Spalding Town slip into bottom five after loss

HOME REVERSE: Spalding Town, pictured batting in the early stages of their innings, lost to Skegness. Photo by NIKKI GRIFFIN

Spalding Town’s run without a Lincs ECB Premier League win continued on Saturday as Skegness handed them a six-wicket home reverse.

Batting first, Town managed just 160 at Spalding Grammar School – before Skegness, who were looking for their first win of the season at the seventh attempt, reached 161-4 thanks to a cool 85 from Peter Houghton.

Having been in the top three earlier in the campaign, Spalding now find themselves in the bottom five.

Results: Lincs ECB Premier League: Louth 101 (Braithwaite 6-44), Billingborough 50 (Carrington 5-18, Wettasinghe 5-29); Bourne 177-9 (Wilson 63no), Market Rasen 125-8 (Dixon 5-44); Sleaford 301-5 (Burgess 105, Burford 80), Grimsby 155 (Butterfield 74, Goacher 5-17); Market Deeping 160-9 (Andrews 73no, O’Brien 5-50), Woodhall Spa 137; Spalding 160, Skegness 161-4 (Houghton 85); Bracebridge Heath 140 (Miller 6-38), Lindum 141-9 (Robinson 73).

South Lincs and Border League: Premier Division: Long Sutton 73, Lindum Ramblers 76-1; Boston 63 (Oakes 5-17), Grantham 64-8; Stamford Town 157-9 (Holland 78no), Belton Park 128 (Pollard 56); Skegness 2^nd 101, Sleaford 2^nd 102-6; Woodhall Spa 2^nd 131-8 (McCarrick 54), Moulton Harrox 132-7 (J Barnett 70); Bourne 189-7 (Howard 78), Welby 45 (Xipu 5-10).

Division One: Boston 2^nd 250-8 (Azim 102), Cavaliers 125; Long Sutton 67, Friskney 68-3; Market Deeping 2^nd 100 (Wing 5-28), Grantham 2^nd 104-6; Spalding 2^nd 195 (Hussain 88), Baston 131-8; Heckington 166 (Charlton 85, Garfoot 4-44 inc hat trick), Billingborough 2^nd 130 (Elliott 5-31).

Division Two: Grantham 3^rd 116-6, Belton Park 2^nd 117-9; Boston 3^rd 111, Pinchbeck 113-3 (Eyett 66no); Spalding 3^rd 72, Freiston 73-2; Burgh & District 56, Lindum 3^rd 57-2; Timberland v Moulton Harrox 2^nd – cancelled, waterlogged pitch.