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Spalding Town slipped to the bottom of the Lincs ECB Premier League table after suffering their fourth defeat from as many games this season. Having been put into bat against a Lindum side that had failed to win any of their opening three games of the campaign, Town were bowled out for just 121 in 37.3 overs. Daniel Milgate (34), ...

Spalding Town have been told to buck up their ideas after suffering three successive Lincs ECB Premier League defeats. Winless Town are just four points above rock-bottom Grimsby Town after Saturday’s six-wicket home defeat against Market Rasen . They make the trip to Lincoln Lindum, one of the three sides below them in the table, on Saturday (noon) – but ...

In-form pace ace Charlie Kearns feels that Spalding Town’s slow start to the Lincs ECB Premier League campaign is just a temporary blip. The fast bowler reckons that there have been plenty of positives that he and his team-mates can take from defeats against Woodhall Spa, Bracebridge Heath and Market Rasen. Kearns also thinks that Town will prove a difficult ...

Amazing figures of 5-25 from 15-year-old Amelia Gardner couldn’t stop Spalding Town 3rd suffering a bruisng defeat against Claypole at the Memorial Field on Saturday. Playing only her second senior game for Spalding, Gardner’s figures were the only real positive for Town in the South Lincs and Border League Division Two clash as Claypole smashed 321 batting first before being ...

Rob Ambrose lamented a bad day at the office for his Spalding Town side on Saturday as their winless start in the Lincs ECB Premier League stretched to three games. A typical century from Warren Nel (103) steered Town to a solid-looking 205-7 at Spalding Grammar School, but visitors Market Rasen knocked that off with six wickets to spare – ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spalding Town skipper Rob Ambrose has said that he bears no grudge to Louth counterpart Andy Carrington following Saturday’s controversial Lincs ECB Premier Division clash. In what was Town’s final home game of the season at Spalding Grammar School, the Louth captain walked off due to bad light at around 7.15pm after being hit by a nasty Charlie Kearns beamer. ...

Spalding Town’s final home game of the Lincs ECB Premier League season against Louth was abandoned due to bad light on Saturday. It was a tame end to an otherwise riveting clash at the Memorial Field, with Town needing just one more wicket to prevail and Louth requiring just 17 runs for victory. Having lost the toss, Spalding were put ...

Spalding Town’s hopes of a top six finish in the Lincs ECB Premier League were dealt a big blow on Saturday as they slumped to a heavy loss against basement boys Market Rasen. Stunned Town were bowled out for just 96 at Rase Park, with Josh Newton (24), Henry Charlton (16), Tim Norris (18) and skipper Rob Ambrose (13) the ...

South Lincs and Border League round-up Long Sutton 1st cruised to a comprehensive six-wicket success over Skegness 2nd in the Premier Division on Saturday. Three wickets apiece from Paul Edgeller (3-33) and Jimmy Wright (3-50), plus solitary strikes from Jake Burton (1-28) and Ian Morris (1-36) helped limit hosts Skeg to 152-9 from their 45 overs after being put into ...