Cricket

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 ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club’s under-15 side beat Bourne under-15s by 55 runs at the Abbey Lawn on Thursday night to gain a spot in the semi-finals of the county cup. Town lost the toss and were asked to bat first on a sunny evening in South Lincolnshire. Paddy Harrington (54 retired) led the way with a careful innings in his ...

There was disappointment for Spalding Town in the Lincs ECB Premier League on Saturday as they could only manage a losing draw with relegation rivals Grimsby Town. Basement boys Town collected just five points from the Spalding Grammar School clash, having failed to chase down Grimsby’s 199-7. They did, however, reach 148-9 – with Josh Newton top scoring on 37 – ...

In-form batsman Luke Hollingworth reckons that Spalding Town are a club on the up. Hollingworth is the third-highest run scorer for Town’s top team this term, with only Warren Nel (312) and Ben Smith (206) bettering his tally of 187 from nine outings. Although the ex-Billingborough and Sleaford ace is part of a side that currently sits bottom of the ...

An awesome batting display helped Spalding Town under-15s defeat rivals Long Sutton under-15s by 102 runs on Friday night. Openers Jordy Butcher (32 retired) and Pat Harrington (32 retired) began belligerently, reaching the boundary regularly. They were followed by Town skipper Josh Lawrence (30 retired) and his cousin Harry DeCamps (30 retired) as Spalding produced a feast of aggressive batting. ...

The rain on Saturday ensured that every fixture featuring South Holland’s cricket teams in both the Lincs ECB Premier League and South Lincs and Border League was washed out. Among the casualties was Spalding Town’s much-anticipated derby with defending Lincs ECB Premier League champions Bourne. There was some cricket on Sunday, though, with both Seas End Hall and Long Sutton ...

Buoyant Spalding Town are hoping to produce a repeat of last season’s best performance as they prepare to take on Lincs ECB Premier League champions Bourne on Saturday. Town were one of only two sides to beat brilliant Bourne last year, inflicting an impressive 100-run defeat on them at the Abbey Lawn. They do, however, go into Saturday’s Spalding Grammar ...

Spalding Town’s ladies made the perfect start to their Lincolnshire Women’s Cricket League campaign with a dominant win over Scunthorpe on Sunday. The Spalding girls won the toss and made what proved to be an inspired choice to bowl first. Opening pair Hayley Jones (3-12) and Amelia Gardener (2-17) bowled superbly – and the wickets duly fell. Yasmin Martin (2-14), ...

Spalding Town (213) beat Skegness (211) by 2 runs (Points – Spalding Town 19; Skegness 9) Skipper Rob Ambrose admits that his Spalding Town side almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Saturday. Town picked up only their second Lincs ECB Premier League success of the season at Skegness, as they squeezed home by just two runs. Having ...

Jamie Taylor’s incredible unbeaten century fired Long Sutton 2nd to a three-wicket win over Welby in South Lincs and Border League Division One on Saturday. Batting first at Paradise Field, visitors Welby were all out for 167 thanks to wickets from Danny Sisson (2-45), Steven Milnes (2-29), Ajay Jinah (2-50), Ian Morris (1-27) and James Booth (1-9). Opener Taylor then ...

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 ...

Spalding Town 2nd edged out Long Sutton by just one run in a thrilling South Lincs and Border League Premier Division derby at the Memorial Field on Saturday. Skipper Phil Barnes made 66 as Sutton posted 175-7 batting first, only for Chris Dring’s 79 to inspire Town to a nervy 176-9 in reply. Hosts Spalding won the toss and decided ...

Spalding Town picked up their second Lincs ECB Premier League win of the season on Saturday as they edged a real nail-biter with hosts Skegness. Having chosen to bat first, Luke Hollingworth (53), Warren Nel (38), Ben Smith (29), skipper Rob Ambrose (22) and Nuwan Jayasena (21) all made decent contributions as Town made a very competitive 213. They were ...

Spalding Town’s under-15s progressed into the third round of the Lincs Cup with a fine win over hosts Boston under-15s. On a rainy evening at Boston’s Mayflower sports ground, Town skipper Josh Lawrence lost the toss and was asked to bowl first. Stef Gostic bowled a tidy opening spell but it was the captain who made the early inroads, running ...

Fast bowler Charlie Kearns admits that Spalding Town endured an afternoon to forget on Saturday as Market Deeping cruised to a Lincs ECB Premier League derby success. Buoyed by their first victory of the campaign a week earlier, Town had hoped to make it back-to-back wins at Spalding Grammar School. But they were bowled out for just 165 as an ...

Saturday was a day to forget for Pinchbeck as hosts Burgh and District ripped through their batting line-up and inflicted a heavy 114-run defeat. After putting the home side into bat in the South Lincs and Border League Division Two clash, Pinchbeck enjoyed the better of the early exchanges as James Langford and Andrew Beeston bowled tidy lines. The former ...

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 ...

There was no derby delight for Spalding Town on Saturday as Market Deeping cruised to a six-wicket win in their Lincs ECB Premier League clash. Buoyed by their first win of the campaign a week earlier, Town had hoped to make it back-to-back wins at Spalding Grammar School. But they were bowled out for just 165 as an inspired Tom ...

Rob Ambrose accepts that his Spalding Town side face an uphill task in their derby with Market Deeping on Saturday. Town are hoping to make it back-to-back Lincs ECB Premier League wins for the first time this season, having finally registered a victory last weekend . Despite confidence being high after seeing off a much-fancied Sleaford side last time out, ...

Spalding Town (236-6) beat Sleaford (193) by 43 runs A top team performance steered Spalding Town to their first Lincs ECB Premier League victory of the season on Saturday as they saw off hosts Sleaford by 43 runs. Town went into the game on a run of four successive losses, but received a massive boost before a ball was bowled ...