TOP TREBLE: Will Bird returned to scoring form with a bang. Photo by JAKE WHITELEY

Saturday football: Bird hat-trick gets Holbeach United flying again

A hat-trick from Will Bird helped Holbeach United get back to winning ways on Saturday, but Pinchbeck United saw yet another weekend fixture postponed.

Holbeach, who had lost two on the spin in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division, climbed up to fourth in the table with a 4-0 win at struggling St Andrews.

Bird’s treble and a Mitch Griffiths strike saw the Tigers move above Deeping Rangers in the table – and they are now just three points behind second-placed Wisbech Town ahead of the pair’s clash at Carter’s Park on Monday (3pm).

In ChromaSport UCL Division One, leaders Pinchbeck saw a Saturday game postponed for the fifth week on the spin.

They were once again unable to make the trip to Thrapston Town due to a waterlogged pitch.

However, the Knights remain eight points clear at the top with two games in hand ahead of Monday’s home date with Harrowby United (3pm).

Spalding United, meanwhile, lost 3-1 at home to Loughborough Dynamo. Click here for a full report from that one.

The Tulips visit Peterborough Sports on Monday (also 3pm).

Elsewhere, fixtures in the ChromaSport PDFL were harshly hit by the rain – including Moulton Harrox’s Premier Division game at Thorney.

Holbeach United Reserves did manage a big 4-1 win over Stanground Sports in the top flight, while in Division One Long Sutton won a nine-goal thriller with Tydd St Mary 5-4 at London Road.

In cup competition, Moulton Harrox Reserves reached the final of the PFA Challenge Cup after seeing off Eye United 4-0 at Broad Lane.  Dec Earth (2), Martin Sandall and Jack Wycherley got the goals.

They will face Stamford Belvedere in the final.

More football in Thursday’s paper.

RESULTS

Evo-Stik NPL

First Division South: Bedworth United 3 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1; Kidsgrove Athletic 1 Alvechurch 2; Leek Town 6 Corby Town 1; Lincoln United 3 Newcastle Town 1; Basford United 1 Belper Town 2; Spalding United 1 Loughborough Dynamo 3; Stamford 6 Chasetown 0.

ChromaSport UCL

Premier Division: Leicester Nirvana 9 Northampton SR 0; Deeping Rangers 2 Cogenhoe United 2; St Andrews 0 Holbeach United 4.

Division One: Oakham United 9 Buckingham Town 1; Olney Town 2 Burton Park Wanderers 2.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: Holbeach United Res 4 Stanground Sp 1; Netherton United 4 Sawtry 1; Whittlesey Athletic 6 Warboys Town 0.

Division One: Crowland Town 1 Peterborough Polonia 1; Long Sutton Athletic 5 Tydd St Mary 4; Ramsey Town 6 Oakham United Res 1.

Division Two: Langtoft Utd Res 0 Ketton Res 7; Netherton United A 2 Whittlesey Athletic Res 4; Spalding United Res 3 Parkway Eagles 4; Stilton United 3 Bretton North End 5.

Division Three: Cardea 5 Whaplode Drove 4; Sports Res 4 Premiair 2; Uppingham Town Res 2 Whittlesey Athletic A 3.

Division Four: Eunice Huntingdon 6 Huntingdon Rovers 0; Orton Rangers ORFC 1 Stamford Lions A 3; Tydd St Mary Res 0 FC Peterborough Res 4.

Division Five A: Kings Cliffe Res 3 AFC Orton 1; Premiair Res 2 Glinton & Northborough Res 3.

PFA Challenge Cup: FC Peterborough 0 Stamford Belvedere 3; Moulton Harrox Res 4 Eye Utd 0.

Boston & District Saturday League

Premier Division: Benington 3 Leverton Sheepgate 3; Old Leake 1 Ruskington Rovers 3; Pointon 1 Railway Ath 5; Coningsby 6 Spilsby Town 2.

Division One: Boston College 3 Friskney 5; Horncastle Town Res 9 Pointon Res 2; Woodhall Spa United 0 Old Doningtonians 4.

Division Two: Coningsby Res 2 Park United 2; Holbeach Bank 0 FC Hammers 5.

Division Three: Fosdyke Res 5 Leverton Sheepgate Res 0; Northgate Olympic 4 Digby 0.

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