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Majestic Majeed inspires Spalding Town to maximum points against Sleaford 2nd

A virtuoso all-round display from Hafiz Majeed helped Spalding Town extend their lead at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division to 20 points on Saturday. Town collected a maximum 20-point haul after beating Sleaford 2nd by six wickets at the Memorial Field, with Pakistan ace Majeed taking 5-25 with the ball and making an unbeaten 60 ...

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Battling Pinchbeck edge to victory in tight derby against Spalding Town 3rd

Pinchbeck climbed back into the top four of South Lincs and Border League Division Two with a hard-fought derby win over Spalding 3rd on Saturday. Having limited Town’s youthful 3rd team to 151-7 batting first at the Memorial Field, Pinchbeck (152-8) got over the line in the 43rd over with just two wickets to spare. Pinchbeck won the toss and ...

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Jamie’s super spell of 6-15 helps sends unbeaten Spalding Town 2nd clear at top

Skipper Mike Kearns saluted swing bowler Jamie Juckes as he helped Spalding Town 2nd extend their winning run in South Lincs and Border League Division One to seven games on Saturday. Juckes recorded figures of 6-15 – including three wickets in four balls – to help dismiss hosts Freiston L&L for just 55 in reply to Town’s 126 batting first. ...

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Majestic Majeed inspires Spalding Town to maximum points as Barnetts blast 214 partnership for Harrox

A virtuoso all-round display from Hafiz Majeed helped Spalding Town extend their lead at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division to 20 points on Saturday. Town (100-4) collected a maximum 20-point after beating Sleaford 2nd (98) by six wickets at the Memorial Field, with Pakistan ace Majeed taking 5-25 with the ball and making an unbeaten ...

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Impressed Ambrose sets Spalding Town a points target ahead of Sleaford showdown

Skipper Rob Ambrose wants his in-form Spalding Town side to be 30 points clear at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division by the end of June. Town, currently 17 points clear at the summit following last weekend’s derby win over Billingborough, have a week off on July 2. Ambrose doesn’t want any other side to be ...

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Skipper shows respect to rivals after Spalding Town win ‘grudge match’ to stay top

In-form Spalding Town extended their lead at the top of the South Lincs and Border League’s Premier Division with an eight-wicket win over fierce rivals Billingborough on Saturday. With visitors Billingborough winning the toss at Spalding Grammar School and electing to bat, Town were left pretty happy when they dismissed their visitors for just 145 in 35.1 overs. Jack Barratt ...

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Young gun Lawrence stars as Spalding Town 2nd stay unbeaten with big victory

Spalding Town 2nd continued their unbeaten run this South Lincs and Border League Division Two season with a crushing 107-run win over Grantham 3rd on Saturday. After losing the toss at the Memorial Field, Spalding were put into bat and started slowly on a very damp wicket. They managed to keep wickets in hand, though, as Harry Wilko (24) and ...

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Run machine Newton is loving life with Spalding Town ahead of Billingborough derby

Explosive opener Josh Newton admits that he’s in the form of his life for Spalding Town at the moment. Averaging an incredible 343 from his five innings so far this season in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division, Newton has also scored 343 runs and has only been out once. His scores of 9 not out, 60 not out, ...

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Slick Spalding Town enjoy some derby delight after battering Boston 2nd

Red-hot Spalding Town produced another inspired performance on Saturday as they moved 14 points clear at the top of South Lincs and Border League Premier Division with an eight-wicket win over Boston 2nd. Town limited fellow high-fliers Boston to 158-7 at Spalding Grammar School, despite a resolute 52 from number three Ben Troops. That tally proved nowhere near enough to ...

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Brilliant Barnett boys inspire Moulton Harrox victory with super century stand

Matt and Jack Barnett shared a stellar stand of 113 to fire Moulton Harrox to an impressive ten-wicket win at Timberland in the South Lincs and Border League Cup on Saturday. The pair eased Harrox past their target of 109 in just 17 overs at Martin Road, with Matt (58no) top scoring and Jack (42no) falling just shy of a ...

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Skipper Kearns salutes bowling options as Spalding Town 2nd race clear at the top

Spalding Town 2nd passed their toughest test of the South Lincs and Border League Division One season so far as they beat hosts Skegness 2nd by 11 runs to go 20 points clear at the top of the table. All looked to be going to plan for Spalding as openers Rob Noble (61) and Mike Kearns pushed the score to ...

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In-form Newton inspires derby win to fire table-topping Spalding Town 14 points clear

Spalding Town opened up a 14-point lead at the top of the South Lincolnshire and Border League Premier Division following an eight-wicket win over fellow high-fliers Boston 2nd on Saturday. Ben Troops made 55 in Boston’s 158-7 at Spalding Grammar School, but Josh Newton’s unbeaten 81 saw Town to victory. Sleaford notched up the division’s highest total with 232-5, Luke Hollingworth ...

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Table-topping Spalding Town’s start has Ambrose purring

Skipper Rob Ambrose is very satisfied at the start Spalding Town 1st have made to the season – but has warned them to keep their foot on the gas. Last Saturday (May 21) Town moved top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division for the first time this season with a ten-wicket win at Grantham 2nd. Ambrose knows ...

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Super stand of 219 from Nel and Newton confirmed as Spalding Town record

Deadly opening duo Warren Nel and Josh Newton set a new Spalding Town club record as they inspired another impressive victory on Saturday. The pair put on a 219 partnership for the first wicket as Town cruised to a 122-run victory over Belton Park at Spalding Grammar School to take 20 South Lincs and Border League Premier Division points. Their ...

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‘Superb’ Hussain hits unbeaten 60 to send Spalding Town 2nd top of the table

It’s now three South Lincs and Border League Division One wins on the spin for Spalding 2nd after they picked up 20 points a Timberland on Saturday. Ansar Hussain’s unbeaten 60 helped Town 2nd (83-2) clinch an eight-wicket victory after bowling their hosts out for 80 – a result that sees them go to the top of the early table. ...

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Jack hammers unbeaten ton in successful Moulton Harrox run chase

A stunning 121 not out from Jack Barnett steered Moulton Harrox to an impressive eight-wicket win over Heckington on Saturday. The Harrox opener ensured that chasing down Heckington’s 204-5 was a walk in the park as his side moved into the top four of South Lincs and Border League Division One. Having won the toss and chosen to bat, visitors ...

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Centuries for Nel and Barnett as South Holland’s cricket sides shine on Saturday

Warren Nel and Jack Barnett both scored unbeaten centuries in South Lincs and Border League on what was a fine Saturday for South Holland sides. Spalding Town ace Nel made it back-to-back tons with 100 not out as his side cruised to a 122-run victory over Belton Park at the Memorial Field. Nel shared a club record opening partnership of  219 ...

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Amazing figures of 8-9 for Spalding Town bowler Chris Green in Sunday success

Chris Green recorded amazing bowling figures of 8-9 in Spalding Town’s 48-run win over Ufford Park 2nd in Rutland League Division Six on Sunday. Green’s figures are believed to be amongst the best-ever recorded in the Rutland League and are certainly the best posted by any Spalding player. The 22-year-old needed just 6.2 overs to rip through the Ufford batting ...

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Kearns delighted as Spalding Town 2nd blow Moulton Harrox away in one-sided derby

Spalding Town 2nd continued their stellar start to the South Lincs and Border League Division season with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over rivals Moulton Harrox on Saturday. Hosts Town won the toss at the Memorial Field and opted to field first – a decision that paid immediate dividends for skipper Mike Kearns. Steve Norris (1-8) and Nohman Ahmad (3-15) ripped ...

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Opening duo deliver with 170-run stand as ruthless Spalding Town ease past Long Sutton

An unbeaten 170 partnership between Warren Nel and Josh Newton fired Spalding Town to a crushing ten-wicket win over rivals Long Sutton on Saturday. Nel was at his irrepressible best as he plundered 103 not out at Paradise Field, while Newton made a cool unbeaten 60 in Town’s 170-0. Hosts Sutton had earlier posted 169-5 in the South Lincs and ...

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