Cricket

Spalding Town made it five wins from as many South Lincs and Border League Premier Division matches on Saturday as they beat rivals Boston 2nd by four wickets. In a game reduced to 35 overs per side because of the rainfall, Town limited Boston to 122-9 at Spalding Grammar School before making a decisive 124-6 in reply. Having lost the ...

Moulton Harrox picked up an impressive 20-point haul in South Lincs and Border League Division One as they beat Claypole by seven wickets. Harrox skipper Simon Juckes won the toss and had no hesitation in asking the opposition to bat first in what looked like bowler-friendly conditions at Broad Lane. Opening bowlers Alex Baker and Nohman Jarral bowled superbly with ...

Long Sutton lost ground on the top two in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division after suffering a comprehensive home defeat against Woodhall Spa 2nd on Saturday. Visitors Woodhall Spa scored 193-8 batting first at Paradise Field after being inserted in by the hosts. Sutton could only muster 89 in 26.5 overs as their reply collapsed, leaving them 104 ...

Buoyant Spalding Town skipper Jonathan Miles admits that he couldn’t have expected a better start to the South Lincs and Border League Premier Divison season. Defending champions Town sit top of the table after winning their opening four fixtures, including last weekend’s derby win over South Holland rivals Long Sutton. Miles, who is enjoying leading the team for the first ...

Defending champions Spalding Town hit the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division for the first time this season on Saturday as they beat Long Sutton by 112 runs. Good knocks from Rob Ambrose (55), Jon Miles (43), Joseph Broomfield (35) and Jon Manton (30) steered Town to 244-8 batting first at Spalding Grammar School, with Adam Whitaker (4-36) ...

Lincolnshire CCC began their 2019 season in fine style over the weekend when they hosted Northumberland CCC at Grantham in the Unicorns T20 competition. The Imp County triumphed in both matches that were played and currently head their group table. In the first match, Lincolnshire batted first and, despite the early loss of Tom Keast, opener Joe Kendall stood firm ...

Spalding Town 3rd took the derby bragging rights as they beat rivals Long Sutton 2nd by seven wickets in South Lincs and Border League Division Two on Saturday. Batting first at the Memorial Field, Sutton cracked 193-6 from their 45 overs as Andrew Wright top-scored on 74. However, an opening partnership of 107 from 17-year-old Jack Sawyer and 13-year-old Harry ...

Warren Nel scored a typical century as Spalding Town made it three wins from as many games in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. The opener racked up 104 in Town’s 240-6 at Sleaford 2nd, before they bowled out the hosts for 221 in their reply. Defending champions Spalding are now second in the early standings, narrowly ...

A century from Chris Dring steered Spalding Town Sunday 1st to a six-wicket win over Whittlesey in Rutland League Division Three. Dring rolled back the years with a magnificent 111 not out to help Town chase down Whittlesey 1st’s 176-6 at the Memorial Field to get their season off to a flying start on Sunday. Harry DeCamps (3-37) and Josh ...

Lincolnshire CCC begin their 2019 campaign when they host Northumberland at Grantham on Sunday May in two T20 fixtures (11 am start). As well as Northumberland, Lincolnshire will also face Cumberland, Staffordshire, and Cheshire in their qualifying group matches. In the corresponding fixtures with Northumberland at Jesmond in 2018, both sides won one match. Those matches were dominated by Lincolnshire’s ...

Pinchbeck suffered a hefty nine-wicket defeat at Market Deeping 2nd in their first foray into South Lincs and Border League Division One cricket on Saturday. Having been put into bat first by their hosts at Outgang Road, Pinchbeck lost Matt Kidd (2) and skipper Mark Ramsden (0) very early on. Danny Jackson (18), Adam Newell (10) and Lee Eyett (23) ...

Spalding Town made it two wins from as many games in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division with a narrow one-wicket victory at Belton Park on Saturday. Defending champions Town impressed with the ball after skipper Jonathan Miles won the toss and elected to field, bowling their hosts out for 164. But they were made to work hard ...

Josh Newton made a big century as Spalding Town got the defence of their South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title off to a winning start on Saturday, while Long Sutton made it two wins from as many games. Starting with Town, they made 271-4 against Graves Park after opting to bat, before knocking their visitors over for 150. ...

New Spalding Town captain Jonathan Miles is targeting another South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title ahead of their opener with Graves Park on Saturday (1pm). All-rounder Miles, who played a key role in steering Town to first place last time around, has replaced top order batsman Josh Newton as skipper for the 2019 campaign. Saturday’s clash with Graves ...

Pinchbeck United 0 Deeping Rangers 1 Lee Beeson’s late penalty miss proved costly as Pinchbeck United saw their nine-game unbeaten run in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division dashed by in-form Deeping Rangers on Saturday. Visitors Deeping made it 11 wins on the spin in the league thanks to Dan Jarvis’ second-half strike at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. ...

Lincolnshire were unable to end Berkshire’s recent dominance of the Unicorns Championship after suffering a heavy defeat in the play-off final. Eastern Division champions Lincs had high hopes of ending Berkshire’s winning streak in the league, but slipped to an innings and 32-run defeat at Banbury. It was the third time in as many seasons that the duo have met ...

Spalding Town eased to an eight-wicket derby victory at Long Sutton on Saturday to clinch the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title. Jon Miles’ 5-27 skittled Sutton out for 109 at Paradise Field, before unbeaten knocks from Jon Manton (32no) and that man Miles (54no) eased Town to 111-2 in less than 20 overs. The 20-point haul surpassed ...

The Lincs ECB Association of Cricket Officials is organising a number of training courses this winter for anyone who would like to find out more about umpiring. Courses will take place at Grantham CC, Lindum CC and Normanby CC. Dates: Grantham: Stage one – Saturday, October 27; Saturday, November 3. Stage two – Saturday, November 17 and 24. Lindum: Stage ...

Spalding Town need just 14 points from their last two games to secure the South Lincolnshire and Border League Premier Division title after a narrow one-wicket victory over Skegness on Saturday. Chasing 210-7 to win, Town edged to 213-9 in 42.5 overs to grab their 16th win from 20 games this season, giving themselves the chance to clinch the title ...

Lincolnshire County Cricket Club are celebrating after winning the Unicorns Eastern Division title for the third successive season. They defeated hosts Cumberland CCC by 53 runs in their final game of the season to collect 18 points, setting up a play-off final date with Western Division winners Berkshire at Banbury on Sunday (10.30am). Lincolnshire made two changes for the game ...