Cricket

A hat-trick from James Langford and a swift five-wicket haul for Nick Crook couldn’t stop Pinchbeck suffering a 12-run defeat at Baston in South Lincs and Border League Division Two on Saturday. On a slow, low wicket offering plenty for the bowlers, Pinchbeck won the toss and would have felt the hard work was done when they dismissed their opponents ...

Teenage talent Jimmy Hook is targeting a regular spot in Spalding Town Cricket Club’s first team after shining on Lincolnshire under-17s recent tour of Sri Lanka. The all-rounder, who is a pupil at Spalding Grammar School, made an unbeaten 100 for Lincs as they won the final game of their tour against Dharmaraja College in Kandy. His innings included 19 ...

Skipper Rob Ambrose was impressed with Spalding Town’s attitude on Saturday – despite seeing them suffer a 117-run defeat at Bracebridge Heath. Hosts Bracebridge – who are always among the Lincs ECB Premier Division title contenders – clubbed 350-3 after winning the toss and deciding to bat, with Nick John (137), Brett Houston (98) and Paul Cook (86) all making ...

Pinchbeck Cricket Club kicked off their South Lincs and Border League Division Two season with an excellent 43-run victory over Timberlands on a day where the runs flowed at Spalding Grammar School. After choosing to bat first on Saturday, the hosts racked up a daunting 250-6 in their 45 overs thanks largely to the efforts of Nick Crook (95) and ...

Long Sutton 1st began their South Lincs and Border League Premier Division campaign with an agonising two-wicket defeat against Billingborough at Paradise Field on Saturday. Losing the toss, Sutton were asked to bat and were quickly in trouble with a flurry of early wickets. Adam Wright (19) was the only player in the top order to make double figures with ...

Spalding Town 3rd earned a thrilling nine-run victory over Grantham 4th in their South Lincs and Border League Division Two opener on Saturday. Invited to bat first by their hosts, Town made a cautious start but reached 64-1 with Chris Green batting fluently. Green was then run out in farcical circumstances – and in the same over further calamity struck ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club are still looking for their first win of the Lincs ECB Premier League season after being handed a 117-run defeat at Bracebridge Heath on Saturday. Hosts Bracebridge clubbed 350-3 after winning the toss and deciding to bat, with Nick John (137), Brett Houston (98) and Paul Cook (86) all making big scores. The returning Nuwan Jayasena ...

Spalding Town 1st (218-5) lost to Woodhall Spa (220-6) by 4 wickets An unbeaten 102 from Ricky Lovelace condemned Spalding Town to a four-wicket defeat in their Lincs ECB Premier League opener against Woodhall Spa on Saturday. Lovelace, who has featured for Holbeach United FC as a goalkeeper this season, helped Spa topple Town’s solid tally of 218-5 with nine ...

A four-wicket haul from Jake Burton steered Long Sutton 2nd to success in their first South Lincs and Border League Division One game of the season on Saturday. Batting first at Paradise Field, Sutton managed just 144-9 from their 45 overs against Boston 2nd, with Mark Woodall (41), Dan Oldfield (20) and James Wright (16) top scoring. However, that proved ...

Passionate skipper Rob Ambrose reckons that Spalding Town’s chief aim ahead of the new Lincs ECB Premier League season should be survival. Town, who finished ninth in the 12-team division last season, kick off their new campaign with a tough home test against Woodhall Spa at Spalding Grammar School on Saturday (noon). Town are much-changed from last season, with new ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club are worried that the weather may scupper their pre-season schedule. They saw Saturday’s friendly at Wisbech postponed after rain on Friday night, but will try again at Boston this Saturday (12.30pm). With their Lincs ECB Premier League opener against Woodhall Spa looming the following weekend, skipper Rob Ambrose admits he and his new-look side are praying ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club have unveiled a spree of new signings ahead of their pre-season opener at Wisbech on Saturday (12.30pm). Lincs ECB Premier League side Town have snapped up all-rounder Dan Millgate, wicket-keeper batsman Josh Downey, ex-Billingborough captain Dave Gollop, batsman Luke Hollingworth and legendary bowler Roy Tilley. Australian ace Millgate is perhaps the most eye-catching of the new ...

Long Sutton Cricket Club would like to hear from anyone that is looking for a team for next season. Sutton currently run two senior teams on a Saturday in the South Lincs and Border League’s Premier Division and Division One, while they also boast two Sunday sides that play in the Rutland League. The club also have a thriving junior ...

Fresh faces are wanted to help the ladies’ team at Spalding Cricket Club build on their impressive form of last season. The Town girls were on championship-winning form last year, having lost only one game all campaign in the Lincolnshire Ladies’ League. That proved no mean feat for the Spalding side, who were playing their first year of competitive cricket ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club has been left saddened by the news that club president Henry Walkers has passed away following his brave and courageous battle with illness. Those fortunate to have spent time in Henry’s company over the last five decades, whether on the field of play or socially, will agree that his presence was absolutely remarkable. A talented sportsman, ...

Long Sutton Cricket and Hockey Club is one of six county sports projects which has been awarded National Lottery funding. The projects have each been awarded a share of over £310,000 worth of National Lottery funding to improve their tired facilities. Long Sutton Cricket and Hockey Club have received £46,715 from Sport England to put a new roof on the ...

Spalding 2nd (244-2) v Long Sutton 2nd (120-8)  (match abandoned) Spalding Town 2nd skipper Steve Norris toasted the best performance of their season after seeing his side clinch promotion to the Premier Division of the South Lincs and Border League on the final day. Simon Juckes clubbed 93 off just 48 balls as Town made 244-2 batting first at Paradise ...

Pinchbeck ended their South Lincs and Border League Division Two season with a disappointing 21-run defeat against Burgh at Spalding Grammar School. In cool, cloudy conditions the away side surprisingly chose to bat first and with Andrew Beeston picking up the early wicket of Nigel Underwood. However, Burgh skipper Richard Underwood and Phil Sharp countered stubbornly with a second wicket ...

Spalding Town skipper Rob Ambrose is “disappointed” with their second season in Lincs ECB Premier League. A campaign which started promisingly and included the brilliant scalp of a first defeat for eventual champions Bourne ended last Saturday in a somewhat limp manner with defeat to Bracebridge Heath. However, Ambrose accepts that his squad had little to play for and would ...

A superb unbeaten century from Sam Smith set up a comfortable Pinchbeck victory over Timberlands in South Lincs and Border League Division Two. Pinchbeck set their opponents a stiff target of 197 for victory, thanks hugely to Smith’s brilliant 111, before bowling out the visitors for 111. With opener Danny Jackson dismissed off the second ball, Smith arrived at the ...