Cricket

Upbeat Spalding Town skipper Rob Ambrose has issued a rallying call for his side to stay positive ahead of their biggest match of the season so far on Saturday.   Town travel to face relegation rivals Market Deeping at the weekend, having slipped to the foot of the Lincs Premier Division table.   Ambrose’s charges suffered a 70-run defeat against ...

Spalding Town slipped to the bottom of the Lincs Premier League table after losing their crunch clash with relegation rivals Boston on Saturday.     Rob Ambrose’s side saw themselves leapfrogged by the Mayflower men after suffering a 70-run reverse at Spalding Grammar School.   The defeat means Spalding now face a must-win clash with fellow strugglers Market Deeping on ...

Long Sutton continue to pull clear of the promotion chasing pack in Division One of the South Lincs Border League after a 73-run win over Boston 3rd on Saturday.   Phil Barnes’ side and current table-toppers Welby are moving away from third-placed Baston after another tidy success at the weekend.   Opener Adam Wright led the Sutton batting after Boston ...

Moulton Harrox moved into fourth place in Division One of the South Lincs Border League with a convincing nine-wicket win over Skegness 2nd on Saturday.   Harrox made the most of Skegness’ decision to bat first after winning the toss as they skittled the seasiders for 81 runs. Louis Greetham returned superb figures of 4-12 from his eight over spell ...

Captain Rob Ambrose reckons Spalding Town’s season will be shaped by their next two games. Despite looking safe in mid-table a few weeks ago, Town slipped into the Lincs ECB Premier Division’s relegation zone on Saturday after suffering a home reverse against Grantham (see page 38). They host Boston – the only side below them in the table – at ...

Spalding Town slipped into the Lincs ECB Premier Divison drop zone after suffering a comprehensive six-wicket defeat to high-flying Grantham on Saturday. Having elected to bat first at Spalding Grammar School, Town were dismissed for just 117 in 29.5 overs as Daniel Freeman ripped through the order with fantastic figures of 7-36. Spalding, to their credit, did make Grantham work ...

Andrew Wright finished unbeaten on 104 as Long Sutton 2nd defeated Pinchbeck by nine wickets in South Lincs and Border League Division Two. The unbeaten century helped Sutton’s second string chase down Pinchbeck’s 189-5 in an impressive 31.2 overs. Pinchbeck, who won the toss and elected to bat, will have felt they made a competitive score at Paradise Field. Opener ...

Joe Broomfield and Matt Barnett both scored half-centuries in Moulton Harrox’s 100-run victory over Boston 3rd on Saturday. Harrox elected to bat first and posted 179-6 from their 45 overs in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash, before bowling their hosts out for 79 to collect 19 points. Although they lost openers Lance Bettinson (0) and Jack ...

Long Sutton kept themselves firmly in the South Lincs and Border League Division One title race with a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Claypole on Saturday. Having lost the toss, Sutton were forced to field first – but they wasted little time getting stuck into the home line-up. Indeed, Claypole were left toiling on 50-6 after losing Matt Ragless (6), Dan ...

Spalding Town’s winning run in the Lincs ECB Premier Division ground to a halt on Saturday as Bourne handed them a five-wicket reverse. After impressing with the bat in their back-to-back wins over Alford and Louth, Town faltered at the Abbey Lawn and were dismissed for just 155 in 47.2 overs. To their credit, the Spalding bowlers gave the notoriously ...

A strong all-round showing saw Long Sutton defeat hosts Graves Park by eight wickets in the SLBL Cup (Division D) on Saturday. Having won the toss and elected to field, Sutton set about removing Graves Park for 154 in 36.2 overs. Although opener Chris King (59) and Liam Maskell (43) both scored very well for the home side, they lost ...

Figures of 4-40 from Darren Hibbert weren’t enough for Moulton Harrox on Saturday as they slipped to a big 105-run loss against Claypole. Harrox won the toss in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash – but suffered a long day in the field after inserting their visitors into bat. Skipper James King led the charge with 67, ...

Buoyant skipper Rob Ambrose insists that his Spalding Town are full of confidence ahead of Saturday’s trip to big-hitting Bourne. Town have won back-to-back Lincs ECB Premier Division games ahead of the Abbey Lawn clash (noon) – and could move into the top six with another victory. Bourne, who are fifth, are famed for their explosive batting firepower. Only one ...

Josh Newton helped himself to a stunning century to steer Spalding Town to an emphatic 80-run win over Louth on Saturday. A Saturday-best 159 from opener Newton was the mainstay of Town’s 258-5 at Spalding Grammar School, before Roy Tilley took 6-42 to dismiss the rock-bottom visitors for 178. Having lost their first two Lincs ECB Premier Division games of ...

A superb unbeaten 98 from Dan Oldfield couldn’t stop Long Sutton slipping to their first South Lincs and Border League Division One defeat of the season on Saturday. Sutton held visitors and chief title rivals Welby Cavaliers to 177-9 at Paradise Field on Saturday, but then fell 17 runs shy in reply as they were dismissed for 160 in 42 ...

Moulton Harrox failed to get going with the bat as they suffered a four-wicket defeat against Baston in South Lincs and Border League Division One on Saturday. Hosts Moulton were bowled out for just 107 batting first at Harrox Field, with Baston knocking off the runs in 37.2 overs. Harrox were put into bat by their visitors – and they ...

Josh Newton made a stunning century as Spalding Town made it back-to-back wins in the Lincs ECB Premier Division on Saturday. Opener Newton cracked 159 – his best ever Saturday score – in Town’s total of 258-5 at Spalding Grammar School, before Roy Tilley took 6-42 to bowl out visitors Louth for 178. Luke Hollingworth (35) and Warren Nel (31) ...

Buoyant skipper Rob Ambrose saluted Spalding Town’s best performance of the season so far as they defeated hosts Alford by 106 runs on Saturday. The victory, Town’s first of the season in the Lincs ECB Premier Division, propels them out of the drop zone and safely into mid-table. Spalding’s biggest weakness so far this season has been their batting – ...

A brilliant 99 from Chris Dring wasn’t enough for Spalding Town 2nd as they lost a high-scoring game with Bourne 2nd by 23 runs at the Memorial Field on Saturday. Batting first, Bourne posted an imposing 261-3 from their 45 overs in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division showdown. Town took on the challenge and reached a fine ...

A 182-run partnership for the first wicket helped Pinchbeck score a club record 265-4 in their derby win over Spalding Town 3rd on Saturday. Openers Danny Jackson (96) and Nick Crook (retired out on 101) starred at Spalding Grammar School, with Michael Handford (22) and Gary Neumann (17 not) also contributing at the death. Chris Klompas (42), Nigel Gardner (41) ...