of their toughest tests of the campaign so far. Spa come into the game in even better form than Town, ...

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Double victory has Lincolnshire CCC on the brink of reaching finals day

Victory in both of their Unicorns T20 matches against Staffordshire at Scunthorpe virtually assured Lincolnshire CCC of their place in the finals day of the competition at Wormsley in August. In the first of the two matches, Lincolnshire batted first and were principally indebted to Usman Arshad who made 53 off 25 balls (6 fours and 3 sixes) to propel ...

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Sunday cricket: Long Sutton top of table after derby success over Harrox

Long Sutton made it five wins from as many Rutland League Division Four East games by seeing off South Holland rivals Moulton Harrox 2nd by 84 runs on Sunday. Pace-setters Sutton won the toss and elected to bat first at Broad Lane, racking up 282-7 from their 45 overs as Dan Oldfield top-scored with 89. Harrox, who had Pierce Scourfield ...

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Spalding Town stay top of the table despite weekend washout

Spalding Town’s trip to Graves Park on Saturday was among the South Lincs and Border League fixtures rained off on Saturday. Premier Division table-toppers Town stay three points clear at the summit after all but two of the top tier fixtures were washed out without so much as a ball being bowled. Both Town and Graves Park picked up eight ...

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Miles better! Captain Jonathan praises Spalding Town ahead of Graves Park trip

Skipper Jonathan Miles has heaped praise on his Spalding Town side after they produced the perfect reaction to their first loss of the season. Having won their first five games of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division campaign, promotion-chasing Town were looking set to seize command of the title race. A home defeat against Grantham 2nd stopped them ...

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SLBL cricket round-up: Sutton are beaten again despite impressing with the ball

Long Sutton suffered a 56-run reverse at Freiston in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday to make it three defeats on the spin. Sutton impressed with the ball after losing the toss, with Beau Newman (3-32), Adam Whitaker (3-19), Barry Stanway (2-31) and Dan Oldfield (2-6) all taking wickets. That left Freiston all out for only ...

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New record for Willerton as Lincolnshire CCC continue their winning ways

Lincolnshire continued their winning start to the season with a resounding six-wicket victory against Cheshire in the Unicorns Knockout Trophy round of 16 at Bracebridge Heath. Cheshire won the toss and elected to bat, Lincolnshire immediately took a firm grip on the game with Alex Willerton leading the attack in devastating fashion. No Cheshire batsman reached 20 runs and in ...

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Spalding Town bounce back in impressive style with dominant win

Spalding Town emphatically bounced back from their first South Lincs and Border League Premier Division loss of the season by battering Skegness by nine wickets on Saturday. Captain Jonathan Miles impressed with the ball as his figures of 4-30 restricted hosts Skegness to just 175-9 from their 45 overs. That total never looked like being enough to deny Town, however, ...

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Massive Moulton Harrox victory as Baston are battered

Red-hot Moulton Harrox stormed to a whopping 221-run victory over Baston on Saturday. The side from Broad Lane made home advantage count in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash, smashing 252-6 before bowling their opposition out for a meagre 31 in reply. Hosts Moulton made a relatively low-key start, losing Mike Kearns Snr (8) and Chris Beale ...

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Wounded Spalding Town are told to bounce back from first loss by skipper Miles

Skipper Jonathan Miles wants to see Spalding Town bounce back from their first defeat of the season when they visit Skegness on Saturday (1pm). Town suffered a surprise home loss against Grantham 2nd last weekend to end their run of five wins from as many games (see page 38), but remain top of the early-season South Lincs and Border League ...

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Setback for table-topping Spalding Town as they suffer first loss of season

Spalding Town slipped to their first defeat of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division season on Saturday. Mid-table Grantham 2nd proved too strong for the table-toppers at Spalding Grammar School as they picked up a 37 run success, handing skipper Jonathan Miles his first loss in his new Town role. On a day when the toss was always ...

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SLBL cricket round-up: Pinchbeck edge to narrow win, Town 2nd impress

Ten-man Pinchbeck edged to a one-wicket victory at Boston 3rd in South Lincs and Border League Division One on Saturday to move away from the bottom two. Bowling first, Pinchbeck did their job to perfection by dismissing their hosts for 128 in 35.3 overs. Kevin Manning (27) and William Lakin (36) scored well at the top of the innings, but ...

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Superb showing as Lincolnshire hit summit of Unicorns T20 competition

Lincolnshire County Cricket Club climbed to the top of their Unicorns T20 competition group by defeating Cumberland in both of their matches at Penrith over the weekend. Heavy rain resulted in the first match being reduced to just five overs per side. Cumberland won the toss, elected to bat and totalled what looked like a competitive tally of 47-3. However, ...

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