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Teen stars Sawyer and Birch shine with impressive century stand in Spalding Town 3rd success

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 ...

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Cricket round-up: Defeats for Pinchbeck and Harrox in Division One openers

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) ...

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Dunn accepts result was fair as Pinchbeck United pay the penalty against Deeping

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. ...

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Cricket round-up: Miles fires Spalding Town to South Lincs and Border League title

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 ...

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Cricket round-up: Spalding Town closing in on South Lincs and Border League title

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 ...

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Cricket round-up: Promotion for Pinchbeck after Long Sutton 2nd success, Spalding Town stay on top

Pinchbeck will be playing South Lincs and Border League Division One cricket next season after securing promotion on Saturday. The table-toppers secured a 95-run victory over Long Sutton 2nd at Spalding Grammar School to move 34 points clear at the top – making them clear favourites to add the title to their promotion. Batting first after winning the toss, Harry ...

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Cricket round-up: Simpson’s super 6-40 as Spalding Town stay at summit

Rob Simpson’s six-wicket haul helped Spalding Town stay top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division table with a narrow success over Freiston on Saturday. Table-topping Town were bowled out for just 149 batting first, with only Jon Manton (59) and Jon Miles (26) making scores of note. Hosts Freiston will have fancied their chances of chasing down ...

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Cricket round-up: Town still top after tie, Sutton fall just shy in run chase and Harrox make hay

Spalding Town remain ten points clear at the top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division table after a dramatic tie with nearest rivals Woodhall Spa 2nd on Saturday. Batting first at the Memorial Field, table-topping Town were bowled out for 176 as Matt Haslam took impressive figures of 5-31. Amazingly, the visitors were bowled out for the ...

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Cricket round-up: Spalding Town’s top-of-the-table clash ends in remarkable draw

The South Lincolnshire and Border League Premier Division top of the table clash saw leaders Spalding Town bowled out for 176 – and challengers Woodhall Spa 2nd dismissed for exactly the same score. Matt Haslam took five Spalding wickets and Sam Cherry hit 55 for Woodhall who stay 10 points behind Spalding who have a game in hand. Skegness are ...

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Pinchbeck stay clear at the top after seeing off nearest rivals Boston 3rd

Pinchbeck travelled to Boston Mayflower on Saturday to take on Boston 3rd in a top-of-the-table clash in the South Lincs & Border Cricket League Division Two. Second-placed Boston were looking to make inroads into Pinchbecks 20 point lead and avenge a close defeat in the previous meeting of the sides, whereas Pinchbeck felt they had something to prove after struggling against ...

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Cricket round-up: Nel’s unbeaten ton inspires key Spalding Town win

Warren Nel hit a season-high 161 not out to guide Spalding Town to an impressive 90-run victory at South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title rivals Sleaford 2nd on Saturday. Opener Nel shared a 102-run stand with Jon Manton (44), a 33-run partnership alongside skipper Josh Newton (18) and made a stellar 153-run haul with Jon Miles (55) as ...

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SLBL cricket: Bowlers impress as Pinchbeck stay top, Sangha half-century in vain for Sutton

Pinchbeck are 20 points clear at the top of South Lincs and Border League Division Two after a seven-wicket success against Freiston 2nd on Saturday. It was the bowlers who took most of the plaudits for the table-toppers at Freiston, with Mike Knight (4-40), Jamie Frost (3-39) and James Langford (3-15) knocking the hosts over for 102 in 28.1 overs. ...

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Cricket round-up: Kearns smashes 126 in Harrox win, Spalding Town still in command

South Lincolnshire and Border League Premier Division leaders Spalding Town – who were without a game at the weekend – are still well ahead at the top but the three chasing clubs stayed in contention all picking up maximum points.  Sleaford 2nd lie second, just two points ahead of Woodhall Spa 2nd with Skegness a further nine behind.  Matt Sergeant ...

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Cricket round-up: Lamming’s five-wicket haul inspires Harrox, ten-man Pinchbeck win again

Carl Lamming took five wickets to help Moulton Harrox secure a 35-run win over hosts Market Deeping 2nd on Saturday. Batting first in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash, Harrox racked up 180-5 before dismissing their hosts for 145 at Outgang Road. Having elected to bat first, Moulton started well with openers Louis Greetham (37) and Steven ...

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Cricket round-up: Spalding Town 30 points clear at the top after beating Billingborough

Spalding Town continue to dominate the South Lincolnshire & Border League Premier Division after beating Billingborough by eight wickets while Sleaford remain second with Woodhall Spa 2nd in hot pursuit following victory over Long Sutton. Martin Parmley was the only century maker with 117 in Grantham 2nd victory over Freiston. Division One leaders Belton Park scored a convincing victory over ...

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Langford takes 6-13 in Pinchbeck’s best total of the season so far

Unbeaten South Lincs and Border League Division Two leaders Pinchbeck picked up another 20-point haul on Saturday as they saw off mid-table hosts Sleaford 3rd. Stand-in Pinchbeck captain Nick Crook won the toss and unsurprisingly chose to bat first on a listless, sweltering afternoon. Some loose early bowling from the Sleaford attack allowed openers Crook and Matt Kidd to bring ...

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Cricket round-up: Spalding Town still sitting pretty after derby win at Bourne 2nd

A maiden century in senior cricket for 16-year-old Jared Hackney of Grantham 3rd was the highlight of a South Lincolnshire and Border League weekend that brought two more tons and saw Spalding Town consolidate their lead at the top. Spalding claimed a four wicket win over Bourne 2nd after Jonathan Miles had hit 67 and Josh Newton 53 but for ...

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Knight slays Boston as Pinchbeck CC top table

Another battling performance saw Pinchbeck come out on top in both the match and the South Lincs Border League Division Two in the meeting between its two unbeaten sides. Despite only having eight players, Boston 3rd proved a tough nut to crack for captain Danny Jackson’s Pinchbeck promotion pushers. But crack it they did, winning by 42 runs in a ...

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Pinchbeck put the pressure on leaders

Title chasing Pinchbeck ground out a hard-fought win over Grantham 3rd to keep them hot on the heels of leaders Boston in South Lincs and Border League Division Two. The second placed side had to work hard at Gorse Lane in Grantham to secure the points, successfully defending a total of 192 for 8 to win by 24 runs. Pinchbeck ...

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Pinchbeck CC beat Belton Park

Pinchbeck ground out a two wicket victory over Belton Park in South Lincs and Border Division Two. Belton’s 129 all out saw opener Adrian Sleaford carry his bat for 69 not out while the next eight batsmen scored five runs between them. Mike Knight (4-32), Andrew Beeston (3-17) and James Langford (3-30) were the wicket takers. Pinchbeck too found batting ...

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