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McKinnell’s Solicitors Lincoln Cricket League results and latest positions round-up for the 2011
season Click here for: Stats and
averages 2011 |
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Update: September 25 FINAL TABLES |
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Premier Division |
M |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
Bat |
Bowl |
Pts |
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Boston
1st |
16 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
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9 |
3 |
257 |
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Market
Rasen |
16 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
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1 |
10 |
246 |
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Cherry
Will. 1st |
16 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
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13 |
16 |
219 |
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Lindum
1st |
16 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
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20 |
16 |
211 |
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Martin |
16 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
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5 |
12 |
197 |
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Nettleham
1st |
16 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
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30 |
31 |
171 |
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Hykeham
1st |
16 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
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20 |
18 |
133 |
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Hartsholme
1st |
16 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
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29 |
29 |
133 |
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Heckington |
16 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
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28 |
28 |
71 |
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Division One
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M |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
Bat |
Bowl |
Pts |
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BBH 1 |
16 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
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7 |
8 |
285 |
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Boston
2nd |
16 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
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26 |
16 |
212 |
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Morton |
16 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
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4 |
12 |
206 |
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Hartsholme
2 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
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16 |
10 |
206 |
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Owmby |
16 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
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21 |
37 |
168 |
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Blankney
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16 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
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9 |
11 |
160 |
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Scothern |
16 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
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24 |
19 |
158 |
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North
Scarle |
16 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
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17 |
28 |
135 |
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Caythorpe |
16 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
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18 |
37 |
130 |
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Division
Two
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M |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
Bat |
Bowl |
Pts |
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Millers |
16 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
232 |
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Heighington |
16 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
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4 |
12 |
221 |
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Lindum
Academy |
16 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
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16 |
13 |
219 |
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Branston |
16 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
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4 |
26 |
200 |
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Waddington |
16 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
23 |
195 |
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Middle
Rasen |
16 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
25 |
186 |
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Old
Lincolnians |
16 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
20 |
158 |
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Hougham
& Marston |
16 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
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21 |
22 |
113 |
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Carholme |
16 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
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2 |
39 |
101 |
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Division
Three
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M |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
Bat |
Bowl |
Pts |
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Cherry
Will 2nd |
14 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
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2 |
5 |
217 |
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Aswarby |
14 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
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5 |
4 |
199 |
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Horncastle |
14 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
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14 |
13 |
192 |
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Fulbeck |
14 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
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6 |
15 |
166 |
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Washingborough |
14 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
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14 |
16 |
140 |
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Reepham |
14 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
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15 |
27 |
117 |
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Bassingham |
14 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
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21 |
26 |
117 |
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Nettleham
2nd |
14 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
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17 |
24 |
116 |
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Winthorpe withdrawn. Records
adjusted |
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Division
Four
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M |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
Bat |
Bowl |
Pts |
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Revesby |
16 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
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9 |
1 |
295 |
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Marshalls |
16 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
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1 |
3 |
269 |
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BBH 2nd |
16 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
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5 |
11 |
201 |
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Rustons |
16 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
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7 |
27 |
169 |
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Aisthorpe |
16 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
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8 |
18 |
156 |
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Hykeham
2nd |
16 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
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13 |
14 |
132 |
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Nocton |
16 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
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7 |
25 |
127 |
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Mkt
Rasen 2nd |
16 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
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16 |
25 |
96 |
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Bardney |
16 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
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9 |
20 |
94 |
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Major Hoult Group A |
P |
W |
L |
N/R |
Tie |
bt/b |
bl/b |
Pts |
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Mkt Rasen |
3 |
3 |
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60 |
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Owmby |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
9 |
32 |
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Reepham |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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20 |
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Carholme * |
2 |
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2 |
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-10 |
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points deducted |
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Major Hoult Group B |
P |
W |
L |
N/R |
Tie |
bt/b |
bl/b |
Pts |
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Heckington |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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3 |
43 |
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Revesby |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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5 |
1 |
31 |
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Boston 1st |
2 |
1 |
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1 |
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25 |
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Hougham & Marston |
2 |
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2 |
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4 |
3 |
7 |
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Round-up details September 25 As the curtain came down on another season in the Lincoln Cricket League all the final relegation and promotion issues were sorted. This included Boston 1st becoming champions of the
Premier League. This was achieved in the fact they won at relegated club
Heckington who became the only side in all the Leagues to fail to win a game
during the season. Batting first Heckington posted a total of 181-7 (their
highest league total of the season). In response Boston reached the target
for the loss of just four wickets to win the title for the second occasion in
three seasons. Second placed Market Rasen needed Boston to slip up at the
final hurdle for them to retain their title. Facing Nettleham 1st they hit
the days’ top total of 215-8. This included the days’ only century-maker,
Dale Christie, who made 104. When Nettleham batted, opener Phil Brown top
scored with 31 but Rasen bowler Gary Bierlein registered his third five
wicket haul of this campaign, with 5-36 to see Nettleham bowled out for 166
and victory for Rasen by 49 runs (the closest finish of the weekend). In Division One the only game of the day saw BBH 1st
complete their programme as champions but their match with Owmby failed to
reach a conclusion as bad light saw the match abandoned. BBH hit the
days top total of 245-8 with their top scorer being Dave Whapplington with
52. Owmby made 84-8 in response before conditions got to dangerous and the
game was concluded. In Division Two there was also only one game which in
reality was a non-event which saw Waddington take on relegated Carholme.
Waddington made 180-8, include 92 from Billy Evans. Then Gary Evans returned
figures of 9-5-9-6 (the best of the day) as Carholme were bowled out for 39
giving Waddington victory by the highest winning margin of the day, 141 runs. The final game in Division Three not only saw Cherry
Willingham 2nd become league champions but also saw Reepham avoid relegation
as they picked up the fpoints they needed to send Nettleham 2nd down in their
stead. Cherry posted a total of 192-9 with Scott Coupland making 57 and
despite Reepham only making 66, they picked up four very important bowling
points. Keith Whiteley in a rare appearance for the Cherry Sunday side
collected 5-27. Division Four saw, perhaps the days biggest game with
the two promoted side, Revesby and Marshalls, battling it out for the title.
Revesby’s only defeat of the season had been in the corresponding fixture
with Marshalls. Batting first Revesby made 168-5 with Ian Roberts top scoring
with 80, his third fifty of the season. Then to the surprise of everyone,
Marshalls totally capitulated, being bowled out for the seasons’ fourth
lowest total of just 32. Jamie Lewis took 5-7, Simon May 3-20 and Lawrie
Stedman 2-1 to see Revesby to a 136 run victory and the title. Also in this
division Nocton closed their programme entertaining Aisthorpe. Nocton had won
their only home game of the season in their penultimate home game but it was
not to be back to back wins as they were skittle out for 34 allowing
Aisthorpe to win by nine wickets. The only other game scheduled, between
Hykeham 2nd and BBH 2nd was awarded to Hykeham by the management committee. In closing the season I hope the reporting has been ok
but may I just apologise for not having been able to keep the averages up to
date going into the final weeks of the season. Unfortunately circumstances
overtook me but I am back in action again. I hope to have the final averages
to you once all the result sheets are to hand. Premier Heckington 181-7 Boston 1st 183-4, Boston 4th double are
champions Boston (20 pts) beat Heckington (6 pts – 5 bat / 1 bowl)
by 6 wkts Mkt Rasen 1st 215-8 (D Christie 104) Nettleham 1st 166
(G Bierlein 5-36), 3rd 5 wkt haul Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Nettleham (7 pts – 4 bat / 3
bowl) by 49 runs Div 1 BBH 1st 245-7 (D Whapplington 52) Owmby 84-8 Match abandoned – bad light (5 pts each + BBH 5 bat / 3
bow / Owmby 3 bowl) Div 2 Waddington 180-8 (B Evans 92) Carholme 39 (G Evans 6-9) Waddington (20 pts) beat Carholme (3 5bowl pts) by 141
runs Div 3 Reepham 66 (K Whiteley 5-27) Cherry Willingham 2nd
192-9 (S Coupland 57), Cherry champions / Reepham avoided relegation Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Reepham (4 bowl pts) by
126 runs Div 4 Hykeham 2nd v BBH 2nd Hykeham win (20 pts), game awarded by Management
Committee Nocton 34 Aisthorpe 35-1, 6th lowest total of season Aisthorpe (20 pts) beat Nocton by 9 wkts Revesby 168-5 ( I Roberts 80) Marshalls 32 (J Lewis 5-7),
4th lowest total of season Revesby (20 pts) beat Marshalls (2 bowl pts) by 136 runs,
Revesby are champions Top Batsmen 104 D Christie (Mkt
Rasen 1st) .v. Nettleham 1st (H)(Prem) 92 B Evans
( Waddington) .v. Carholme (H)(Div 2) 80 I
Roberts (Revesby) .v. Marshalls (H)(Div 4) 57 S
Coupland (Cherry 2nd) .v. Reepham (a)(Div 3) 52 D
Whapplington BBH 1) .v. Owmby (H)(Div 1) Top Bowlers 6-9 G Evans
(Waddington) .v. Carholme (H)(Div 2) 5-7 J Lewis
(Revesby) .v. Marshalls (H)(Div 4) 5-27 K Whiteley (Cherry 2nd) .v.
Reepham (a)(Div 3) 5-36 G Bierlein (Mkt Rasen
1st) .v. Nettleham 1st (H)(Prem) Highest totals 245-8 BBH 1st .v. Owmby (H)(Div
1) 215-8 Mkt Rasen 1st .v. Nettleham
1st (H)(Prem) Lowest totals 32
Marshalls .v. Revesby (a)(Div 4) 34
Nocton .v. Aisthorpe (H)(Div 4) Closest finish 49 runs Mkt Rasen 1st 215-8 v Nettleham 166 (Prem) Biggest winning margin 141 runs Waddington 180-5 v Carholme 39 (Div 2) Highest Aggregate scores 381-16
Mkt Rasen 1st 215-8 v Nettleham 166 (Prem) 365-11
BHeckington 181-7 v Boston 1st 183-4 (Prem) |
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Round-up details September 18 With just one weekend of the season left we have to
apologise to a number of clubs for incorrect reporting last weekend. It was
suggested Lindum Academy had won promotion from Division Two along with
Millers. This was in actual fact an error as Heighington had inadvertently
not been allocated four bowling points from a previous game which saw them
second by three points and promoted to Division One. Also it had been
reported that Bassingham had already been relegated in Division Three, this
too was incorrect and for this error we again apologise. Just ten fixtures were scheduled for the day, including
the previously postponed Major Hoult Cup final between the Premier League’s
title contenders Boston and Market Rasen. Boston batted first and posted a
total of 204-8 with Luke Gilding, top scoring with 51. For Rasen, man of the
match, Dale Christie made 73 but he was unable to prevent Boston lifting the
trophy with a 36 run victory. The two sides meet again this weekend to decide
the Premier League title. In the Premier League only one game was scheduled which
gave Lindum the opportunity for a top four finish when hosting Nettleham.
This they took with open arms against a depleted Nettleham side. Batting
first Lindum made the days second highest score of 224-5 with Will Taylor
making 50 and Will Wright 61. In reply the nine-man Nettleham side was bowled
out for just 89. In Division One, Morton closed their season against BBH
1st looking to finish second and secure a quick return to the top
flight. BBH set Morton a target of 187-6 but on the day this proved too many
with Morton all out for 146 for a 41 runs defeat. Also playing were Boston 2nd
who visited bottom side Caythorpe whose fate had been decided. Boston batted
first making 186-6 with Pete Moore scoring 68. Caythorpe were part way into
their innings on 53-1 when the rains abandoned proceeding. The points
collected saw Boston take second place by one point from Morton and
Hartsholme 2nd who finish on the same points. In Division Two a local derby took place at Waddington
where Branston were the visitors. Branston had looked on course to take one
of the promotion places but had stumbled in the latter stages. With this
disappointment foremost in their minds Branston’s season was to close in
defeat. For Waddington it saw them collect their second league double as they
won by 37 runs after setting Branston a target of 148. In Division Three bottom placed Bassingham hosted
Washingborough who had already settled for fifth place. Bassingham collected
a second successive win, which was enough to see them climb away from the
relegation position. Batting first they made 142-6 before winning by the days
closest finish of 16 runs. It is now down to Reepham or Nettleham 2nd
as to who will go down. Reepham need at least four points against Cherry
Willingham 2nd in their final game to send Nettleham down. At the
other end of the table Fulbeck visit Cherry Willilngham 2nd
knowing they too have to settle for another season in this division. Victory
for Cherry would see them promoted. Batting first Fulbeck made the days
lowest total of 50 with Luke Benyon recording the best bowling of the day
with 5-18. Cherry moved into second place after losing just three wickets and
they can now grab the title, should they collect three points at Reepham next
week. In Division Four promoted Marshalls took on Nocton in
the knowledge that victory would create a final day title decider against
fellow promoted newcomers Revesby. Batting first they hit the days top score
247-7 with Lynton Karkach making 90. For Nocton, Dylan Garfoot took 5-69
before then top scoring with 54 in his sides 168. The final two games saw
Rustons meet Aisthorpe with Rustons after a third double of the season. This
they achieved by 5 wickets after bowling Aisthorpe out for 109. Also Market
Rasen 2nd hosted Hykeham 2nd needing victory to avoid
bottom spot. This too they achieved after posting a total of 191-7 (included
84 from Andy Richley before he retired hurt). When Hykeham batted they made
107 for an 84 run defeat. Bardney subsequently slipped into bottom place,
much due to being the only side in all the leagues to be deducted points for
failing to fulfil on more than one occasion this season. Top
Batsmen 90 L
Karkach (Marshalls) .v.
Nocton (H)(Div 4) 84 A
Richley (Mkt Rasen 2) .v.
Hykeham 2 (H)(Div 4) 73 D
Christie (Mkt Rasen1) .v.
Boston 1s (a)(MH) 68 P
Moore (Boston 2nd) .v.
Caythorpe (a)(Div 1) 61 W
Wright (Lindum 1) .v.
Nettleham 1 (H)(Prem) 54 D
Garfoot (Nocton)
.v. Marshalls (a)(Div 4) 51 L
Gilding (Boston 1) .v.
Mkt Rasen 1 (H)(MH) 50 W
Taylor (Lindum 1) .v.
Nettleham 1 (H)(Prem) Top
Bowlers 5-18 L Benyon
(Cherry Will 2nd) .v.
Fulbeck (H)(Div 3) 5-69 D
Garfoot (Nocton)
.v. Marshalls (a)(Div 4) Highest
totals 247-7 Marshalls .v. Nocton (H)(Div 4) 224-5 Lindum 1 .v. Nettleham 1 (H)(Prem) Lowest
totals 50 Fulbeck .v. Cherry Will 2 (a)(Div 3) 89 Nettleham
1 .v. Lindum 1 (a)(Prem) Major
Hoult Cup Final Boston
1st 204-8 (L
Gilding 51) Mkt Rasen 1st
168 (D Christie 73) Boston
won by 36 runs D Christie man of match Premier Lindum
1st 224-5 ( W
Taylor 50 / W Wright 61) Nettleham 1st
89 Lindum
(20 pts) beat Nettleham (2 bowl pts) by 135 runs Div 1 Caythorpe
53-1 Boston 2nd 186-6 (P Moore 68) Abandoned
– 5 pts each + Boston 5 bat pts –Caythorpe 2 bowl pts) Morton
146 BBH 1st 187-6 BBH
(20 pts) beat Morton (5 pts – 3 bat / 2 bowl) by 41 runs Div 2 Waddington
148 Branston 111 Waddington
(20 pts) beat Branston (6 pts -1 bat / 5 Bowl) by 37 runs Div 3 Bassingham
142-9 Washingborough 126 Bassingham
(20 pts) beat Washingboro (6 pts – 2 bat / 4 bowl) by 16 runs Cherry
Willingham 2nd 51-3 Fulbeck 50 (L Benyon 5-18) Cherry
(20 pts) beat Fulbeck (1 bowl pts) by 7 wkts Mkt
Rasen 2nd191-6 (A Richley 84 ret ht) Hykeham 2nd 107 Mkt Rasen (20 ps) beat Hykeham (3 pts- 1
bat/ 2 bowl) by 84 runs Marshalls
247-7 (L Karkach 90 / D Garfoot 5-69) Nocton 168 (D Garfoot 54) Marshalls
(20 ts) beat Nocton (7 pts – 4 bat / 3 bowl) by 79 runs Rustons
110-5 Aisthorpe 109 Rustons
(20 pts) beat Aisthorper (3 pts – 1 bat / 2 bowl) by 5 wkts Fixtures for September 25 Premier Heckington v Boston 1 Mkt Rasen 1 v Nettleham 1 Div 1 BBH 1 v Owmby Div 2 Waddington v Carholme Div 3 Reephaam v Cherry Willingham 3 Div 4 Hykeham 2 v BBH 2 Nocton v Aisthorpe Revesby v Horncastle |
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Round-up details September 11 As the season nears its conclusion more issues were resolved following
the weekend games. The table-top clash in the Premier League saw Market Rasen
victorious but with one game left each, one now has to believe Boston will be
champions. At the bottom Heckington, as is known are relegated and after the
weekend games, Hartsholme 1st and Hykeham 1st have both finished on the same
points next to them.
In the Premier League second placed Mkt Rasen 1st
hosted leaders Boston 1st looking to avenge an early season defeat. With
Lawrence Robinson hitting the days only century of 108 not out, Rasen posted
the days highest score of 261-4. Boston saw knocks of 60 from Ward and 52
from Newton but were bowled out for 198 for a 63 runs defeat. In the two
sides final games Mkt Rasen host Nettleham while Boston visit Heckington so
weather permitting Boston looks favourites for the title as the have an
eleven point lead at the top of the table. Cherry Willingham were gifted
victory over Nettleham, who failed to fulfil. This sees Cherry finish third.
In the Lincoln derby between Lindum and Hartsholme it was a 32 run victory
for Lindum. Pierce Morley-Barnes (51) saw Lindum to 203-5 but in reply
Hartsholme’s innings closed on 171-9. The days closest finish was at Hykeham
where Heckington were the visitors. Hykeham collapsed to 58-6 before closing
on 169. Nathan Thompson took 5-47. In reply Heckington saw Liam Tunstall make
74 to reach 107-2 but Nick Martin took 5-30 as the visitors crumbled to 165
for a 4 run defeat.
In Division Two the battle was on for second
place with Millers already crowned champions. Second placed Lindum Academy
only needed victory over Carholme to book this position and this they
achieved but not without some frights. Lindum made just 89 in their innings
but in reply Carholme fell 11 runs short, making only 78. This saw Carholme’s
fate decided as they were relegated. Hoping Lindum would fail though, were,
Heighington, who visited Millers, knew nothing less than victory was going to
be any good. On the day Millers were to suffer their second home defeat as Heighington
won by 74 runs. Mick Fairweather made 73 and Richard Wells took 5-46 as
Heighington made 193. In reply Millers mustered 119. At the other end of the
table Hougham and Marston also saw their fate decided as they suffered a ten
straight defeat. Visiting Waddington they were bowled out for 43 with P
Ainsworth taking 5-28, before the home side went onto a nine wicket victory.
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Round-up details September 4 Moving into September and the last four weeks of the
season the weather forced no less than eight of the days games to be called
off but our cricketers proved they are made of sturdy stuff with the
remaining ten games all reaching conclusions. All three games in the Premier League got under way but
all were abandoned during the first innings. The two front-runners Boston 1st
and Market Rasen 1st meet next Sunday and then to end their respective
seasons Boston visited bottom side Heckington and Market Rasen host Nettleham
1st. At the present time Boston hold a 25-point lead so in reality they must
be odds on favourites to take the title. The second relegation position is
still between Hykeham 1st and Hartsholme 1st with the latter having a 14
point advantage. Both these sides have one game left with Hartsholme visiting
Lindum 1st and Hykeham hosting Heckington. In Division One two issues were decided in one game as
league leaders BBH 1st gained promotion on their visit to North Scarle, who
slipped into an automatic relegation position having concluded their
fixtures. Going in to the last three weekends of the season no less than four
of the other sides in the bottom half of the league could still be relegated.
Three of these sides did their cause no favours at all in avoiding the second
relegation place. Bottom side Caythorpe saw their game at Morton called off.
Of the others, Owmby lost at home to Hartsholme 2nd and Scothern were beaten
by Boston 2nd. For Caythorpe to avoid relegation they need no less than 18
points from their last two games against BBH 1st and Boston 2nd, hoping Owmby
collect none in their final two games at Blankney and BBH 1st. Scothern
meanwhile end their season at Hartsholme next week. In Division Two, leaders Millers saw their game with
Branston called off but the five points collected were enough to ensure them
of becoming champions. The chase for the second promotion place is now a
three horse race as Lindum Academy truly came into the equation with victory
over Waddington. Branston and Heighington are the other two sides in
contention. It could all be decided next week as Heighington visit the newly
crown champions while Lindum Academy make the short trip to bottom side
Carholme. To take second place Heighington can come away with nothing less
than victory at Millers who have lost just once at home, way back in May.
Lindum Academy must feel more than confident of edging this race but it could
all blow up in their faces should the weather intervene and Branston then win
at Waddington in two weeks time. At the bottom Carholme lost at home to
Middle Rasen which sees them take the first relegation place. The other place
looks as if it will go to Hougham and Marston as the only other contenders
are Waddington who, with three games left, need just one victory to be
uncatchable. Other than Branston they are scheduled to host both Hougham
& Marston and Carholme. In Division Three, Aswarby saw their final game
postponed, but the points collected for a cancelled game, ensured them of
promotion. Going into the weekend Horncastle held second place and looked
almost assured of taking the second promotion place but defeat at Cherry
Willingham 2nd, not only dented their promotion hopes, but now put Cherry in
the driving seat. The villagers now need just one win from their two
remaining games at home to Fulbeck or away to Reepham. Horncastle’s final
game sees them entertain Washingborough. At the bottom Bassingham, could
avoid the drop should they beat Washingborough at home in their final game.
This would then relegate Nettleham 2nd to bottom place assuming Reepham, with
two games left, pick up twelve points from their final games at Fulbeck or
home to Cherry Willingham 2nd. In Division Four the long-time front-runners of
Marshalls and Revesby both secured promotion this weekend. For leaders
Marshalls they were frustrated by the cancellation of their game at strugglers
Bardney. This allowed Revesby, who won at Hykeham, to return to the top with
both sides having two games left and meeting each other on the final weekend.
Weather permitting one assumes Revesby will retain their unbeaten home record
to beat Rustons next week and Marshalls will win at home against Nocton. This
would then set up a league decider as no less than a win for either side is
good enough to take the title. As stated all three scheduled games in the Premier
League fell foul of the elements. League leaders Boston 1st looked well
placed at 83-1 when entertaining Lindum 1st. As for second placed Market
Rasen 1st their start at Hartsholme 1st was less convincing at 22-2. In the
third game Martin closed their programme entertaining Hykeham 1st and batting
first they stood at 115-2 with Dan Duke making an unbeaten 52 (his third 50
of the season and to 529 runs for the season in 12 innings at an average of
48.09). In Division One BBH 1st visited North Scarle were
concluding their programme. BBH were looking to secure a fourth league double
while the home side needed no less than victory to avoid being relegated for
a second season in a row. BBH batted first and recorded the days top score of
204-6 with Kevin Coulson making back to back fifties with 74. When North
Scarle batted, not for the first time this season, Matt Baker was their top
scorer with just 24. Only two others batsmen made double figures as they were
bowled out for 82 inside 23 overs. For BBH Tom Siswick was the pick of their
bowlers with figures of 4-2-10-4 as his side won by the biggest winning
margin of the day of 186 runs. With three games left BBH need only six points
to take the title. Looking for their second league double were second placed
Boston 2nd, who visited Scothern. Batting first Boston saw three players make
scores in the thirties with the top score coming from Pete Moor with 33. This
allowed Boston to reach a total of 172-8. Scothern’s reply got off to a great
start with 62 on the board in the first ten overs. Their opening stand of 52
included 44 from John Heath who was dismissed by Paul Deans who collect four
wickets on the day taking his season tally to 26. His figures of 9-4-19-4
helped towards Scothern being bowled out for 135, giving Boston a 35 run
victory. Third placed Morton’s game with Caythorpe failed to see a ball
bowled which subsequently allowed Hartsholme 2nd to go third as they edged
out home side Owmby who could have done with victory themselves to move away
from the relegation zone. Hartsholme made 171 with Henry Rush, making his
first 2nd XI appearance, hitting a top score of 77. In response Owmby got to
within 11 runs of their target, with two wicket left to suffer the days
closest finish. For the third occasion Ben Brumby made a fifty, with 74. The first title to be decided was in Division Two where
Millers were crowned champions despite their home game with promotion
hopefuls Branston being cancelled. The only other side in the top four to be
in action were Lindum Academy who needed victory to become serious promotion
contenders. They did this by avenging an early season defeat as they hosted
seventh place Waddington. The visitors batting first, made 124-8 with Billy
Evans their top scorer with 34. Home batsman John Begley then carried his bat
making his highest Academy score with 56 not out to see Lindum to a six
wicket victory. Middle Rasen who were playing their final game had had an
unbeaten August. Visiting bottom side
Carholme they were looking to record their best run of the season, three wins
in a row. This they did in comprehensive fashion, winning by 120 runs. Ian
Nash hit his second fifty of the season with 67 as Middle Rasen posted a
total of 183-7. When Carholme batted, they hit their seventh sub three figure
total, making only 63, the days lowest total. Defeat for the West Common side
confirmed their relegation. Another side edging close to the drop are Hougham
& Marston. Entertaining Old Lincolnians in their final home game they
needed to pick up their first win in ten games. Going into their final game
the Lincoln side, who were seeking a second league double, had won just once
in their last nine games. The home side posted a score of 115 and although
Old Lincolnians did not have it all their own way, they won by two wickets to
ensure their safety in this division for next season. In Division Three Aswarby became another side to gain
promotion without getting changed. They were scheduled to visit Nettleham 2nd
who are still in danger of relegation but the ground was unfit due to the
rain. Another game in this division saw the other two promotion contenders
come head to head as third placed Cherry Willingham 2nd hosted second placed
Horncastle. Both sides had won their last three games but Cherry were after
registering their second double have beaten Horncastle at the beginning of
the season. Batting first, Cherry made the second highest total of the day,
with 195-9. Horncastle in reply saw Dan Freeman make a top score of 64 but
their innings closed on 140-9 to suffer a 55 runs defeat. In victory Cherry
moved into second place and now are favourites to join Aswarby in promotion.
The only other game in this division (due to the Reepham .v. Washingboorugh
game being cancelled) saw mid table Fulbeck take on bottom side Bassingham
who had not won in five games and had just one win to their names. Playing
their last away game they had still to
register a win on the road. Batting first for the first occasion in
six games Bassingham made 156-8. Top scorer was Bill Taylor with 51 while
Neil Evans took 3-27 for Fulbeck. In reply eight Fulbeck batsmen were
dismissed to catches which saw them bowled out for 144, thus suffering defeat
by 12 runs. Fulbeck’s top scorer was Luke Pollard with 38 and for Bassingham,
Shez Butt took 4-29. In Division Four league leaders Marshalls saw their trip
to Bardney cancelled due to the weather and this allowed Revesby to return to
the summit as they won by eight wickets at Hykeham 2nd. Hykeham made 81
before Revesby secured their sixth league double and promotion. Marshalls too
were assured of promotion as third placed BBH 2nd suffered their first defeat
in five games to near neighbour Rustons.
BBH were playing their final home game but batting first they were
unable to deal with Rustons bowler Stuart Silk who restricted them to 137
with figures of 5-25. Rustons lost six wickets before reaching their target.
In the final game the much improving Market Rasen 2nd hosted Nocton who, last
week, had won for the first occasion in nine games. Rasen were after their
first win of the season and batting first made 174 with Liam Scale their top
scorer with 58. In reply Nocton were bowled out for 114 which saw Gavin
Korytnickyj recorded the ‘equal’ second best bowling figures of the season of
7-17. Rasen’s victory lifted them off the bottom for the first time and with
two games left, against Hykeham and Bardney they must now be more than
confident of avoiding the wooden spoon. Lincoln Indoor Cricket League: The
Lincoln Indoor League starts its new season in October 2011, Will clubs who entered
last year and any new clubs, please indicate there interest by replying to
this e-mail at the mikesavage199@btinternet.com address The cost of ten games per team and cup games is £100 per team per season payable in advance. Last year 12 teams competed in 2 divisions with all games played in Lincoln Christ Hospital Sports Hall between 19.00 - 22.00 hrs. Three games per night are played. Please note the dates available are Tuesdays or Thursdays. Please reply ASAP so all arrangements and fixtures can be sorted and communicated back to you. If you are not the correct recipient for your club can you please forward as appropriate. Many thanks, Mike Savage. Premier Boston 1st 83-1
Lindum 1st Abandoned 5 pts each Heckington v Market Rasen 1st 22-2 Abandoned – 5 pts each Martin 115-2 (D Duke 52*) Hykeham 1st Abandoned – 5 pts each + 1 bat pts for Martin Div 1 Morton v Caythorpe Cancelled – 5 pts each North Scarle 82 BBH 1st 204-6 (K Coulson 74), BBH
promoted / 4th league double BBH (20 pts) beat North Scarle (2 bowl pts) by 186 runs,
North Scarle relegated Owmby 160-8 (B
Brumby 74) Hartsholme 2nd 171 (H Rush 77) Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Owmby (9 pts – 4 bat / 5 bowl)
by 11 runs Scothern 135 Boston 2nd 172-8, Boston 2nd double Boston (20 pts) beat Scothern (5 pts – 2 bat / 3 bowl)
by 37 runs Div 2 Carholme 63 Middle Rasen 183-7 (I Nash 67) Middle Rasen (20 pts) beat Carholme (3 bowl pt) by 120
runs Hougham & Marston 115 Old Lincolnians 116-8, Old
Lincolnians 2nd double Old Lincolnians (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (4
pts – 1 bat / 3 bowl) by 2 wkts Lindum Academy 125-4
(J Begley 56*) Waddington 124-8 Lindum Academy (20 pts) beat Waddington (3 pts – 2 bat /
1 bowl) by 6 wkts Millers v Branston Cancelled (5 pts each), Millers are Champions Div 3 Cherry Willingham 1st 195-9 Horncastle 140-9 (D Freeman
65), Cherry 2nd double Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Horncastle (7 pts – 3
bat / 4 bowl) by 55 runs Fulbeck 144 Bassingham 156-8 (B Taylor 51) Bassingham (20 pts) beat Fulbeck (6 pts – 3 bat / 3
bowl) by 12 runs Nettleham 2nd v Aswarby, Aswarby promoted Cancelled – 5 pts each Reepham v Washingborough Cancelled – 5 pts each Div 4 Bardney v Marshalls, Marshalls promoted Cancelled – 5 pts each BBH 2nd 137 (S Silk 5-25) Rustons 140-6 Rustons (20 pts) beat BBH (4 pts – 2 bat / 2 bowl) by 4
wkts Hykeham 2nd 81 Revesby 82-2 Revesby 6th league double Revesby (20 pts) beat Hykeham (nil pt) by 8 wkts, Revesby promoted Market Rasen 2nd 174 (L Scale 58) Nocton 114 (G Korytnickyj 7-17) Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Nocton (6 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 60 runs, Mkt Rasen1st win TOP BATSMEN 77 Henry
Rush (Hartsholme 2) .v. Owmby (a)(Div 1), 4th 50 of season 74 Ben
Brumby (Owmby) .v. Hartsholme 2nd (H)(Div 1), 3rd 50 of season 74 Kev
Coulson (BBH 1) .v. North Scarle (a)(Div 1), 2nd 50 of season 67 Ian
Nash (Middle Rasen) .v. Carholme (a)(Div 2), 2nd 50 of season 65 Dan
Freeman (Horncastle) .v. Cherry Will 2nd (a) (Div 3) 58 Liam
Scale (Mkt Rasen 2) .v. Nocton (H)(Div 4) 57* Dan Duke
(Martin) .v. Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem), 3rd half century of season 56* John
Begley (Lindum Ac) .v. Waddington
(a)(Div 2) 51 Bill
Taylor (Bassingham) .v. Fulbeck (a)(Div 3) TOP BOWLERS 7-17 Gavin
Korytnickyj (Mkt Rasen 2) .v. Nocton (H)(Div 4), 2nd best figures of season 5-25 Stuart
Silk (Rustons) .v. BBH 2 (H)(Div 4) HIGHEST SCORES 204-6 BBH
1st .v. North Scarle (a)(Div 1) 185-9 Cherry
2nd .v. Horncastle (H)(Div 3) LOWEST SCORES 63
Carholme .v. Middle Rasen
(H)(Div 2) 81 Hykeham .v. Revesby (H)(Div 4) CLOSEST FINISHES 11 runs Owmby
160-8 v Hartsholme 2nd 171 (Div 1) 12 runs
Fulbeck 144 Bassingham 156-8 (Div 3) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 186 runs North
Scarle 82 BBH 204-6 (Div 1) 60 runs Mkt
Rasen 2nd 174 Nocton 114 (Div 4) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 335-18
Cherry Willingham 2nd 195-9 v Horncastle 140-9 305-18
Scothern 135 Boston 2nd 172-8 Fixtures for September 11 Premier Hykeham 1 v Heckington Lindum 1 v Hartsholme Mkt Rasen 1 v Boston 1 Nettleham 1 v Cherry Willingham 1
Div 1 BBH 1 v Caythorpe Blankney v Owmby Boston 2 v Morton Hartsholme 2 v Scothern Div 2 Carholme v Lindum Academy Millers v Heighington Waddington v Hougham & Marston Div 3 Fulbeck v Reepham Horncastle v Washingborough Div 4 Aisthorpe v Hykeham 2 Bardney v Mkt Rasen 2 Nocton v BBH 2 Revesby v Rustons |
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Round-up details August 28 The bank holiday weekend saw a reduced programme of games which was further reduced by two games not taking place due to unfit grounds. One of those to be lost to the conditions was the Major Hoult Cup Final between Premier League giants Market Rasen 1st and Boston 1st. This final will now take place at Boston on 18 September. The second game to be lost was the only scheduled Premier League game between Cherry Willingham and Martin. The cancelling of this game ended any hope of Cherry Willingham taking the title as they can no longer catch leaders Boston 1st. Of the games played there was one promotion place sorted
but no other relegation issues decided. This said, BBH 1st moved ever closer
to taking the Division One title and Morton now look odds on to return to the
top flight at the first attempt. At the other end of Division One, North
Scarle, despite not being bottom, are on the edge of dropping through two
divisions in successive seasons unless they get a win against BBH in their
final game. Caythorpe too are in danger of a quick return to Division Two
unless they can get something out of their final three games (all against the
top three). In Division Two, second placed Heighington’s defeat at
Middle Rasen ensures promotion for Millers and now their promotion hopes hang
on their last game, which is in actual fact at Millers. This opens the door
for Branston and possibly Lindum Academy to grab the second promotion place,
after the latter picked up a good win at Old Lincolnians. In Division Three, Aswarby moved another step closer to
promotion but three other clubs are still in contention. At the bottom
Bassingham’s fate has already been decided. In Division Four, Marshalls and Revesby need just one
more win from their final three games to ensure their promotion with the
title almost certain to be decided when they meet on the final day. At the
bottom, Market Rasen 2nd, one of only two sides without a win during the
season, could yet avoid the wooden spoon as they still have games to play
against fellow strugglers Bardney, Nocton and Hykeham 2nd. The chase for promotion from Division One saw league
leaders BBH 1st host a Scothern side looking for back to back wins for the
first time this season. The visitors batted first with opener J. Heath top
scoring with 78 in their total of 161. For BBH Cameron Hall and Tom Cuthbert
were the pick of their bowlers, both taking 2-10. When ‘The Heath’ batted,
opener Kev Coulson lost two early partners to Jacob Smith but then carried
his bat with 59 to see his side to a seven wicket victory. Smith had figures
of 2-35. Another top of the table clash saw Hartsholme 2nd take on Boston
2nd. Boston were looking to avenge an early season defeat and batting first
posted a total of 143. When Hartsholme batted they could not live with the
bowling of Paul Deans who collected his second five wicket haul of the
season, with 5-15 to see Hartsholme bowled out for 115. Their 28 run defeat
was the closest losing margin of the day. With Hartsholme losing, fourth
placed Morton grabbed the opportunity to move into promotion contention as
they completed their second double of the season with victory over North
Scarle, who have slipped back down the table into a relegation threatened
position. The Morton hero was Simon Turner who firstly took 6-14 to seen
North Scarle bowled out for 106 and then hit 53 as Morton won by five
wickets. Two other relegation threatened side met at Blankney where they
hosted bottom side Caythorpe. Blankney had strung back to back wins together
and were looking for their first league double while Caythorpe had lost their
last three and won just once in six outings. Caythorpe batted first and lost
both openers with only one run on the board. Had it not been for a last
wicket stand of 33 they would not have posted their total of 100. Top scorer
for them was S Greenwood with 26 while Bruce Donald took 4-32 and James
Ingamells 3-21 for Blankney. For the home side Cameron Donald top scored with
38 as Blankney eased their way to a five wicket victory. Luke Endley picked
up 3-24 and Dan Pinfold 2-32 for Caythorpe. In Division Two, second placed Heighington visited
Middle Rasen in search of their third league double. Heighington lost last
week for the first occasion since the end of May so they were looking to get
back to winning ways to consolidate their promotion push. As for Middle
Rasen, they had re-found their early season form and were unbeaten in three
games and batting first they set Heighington a target of 141-9 to chase. On
the day this proved too many for Heighington who, for the second game in a
row, failed to make three figures, being bowled out for 81 for a 60 run
defeat. The only other game in this division saw Lindum Academy keep their
promotion hopes alive as they made the short trip to Old Lincolnians. The home side had won their previous
encounter by 7 wickets so were after recording their second double of the
season. Lindum batted first and posted a total of 203-6. This included a
third wicket stand of 90 between 14-year-old William Wright (70) and Osama
Rabbani (13 next week). Old Lincolnians fell well short of their target,
being bowled out for 94 to suffer the days biggest losing margin of 109 runs. Division Three brought together top against bottom as
leaders Aswarby visited Bassingham, who had not won in four games and had
only one win to their names all season.
Their previous meeting had seen Aswarby register a 165 run victory and
in this game Aswarby were looking to record their second double. The visitors
batted first making 172-8 including 52 not out from George Gibson. For
Bassingham Shez Butt took 6-36. Butt then hit his third fifty of the season
with 51 but was unable to prevent his team suffering a 39 run defeat as they
closed on 134-9. The second game in this division saw Horncastle take on
Nettleham 2nd as the town side continued to push for a promotion place. Their
previous meeting produced over 400 runs with Nettleham winning by just 23
runs. On the day this game produced the highest aggregate scores as Nettleham
made 177-9 with Dan McCardell getting his thidr 50 of the season with 53. Jim
Watters then made 45 as Horncastle reached their target for the loss of six
wickets. Victory moved Horncastle up into second place just ahead of Cherry
Willingham 2nd and Fulbeck who both have a game in hand on them. This
division could go down to the last weekend. This is not the case in Division Four where the two promotion
places could be decided next week. Second placed Marshalls comprehensively
collected their third double of the season as they took on bottom side Market
Rasen 2nd. Rasen made 161 when batting first with Greg Andrews taking 6-24.
In reply Marshalls reached their target without loss in 29 overs. For the
fifth occasion this season Martyn Snell made a 50, this time hitting 71. His
partner in their 164 run partnership was Tom Brooks who hit his second 50
with 78 not out. In the final game two of the sides from the bottom half of
the division came together as Hykeham 2nd took on Nocton. Hykeham had not won
since 29 May while Nocton’s last win was on 4 June. Nocton, batting first
made 154, their highest total of the season. In reply Hykeham were bowled out
for 99, which saw Nocton legend David Glew collect another ‘fifer’ in his
illustrious career with 5-16. Major Hoult Cup final Market Rasen 1st v Boston 1st Postponed – ground unfit – Final now to be played at
Boston on 18 Sept Premier Cherry Willingham 1st v Martin Postponed ground unfit – (5 pts each) Div 1 Blankney 102-5 Caythorpe 100, Blankney 1st league double Blankney (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (3 pts 1 bat 2 bowl) by
5 wkts BBH 1st 162-3 (K Coulson 59*) Scothern 161-9 (J Heath 78), BBH 3rd league double BBH (20 pts) beat Scothern (5 pts – 4 bat / 1 bowl) by 7
wkts Hartsholme 2nd 115 (P Deans 5-15) Boston 2nd 143 Boston (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (6 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 28 runs Morton 107-5 (S Turner 53) North Scarle 106 (S Turner
6-14), Morton 2nd league double Morton (20 pts) beat North Scarle (3 pts – 1 bat / 2
bowl) by 5 wkts Div 2 Middle Rasen 141-9 Heighington 81 Middle Rasen (20 pts) beat Heighington (4 bowl pts) by
60 runs Old Lincolnians 94 Lindum Academy 203-6 (W Wright 70) Lindum Academy (20 pts) beat Old Lincolnians (2 bowl
pts) by 109 runs Div 3 Bassingham 134-9 (S Butt 51) Aswarby 172-8 (G Gibson 52*
/ S Butt 6-36) Aswarby (20 pts) beat Bassingham (5 pts – 2 bat / 3
bowl) by 39 runs, Aswarby 2nd double Horncastle 178-6 Nettleham 2nd 177-9 (D McCardell 53) Horncastle (20 pts) beat Nettleham (6 pts – 4 bat / 2
bowl) by 4 wkts Div 4 Hykeham 2nd 99 (D Glew 5-16) Nocton 154 Nocton (20 pts) beat Hykeham (5 bowl pts) by 55 runs Marshalls 164-0 (M Snell 71* / T Brooks 78*) Mkt Rasen
2nd 161 (G Andrews 6-24) Marshalls (20 pts) beat Mkt Rasen (4 bowl pts) by 10
wkts, Marshalls 3rd league double TOP BATSMEN 78* T
Brooks (Marshalls) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (H)(Div 4) 78 J
Heath (Scothern) .v.
BBH 1 (a)(Div 1) 71* M
Snell (Marshalls) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (H)(Div 4) 70 W
Wright (Lindum Academy) .v. Old
Lincolnians (a)(Div 2) 59* K
Coulson (BBH 1) .v.
Scothern (H)(Div 1) 53 S
Turner (Morton) .v.
North Scarle (H)(Div 1) 54 D
McCardell (Nettleham 2nd) .v.
Horncastle (a)(Div 3) 52* G Gibson (Aswarby) .v. Bassingham (a)(Div
3) 51 S
Butt (Bassingham) .v.
Aswarby (H)(Div 3) TOP BOWLERS 6-14 S
Turner (Morton) .v.
North Scarle (H)(Div 1) 6-24 G
Andrews (Marshalls) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (H)(Div 4) 6-36 S
Butt (Bassingham) .v.
Aswarby (H)(Div 3) 5-15 P
Deans (Boston 2nd) .v.
Hartsholme 2nd (a)(Div 1) 5-16 D
Glew (Nocton) .v.
Hykeham 2nd (a)(Div 4) HIGHEST SCORES 100 PARTNERSHIPS 164 (1st wkt) M
Snell / T Brooks (Marshalls) .v. Mkt
Rasen 2nd (H)(Div 4) LOWEST SCORES 81 Heighington .v.
Middle Rasen (a)(Div 2) 94 Old
Lincolnians .v.
Lindum Academy (H)(Div 2) CLOSEST FINISHES 28 runs Hartsholme
2nd 115 Boston 2nd 143 (Div 1) 39 runs Bassingham
134-9 Aswarby 172-8 (Div 3) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 109 runs Old
Lincolnians 94 .v. Lindum Academy 203-6 (Div 2) 60 runs Middle Rasen 140-9 .v.
Heighington 81 (Div 2) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 355-15 Horncastle
178-6 .v. Nettleham 2nd 177-9 (Div 3) 325-10 Marshalls 164-0 .v. Mkt Rasen 2nd 161-9 (Div 4) Fixtures September 4 Premier Boston 1 v Lindum 1 Heckington v Market rasen 1 Martin v Hykeham 1 Div 1 Morton v Caythorpe North Scarle v BBH 1 Owmby v Hartsholme 2 Scothern v Boston 2 Div 2 Carholme v Middle Rasen Hougham & Marston v Old Lincolnians Lindum Academy v Waddington Millers v Branston Div 3 Cherry Willingham 1 v Horncastle Fulbeck v Bassingham Nettleham v Aswarby Reepham v Washingborough Div 4 Bardney v Marshalls BBH2 v Rustons Market Rasen 2 v Nocton |
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Round-up details August 21 With just five weekends of the season left still there are few promotion and relegation issues decided. The Premier League now looks like a two horse race between 2009 champions Boston 1st and last years’ title winners Market Rasen 1st. The title could be decided in two weeks time when the two sides meet. At the bottom of this division it now also looks a two horse race for survival. Heckington have already been relegated but Hartsholme 1st and Hykeham 1st are both in the drop zone. Realistically Hartsholme 1st cannot be relegated as their Second XI is already in Division One so the Management Committee will have some decisions to make. This situation also occurs in Division One. BBH 1st are favourites to become champions but the sides in second and third position are Boston 2nd an Hartsholme 2nd so fourth placed Morton could be the lucky side to take the second promotion place. This division is perhaps the tightest of all five leagues as only 30 points separate second to bottom side North Scarle from second placed Hartsholme 2nd so who will go down is really an unknown quantity. In Division Two, leaders Millers are now just three points away from being assured of promotion. It now looks as if the other promotion place will be between local rivals Heighington and Branston but both sides still have to visit Millers, so fourth placed Lindum Academy will be closely watching these results, as their run-in looks somewhat easier. At the bottom, second to bottom side Hougham & Marston are one defeat away from relegation while bottom placed Carholme have to win at least two of their last three for any hope of avoiding the drop. In Division Three Aswarby are in the ‘box seat’ but any two of the top four teams could still go up. At the bottom, on the withdrawal of Winthorpe, only one side is due to be relegated and Bassingham look odds on to take this place. In Division Four the title will be between Revesby and Marshalls as the two sides meet on the last day of the season with Market Rasen 2nd looking favourites for the wooden spoon. This weekend was certainly a day for the batsmen with no
less that five century makers (two collecting their second of the season) and
a further 19 half centuries. As for the bowlers there were only three five
wicket hauls, two for the first occasion this season and one for a third
time. The day also produced the highest score by a team this season and in
another game the fifth highest aggregate score. There was also the seasons’
biggest winning margin and second highest partnership to date. In the Premier League the top two both had away games
with leaders Boston 1st having what looked the stiffest game as they visited
third placed Martin. For Boston things looked ominous when they were 11-4 but
they got to some respectability, reaching 103, thanks to 16 from Pete Moore
and a top score of 31 from Gary Epton, the only double figure scorers of the
innings. Geordie Scott took 4-27 and Steve Scott 3-22 for Martin. Martin’s
innings was even more dramatic as Scott Elleray produced a triple wicket
maiden in the opening over. Martin’s
innings stood at 7-4 at one point and again only two batsmen made double
figures. Rob Noble scored 36 and Ollie Dancy 14 as they were tumbled out for
75 to lose by 28 runs. Elleray finished
with figures of 7-3-5-4 and Michael Poole 2-3. As for Market Rasen 1st, they
visited a Hykeham 1st that had won only once in eight games. Batting first
Hykeham made 164 with Chris Hammond hitting his second half century of the
season, with 74. In reply Rasen secured their second league double as
Lawrence Scott got his third half century with an unbeaten 65. Of the other
top flight games, Cherry Willingham 1st got back to winning ways as they
reaped revenge on Hartsholme 1st after an opening day defeat. For Cherry, who
batted first, Lee Coupland hit a maiden club century with 101 not out and
along with 58 from brother, Scott they posted a total of 219-4. When
Hartsholme batted they were unable to deal with Cherry’s teenage prodigy,
Matt Carter, who picked up his first 1st XI ‘fifer’ with 5-3 as they were
bowled out for 99 for a 120 run defeat. The final game saw Heckington play
their penultimate home game in the top flight as they entertained Lindum 1st.
After collecting their third away win of the season last week Lindum posted a
score of 211-6 for Heckington to chase but this proved too many as the home
side was bowled out for 140, thus suffering their eleventh reverse. In Division One, the top three were all inactive giving
Hartsholme 2nd the opportunity to go second could they get back to winning
ways after their humiliating result of last week. Visiting bottom place
Caythorpe they were set a target of 158 to chase. This they reached, but not
without a struggle, as they lost eight wickets on route. A second game in
this division brought together two of the league’s more, inconsistent sides,
as Scothern hosted Owmby. Scothern had yet to win two games in a row this
season while Owmby had only done it once. Scothern batted first, making 250,
with Johnny Drabble top scorer with 89 (his 3rd half century). For Owmby,
Ciaron Deegn continued to be the man in form, making 54, but their innings
closed on 176-6 as Scothern picked up their second league double. Another
side seeking a second league double was North Scarle who were on the back of
a three match winning run as they hosted Blankney. The home side made 128-9
with Chris Hogg making a top score of 54 but Blankney, in reply, saw Matt
Rhodes score back to back half centuries with an unbeaten 68 to see them to
an important eight wicket victory which lifted them out of the bottom two. In Division Two leaders Millers visited Waddington
looking to pick up their second league double. After their tied game of last
week the leaders were looking to extend their unbeaten run to eleven games.
Waddington themselves were looking to get back to winning ways after going
two games without a win. Millers batted first making 233-7 including a second
century of the season from Simon Godby (100) and 70 from Pete Simmons. In reply
Waddington made 174 but were restricted from reaching their target as Stuart
Gollop picked up his third five wicket haul of the season with 5-52. The
second game involved the battle of two of the leagues other in-form sides as
second placed Heighington (unbeaten in eight) took on Branston (unbeaten in
four). Here Branston batted first, making 182-6 with Neil Robson on 40 and C
Parsons scoring his first club half century with 51. The pick of the
Heighington bowlers was Jamie Robinson with 2-36. When Heighington batted
only two batsmen reached double figures with Dave Orrey top scoring with 46
while a further five batsmen scored ‘ducks’ as they were bowled out for 89 to
lose by 93 runs. At the other end of the table Hougham & Marston and
Carholme both slipped closer to the drop as they suffered defeats. Hougham
and Marston in their penultimate home game saw Middle Rasen as their
visitors. The visitors were looking to avenge their earlier season defeat,
the last time Hougham and Marston had won, back on 5 June. For Middle Rasen,
Tom Bradford hit his second half century in successive weeks, making an
unbeaten 89, in their total of 221-8. In reply R Jagger made 50 not out but T
Boryszczuk, taking 5-20, saw the home side bowled out for 142. As for
Carholme they visited Old Lincolnians in a local derby. Here Carholme were
looking for a first win since May while the home side were without a win in
seven games. For Old Lincolnians Matt Jelly made his second half century in a
month with 64 in their total of 182-5. The home side went on to secure their
first double in comprehensive fashion as Carholme were bowled out for the 53,
the lowest total of the day. In Division Three leaders Aswarby were playing their
final home game as they took on a Reepham side that was going for their third
win in a row. Aswarby set the visitors a target of 176 to chase and in the
tightest game of the day Reepham got to within 15 of their total before
losing their final wicket. Top scorer in the match was Reepham’s S Bradford
who made 71. With second placed Fulbeck inactive they were in danger of being
overtaken by both Cherry Willingham 2nd and Horncastle. Cherry unbeaten in
three, visited near neighbours Nettleham 2nd who had lost their last five.
Batting first Nettleham made187-6 but with 93 from Matt Dobson, Cherry
stormed to a seven wicket victory which took them into second position. Hot
on their tails though come Horncastle who blitzed their way to an exciting,
four wicket victory at Washingborough. For Washingborough Jonathan Bigham hit
a career best 77 in their total of 176 but Horncastle raced to their target
for the loss of six wickets with Phil Roberts making 57. In Division Four the see-saw for top spot continued as
Revesby returned there after picking up an easy fifth double of the season as
they beat Nocton by eight wickets, when chasing just 54. Previous leaders
Marshalls were inactive but they have a game in hand over Revesby and are
only 13 points behind. Still feeling they might just be in contention for a
promotion place though is BBH 2nd.
Unbeaten in their last four games BBH were able to call on several 1st
XI players as they took on Hykeham 2nd who had not won since May. Batting
first BBH posted the highest score of the season in all divisions, making
385-6. This included a first wicket stand of 208, (the second highest of the
season) between Carl Stubbs (122) and Tom Siswick (89). Carl Walton then hit
an unbeaten 96 before the close of their innings. The best bowling figures
for Hykeham came from Mark Leverett with 2-80. When Hykeham batted only two batsmen made double figures, the
best coming from P Pritchett with 22. They were bowled out inside 23 overs
for 88, to suffer defeat by the highest losing margin of the season of 297
runs. While BBH were hitting the seasons’ highest total the game at Aisthorpe
saw the fifth highest aggregate total scored in their match with bottom side
Market Rasen 2nd . The visitors must
have been in ‘seventh heaven’ after hitting their highest ever score of
253-9. Liam Scales, in his first innings for the side, made the days highest
score of 135 with Chris Higgins also weighing in with his highest score of
50. In reply Aisthorpe reached their target for the loss of only four wickets
with Mike Reynolds recording his second century of the season with exactly
100 and Jamie Nair making 70* (his second half century of the season, in
successive week-ends). The only other game should have seen Rustons entertain
Bardney but for the second occasion in three games Bardney failed to raise a
side which sees them deducted ten points, causing them to slip to second to
bottom of the table. Next weekend sees the final of the Major Hoult Cup Final
and it is a dress rehearsal for the Premier League decider as Market Rasen
1st will meet Boston 1st. The match will be played at Market Rasen (2pm). The umpires will be D. Chambers and
D. Hoodless with the game played to Lincoln League rules (reserve day Sun 18 September at Boston).
Mr. Jimmy Friend, President of Market Rasen CC will present the trophies. The
man of the match trophy will be named after the late Nev Warrener. Premier Cherry Willingham 1st 219-4 (L Coupland 101* / Coupland
58) Hartsholme 1st 99 (M Carter 5-3) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (2 bowl pt)
by 120 runs Heckington 140 Lindum 1st 211-6 Lindum (20 pts) beat Heckington (5 pt – 3 bat / 2 bowl)
by 71 runs Hykeham 1st 164(C Hammond 74) Market Rasen 1st 166-5(L Robinson 65*) Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Hykeham (6 pts – 4 bat / 2 bowl)
by 5 wkts Mkt Rasen 2nd double Martin 75 Boston 1st 103 Boston (20 pts) beat Martin (5 bowl pts) by 28 runs Div 1 Caythorpe 158 Hartsholme 2nd 161-8 Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (6 pts – 3 bat / 3
bowl) by 2 wkts North Scarle 128-9 Blankney 130-2 (M Rhodes 68*) Blankney (20 pts) beat North Scarle (2 bat pts) by 8 wkt Scothern 250 (JW Drabble 89) Owmby 176-6 (C Deegan 54), Scothern 2nd double Scothern (20 pts) beat Owmby (9 pts – 4 bat / 5 bowl) by
74 runs Div 2 Heighington 89 Branston 182-5 (C Parsons 51) Branston (20 pts) beat Heighington (2 bowl pts) by 93
runs Hougham & Marston 142 (R Jagger 50* / T Boryszczuk
5-20) Middle Rasen 221-8 (T Bradford 89*) Middle Rasen (10 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (6 pts
– 3 bat / 3 bowl) by 79 runs Old Lincolnians 182-5 (M Jelly 64) Carholme 53, Old
Lincolnians 1st double Old Lincolnians (20 pts) beat Carholme (2 bowl pts) by
129 runs Waddington 174 (S Gollop 5-52) Millers 233-7 (S Godby 100 / P Simmons 70) Millers (20 pts) beat Waddington (7 pts – 4 bat / 3
bowl) by 59 runs, Millers 2nd double Div 3 Aswarby 176 Reepham 161
(S Bradford 71) Aswarby (20 pts) bewat Reepham (9 pts – 4 bat / 5 bowl)
by 15 runs Nettleham 2nd 187-6 Cherry Willingham 2nd 188-3 (M
Dobson 93) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Nettleham 6 pts – 5 bat
/ 1 bowl) by 7 wkts Washingborough 176 (J Bigham 77) Horncastle 179-6 (P Roberts 57) Horncastle (20 pts) beat Washingborough (6 pts – 4 bat /
2 bowl) by 4 wkts Div 4 Aisthorpe 254-4 (M Reynolds 100, J Nair 70*) Market
Rasen 2nd 253-9 (L Scalds 135 /C
Higgins 50), Aisthorpe 2nd double Aisthorpe (20 pts) beat Market Rasen (6 pts – 5 bat / 1
bowl) by 6 wkts BBH 2nd 385-6 (C Stubbs 122 / T Siswick 89, C Walton
96*) Hykeham 2nd 88 BBH (20 pts) beat Hykeham (2 bowl pts) by 297 runs Revesby 55-2 Nocton 54, Revesby 5th double Revesby (20 pts) beat Nocton (nil pt) by 8 wkts Rustons v Bardney Rustons (20 pts) Bardney unable to raise side (deducted
10 pts) The Major Hoult Cup Final will be played at Market Rasen
on Sun 28 August (2pm). The final will be between Market Rasen v Boston - umpires D. Chambers and D. Hoodless to
be played to Lincoln League rules -
reserve day Sun 18 September at Boston. Mr. Jimmy Friend, President of
Market Rasen CC will present the trophies. The man of the match trophy will
be named after the late Nev Warrener. TOP BATSMEN 135 L
Scalds (Mkt Rasen 2) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) 122 C
Stubbs (BBH 2) .v.
Hykeham 2 (H)(Div 4) 101* L
Coupland (Cherry Willingham 1) .v.
Hartsholme 1st (H) (Prem) 100 S
Godby (Millers) .v.
Waddington (a)(Div 2) 100 M
Reynolds (Aisthorpe) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2 (H)(Div 4) 96* C
Walton (BBH 2) .v.
Hykeham 2 (H)(Div 4) 93 M
Dobson (Cherry Willingham 2) .v.
Nettleham 2 (a)(Div 3) 89* T
Bradford (Middle Rasen) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a)(Div 2) 89 JW
Drabble (Scothern) .v.
Owmby (H)(Div 1) 89 T
Siswick (BBH 2) .v.
Hykeham 2 (H)(Div 4) 77 J
Bigham (Washingborough) .v.
Horncastle (H)(Div 3) 74 C
Hammond (Hykeham) .v.
Mkt Rasen 1) (H)(Prem) 70* J
Nair (Aisthorpe) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2 (H)(Div 4) 71 S
Bradford (Reepham) .v.
Aswarby (a)(Div 3) 70 P
Simmons (Millers) .v.
Waddington (a)(Div 2) 68* M
Rhodes (Blankney) .v.
North Scarle (a(Div 1) 65* L
Scott (Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (a)(Prem) 64 M
Jelly (Old Lincolnians) .v.
Carholme (H)(Div 3) 58 S
Coupland (Cherry Willingham 1) .v.
Hartsholme 1st (H)(Prem) 57 P
Roberts (Horncastle) .v.
Washingboorugh (a)(Div 3) 54 C
Deegan (Owmby) .v.
Scothern (a)(Div 2) 51 C
Parsons (Branston) .v.
Heighington (a)(Div 2) 50* R
Jagger (Hougham & Marston) .v.
Middle Rasen (H)(Div 2) 50 C
Higgins (Mkt Rasen 2nd) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) TOP BOWLERS 5-3 M
Carter (Cherry Willingham 1) .v.
Hartsohlme 1 (H)(Prem) 5-20 T
Boryszczuk (Middle Rasen) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a)(Div 2) 5-52 S
Gollop (Millers) .v.
Waddington (a)(Div 2) HIGHEST SCORES 385-6 BBH
2nd .v. Hykeham 2nd (H)(Div
4), highest total of season 254-4 Aisthorpe .v. Mkt Rasen 2nd (H)(Div 4) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 208 (1st wkt) C Stubbs / T Siswick (BBH 2) .v. Hykeham
2nd (H)(Div 4) 2nd highest of season LOWEST SCORES 53
Carholme .v.
Old Lincolnians (a)(Div 2) 54
Nocton .v.
Revesby (a)(Div 4) CLOSEST FINISHES 15 runs Aswarby
176 v Reepham 161 (Div 3) 28 runs Martin
75 .v. Boston 103 (Prem) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 297 runs BBH
2nd 385-6 .v. Hykeham 2nd 88 (Div 4), biggest winning margin of season 120 runs Cherry
Will 1st 219-4 Hartsholme 1sy 99 HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 507-13 Aisthorpe
254-4 v Mkt Rasen 2nd 253-9 (Div 4), 5th highest aggregate of season 473-14 BBH 2nd
385-6 Hykeham 2nd 88 Fixture, August 28 Major Hoult Cup Final Market Rasen 1st v Boston 1st Premier Cherry Willingham 1 v Martin Div 1 Blankney v Caythorpe BBH 1 v Scothern Hartsholme 2 v Boston 2 Morton v North Scarle Div 2 Middle Rasen v Heighington Old Lincolnians v Lindum Academy Div 3 Bassingham v Aswarby Horncastle v Nettleham 2 Div 4 Hykeham 2 v Nocton Marshalls v Mkt Rasen 2 |
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Round-up details August 14 Can local cricket get more nail-biting than the weekend we have just had. For starters the first relegation issue was decided. Then, for the second time this season, there was a game won by just one run and similarly another produced the seasons’ second tied match. The day also saw the last unbeaten record vanish while there were defeats for four sides chasing promotion. If that was not enough a fourteen year old took six wickets on debut and two other players picked up seven wicket hauls. And then if that was not enough there were ten sides that failed to make three figure scores. Only Boston 1st of the top four in the Premier League
was in action and they took full advantage of this to increase their lead as
they completed their third league double at Nettleham 1st. The two remaining
games involved the four bottom sides with Heckington suffering defeat at
Hartsholme 1st which sees them relegated with four games left to play. The
second relegation place now looks as if it will be between Hartsholme 1st and
Hykeham 1st after Lindum 1st picked up twenty valuable points on their trip
to Hykeham. In Division One BBH 1st moved another step closer to the
top flight as they demolished Hartsholme 2nd with their second double of the
season. Their cause was further helped by the defeat of the two sides
immediately below them. Second placed Morton were surprisingly beaten at
Blankney while third placed Boston 2nd suffered an equally surprising reverse
at home to North Scarle. This division saw the most movement in the table as
Caythorpe slipped back to the bottom after suffering an annihilating defeat
at Owmby. As for Division Two, only one side moved up the table
and that was Middle Rasen who prevented leaders Millers picking up their
tenth win of the season in the seasons’ second tied match. While Millers were
dropping points their three closest rivals all picked up maximum points.
Second placed Heighington collected their eighth successive win at neighbours
Waddington. Branston continued their resurgence, picking up their fourth
successive win with a convincing victory at Carholme who can not buy a win at
present. Another side to be suffering are Hougham & Marston who suffered
their seventh straight defeat as Lindum Academy just remained in the
promotion race with their first double of the season. Division Three too saw little movement with
Washingborough the only movers up the table on the back of their nail-biting
win at second placed Fulbeck. In this division there was also defeat for
leaders Aswarby as Horncastle kept their promotion hopes alive. The only
victors of the top three were Cherry Willingham 2nd who collected their
second double in successive weeks with victory over bottom placed Bassingham. In Division Four it was the battled of the ‘Giants’ as
newcomers and league pacemakers Revesby and Marshalls met for the first time.
Over 400 runs were scored in the match with Revesby eventually seeing their
unbeaten record disappear. This defeat continues to give third placed BBH 2nd
hope of one of the promotion places as they picked up their second double of
the season after staring down the barrel of defeat, after posting a sub 100
total at Bardney. The final game saw Aisthorpe swap places in mid table with
Rustons as they hit their highest total since the opening day of the season. For Premier League leaders Boston 1st they visited a
Nettleham 1st side that was playing their penultimate home game. Nettleham
batted first setting a total of just 121 with Dave Manby top scoring with 57.
This target proved no challenge for Boston, although they did lose four
wickets on route to their tenth win of the season. At the other end of the
table it was curtains for Heckington after just one season in the top flight
as their fate was decided at Hartsholme 1st. Heckington batted first making
142-9 with Liam Stewart not out 39 their top scorer. Henry Rush was the pick
of the Hartsholme bowler with 4-40. Hartsholme raced to their target inside
25 overs for the loss of four wickets with Matt Wooldridge, 48 not out, the
pick of the batsmen. Damon Tunnicliffe picked up 2-25 for Heckington. Despite
collecting maximum points Hartsholme are still in a relegation battle with
Hykeham 1st and, perhaps, Lindum 1st, who had not won in three games. These
two met at Hykeham with Lindum batting first and making 209-7 including 50
from Pierce Morley Barnes. Darren Chester picked up four outfield catches for
the home side. In Hykeham’s reply it was all about 14 year old Lindum 1st XI
debutant John Kerridge who returned figures of 10-1-16-6, with his fantastic
leg spin, to see the home side bowled out for 143. Mark Leverett was Hykeham
top scorer making 42. The highest total of the day was recorded at Division
One leaders BBH 1st who entertained fourth placed Hartsholme 2nd. BBH were
looking for back to back league doubles and batting first they made 262-9.
This included the days only century-maker, Josh Lee, who made 101 not out.
The most successful bowler for Hartsholme was Dave Hill with 3-65. When
Hartsholme batted it was disaster from the start with their top eight making
31 between them. In the end Graham Morley was top scorer with 16, coming in
at number eleven. Their innings closed inside 21 overs for just 65 and a 197
run defeat, the fifth highest of the season. Hartsholme were not the only
front runners to suffer embarrassing defeats. This also happened to second
placed Morton on their trip to bottom side Blankney who were without a win in
their last four games. Morton batted first but could make only 95, due mainly
to the performance of Blankney ex-captain, James Ingamells, making his first appearance
for exactly a year. He returned figures of 8-2-17-7 (the second best in the
league this season). Top scorer for Morton was Ben Bethell with 37. Blankney
reached their target for the loss of one wicket inside 27 overs with Matt
Rhodes carrying his bat with 53. It was also a day of reflecting, for third
place Boston 2nd, as they hosted a North Scarle side seeking to avenge a
narrow, 8 run, home defeat. To be fair North Scarle were on the crest of some
form going into this game having won back to back games for the first time
this season. Batting first North Scarle went on to make their highest score
of the season with 213-8. The top eight Scarle batsmen all got into double
figures with Matt Baker (59) and Richard Fotheringham (75) the catalysts as they
put on 99 for the fourth wicket. Both fell to the catches of Ian Morris off
the bowling of Kevin Brooks who finished with 5-44. In the Boston innings
there was a total contrast with only three batsmen making double figures and
the top score being 29 by Peter Moore. Boston capitulated, being bowled out
for 95 with A Scott having figures of 2.5-0-2-3 and Chris Hogg picking up
3-26 to give Scarle a 119 run victory. If Boston’s score was one of
capitulation Caythorpe’s was even more so on their visit to Owmby. Caythorpe
were looking to secure their first double but this was never going to happen
as they totally fell apart when batting first. Top scorer for them was John
Jones with 15 not out and he was only one of two to make double figures. A
further seven players went for ducks with Owmby’s newly wed, Ciaron Deegan
picking up the last four Caythorpe batsmen in one over, all for ducks. He
finished with 4-11 and Ben Brumby took 4-14. In reply Owmby did not have it
all their own way as they lost six wickets on route to victory. Ben Brumby
was the only double figure scorer with 25 as Dan Pinfold took 3-14 and Luke
Endley 3-31. One of the days most nail-biting games took place at
Millers where Division Two league leaders took on third to bottom Middle
Rasen. The visitors played well above recent form, posting a total of 197-5
with K Salmon making 55 and Tom Bradford 56. In reply the leaders edged their
way to the total but at the same time were losing wickets. In the end the
game ended with their last pair at the wicket and the scores tied, the second
occasion this occurrence has happened this season. While Millers failed to
collect maximum points second placed Heighington sort revenge at Waddington
who had well beaten them in May.
Since then Heighington had lost only once in nine outings and they
made it ten on this occasion. Batting first they made 183 with Tom Butcher
top scorer with 48 as Gary Evans collected his second five wicket haul of the
season with 5-34. When Waddington batted Evans made 29 and Butcher took 4-20
as they were bowled out for 102 for only their second home defeat of the
season. Another side seeking to avenge an early season reverse was Branston
who visited a Carholme side that had not won another game since that victory
back in May. For Carholme their season of woe continued as they recorded
their lowest total of just 42 with S Banyard, their top scorer with 15 and
only R Eccles (12) their other double figure scorer. For Branston, Pete Flint
was unplayable with figures of 10-7-7-4 and he was supported by Neil Robson
who had figures of 7.2-4-5-4. Branston wicket keeper John Stephenson picked
up two victims to take him to 25 for the season (17 catches – 8 stumpings).
When Branston batted Josh Flint was out first ball but skipper Stephenson came
in to hit 2 x 6s and 4 x 4s in his 36 not out to see Branston to a nine
wicket victory inside 10 overs. On the edge of the title / promotion race
come fourth placed Lindum Academy, who, had they not just suffered back to
back defeats, would have been well placed. They took on a struggling Hougham
& Marston who were without a win in eight games. Lindum were after
securing their first double and restricted the visitors to a total of 118
with C Keogh their top scorer with 32 not out. Of the eight bowlers used by
Lindum William Wright picked up 2-4, Euan Pickering 2-13 and Ollie Alford
2-16. In reply Lindum’s openers Eddie Smith (70) and Max Bauer (27) put on 89
for the first wicket before the home side reached their target for the loss
of 2 wickets. Division Three too saw a real nail-bitter of a game as
second placed Fulbeck took on sixth placed Washingborough looking for their
first double of the season. Washingborough chose to bat but saw only two
batsmen make double figures as they were bowled out for 96. Top scorer was
Ben Shapcott with 26 while Luke Pollard took 5-21 and Neil Evans 3-19. In reply Fulbeck looked on course for
victory standing at 67-4 after 20 overs but Tom Mangham turned the game on
its head with figures of 8.2-0-23-7 (the second 7 wicket haul of the day and
third best of the season). In the end Fulbeck just could not find the runs
required and were bowled out for 95 for the second one run defeat in the
league’s this season. This league also saw defeat for the league leaders as
Aswarby lost at an inconsistent Horncastle. Batting first Aswarby were bowled
out for 92 with Horncastle’s 15 year old debutant Steve Price bowling 2 overs
and picking up 4 wickets for 2 runs. Keiron Wilson then hit an unbeaten 50 as
Horncastle won by 7 wickets. Waiting for such slip-ups as suffered by Aswarby
are third placed Cherry Willingham 2nd who took on bottom placed Bassingham.
Cherry were looking for their second league double in a row and batting
first, made 195-8 with 1st XI player Will Carter making 52. In reply
Bassingham were bowled out for 122 with them now staring relegation in the
face, needing at least two wins from their last three games to have any
chance of safety. In Division Four it was the long awaiting ‘Battle of the
Titans’ as the all conquering Marshalls and Revesby locked horns. League
leaders and the last unbeaten side, Revesby, batted first and with Ian
Roberts top scored with 87 made 201-6. The best bowling for Marshalls came
from Zak Metcalfe with 2-40. Then for Marshalls their top five batsmen all
made scores of 20 or above and with Robbie Power making his third fifty of
the season with 71 the home side edged to a six wicket victory with three
overs to spare. The win for Marshalls took them back to the top but these two
sides have still to meet again so beware!
Waiting in the wings for any late season collapse by one of these two
sides are BBH 2nd who went into their visit to Bardney with just one defeat
to their names since May. They were looking for a first league double but
things looked bleak after they were bowled out for 84 with just one batsman
making double figures, namely, Graham Lloyd with 15. For Bardney Gary
Backhouse took 4-13 and Richard Bradley 3-11. Any thoughts of a ‘famous’ win
for Bardney soon vanished as their top four batsmen contributed just eight
between them. Veteran Paul Barrett went on to top score with an unbeaten 11
but Bardney were to be bowled out inside 13 overs for the seasons’ second
lowest total of 25 to give BBH victory by an amazing 59 runs. For BBH Connor
Steele collected his first ever five-wicket haul with figures of 6.5-1-16-5.
The remaining game saw Aisthorpe host Rustons with both sides looking for
their first win in three games. Rustons had recently climbed to fourth in the
table while Aisthorpe, with only one home win behind them, were one place
below them. Aisthorpe batted first making 173-8 including 52 from Jamie Nair.
In response Rustons saw R Silk make 50 but they were bowled out for 132 to
suffer a 41 defeat, thus allowing Aisthorpe to go above them in the table. Premier Hartsholme 1st 145-4 Heckington 142-9 Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Heckington (3 pts – 2 bat / 1
bowl) by 6 wkts Hykeham 1st 143 (J Kerridge 6-16) Lindum 1st 209-7(P
Morley-Barnes 50) Lindum(20 pts) beat Hykeham (6 pts – 3 bat / 3 bowl) by
66 runs, Lindum 1st double Nettleham 1st 121 (D Manby 57) Boston 1st 122-4, Boston
3rd double Boston (20 pts) beat Nettleham (3 pts – 2 bat/ 1 bowl)
by 6 wkts Div 1 BBH 1 262-9 (J Lee 101*) Hartsholme 2nd 65, BBH 2nd
double BBH (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (4 bowl pts) by 197 runs,
5th biggest winning margin of season Blankney 95-1 Morton 94 (J Ingamells 7-17), 2nd best
bowling figures of season Blankney (20 pts) beat Morton (nil pt) by 9 wkts Boston 2nd 94 North Scarle 213-8 (M Baker 59 / R
Fotheringham 75 / K Brooks 5-44) North Scarle (20 pts) beat Boston (3 bowl pts) by 119
runs Owmby 49-6 Caythorpe 48 Owmby (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (2 bowl pts) by 4 wkt Div 2 Carholme 42 Branston 43-1, Branston unbeaten away from
home Branston (20 pts) beat Carholme (nil pt) by 9 wkts Lindum Academy 119-2 (E Smith 70) Hougham & Marston
118, Lindum 1st double Lindum Academy (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (1
bat pt) by 8 wkts Millers
197-9 (C King 55) Middle Rasen
197-5 (K Salmon 55* / T Bradford 56) Match ties (7 pts each + Millers 5 bat / 2 bowl pts *
Middle Rasen 5 bat / 4 bowl pts), 2nd tie of season Waddington 102 Heighington 183 (G Evans 5-34), G Evans 2nd fifer of season Heighington (20 pts) beat Waddington (6 pts – 1 bat / 5
bowl) by 81 runs Div 3 Cherry Willingham 2nd 195-8 (W Carter 52) Bassingham
122, Cherry 2nd double Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Bassingham (5 pts – 2
bat / 3 bowl) by 73 runs Fulbeck 95 (T
Mangham 7-23) Washingborough 96 (L
Pollard 5-21) (Washingborough (20 pts) beat Fulbeck (5 bowl pts) by 1
run, equal closest finish of season and 3rd best bowling figures of season by
Mangham Horncastle 93-3
(K Wilson 50*) Aswarby 92 Horncastle (20 pts) beat Aswarby (1 bowl pt) by 7 wkts Div 4 Aisthorpe 173-8 (J Nair 52) Rustons 132 (R Silk 50) Aisthorpe (20 pts) beat Rustons (5 pts – 2 bat /3 bowl)
by 41 runs Bardney 25 (C Steele 5-16) BBH 2nd 84, 2nd BBH 2nd
double / 2nd lowest score of season BBH (20 pts) beat Bardney (5 bowl pts) by 59 runs Marshalls 202-4 (R Power 71) Revesby 201-6 (I Roberts 87), Revesby 1st defeat Marshalls (20 pts) beat Revesby (6 pts – 5 bat / 1 bowl)
by 6 wkts TOP BATSMEN 101* J Lee
(BBH 1st) .v.
Hartsholme 2nd (H)(Div 1) 87 I
Roberts (Revesby) .v.
Marshalls (a)(Div 4) 75 R Fotheringham
(Noth Scarle) .v.
Boston 2nd (a)(Div 1) 71 R
Powers (Marshalls) .v.
Revesby (H)(Div 4) 70 E Smith
(Lindum Academy) .v.
Hougham & Marston (H)(Div 2) 59 M
Baker (North Scarle) .v.
Boston 2nd (a)(Div 1) 57 D Manby
(Nettleham 1st) .v.
Boston 1st (a)(Prem) 56 T
Bradford (Middle Rasen) .v.
Millers (a)(Div 2) 55* K Salmon
(Middle Rasen) .v.
Millers (a)(Div 2) 55 C King
(Millers) .v.
Middle Rasen (H)(Div 2) 52 W
Carter (Cherry Willingham 2nd) .v.
Bassingham (H)(Div 3) 52 J Nair
(Aisthorpe) .v.
Rustons (H)(Div 4) 50* K Wilson
(Horncastle) .v.
Aswarby (H)(Div 3) 50 P
Morley-Barnes (Lindum 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (a)(Prem) 50 R Silk
(Rustons) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) TOP BOWLERS 7-17 J
Ingamells (Blankney) .v.
Morton (H)(Div 1) 7-23 T Mangham
(Washingborough) .v. Fulbeck (a)( Div 3) 6-16 J
Kerridge (Lindum 1st (14 yrs old) .v.
Hykeham 1st (a)(Prem) 5-16 C Steele
(BBH 2nd) .v.
Bardney (a)(Div 4) 5-21 L
Pollard (Fulbeck) .v.
Washingborough (H)(Div 3) 5-34 G Evans
(Waddington) .v.
Heighington (H)(Div 2) 5-44 K Brooks
(Boston 2nd) .v.
North Scarle (H)(Div 1) HIGHEST SCORES 262-8 BBH 1st
.v. Hartysholme 2nd (H) (Div 1) 213-8 North
Scarle v Boston (a)(Div 1) 100 PARTNERSHIPS Nil to hand LOWEST SCORES 25 Bardney
.v. BBH 2nd (H)(Div 4) 42 Carholme
.v. Branston (H)(Div 2) CLOSEST FINISHES Tie Millers
197-9 Middle Rasen 197-5 (Div 2) 1 run Fulbeck
95 .v. Wahsingborough 96 (Div 3) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 197 runs BBH
1st 262-9 Hartsholme 2nd 65 119 runs Boston
2nd 94 North Scarle 213-8 (Div 1) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 403-10 Marshalls
202-4 Revesby 201-6 (Div 4) 394-14 Millers 197-9 Middle Rasen 197-5 (Div 2) Fixtures for week 19, August 20 Premier Cherry Willingham 1 v Hartsholme 1 Heckington v Lindum 1 Hykeham 1 v Market Rasen 1 Martin v Boston 1 Div 1 Caythorpe v Hartsholme 2 North Scarle v Blankney Scothern v Owmby Div 2 Heighington v Branston Hougham & Marston v Middle Rasen Old Lincolnians v Carholme Waddington v Millers Div 32 Aswarby v Reepham Nettleham 2 v Cherry Willingham 2 Washingborough v Horncastle Div 4 Aisthorpe v Market Rasen 2 BBH 2 v Hykeham 2 Revesby v Nocton Rustons v Bardney |
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Round-up details August 7 I open this report in paying respect to Ken Hack who sadly passed away last week. As everyone knows Ken had been involved in local cricket for more years than one can remember and was a well-respected member of our own league as well as the Umpire Association. In actual fact Ken was due to have officiated at Branston with Gary Sutton this weekend in their game against Old Lincolnians. These clubs held a minutes silence for a true gentleman before which, Branston Captain John Stephenson delivered a most eloquent short speech which closed with ‘Lets go out there and enjoy the game and play it the way Ken would have wanted." R.I.P. Ken a gentleman of gentlemen, the game is a sadder place without you. In unsettled weather our local cricketers showed their
true grit with just two of the scheduled games failing to reach results due
to the untimely storm which hit the Lincoln area just. This said, two further
games failed to take place due to two clubs failing to fulfil their fixture
due to a shortage of players. Including Winthorpe who have now left the
league, this is only three games that have been forfeited this season for
this reason. This is a vast improvement on this time last year when we had
already had 14 games lost due to teams being unable to fulfil. The day saw some interesting results some of which were
a bit of a surprise. This was certainly the case in the Premier League where
second placed Martin were beaten by an inconsistent Nettleham 1st. This
allowed Market Rasen 1st to climb above them into second place as they won at
Lindum 1st. The only other game in this division, a local derby between
Hykeham 1st and Hartsholme 1st, fell foul of the weather with Hartsholme
poised for a much needed victory. In Division One the day saw one of the most enthralling
finishes in a match in recent times as Hartsholme 2nd entertained Blankney.
The eventual outcome, which never looked likely, saw Hartsholme move one
place up the table as they climbed above Scothern who lost at Boston 2nd.
Boston are contesting a top two finish with Morton who comprehensively beat
struggling Owmby. In Division Two, leaders Millers made it eight wins in a
row, as they held on to top spot with victory at Hougham & Marston. The
battled for second placed, between Heighington and Lindum Academy is
presently held by the villagers who collected their seven successive victory
in a close fought game. Also moving back into contention are Branston who
beat Old Lincolnians for their third win in a row. The final game should have
seen Waddington visit bottom placed Middle Rasen but they were unable to
raise a side giving Rasen their first win in ten games. In Division Three leaders Aswarby got back to winning
ways as they beat closest rival Fulbeck who lost for the first time in six
games. Defeat for Fulbeck saw Cherry Willingham 2nd move closer to them, with
a game in hand, as they completed their first league double with victory at
Washingborough. At the other end of the table Reepham collected a second win
in a row for the first time this season as they beat Bassingham who will soon
have to find some form otherwise they are doomed to relegation. In Division Four leaders Revesby were gifted maximum
points as Bardney defaulted while second placed Marshalls hit the seasons
third highest total as Market Rasen 2nd suffered yet another defeat. Third
placed BBH 2nd made it six wins from seven games as they narrowly beat
Aisthorpe while the match between Rustons and Hykeham 2nd fell foul of the
weather with the visitors having slightly the upper hand as the game was
going into its closing stages. Just two of the top four sides in the Premier League
were in action this weekend one of these being second place Martin. They
hosted Nettleham 1st looking to pick up a fourth league double of the season
but it was not to be. Batting first Martin made their lowest total of the
season of just 109 with Martin Louth top scorer with 31. For Nettleham Tom
Dalton took 4-35, Dan Wright 3-25 and Jack Bayliss had the excellent figures
of 7-3-9-2. In reply Nettleham started well but then lost wickets to the
bowling of Geordie Scott who took 5-29. It was then left to Ash Graham (31
not out) and Craig Cosgrove (20 not out) to see Nettleham to a four wicket
victory with nearly ten overs to spare. Defeat for Martin gave reigning
champions Market Rasen 1st the opportunity to move into a title contention
position should they win on their trip to Lindum 1st. Rasen were looking to
avenge their only home defeat of the season and Lindum, who batted first made
171-7 with Harry Dunn not out 74 at the close. For Rasen William Bradford
took 5-38. In reply Rasen reached their target for the loss of five wickets
with Luke Robinson unbeaten on 51. The victory put Rasen to within five
points of leaders Boston with the two sides set to meet on the penultimate
week-end of the season. The third game in this division saw Hykeham 1st host
neighbours Hartsholme 1st, looking for back to back wins for the first time
this season. The city side on the other hand were seeking their first league
double of the campaign. Batting first Hartsholme saw openers Henry Rush and
Ed Bosworth put on 127 for the first wicket before Bosworth went for 54. Rush
went on to make 85 while home bowler Josh Taylor recorded his best ever
bowling figures of 6-40 as Hartsholme closed on 177-9. In reply Hykeham were
98-5 off 23 over when the rains came and the game was abandoned. By then
Martin Shillito had bowling figures of 10-3-18-3. In Division One leaders BBH 1st were inactive but could
not be overtaken by the chasing sides. Nearest rivals Morton hosted Owmby,
seeking a first double of the season. Morton batted first registering their
highest total of the season with 226-9. This included 95 not out from Steve
Butroid. In reply Owmby were bowled out for their lowest total of 80 to
suffer a 146 run defeat, the second highest losing margin of the day. Third
placed Boston 2nd took on an inconsistent Scothern who had recently climbed
up to fourth place. Scothern were looking for their first back to back win of
the season. Batting first they hit their highest away total of the season
thanks to an unbeaten 115 from opener Pete Wright. They went on to post a
total of 185-5 with home bowler Umar Farooq taking 3-24. In response Boston
raced to 107-1 off ten overs as opener Tim Norris hit 71 (his 6th fifty of
the season) in just 34 balls. He and fellow opener Michael Poole put on 101
for the first wicket before Boston reached their target in just the 19th over
for the loss of only three wickets. The third game saw bottom side Blankney
visit Hartsholme 1st looking for their first win in five games while
Hartsholme were after a first double. The home side posted a total of 138
with Mark Edwards top scoring with 47 while Gareth Schwandt took 3-42 and
Cameron Donald 3-46. Blankney in reply had slowly reached 85-1 when they had
to come off for rain but then returning they looked on course for a much
needed victory needing just four runs off the last over with nine wickets in
hand. Ian Burnett bowled the last over for the home side and in dramatic
fashion took three wickets as Blankney collected just three runs to lose by 1
run, the closest finish of the season. Top scorer for Blankney was Andy
Foster with 56 as Burnett finished with 4-31. Their victory lifted Hartsholme
to fourth in the table while Blankney still languish at the bottom. In Division Two second to bottom side Hougham &
Marston went into their game with league leaders Millers looking for a league
double being the only side to inflict a home defeat on them this season.
Millers batted first but were restricted to 129-9 but Millers skipper Stuart
Gollop produced his second five wicket haul of the season with 5-32 to see
the home side dismissed for 109 to secure a 19 run victory. Millers closest
rivals Heighington and Lindum Academy were also in opposition with second
placed Heighington going for a seventh straight win. This game too proved a
close affair with Heighington posting a total of 157 (including 57 from Jamie
Robinson). For Lindum Angus Pickering returned figures of 3-2-1-4. When
Lindum batted they were bowled out for 137 to lose by just 20 runs. Maximum
points for Heighington allowed them to now have a commanding lead over sides
behind them including Branston who climbed into third position on the back of
their victory over Old Lincolnians. Branston had recently found form and were
not only seeking a third win in a row but also their first league double.
Batting first they set the city side a target of 182 (including 50 from Josh
Flint). This total was to prove too many for them as they were bowled out for
75, their second lowest score of the season. The only other game scheduled in
this division should have seen bottom side Middle Rasen host Waddington but
the visitors failed to raise a team, giving Middle Rasen their first win in
ten games, since mid May. Division Three saw a top of the table clash between
Aswarby and Fulbeck with the home side looking to get back to winning ways
whilst securing their first double. George Gibson top scored for them with 33
in their total of 121-8 with J Kynchala taking 3-29 for Fulbeck. The visitors
innings never got off the ground as they slipped to 15-4. Nick Bates top
scored with 20 as they were bowled out for 70. The pick of the home bowling
was J Shorthouse with 4-13 as they stretched their lead at the top to 17
points. With a game in hand Cherry Willingham 2nd can now catch Fulbeck as
they secured their first double of the season with an emphatic victory as
Washingborough. Jonathan Bigham carried his bat with 55 for Washingborough as
they posted a total of 161-4 but a maiden century at any level by Scott
Coupland saw Cherry to a ten wicket victory. James Gray shared a 163,
unbeaten partnership, with Coupland who went on to make 102. At the other end
of the table bottom side Bassingham entertained fellow strugglers Reepham who
were after a back to back win for the first time this season. Batting first
Reepham were thankful to a second wicket stand of 116 between Steve Lamming
(88) and Andy Housam (60*) which helped them to their highest score of the
season of 227-8. The best bowling for Bassingham came from Dave Lewis with
4-70. When Bassingham batted opener Shez Butt made 66 not out but with only
Rob Beddows (26) making any other worthwhile score they closed on 136-8 to
lose by 91 runs. Andy Housam picked up 3-31 for the victors who failed to
move out of the relegation position despite picking up maximum points. In Division Four leaders Revesby were another side to be
gifted maximum points as their opponents Bardney were unable to raise a side.
Their fellow promotion chasers Marshalls also picked up an easy 20 points as
they visited bottom side Market Rasen 2nd. Marshalls batted first and went on
to make the seasons third highest total of 306-5. Their openers of Ashley
Page (78) and Martyn Snell (68) put on 122 for the first wicket before Darren
Andrews made an impressive 95. In reply Gavin Korynickyj made 52 for Rasen
but they were bowled out for 131 to suffer a 175 run defeat, the highest
losing margin of the day. Still hopeful of a slip up by the top two are BBH
2nd who collected their sixth win in seven starts when hosting Aisthorpe. Kit
Spence made 33 for BBH while three other batsmen made scores of 20 or above
as they set a target of 159. For Aisthorpe skipper Chris Hayes took 4-20.
Aisthorpe too saw six batsmen make double figure scores with G Amuru their
top scorer with 23 but they were bowled out inside 30 overs for 132 to lose
by 27 runs. The final game saw a local derby between Rustons and Hykeham 2nd.
The visitors, who batted first made 126-7 including 53 by Alan Ashton.
Rustons were then in a precarious position of 64-5 when the rains came,
bringing the game to a halt. Premier Martin 109 Nettleham 1st 112-6 (G Scott 5-29) G Scott
2nd 5 wkt haul Nettleham (20 pts) beat Martin (3 pts – 1 bat / 2 bowl)
by 4 wkts Hykeham 1st 98-5 Hartsholme 1st 177-9 (H Rush 85 / E
Bosworth 54 / J Taylor 6-40) Abandoned – 5 pts each + Hykeham 4 bowl pts / Hartsholme
4 bat / 2 bowl pts) Lindum 1st 171-7
(H Dunn 74* / W Bradford 5-38) Market Rasen 1st 172-5 (L Robinson 51*) Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Lindum (6 pts – 4 bat / 2 bowl)
by 5 wkts Div 1 Boston 2nd 186-3
(T Norris 71) Scothern 185-5
(P Wright 115*) T Norris 6th 50 of season Boston (20 pts) beat Scothern (6 pts – 5 bat / 1 bowl)
by 7 wkts Morton 226-9 (S Butroid 95*) Owmby 80 Morton (20 pts) beat Owmby (4 bowl pts) by 146 runs,
Morton 1st league double Hartsholme 2nd 138 Blankney 137-4 (A Foster 56),
Hartsholme 1st league double Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Blankney (7 pts – 2 bat / 5
bowl) by 1 run, closest winning margin Div 2 Hougham & Marston 107 (S Gollop 5-32) Millers 129-9,
S Gollop 2nd 5 wkt haul Millers (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (5 pts- 1
bat / 4 bowl pts) by 19 runs Branston 182 (J
Flint 50) Old Lincolnians 75, Branston 2nd league double Branston (20 pts) beat Old Lincolnians (4 bowl pts) by
108 runs Middle Rasen v Waddington – cancelled Middle Rasen (20 pts)I Waddington failed to fulfil Heighington 157
(J Robinson 52) Lindum Academy 137 Heighington 920 pts) beat Lindum (7 pts – 2 bat / 5
bowl) by 20 runs Div 3 Washingborough 161-4 (J Bigham 55*) Cherry Willingham
2nd 163-0 (S Coupland 102*) Cherry Will (20 pts) beat Washingborough (4 bat pts) by
10 wkts, Cherry 1st League double / Coupland maiden century Aswarby 121-9 Fulbeck 70, Aswarby 1st league double Aswarby (20 pts) beat Fulbeck (4 bowl pts) by 51 runs Bassingham 136
(S Butt 66*) Reepham 227-7 (S Lamming 88 / A Housam 60*) Reepham (20 pts) beat Bassingham (5 pts – 2 bat / 3
bowl) by 91 runs), Reepham 1st league double Div 4 Market Rasen 2nd 131
(G Korynickyj 52) Marshalls 306-5 (D Andrews 95 / M Snell 68 / A Page
78), 3rd highest total of season Marshalls (20 pts) beat Market Rasen (4 pts – 2 bat / 2
bowl) by 175 runs Rustons 64-5 Hykeham 2nd 126-7 (A Ashton 53) Abandoned – (5 pts each + Rustons 3 bowl pts / Hykeham 2
bat / 2 bowl pts) Revesby v Bardney – cancelled Revesby (20 pts) – Bardney failed to fulfil BBH 2nd 159 Aisthorpe 132 BBH (20 pts) beat Aisthorpe (7 pts – 2 bat / 5 bowl) by
27 runs TOP BATSMEN 115* P
Wright (Scothern) .v.
Morton (a)(Div 1) 102* S
Coupland (Cherry 2nd) .v.
Washingborough (a)(Div 3) 95* S
Butroid (Morton) .v.
Scothern (H)(Div 1) 95 D
Andrews (Marshalls) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (a)(Div 4) 88 S
Lamming (Reepham) .v. Bassingham
(A)(Div 3) 85 H
Rush (Hartsholme 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (a)(Prem) 78 A
Page (Marshalls) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (a)(Div 4) 74* H
Dunn (Lindum 1st) .v.
Market Rasen 1st (H)(Prem) 71 T
Norris (Boston 2nd) .v.
Scothern (H)(Div 1) 68 M
Snell (Marshalls) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (a)(Div 4) 66* S
Butt (Bassingham) .v.
Reepham (H)(Div 3) 60* A
Housam (Reepham) .v.
Bassingham (A)(Div 3) 56 A
Foster (Blankney) .v.
Hartsholme 2nd (a)(Div 1) 55* J
Bigham (Washingborough) .v. Cherry
Willingham 2nd (H)(Div 3) 54 E
Bosworth (Hartsholme 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (a)(Prem) 53 A
Ashton (Hykeham 2nd) .v.
Rustons (a)(Div 4) 52 J
Robinson (Heighington) .v.
Lindum Academy (H)(Div 2) 52 J
Korynickyj (Mkt Rasen 2nd) .v.
Marshalls (H)(Div 4) 51* L
Robinson (Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Lindum 1st (a)(Prem) 50 J
Flint (Branston) .v.
Old Lincolnians (H)(Div 2) TOP BOWLERS 6-40 J
Taylor (Hykeham 1st) .v.
Hartsholme 1st (H)(Prem) 5-29 G
Scott (Martin) .v.
Nettleham (H)(Prem) 5-32 S
Gollop (Millers) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a)(Div 2) 5-38 W
Bradford (Mkt rasen 1st) .v.
Lindum 1st (a)(Prem) HIGHEST SCORES 306-5 Marshalls .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (a)(Div 4) 227-7 Reepham
.v.
Bassingham (a)(Div 3) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 163* (1st wkt)
(S Coupland / J Gray)(Cherry 2nd) .v. Washingborough (a)(Div 4) 127 (1st
wkt) (H Rush / E Bosworth (Hartsholme 1st)
.v. Hykeham (a)(Prem) LOWEST SCORES 70 Fulbeck
.v.
Aswarby (a) (Div 3) 75 Old
Lincolnians .v.
Branston (a)(Div 2) CLOSEST FINISHES 1 run Hartsholme
2nd 138 .v. Blankney 137-4 (Div 1)
19 runs Hougham
& Marston 107 .v. Millers 126-9 (Div 2) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 175 runs Mkt
Rasen 2nd 131 .v. Marshalls 306-5 (Div 4) 146 runs Morton
226-9 .v. Owmby 80 (Div 1) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 437-15 Mkt
Rasen 2nd 131 .v. Marshalls 306-5 (Div 4) 371-8 Boston
186-3 .v. Scothern 185-5 (Div 1) Fixtures Week 18, August 14 Premier Nettleham 1 v Boston 1 Hykeham 1 v Lindum 1 Hartsholme 1 v Heckington Div 1 BBH 1 v Hartsholme 2 Boston 2 v North Scarle Blankney v Morton Owmby v Caythorpe Div 2 Carholme v Branston Lindum Academy v Hougham & Marston Waddington v Heighington Millers v Middle Rasen Div 3 Horncastle v Aswarby Cherry Willingham 2 v Bassingham Fulbeck v Washingborough Div 4 Marshalls v Revesby Bardney v BBH 2 Aisthorpe v Rustons |
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Round-up details July 31 This weekend the highs and lows of cricket were witnessed in abundance on a sweltering summer’s day. The day saw the second highest total of the season and in the same game the biggest winning margin and best partnership were witnessed. There were a further four games with winning margins into three figures. The day also saw four century-makers, one being the second highest individual score seen this season and another hitting his third ton in these Leagues so far this year. Also on the batting front, one batsman hit his fifth fifty and another his fourth, while on the bowling front a bowler collected his third six wicket haul. Four club’s registered league doubles, two sides lost for only the second occasion and another failed to pick up a point for the third successive match. In the Premier League the leadership changed yet again
with Cherry Willingham not only losing top spot to Boston but also slipping
to third place behind Martin. At the bottom Hykeham picked up a much needed
victory but still remain in a relegation position. In Division One Morton and Boston 2nd closed the gap on
leaders BBH 1st, Scothern climbed into fourth as Hartsholme suffered only
their second defeat and North Scarle moved off the bottom for the first time
as Blankney slipped into this position. In Division Two Millers, with their seventh successive
win, went top and Branston moved back into the top half of the table. In Division Three Aswarby clung onto top spot despite
also suffering just their second reverse as Fulbeck closed the gap on them to
one point. In Division Four it is still a two horse race with
little or nothing to separate Revesby and Marshalls but BBH 2nd, with their
fifth win in six games, are waiting for any slip up. The pressure at the top of the Premier League is
becoming intense and Cherry Willingham 1st found this out to their cost this
weekend as they suffered their fifth defeat when hosting Market Rasen 1st.
Batting first Rasen saw a second wicket stand of 115 between Graeme Bell and
Lawrence Scott help them to 214-5. Bell went on to carry his bat with 118. In
reply for Cherry only Will Carter with 52 had any success and with Karl
Beirlein taking 5-32 the home side crumbled to 146 all out to suffer a 68 run
defeat. Taking advantage of Cherry’s demise Boston totally blitzed bottom
side Heckington with both bat and ball. Putting Heckington into the field on
a sweltering day Boston piled on the season’s second highest total of 348-5
which included the seasons’ highest partnership of 223 (2nd wkt) between Jonathan
Cheer (142) and Michael Poole (82). Also in the runs was Paul Timby who made
an unbeaten 52 while Heckington’s best bowling came from Ian Glendenning with
3-68. When Heckington batted Sam Elliott was top scorer with 13 as they were
skittled out by Colin Cheer for the days second lowest total of 59 for a 289
run defeat (the highest winning margin so far this season). Colin Cheer had
figures of 6-19, his third six wicket haul of the season and second in three
games. Also climbing above Cherry were Martin who collected their seventh win
in eight games and third league double of the season when visiting Lindum
1st. The home side posted a total of
180-7 with Matt Bursa their top scorer with 36 not out and Dan Duke the pick
of Martin’s bowlers with 2-29. Duke completed a satisfying day, sharing a 100
stand with Martin Louth (31) before top scoring with 74 and guiding his side
towards a five wicket victory. It was also a satisfying day for second to
bottom side Hykeham 1st who collected their first win in five games when
visiting Nettleham 1st. Hykeham were looking to avenge an opening day home
defeat and were well on their way to doing this when they recorded their
highest total of the season. Josh Taylor (94) and Keiron O’Sullivan (54)
helped them to 269 and then, despite a 102 4th wicket stand of 102 between
Alex Graham (53) and Dan McCardell (56), the home side was bowled out for 164
for a 105 run defeat. The top game in Division One took place at Ashby Avenue
where fourth placed Hartsholme 2nd entertained second placed Morton.
Hartsholme, with only one defeat to their name, were seeking their first
double of the season. Batting first they set their second highest total of
the season with 191 but their bowlers were unable to defend this total as
Morton cruised to a six wicket victory with Matt Gleadell top scoring with
53. This allowed Morton to close the gap on an inactive BBH 1st to 36 points.
Two points further back are Boston 2nd who visited seventh placed Owmby.
Boston had beaten Owmby early in the season in a close game so they were
hoping to secure a first league double. Batting first they made 193-7 with
Tim Norris making 58, his fifth half century of the season. In reply Owmby
got to within 53 of their target with 140-9 before the game came to an end.
Further down the table the games were more about relegation issues as bottom
side North Scarle visited mid table Caythorpe. Both sides were looking for
their first back to back wins of the season and the visitors, batting first,
made 146-7. In reply Caythorpe were bowled out for 115 with the ageless
Richard Denton collecting five wickets. The victory not only took North
Scarle off the bottom but lifted them up to sixth. Slipping into their
position as they suffered a third defeat in a row were Blankney who
entertained a Scothern side seeking their first league double. Blankney had
amassed just 63 runs in their last two games and only just doubled this as
they were bowled out for one of the days lowest totals of 65. Top scorer was
skipper Cameron Donald with 28 with only one other batsman making double
figures. For Scothern Johnny Drabble took 4-21. Scothern made short work of
making the target with Jacob Smith 31 not out as they won by 8 wickets. The
victory lifted Scothern to fourth position as Blankney, who failed to pick up
any points for their third successive match, slip to the bottom for the first
occasion. In Division Two just two games took place with second
placed Millers poised to go top should they overcome visitors and middle
table Old Lincolnians. Millers had won six of their last seven games with the
only blip being an abandoned game against the same opposition in a match
which had gone in favour of the city side who had made 231-5 before rain had
seen the game abandoned. This time Old Lincolnians were restricted to just
109 with Joe Walukiewicz top scoring with 34 while Simon Godby took 4-17 for
Millers. Godby then made 45 as Millers won by eight wickets for a seventh win
of the season. This took them to the head of the table by 18 points from
Heighington who they meet on the closing weekend of the season. The second
game saw early season league leaders Branston trying to get their season back
on track after a horrendous month and a half. They hosted a Hougham &
Marston side who would also prefer to forget their last month and a half too
as they had not won in six games either. This match belonged to Mick Green
who single-handedly destroyed the visitors bowling with the seasons’ second
highest individual score of 186, including 12 sixes. They posted their
highest total of the season with 276-5 before then bowling the visitors out
for 136 for a 141 run victory. The win lifted them up two places to fourth,
back into a promotion contention position. Division Three also saw only two games played but they
included games involving the top two. Leaders Aswarby, with only one previous
defeat, visited sixth placed Washingborough, looking for a first double of
the season. The league leaders batted first posting a convincing total of
197-9 but Washingborough made this target with four wickets in hand. This was
due in the main to a third wicket stand of 92 between Tom Mangham (53), his
fourth half century of the season, and 60 from 15 year old Jack Willey, his
maiden half century. The second match saw an in-form Fulbeck who had moved
into second place on the back of a three match winning run, take on a fifth
placed Nettleham side that had lost their last four games and were without a
win since May. Fulbeck batted first setting their second highest total of the
season of 189-6. This included 54 not out from Sam Mason who was holding a
bat for the first time in two years. The pick of the Nettleham bowlers was
Alex Harrison with 2-45 and he went on to then top score for the visitors
with 22 as they were bowled out for 79 inside 24 overs. For Fulbeck Simon
Barter took 2-2, James Knychala 2-24 and Adam Swales 2-20 as they won by 110
runs. The 20 points collected by Fulbeck took them to within one point of
Aswarby with the two sides meeting next week for league supremacy. In Division Four the two-horse race continues between
Revesby and Marshalls. Leaders Revesby visited bottom side Market Rasen 2nd
expecting an easy ride as their hosts had still to pick up their fist win.
Revesby, who were unbeaten away from home, saw Rasen batsmen Ian Williams
make a solid 78 in their total of 139. Then when Revesby batted they were
made to work hard for their third double of the season, losing eight wickets
before reaching their target. It was a much easier day though for second placed
Marshalls who visited a second to bottom Nocton side that had not won since
the start of June. Batting first Marshalls posted a total of 204-4 with
Martyn Snell (104*) becoming the fourth century-maker for Marshalls this
season. Nocton were then bowled out for their lowest total of the season as
they made just 47 (this was also the day’ lowest score). The victory saw
Marshalls maintain their 100% away record. Attempting to prevent it being
just a two horse race in this division are BBH 2nd who had lost just once in
their last five games. They visited a Rustons side that was looking for back
to back wins for only the second occasion this season. BBH batted first with
opener Kit Spence top scoring with 37 in their total of 142. For Rustons
Martin Noble had figures of 5-27. Then in reply Tennyson Ponraj was Rustons
top scorer as they made 127 to suffer the closes defeat of the day, just 15
runs. BBH’s best bowling came from Alex King with 4-24 as they consolidated
third position behind the runaway leaders. Premier Nettleham 1st 164 (A Graham 53 / D McCardell 56),
Hykeham 1st 269 (J Taylor 94 / K
O’Sullivan 54) Hykeham (20 pts) beat Nettleham (9 pts – 4 bat / 5 bowl)
by 105 runs Cherry Willingham 1st 146 (W Carter 52 / K Beirlein 5-32) Market Rasen 1st 214-5 (G Bell
118*) Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Cherry Willingham (4 pts – 2 bat
/ 2 bowl) by 68 runs Lindum 1st 180-7 Martin 181-5 (D Duke 74), Martin 3rd double Martin (20 pts) beat Lindum (7 pts – 5 bat / 2 bowl) by
5 wkts Boston 1st 348-5 (J Cheer 142 / M Poole 82 / P Timby
52*), Heckington 59 (C Cheer 6-19) Boston (20 pts) beat Heckington (2 bowl pts) by 289
runs, biggest winning margin of season / Colin Cheer 3rd 6 wkt haul of season Div 1 Owmby 140-9 Boston 2nd 193-9 (T Norris 58), Boston 1st
double / 5th 50 for Norris Boston (20 pts) beat Owmby (7 pts – 3 bat / 4 bowl) by
53 runs Hartsholme 2nd 191 Morton 192-4 (M Gleadell 53) Morton (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (6 pts – 5 bat / 1 bowl)
by 6 wkts Blankney 65 Scothern 68-2, Scothern 1st double Scothern (20 pts) beat Blankney (nil pt) by 8 wkts Caythorpe 115 North Scarle 146-7 North Scarle (20 pts) beat Caythorpe 4 pts – 1 bat / 3
bowl) by 31 runs Div 2 Branston 276-5 (M Green 186 (12 x 6s) Hougham &
Marston 136 Green 2nd highest individual score of season Branston (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (4 pts – 2
bat / 2 bowl) by 140 runs Millers 110-2 Old Lincolnians 109 Millers (20 pts) beat Old Lincolnians (1 bat pt) by 8
wkts Div 3 Fulbeck 189-6 (S Mason 54*) Nettleham 2nd 79 Fulbeck (20 pts) beat Nettleham (2 bowl pts) by 110 runs Washingborough 198-6 (J Willey 60 / T Mangham 58)
Aswarby 197-9, 4th 50 for Mangham Washingborough (20 pts) beat Aswarby (7 pts – 5 bat / 2
bowl) by 4 wkts Div 4 Rustons 127 BBH 2nd 142
(M Noble 5-27) BBH (20 pts) beat Ruston (7 pts – 2 bat / 5 bowl) by 15
runs Market Rasen 2nd 139 (I Williams 78) Revesby 140-8, 3rd
double for Revesby Revesby (20 pts) beat Market Rasen (5 pts – 2 bat / 3
bowl) by 2 wkts Nocton 47 Marshalls 204-4 (M Snell 107*), Marshalls 4th century-maker
of season Marshalls (20 pts) beat Nocton (1 bowl pt) by 157 runs TOP BATSMEN 186 M
Green (Branston) .v.
Hougham & Marston (H)(Div 2) 142 J
Cheer (Boston 1st) .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 118* G
Bell (Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Cherry Willingham 1st (a)(Prem) 107* M
Snell (Marshalls) .v.
Nocton (a)(Div 4) 94 J
Taylor (Hykeham 1st) .v.
Nettleham 1st (a)(Prem) 82 M
Poole (Boston 1st) .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 78 I
Williams (Mkt Rasen 2nd) .v.
Revesby (H)(Div 4) 74 D
Duke (Martin) .v.
Lindum 1st (a)(Prem) 60 J
Willey (Washingboro – 15) .v.
Aswarby (H)(Div 3) 58 T
Norris (Boston 2nd) .v.
Owmby (a)(Div 1) 56 D
McCardell (Nettleham 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) 54* S
Mason (Fulbeck) .v.
Nettleham 2nd (H)(Div 3) 54 K
O’Sullivan (Hykeham 1st) .v.
Nettleham 1st (a)(Prem) 53 M
Gleadell (Morton) .v.
Hartsholme 2nd (a)(1) 53 T
Mangham (Washingboro) .v. Aswarby
(H)(Div 3) 53 A
Graham (Nettleham 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) 52* P
Timby (Boston 1st) .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 52 W
Carter (Cherry Will’ham 1) .v. Mkt
Rasen 1st (H)(Prem) TOP BOWLERS 6-19 C
Cheer (Boston 1st) .v. Heckington (H)(Prem) 5-27 M
Noble (Rustons) .v. BBH 2nd (H)(Div 4) 5-32 K
Beirlein (Mk Ras 1st) .v. Cherry
Willingham 1st (a)(Prem) HIGHEST SCORES 348-5 Boston
1st .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 2nd highest
total of season 276-5 Branston .v. Hougham &
Marston (H)(Div 2) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 223 (2nd wkt) J
Cheer / M Poole (Boston 1st) .v. Heckington (H)(Pr) Biggest stand of season 115 (2nd wkt) G
Bell / L Scott (Mkt Rasen 1st) .v. Cherry Willingham 1st (a)(Prem) 102 (4th wkt) A
Graham / D McCardell (Nettleham 1st) .v. Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) 100 (3rd) M Louth / D Duke (Martin) .v.
Lindum 1st (a)(Prem) LOWEST SCORES 47 Nocton .v. Marshalls
(H)(Div 4) 59 Heckington .v. Boston 1st
(a)(Prem) CLOSEST FINISHES 15 runs Rustons
127 BBH 2nd 142 (Div 4) 31 runs Caythorpe
112 North Scarle 146-7 (Div 1) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 289 runs Boston
1st 345-5 Heckington 59 157 Nocton
47 .v. Marshalls 204-4 HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 433-20 Nettleham
1st 164 .v. Hykeham 1st 269 (Prem) 404-15
Boston 345-5 Heckington 59 (Prem)
Fixtures week 17, August 7 Premier Martin v Nettleham 1 Hykeham 1 v Hartsholme 1 Lindum 1 v Market Rasen 1 Div 1 Boston 2 v Scothern Morton v Owmby Hartsholme 2 v Blankney Div 2 Hougham & Marston v Millers Branston v Old Lincolnians Middle Rasen v Waddington Heighington v Lindum Academy Div 3 Washingborough v Cherry Willingham 2 Aswarby v Fulbeck Bassingham v Reepham Div 4 Market Rasen 2 v Marshalls Rustons v Hykeham 2 Revesby v Bardney BBH 2 v Aisthorpe |
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Round-up details July 24 With just nine weeks of the season left only a handful of promotion or relegation places look to be on the cards. In the Premier League at least four sides are still in the race for the title but at the bottom newly promoted Heckington look as if they will be going straight back down along with one of, perhaps Hykeham 1st or Hartsholme 1st. In Division One BBH 1st are four wins away from promotion. As for who will join them this is an unknown quantity with only 28 points separating second placed Morton from bottom placed North Scarle. In Division Two Heighington and Millers are the sides in form but they will have to be aware of Lindum Academy and possibly Waddington (who have games in hand). In Division Three Aswarby lead the way but in reality this division is wide open with only 29 points separating them from fifth placed Nettleham 2nd. At the bottom Bassingham and Reepham are in danger of going down unless their form improves dramatically. Washingborough are one point ahead of Reepham but have two games in hand. In Division Four it looks as if two of the newcomers will storm into the next division but as to who will be champions between Revesby and Mashalls could have to wait until the final week-end when the two sides meet. At the other end of the table a third new team, Market Rasen 2nd look favourites for the wooden spoon as they still strive for their first win. This weekend there were again some very interesting
results with results in the Premier League all going to form. This division
saw the only century-maker, two sides complete their second doubles of the
season along with the days biggest score and the seasons’ four biggest
winning margin. In Division One the seasons’ lowest score was recorded
as well as the days closest finish. In Division Two there were three league doubles
registered and in another game the equal sixth lowest total of the season. Division Third also saw a similar score-line which
equalled the sixth lowest total of this season while there was defeat for one
of the promotion chasers and victory for a side fighting relegation. In Division Four the best bowling figures were recorded
in one game which also saw the days best batting partnership. This division also produced three league
doubles recorded. In the Premier League leaders Cherry Willingham had to
avenge an early season defeat to retain top position and this they did when
hosting Lindum 1st. Batting first
Lindum posted a score of 140-7 with Will Carter picking up 5-31 for Cherry.
The home side then cruised to a seven wicket victory with Tim Shooter making
62 and Lee Coupland 53 not out. It was a similar picture for second placed
Boston 1st who visited Hartsholme 1st looking to register their second league
double. Here Boston batted first making 214-9 with Jonathan Cheer making 62
and Tom Baxter 40. For Hartsholme Mark Shillito took 3-40 and Henry Rush 3-50
while Nathan Poundall took three wickets behind the stumps. Poundall was then
the mainstay for the home side, making 52 but with little else from the home
batting they were bowled out for 147 to lose by 65 runs. Scott Elleray was
the pick of the Boston bowlers with 3-46. The days top score came at
Heckington where the bottom side invited Martin to bat first and a 130 third
wicket stand by Steve Scott (101 – his second century in a row) and Dan Duke
(66) saw them set a total of 259-7. The home side, having lost their key
batsman Will Charlesworth to a fielding injury totally capitulated when they
batted, being all out for 63, thus suffering the fourth highest losing margin
of the season of 196 runs. As for reigning champions Market Rasen 1st who
still have ambitions of retaining their title, they hosted second to bottom
Hykeham 1st. Here they amassed a total of 232-4 with Graeme Bell making 92
and Matt Hamilton 50 not out. Hykeham in response closed on 145-8 for an 87
run defeat. For Rasen, Lawrence Scott took 2-6 and Matt Rutherford 3-16. In Division One it was a short afternoon for leaders BBH
1st on their visit to Blankney. The runaway leaders were looking for their
first double of the season and did it in quick time. The home side was bowled
out for the seasons’ lowest total of 22 with the highest score being five
(other than extras, which was 9). For the Heath, Paul Heaton had figures of
8-5-4-5 supported by Matt Knights 6-3-4-2 and Tom Cuthbert 4-1-4-2. BBH won
inside five overs without loss. The days closest finish took place at second to
bottom side Caythorpe who hosted Owmby. Here Matt Duncan made 40 for
Caythorpe in what looked a poor total of 139 with Ben Brumby picking up 4-17
for the visitors. For Owmby Sam Atkin then hit 62 as Caythorpe skipper Luke
Endley took 4-23 to restrict them to 124 for a 15 run victory. The win took
Caythorpe out of the relegation places, to fifth. The other game in this
division saw bottom side North Scarle collect just their second win of the
season with a 46 run victory at Scothern.
North Scarle made 153-9 with Chris Geeson unbeaten on 61 and Chris
Hogg making 42 before the home side was bowled out for 107. At the top of Division Two it was ‘as you were’ with
leaders Heighington collecting their sixth win in a row on their trip to
fourth placed Old Lincolnians. The Lincoln side were without a win in their
last four games and batting first could manage only 47 as Ben Brown and Ben
Nicholson took three wickets apiece. Before collecting their second double of
the season Heighington lost three wickets. Also in Lincoln were second placed
Millers as they took on bottom side Carholme. The city side were in the
doldrums without a win since May but their bowling attack managed to dismiss
Millers for only 116 with Don Inkpen taking 4-24. Simon Godby made the lion’s
share of Millers runs with 72. When Carholme batted Niall Evans made 40 in
their total of 84 as James Ricketts and Dave Dawson both took four wickets to
give Millers a 32 run victory and first league double. Another side finding
things difficult were second to bottom side Middle Rasen who entertained a
Branston side that had slipped from top place to one placet above their
opponents in just over a month. Without a win in their last four games
Branston batted first making a solid 181-7, including 56 from veteran Pete
Flint. Middle Rasen’s season of woe continued as they could manage only 111
to suffer a 70 run victory and sixth successive defeat. For Branston,
collecting their first league double, the win moved them up to sixth while
Middle Rasen and Carholme both share bottom place on similar points. Another
side finding life a little difficult after early season success are Hougham
and Marston who went into their game with Waddington without a win in six
games. The visitors, with games in hand, could still have a say in the
promotion stakes and improved this as they recorded a 107 run victory.
Batting first Waddington made 151-6 before then bowling the home side out for
44, the sixth lowest score of this season. A similar score-line was recorded in the Division Three
game at Aswarby where second to bottom side Bassingham were the visitors. Top
placed Aswarby, with just one defeat to their name, made 209-7 include 47
from James Brooke and 43 not out from Ben Wootton. Dave Lewis was the pick of
the Bassingham bowlers with 3-40 before the visitors were bowled out for 47
for the days second highest winning margin of 165. The Aswarby bowlers shared
the wicket with two apiece. For Bassingham it was their fifth defeat in eight
games. Second placed Horncastle visited Fulbeck looking to, not only maintain
their promotion push, but also register their first league double. The
chances of this soon disappeared as they were bowled out for 95 with Jim
Watters top scoring with 21. J. Knychala took 3-22 and Jake Pollard 3-17 for
Fulbeck before Chris Bates, with 36 not out and Ben Sanderson 35 guided them
to a six-wicket victory. The remaining game in this division brought together
a local derby between bottom side Reepham and Nettleham 2nd with both sides
without a league win since May. Their last meeting was on the opening day
with Nettleham winning by one wicket. This time Nettleham batted first making
103-9 but a solid 63 from home batsman Sam Housam saw Reepham to a nine
wicket victory. The victory lifted Reepham off the bottom, relegating
Bassingham to this position again. In Division Four leaders Revesby visited Aisthorpe
looking for their second league double. The home side had lost only one of
their last three games but batting first Revesby amassed 226-5 with Ian Roberts
69 and Rob Jeffery 87 putting on 135 for the first wicket. When Aisthorpe
batted Lawrie Stedman returned the days best bowling figures of 6-35 to see
the home side out for 113 to give Revesby a 113 run victory. The battle for
the title in this division is between two of the newcomers Revesby and
Marshalls and the latter collected their second double of the season on their
trip to Hykeham 2nd. Batting first Hykeham were bowled out inside 24 overs
for 101 with Mark Leverett and Simon Hall both top scoring with 20. For
Marshalls Lynton Karcach took 2-12 and Tom Brook 2-3. In reply Marshalls lost
an early wicket before Martyn Snell (53 not out) and Nathan Plumtree (35 not
out) saw them to a nine wicket victory. Third placed and fellow newcomers BBH
2nd (nearly fifty points behind the top two) took on the fourth newcomers in
the Division, Market Rasen 2nd. Rasen are one of only two sides still seeking
a first win but in this game BBH were looking to secure their first double.
BBH batted first making 161 with Adi Sreedharan making his maiden fifty with
62. The home bowlers then set to bowling Rasen out for 114 for a 47 run
victory. The final game brought together Nocton and Rustons, the two sides
immediately above Market Rasen in the table. Both sides last wins came on the
same week-end, the 5 June so both needed a morale buster. In the end it was
Rustons who collected this in easy fashion as they chased down Nocton’s poor
total of 64 for the loss of just two wickets. The victory not only took
Rustons out of the bottom two but also lifted them to the dizzy heights of
fifth. Premier Cherry Will. 1st 141-3 (T Shooter 62 / L Coupland 53*)
Lindum 1st 140-7 (W Carter 5-31)
Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Lindum (4 pts – 3 bat /
1 bowl) by 7 wkts Heckington 63 Martin 259-7 (S Scott 101 / D Duke 66), Martin 2nd double of season Martin (20 pts) beat Heckington (3 bowl pts) by 196
runs, 4th highest winning margin of season Market Rasen 1st 232-4
(G Bell 92 / M Hamilton 50*) Hykeham 1st 145-8 Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Hykeham (4 pts – 3 bat / 1 bowl)
by 87 runs Hartsholme 1st 149 (N Poundall 52) Boston 1st 214-9 (J
Cheer 62), 1st double by Boston Boston (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (7 pts – 3 bat / 4 bowl)
by 65 runs Div 1 Blankney 22 (P Heaton 5-4)BBH 1st 24-0, lowest total of
season / BBH 1st double Caythorpe 139 Owmby 124
(S Atkin 62) Caythorpe (20 pts) beat Owmby (7 pts – 2 bat / 5 bowl)
by 15 runs, closest finish of day Scothern 107 North Scarle 153-9 (C Geeson 61*) North Scarle (20 pts) beat Scothern (5 pts – 1 bat / 4
bowl) by 46 runs Div 2 Hougham & Marston 44 Waddington 151-6, sixth equal
lowest total of season Waddington (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (2 bowl
pts) by 107 runs Carholme 84 Millers 116 (S Godby 72), Millers 1st double
of season Millers (20 pts) beat Carholme (5 bowl pts) by 32 runs Old Lincolnians 47 Heighington 48-3, Heighington 2nd
double of season Heighington (20 pts) beat Old Lincolnians (1 bowl pt) by
7 wkts Middle Rasen 111 Branston 181-7 (P Flint 56), Branston 1st double of
season Branston (20 pts) beat Middle rasen 4 pts – 1 bat / 3
bowl) by 70 runs Div 3 Reepham 106-1 (S Housam 63) Nettleham 2nd 103-9 Reepham (20 pts) beat Nettleham (1 bat pts) by 9 wkts Fulbeck 98-4 Horncastle 95 Fulbeck (20 pts) beat Horncastle (1 bowl pt) by 6 wkts Aswarby 209-7 Bassingham 44, sixth equal lowest total of
season Aswarby (20 pts) beat Bassingham (3 bowl pts) by 165
runs Div 4 Hykeham 2nd 101 Marshalls 102-1(M Snell 53*), Marshalls
2nd double of season Marshalls (20 pts) beat Hykeham (1 bat pt) by 9 wkts BBH 2nd 161 (A Sreedharan 62) Market Rasen 2nd 114, 1st
double of season for BBH BBH (20 pts) beat Market Rasen (6 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 47 runs Nocton 64 Rustons 68-2 Rustons (20 pts) beat Nocton (nil pts) by 8 wkts Aisthorpe 113 (L Stedman 6-35) Revesby 226-5 (R Jeffery 87 / I Roberts 69)
Revesby 2nd double of season Revesby (20 pts) beat Aisthorpe (3 pts – 1 bat / 2 bowl)
by 113 runs TOP BATSMEN 101 S
Scott (Martin) .v.
Heckington (a)(Prem) 92 G
Bell (Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) 87 R
Jeffery (Revesby) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) 69 I
Roberts (Revesby) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) 66 D
Duke (Martin) .v. Heckington (a)(Prem) 63 S
Housam (Reepham) .v.
Nettleham 2nd (H)(Div 3) 62 T
Shooter (Cherry Will 1st) .v.
Lindum 1st (H)(Prem) 62 J
Cheer (Boston 1st) .v.
Hartsholme (a)(Prem) 62 S
Atkin (Owmby) .v.
Caythorpe (a)(Div 1) 62 A
Sreedharan (BBH 2nd) .v.
Market rasen 2nd (H)(Div 4) 61* C
Geeson (North Scarle) .v.
Scothern (a)(Div 1) 56 P
Flint (Branston) .v.
Middle rasen (a)(Div 2) 53* L
Coupland (Cherry Will 1st) .v.
Lindum 1st (H)(Prem) 53* M
Snell (Marshalls) .v.
Hykeham 2nd (a) Div 4) 52 N Poundall (Hartsholme 1st) .v. Boston 1st (H)(Prem) 50* M
Hamilton (Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) TOP BOWLERS 6-35 L
Stedman (Revesby) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) 5-4 P
Heaton (BBH 1st) .v.
Blankney (a)(Div 1) 5-31 W
Carter (Cherry Will 1st) .v.
Lindum 1st (H)(Prem) HIGHEST SCORES 259-7 Martin .v.
Heckington (a)(Prem) 232-4 Mkt
Rasen 1st .v.
Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 135 (1st wkt)
I Roberts / R Jeffery (Revesby) .v. Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) LOWEST SCORES 22 Blankney .v.
BBH 1st (H)(Div 1) 44 Hougham
& Marston .v.
Waddington (H)(Div 2) CLOSEST FINISHES 15 runs Caythorpe
139 .v. Owmby 124 (Div 1) 32 runs Carholme
84 .v. Millers 116 (Div 2) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 196 Heckington
63 .v. Martin 259-7 (Prem) 165 runs Aswarby
209-7 .v. Bassingham 44 (Div 2) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 377-12 Mkt
Rasen 1st 232-4 .v. Hykeham 1st 145-8 339-15 Aisthorpe 113 .v. Revesby 226-5 Fixtures for week 16, July 31 Premier Nettleham 1 v Hykeham 1 Cherry Willingham 1 v Market Rasen 1 Lindum 1 v Martin Boston 1 v Heckington Div 1 Owmby v Boston 2 Hartsholme 2 v Morton Blankney v Scothern Caythorpe v North Scarle Div 2 Branston v Hougham & Marston Millers v Old Lincolnians Div 3 Fulbeck v Nettleham 2 Washingborough v Aswarby Div 4 Rustons v BBH 2 Market Rasen 2 v Revesby Nocton v Marshalls |
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Round-up details July 17 Despite the weather, of 18 scheduled games just one failed to get started but a further ten were abandoned during proceedings with only seven securing results. Of these, as can be expected, scores in the main were on the low side but one match did actually produce the fourth highest total and highest partnership of the season. This game also saw the second highest individual score of 2011. The day also produced the seasons’ fourth lowest total, four five wicket hauls (or better), the fourth hat-trick of this year, two sides completing their first league doubles and three teams avenging earlier season defeats. Of the four Premier League games just one reached a
conclusion and it was sufficient to take Cherry Willingham 1st back to the
top of the table. In Division One it was a similar situation but this
game, between Owmby and Blankney, produced the seasons’ fourth lowest total. Two of the four games in Division Two produced outright
results and these allowed Heighington and Millers to move into first and
second place respectively. In Division Three only one of the three scheduled games
ended and despite victory for Fulbeck at Washingborough they failed to climb
the table. In Division Four a top of the table clash between
Revesby and BBH 2nd saw the home side go top while at the other end Aisthorpe
moved out of the bottom two to a mid table position after victory at Bardney. In the top flight, with leaders Boston 1st inactive,
Martin were poised to go top if they beat reigning champions Market Rasen,
but an unfit wicket saw no play possible. This in turn gave Cherry Willingham
the chance to take top spot on their visit to Hykeham, who had surprisingly
turned the villagers over by one wicket back in June. It was not to be a
repeat performance for Hykeham as they were bowled out for 63 before Cherry
opener Tim Shooter took the game by the scruff of the neck and hit an
unbeaten 60 to see Cherry to a 10 wicket victory. At Lindum bottom side
Heckington were looking to pick up their first win of a tough season but this
game ended at tea with them having posted a total of just 97. Top scorer for
them was Chris Morley with 29 while Qasim Memon took 4-15 in seven overs and
Matthew Bursa 3-14. The fourth game in this division between Hartsholme 1st
and Nettleham 1st was also abandoned at tea with Nettleham having made 187-6
including 52 not out from Ash Graham who shared an 80 run partnership with
Dan Wright (43). For Hartsholme Matt Wooldridge took 3-36. As stated on a day when low scores were the order of the
day one game produced the fourth highest total of the season and this was at
BBH 1st who entertained Boston 2nd.
Batting first Boston, who were looking to avenge and early season
reverse, were able to call on Jonathan Cheer with their first eleven inactive
and he and Ricky Drury put on 197 for the fourth wicket to help their side to
a massive 300-5. This is the highest partnership of the season. Cheer was not
out 168, the seasons’ second highest individual, and Drury made 55 before
falling victim to Sheldon Sekul who had figures of 3-66. Despite defeat BBH
1st retained top position. While all
these runs were being scored at the Heath second to bottom Owmby needed just
42 runs to beat their visitors Blankney who were bowled out for the seasons’
fourth lowest total of 41. At one point Blankney stood at 15-7 before Steve
Brumpton (19 not out) and Bruce Donald (10) doubled their tally. For Owmby
there was an array of outstanding bowling figures with Dale Chambers 8-6-2-3,
Ciaron Deegan 7.4 – 4-8-2 and Ben Tumily 3-22. As for second placed Morton
they hosted Scothern looking for a first league double of this campaign. For
Scothern Joe Drabble made 51 and Johnny Drabble 61 in their total of 169
before Morton were at 41-1 when proceeding ended. It was a similar situation
at bottom side North Scarle who were entertaining Hartsholme 2nd who were
seeking their first double. Here Hartsholme had posted a score of 190 when
the rains came. In Division Two top side Lindum Academy were looking to
complete a league double when visiting an in-form Millers who had won four in
a row. Batting first Millers made 200-8 including 45 from Simon Godby while
Matt Pickering took 3-42. In reply Ed Smith made a brisk 56 but Lindum’s
innings closed on 187-8, just 15 runs short of their target (the days closest
finish). With defeat for Lindum second placed Heighington were poised to go
top should they pick up their fourth win in a row when taking on a Middle
Rasen side that had suffered five consecutive defeats. Thanks to some fine
bowling for Mick Fairweather, who took 5-27 along with Ben Brown 2-6, Middle
Rasen were bowled out for 108, including a top score of 31 from Darren
Salmon. In reply, Heighington saw their top three batsmen make just 20
between them but then Tom Butcher, with 44 not out, guided them to a six
wicket victory. Defeat for Lindum saw them slip two places to third with
Millers climbing to second. Of the two other games in this division one was a
mid table clash between Old Lincolnians and Waddington who had a quick return
encounter after their previously ‘tied’ game. Old Lincolnians batted first
making 171-6 which included a 2nd wicket stand of 129 between Ali Moss (78)
and Tom Barker (45). The game saw no further play after tea while the final
match at bottom side Carholme, between the city side and Hougham &
Marston did see batting action from both sides. The visitors, batting first,
were looking to avenge an early season defeat, but they posted a less than
convincing total of 72 with Ben Walker taking 5-16. This said Carholme in
reply stood at 31-4 when the rain halted the game so it could have been
anyone’s match had it reached a conclusion. In Division Three only the game between Washingborough
and Fulbeck saw a result with the visitors chasing down the home sides total
of 73 for the loss of four wickets. Of the other games Cherry Willingham 2nd,
hosting Reepham, saw the visitors on 137-9 when things concluded and
Bassingham, visiting Horncastle, stood at 45-3 in reply to the home sides
187-7 (including 57 from Phil Roberts). The points collected by Horncastle
were enough to take them into second place. In Division Four two of the four scheduled games saw
results including victory for Revesby after dropping their first points last
time out. Hosting BBH 2nd they were looking for a league double which would
see them go top. An impressive spell of bowling from Simon May for Revesby,
who took 6-32, including the seasons’ fourth hat-trick, saw BBH bowled out
for 85. Revesby in reply lost three wickets before reaching their target.
This included 47 from Mark Twells. Of the other completed game second to
bottom side Aisthorpe visited Bardney in search of a rare league double. This
they achieved after restricting the home side to 103-8 before reaching their
target with four wickets to spare. In the final game between Nocton and
Hykeham, both sides were looking for their first win in over a month but they
will both have to wait a little longer as this game ended with Hykeham making
147-7 and then having Nocton tottering on 27-5. Premier Hykeham 1st 63 Cherry Willingham 1st 69-0 (T Shooter
60*) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Hykeham (nil pt) by 10
wkts Martin v Market Rasen 1st (Cancelled – 5 pts each) Hartsholme 1st v Nettleham 1st 187-6 (A Graham 52*) Abandoned (5 pts each plus Hartsholme 2 bowl pts /
Nettleham 5 bat pts) Lindum 1st v Heckington 97 Abandoned (5 pts each plus Lindum 5 bowl pts) Div 1 BBH 1 v Boston 2nd 300-5 (J Cheer 168*) 4th highest
total of season & 2nd highest individual score Abandoned (5 pts each plus BBH 2 bowl pts / Boston 5 bat
pts) Owmby 42-0 Blankney 41 4th lowest total of season Owmby (20 pts) beat Blankney (nil pt) by 10 wkts Morton 41-1 Scothern 169 (JW Drabble 51 / JR Drabble 61) Abandoned –( 5 pts each plus Morton 5 bowl pts /
Scothern 4 bat pts) North Scarle v Hartsholme 2nd 190 Abandoned – (5 pts each plus North Scarle 5 bowl pts /
Hartsholme 5 bat pts) Div 2 Carholme 31-4 Hougham & Marston 72 (B Walker 5-16) Abandoned – (5 pts each pts Carholme 5 bowl pts /
H&M 1 bowl pt) Heighington 109-4 Middle Rasen 108 (M Fairweather 5-27) Heighington (20 pts) beat Middle Rasen (2 pts – 1 bowl /
1 bat) by 6 wkts Millers 202-8 Lindum Academy 187-8 (E Smith 56) Millers (20 pt) beat Lindum (8 pts – 5 bat / 3 bowl) by
15 runs Waddington v Old Lincolnians 171-6 (A Moss 78) Abandoned – (5 pts each plus O.Lincs 4 bat pts /
Waddington 2 bowl pts) Div 3 Cherry Willingham 2nd v Reepham 137-9 Abandoned – (5 pts each plus – Cherry 4 bowl pts /
Reepham 2 bat pts) Horncastle 187-7 (P Roberts 53) Bassingham 45-3 Abandoned – (5 pts each plus Horncastle 5 bat / 1 bowl
pts / Bassingham 3 bowl pts) Washingborough 73 Fulbeck 77-4 Fulbeck (20 pts) beat Washingborough (1 bowl pt) by 6
wkts Div 4 Revesby 89-3 BBH 2nd 85 (S May 6-32 incl HT) 1st league
double for Revesby Revesby (20 pts) beat BBH (1 bowl pt) by 7 wkts Bardney 103-8 Aisthorpe 104-6 1st league double for Aisthorpe Aisthorpe (20 pts) beat Bardney 3 pts – 1 bat / 2 bowl)
by 4 wkts Nocton 27-5 Hykeham 2nd 147-7 Abndoned – (5 pts each plus Nocton 3 bowl pts / Hykeham
3 bat / 2 bowl pts) TOP BATSMEN 168* J
Cheer (Boston 2nd) .v.
BBH 1st (a) (Div 1) 78 A
Moss (Old Lincolnians) .v.
Waddington (H) (Div 2) 61 JR
Drabble (Scothern) .v.
Morton (a) (Div 1) 60* T
Shooter (Cherry Will. 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (a) (Prem) 56 E
Smith (Lindum Academy) .v. Millers
(a)(Div 2) 53 P
Roberts (Horncastle) .v.
Bassingham (H)(Div 3) 52* A Graham (Nettleham 1st) .v. Hartsholme 1st (a) (Prem) 51 JW
Drabble (Scothern) .v.
Morton (a) (Div 1) TOP BOWLERS 6-32 (incl HT) S
May (Revesby) .v.
BBH 2nd (H) (Div 4) 5-16 B
Walker (Carholme) .v.
Hougham & Marston (H) (Div 2) 5-22 S
Butroid (Morton) .v.
Scothern (H) (Div 1) 5-27 M
Fairweather (Heighington) .v. Middle
Rasen (H) (Div 2) HIGHEST SCORES 297-6 Boston
2nd .v.
BBH 1st (a) (Div 1) 4th highest total of year 202-8 Millers .v.
Lindum Academy (H)(Div 2) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 197 (4th wkt) J
Cheer/ R Drury (Boston 2nd) .v. BBH 1st (a)(Div 1) highest stand of year 129 (2nd wkt) A
Moss / T Barker (Old Lincs) .v. Waddington (H) (Div 2) LOWEST SCORES 41 Blankney
v. Owmby (a)(Div 1) 4th lowest total
of year 63 Hykeham
1st v. Cherry Willingham 1st (a)(Prem) CLOSEST FINISHES 15 runs Millers
202-8 .v. Lindum Academy 187-8 (Div 2) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 10 wkts Hykeham
63 .v. Cherry Willingham 1st 69-0
(Prem) 10 wkts Owmby
42-0 Blankney 41 (Div 1) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 389-16
Millers 202-8 .v. Lindum Academy 187-8 (Div 2) Fixtures for July 24 Premier Cherry Willingham 1 v Lindum 1 Heckington v Martin Market Rasen 1 v Hykeham 1 Hartsholme 1 v Boston 1 Div 1 Blankney v BBH 1 Caythorpe v Owmby Scothern v North Scarle Div 2 Hougham & Marston v Waddington Carholme v Millers Old Lincolnians v Heighington Middle Rasen v Branston Div 3 Reepham v Nettleham 2 Fulbeck v Horncastle Aswarby v Bassingham Div 4Hykeham 2 v Marshalls BBH 2 v Market Rasen 2 Nocton v Rustons Aisthorpe v Revesby |
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Round-up details July 10 Premier Boston 1st 51-2 Hykeham 1st 49 (C Cheer 6-18) Boston (20 pts) beat Hykeham (nil pt) by 8 wkts Market Rasen 1st 112 (D Logedran 5-24) Lindum 1st 137 (G Bierlein 6-25) Lindum (20 pts) beat Mkt Rasen (6 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 25 runs Martin 287 (S Scott 127) Hartsholme 1st 108 Martin (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (6 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 179 runs Div One Blankney 150-5
(S Behan 68) Boston 2nd 115-9 Blankney (20 pts) beat Boston (3 pts – 1 bat / 2 bowl)
by 35 runs Hartsholme 2nd 200-9 Caythorpe 5-1 Abandoned – (5 pts each + Hartsholme 5 bat pts /
Caythorpe 4 bowl pts) Owmby 85-1 North Scarle 84 Owmby (20 pts) beat North Scarle (nil pt) by 9 wkts Div Two Branston 81 Waddington 86-7 Waddington (20 pts) beat Branston 3 bowl pts) by 3 wkts Hougham & Marston 165 (J Sainsbury-Bow 101 / I
Tomlinson 5-4) Heighington 197-5 (D
Orrey 68) Heighington (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (6 pts –
4 bat / 2 bowl) by 32 runs Lindum Academy 112 Carholme 26-3 Abandoned – (5 pts each + Lindum 2 pts - 1 bat – 1
bowl / Carholme 5 bowl pts) Old Lincolnians 231-5
(T Barker 69 / M Jelly 74*) Millers Abandoned – 5 pts each + Old Lincolnians 5 bat pts –
Millers 2 bowl pts) Div Three Bassingham 127 Nettleham 2nd 98 Bassingham (20 pts) beat Nettleham (5 bowl pts) by 29
runs Aswarby 50-2 Cherry Willingham 2nd 46 Aswarby (20 pts) beat Cherry Willingham (nil pt) by 8
wkts Div Four Hykeham 2nd 164 (A Ashton 59) Market Rasen 2nd 48-0 Abandoned – 5 pts each + Hykeham 4 bat pts / Mkt Rasen 5
bowl pts) Rustons v Revesby 160-8 Abandoned – 5 pts each + Rustons 3 bowl pts / Revesby 4
bat pts) BBH 2nd 101-4
Bardney 100 (J Robertson 5-21) BBH (20 pts) beat Bardney (2 pts – 1 bat / 1 bowl) by 6
wkts TOP BATSMEN 127 S Scott
(Martin) .v.
Hartsholme (H) (Prem) 101 J
Sainsbury-Bow (Hougham & M’ston) .v.
Heighington (H) (Div 2) 74* M Jelly
(Old Lincolnians ) .v.
Millers (H) (Div 2) 69 T
Barker (Old Lincolninas) .v.
Millers (H) (Div 2) 68 S
Behan (Blankney) .v. Boston 2nd (H) (Div 1) 68 D
Orrey (Heighington) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a) (Div 2) 59 A
Ashton (Hykeham 2nd) .v.
Mkt Rasen 2nd (H) (Div 4) 100 PARTNERSHIPS Nil to hand TOP BOWLERS 6-18 C Cheer
(Boston 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (H) (Prem) 6-25 G Beirlein
(Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Lindum 1st (H) (Prem) 5-4 I
Tomlinson (Heighington) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a) (Div 2) 5-21 J
Robertson (BBH 2nd) .v.
Bardney (H) (Div 4) 5-24 D
Logedran (Lindum) .v.
Mkt Rasen 1st (a) (Prem) HIGHEST SCORES 287 Martin .v. Hartsholme 1st (H) (Prem) 231-5 Old
Lincolnians .v.
Millers (H) (Div 2) LOWEST SCORES 46 Cherry
Willingham 2nd .v.
Aswarby (a) (Div 3) 49 Hykeham
1st .v. Boston 1st (a) (Prem) CLOSEST FINISHES 25 runs Market
Rasen 1st 112 Lindum 1st 137 29 runs Bassingham
127 Nettleham 2nd 98 BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 179 runs Martin
287 Hartsholme 108 9 wkts Owmby
85-1 North Scarle 84 HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 395-20 Martin
287 Hartsholme 108 362-15
Hougham & Marston 165 Heighington 197-5 Fixtures for July 17 Premier Hykeham 1 v Cherry Willingham 1 Martin v Market Rasen 1 Hartsholme 1 v Nettleham 1 Lindum 1 v Heckington Div 1 BBH 1 v Boston 2 Owmby v Blankney Morton v Scothern North Scarle v Hartsholme 2 Div 2 Carholme v Hougham & Marston Heighington v Middle Rasen Millers v Lindum Academy Waddington v Old Lincolnians Div 3 Cherry Willingham 2 v Reepham Horncastle v Bassingham Washingborough v Fulbeck Div 4 Revesby v BBH 2 Bardney v Aisthorpe Nocton v Hykeham 2 |
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Round-up details July 3 Before the weekend fixtures got underway the League saw
the first casualty of the season as Division Three side, Winthorpe, withdrew
due to a lack of players. They had been members of our League’s since 2003
when they won Division 4 in their first season. Their league record was
expunged which saw some changes in the placings in Division 3. On the playing front the season saw the first tied game while there were defeats for the leading sides in both the Premier and First Division. In the main it was a day for the bowlers with no less than eight five wicket (or more) hauls and this included the seasons’ third hat-trick and second best bowling figures of the campaign. In The Premier League, leaders Boston had to concede
their fixture with Martin due to commitments in an outside competition. This
allowed Cherry Willingham the chance to go top, win or lose, on their visit
to Lindum and on the day it was a fourth defeat of the season for the
villagers. Lindum batted first setting a total of 162-7 for Cherry to chase
with Joel Waller their top scorer with 39. For Cherry, Matt Spikings had
bowling figures of 10-4-16-3. When Cherry batted their top six contributed
just 43 between them as they slipped to 51-6. Their latter batsmen then made
a game of it with Joe Dobson top scoring with 38 but they were ‘all out’ on
the last ball of the game 6 runs short. This proved to be the closest finish
of the day and the fifth closest of the season. Pick of the Lindum bowlers
were Ram Vasudev with 3-31 and Dinesh Logedran 3-25. With reigning champions
Market Rasen inactive Nettleham seized the opportunity to move into third
place as they won at Heckington to secure their first double of the season.
The League’s bottom side posted a total of just 132 for Nettleham to chase
and with opener Dan Wright hitting 53, they reached their target with six
wickets to spare. The biggest cheer in the Premier League came at Ashby
Avenue where Hartsholme secured their first win in seven games, since late
April. Hosting Hykeham 1st who were just above them in the table it was
Hartsholme who batted first, scoring the days highest total of 234-8. Opener
Henry Rush top scored with 62 while Hykeham’s Josh Taylor took 5-44. In reply
only three players made double figures with Will Murray and Mark Leverett
both making 18 in their total of 123. The losing margin of 111 runs was the
second highest of the day. In Division One, leaders BBH 1st entertained fourth
placed Morton, looking for an eighth straight win, but it proved not the case
as they were beaten by three wickets. Batting first, for the seventh game,
out of eight matches, they scored their lowest total of the season, making
only 135. Josh Lee top scored with 41 with Steve Butroid becoming the first
bowler to take five wickets against them with 5-29. Morton lost seven wickets
before reaching their target thanks to Steve Crooks carrying his bat with 46
not out. The victory took Morton to second in the table. The only other game
in this division saw sixth placed Caythorpe take on seventh placed Scothern.
The visitors were looking for a league double having won the previous
encounter in June. In a low scoring game Scothern made 131 but on the day it
was too many for Caythorpe who responded with 122 to lose by 9 runs. In Division Two, leaders Lindum Academy made their first
ever visit to seventh placed Hougham and Marston. The game proved an
entertaining affair with Josh Sainsbury-Bow continuing his excellent form
with the bat, making 52 in the home sides total of 178-6. Lindum’s response
was positive from the start as they chased down this total for the loss of
just five wickets. Second placed
Millers, who have found a rich vein of form recently, continue to maintain
pressure on the leaders as they picked up their fourth win in a row at Middle
Rasen, who themselves have now lost their last five (including three at
home). Simon Godby hit the days only century, with 108, in the visitors total
of 198-8 and despite 56 from Chris Potter, Middle Rasen fell 24 runs short of
their target, closing on 174 all out. Also finding some form of late are
Heighington, who collected their third win in a row, on their trip to
Carholme, whose last win was in mid May. In this game Carholme’s Justin Hunt
collected his second five wicket haul (or better) of the season with 5-16 as
Heighington were restricted to 104 all out. Hunt, however, was to be upstaged
by Heighington’s, Jim Reeson, who collected his second ‘fifer’ in successive
games but went one better, closing the Carholme innings with a hat-trick (the
3rd of the season in the league) to see them dismissed for 76 for a 28 run
victory. This also saw Heighington collect their first league double of this
season. The remaining game in this league brought together bottom side
Waddington’s visit to fourth placed Old Lincolnians in a game which saw nine
players a side. This match produced one of those real nail-biters with
Waddington making 121 all out and then Old Lincolnians closing their response
on the exact score for the seasons’ first tied match. For Waddington, Chris Overs produced
figures of 8.4-2-29-6, the third six-wicket haul of the day. In Division Three, Horncastle had started the week in
top place, but lost it when the points had been adjusted on the withdrawal of
Winthorpe. They soon put this right when hosting Reepham as they recorded the
weekends’ biggest winning margin with a 126 run victory. Horncastle batted
first making 212-8 but Phil Roberts took 5-9 to see Reepham bowled out for 96
for a 116 run victory. The other game in this division produced the days
highest aggregate scores of 408-19 and also produced a one hundred
partnership in each innings. It brought together Nettleham 2nd and
Washingborough with the visitors looking for a league double. The visitors
batted first with opener Tom Mangham hitting 75 and sharing an opening stand
of 102 with Jonathan Bigham (31). For
Mangham it was back to back 50s and it helped Washingboroguh to a total of
221-9 while Chris Hill took 4-42 for Nettleham. When the home side batted,
they lost an early wicket but then Rick Newell (55) and Will Harrison (58)
put on 136 for the second wicket. Unfortunately for them, after these two had
departed, the remaining eight batsmen made only 34 between them, which saw
Nettleham fall 34 runs short of their target. Despite defeat, the points
collected by Nettleham lifted them up to second in the table. In Division Four two of the league newcomers continue to
dominate proceedings with leaders Marshalls collecting an eight wicket
victory at Aisthorpe in a game that saw the home side bowled out for 78,
courtesy of the seasons’ second best bowling figures of 6-7 (the best of the
day) by Adam Turver. For Turver it was his second six wicket haul of the
season. Also collecting a convincing win were Revesby, the last unbeaten side
in all the leagues. Visiting Nocton, they posted a total of 192, before
bowling the home side out for 103 for an 89 run victory. The final game saw
eighth placed Bardney host seventh placed Rustons. Batting first, Bardney had only won once, way back at the start
of May. Thanks to a blistering 83 (off 63 balls) by Danny Laughton, Bardney
set a target of 141 for Rustons to chase. They got to within 23 of their
target but had it not been for an excellent spell of bowling from Gary
Backhouse, who took 6-9, it might have just been a different story. Premier Boston 1st v Martin (Boston conceded – Martin 20 pts) Hartsholme 1st 234-8 (H Rush 62 / J Taylor 5-44) Hykeham
1st 123 Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Hykeham (5 pts – 2 bat /3 bowl)
by 111 runs Harts.1st win since April Heckington 132 Nettleham 1st 133-4 (D Wright 53), league
double for Nettleham Nettleham (20 pts) beat Heckington (3 pts – 2 bat / 1
bowl) by 6 wkts Lindum 1st 162-7 Cherry Willingham 1st 156 5th closest
finish of season Lindum (20 pts) beat Cherry Willingham (6 pts – 3 bat /
3 bowl) by 6 runs Div 1 BBH 1st 135 (S Butroid 5-29) Morton 139-7 first defeat
for BBH Morton (20 pts) beat BBH (5 pts – 2 bat / 3 bowl) by 3
wkts Caythorpe 122 Scothern 131 league double for Scothern Scothern (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (7 pts – 2 bat / 5
bowl) by 9 runs Div 2 Carholme 76 (J Reeson 5-27HT) Heighington 104 (J Hunt 5-16) Reeson back to back ‘fifer’ Heighington (20 pts) beat Carholme (5 bowl pts) by 28
runs, league double for Heighington Hougham & Marston 178-6 (J Sainsbury-Bow 52) Lindum
Academy 181-5 Lindum Academy (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (6
pts- 4 bat / 2 bowl) by 5 wkts Middle Rasen 174 (C Potter 56) Millers 198-9 (S Godby
108) Godby only century of day Millers (20 pts) beat Middle Rasen (8 pts – 4 bat / 4
bowl) by 24 runs Old Lincolnians 121 (C Over 6-29) Waddington 121, first
tied game of season Game tied – both side 14 points (7 for tie / 2 bat / 5
bowl pts) Div 3 Horncastle 212-8 Reepham 96 (P Robert 5-8), league double
for Horncastle Horncastle (20 pts) beat Reepham (3 bowl pts) by 116
runs Nettleham 2nd 187 (R Newell 55 / W Harrison 58)
Washingborough 221-9 (T Mangham 75) Washingborough (20 pts) beat Nettleham (9 pts – 5 bat /
4 bowl) by 34 runs Washingboro league double / Mangham back-to-back 50s Div 4 Bardney 141 (D Laughton 83) Rustons 118 (G Backhouse
6-9) Bardney (20 pts) beat Rustons (6 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 23 runs Nocton 103 Revesby 192 Revesby last unbeaten side in
league Revesby (20 pts) beat Nocton (6 pts – 5 bowl / 1 bat) by
89 runs Aisthorpe 78 (A Turver 6-7) Marshalls 84-2 2ndbest
bowling figures in league this season Marshalls (20 pts) beat Aisthorpe (nil pt) by 8 wkts TOP BATSMEN 108 S Godby
(Millers) .v.
Middle Rasen (a)(Div 2) 83 D Laughton
(Bardney) .v.
Rustons (H)(Div 4) 75 T
Mangham (Washingborough) .v.
Nettleham 2nd (a)(Div 3) 62 H Rush
(Hartsholme 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) 58 W
Harrison (Nettleham 2nd) .v.
Washingborough (H)(Div 3) 55 R
Newell (Nettleham 2nd) .v.
Washingborough (H)(Div 3) 53 D
Wright (Nettleham 1st) .v.
Heckington (a)(Prem) 52 C
Potter (Middle Rasen) .v.
Millers (a)(Div 2) 52 J
Sainsbury-Bow (Hougham & Marston) .v.
Lindum Academy (H)(Div 2) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 136 (2nd
wkt) R Newell / W Harrison (Nettleham 2nd).v. Washingborough (H)(Div 3) 102 (1st
wkt) T Mangham / J Bigham (Washingboro)
.v. Nettleham 2nd (a)(Div 3) TOP BOWLERS 6-7 A
Turver (Marshalls) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) 6-9 G
Backhouse (Bardney) .v.
Rustons (H)(Div 4) 6-29 C Overs
(Waddington) .v. Old
Lincolnians (a)(Div 2) 5-8 P
Roberts (Horncastle) .v.
Reepham (H)(Div 3) 5-16 J Hunt
(Carholme) .v.
Heighington (H)(Div 2) 5-27HT J
Reeson (Heighington) .v.
Carholme (a)(Div 2) 5-29 S Butroid
(Morton) .v. BBH
1st (a)(Div 1) 5-44 J Taylor
(Hykeham 1st) .v.
Hartsholme 1st (a)(Prem) HIGHEST SCORES 234-8 Hartsholme
1st .v. Hykeham 1st (H)(Prem) 221-9 Washingboorugh
.v. Nettleham 2nd (a)(Div 3) LOWEST SCORES 76 Carholme
v Heighington (H)(Div 2) 78 Aisthorpe
v Marshalls (H)(Div 2) CLOSEST FINISHES 6 runs Lindum
1st 162 Cherry Willingham 1st 156 (Prem) 9 runs Caythorpe
122 Scothern 131 (Div 1) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 116 runs Horncastle
212-8 Reepham 96 111 runs Hartsholme
1st 234-8 Hykeham 1st 123 (H)(Prem) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 408-19 Nettleham
2nd 187 v Washingborough 221-9 (Div 3) 372-19 Middle Rasen 174 Millers 198-9 (Div 2) Fixtures 10 July – Wk 13 Premier Boston 1 v Hykeham 1 Market Rasen 1 v Lindum 1 Martin v Hartsholme 1 Div One Blankney v Boston 2 Hartsholme 2 v Caythorpe Owmby v North Scarle Div Two Branston v Waddington Hougham & Marston v
Heighington Lindum Academy v Carholme Old Lincolnians v Millers Div Three Bassingham v Nettleham 2 Aswarby v Cherry Willingham 2 Div Four Hykeham 2 v Market Rasen 2 Rustons v Revesby BBH 2 v Bardney |
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Round-up details June 26 Under a scorching sun a nearly full programme took place
in the McKinnells Solicitors Lincoln Cricket League. The day produced the two
biggest winning margins of the season, the second lowest total and the fourth
highest total. There were also three century-makers (including the third
highest individual score of the season), twenty fifties and above and six
five wicket hauls or better. In the Premier there were two games played, with Cherry Willingham 1st closing the gap at the top on the inactive Boston 1st as they beat bottom side Heckington. Also, reigning champions Market Rasen 1st moved into contention as they climbed into third place, with a convincing win over Martin. In Division One, leaders BBH 1st go marching on as they
won at bottom side Owmby. Boston 2nd held second place with victory over
Caythorpe while Hartsholme moved into third place as they climbed above
Morton who they narrowly beat. Also in this division, Blankney picked up a
much needed win, to move out of the bottom two, with victory at Scothern. In Division Two, leaders Branston lost for a third
successive game with the days narrows defeat against Millers. This saw Millers
climb from fifth to second with Branston pushed down to third as Lindum
Academy climbed to the top with victory over Middle Rasen in the days highest
aggregate score. There was also victory for bottom side Heighington against
Old Lincolnians, which lifted them up to the comfort of sixth place. In Division Three, Aswarby inflicted defeat on
Horncastle but the town side still moved into top position with the points
they picked up. Cherry Willingham 2nd also moved up two places to fourth with
a good win at Bassingham. In Division Four it was a day of ‘big’ wins with leaders
Marshalls thrashing Rustons by a 141 run margin. At BBH 2nd Nocton were
beaten by 163 runs but the biggest win of this season was at Revesby who
overcame bottom side Market Rasen 2nd by a massive 244 runs. The final game
in this division was a somewhat closer contest with Aisthorpe beating Bardney
by just 25 runs. There were also two group games in the Major Hoult Cup.
In Group ‘A’ Reepham moved into second place with victory over Carholme and
in Group ‘B’ Boston 1st subjected Hougham & Marston to their lowest total
since joining the league with the days second highest winning margin of 224
runs. In the Premier League. Cherry Willingham picked up their
first league double of the season. as Heckington suffered a sixth
defeat. Cherry batted first making
197-8 with Tim Shooter getting 69 and Will Carter 62. In reply, Liam Tunstall
scored 63, which proved to be almost half Heckingtons total of 135, as they
suffered a 62 run defeat. A full programme in Division One saw BBH 1st collect
their seventh straight win as they visited bottom side Owmby. BBH made 168-7
in their innings with Ashley Schultz their top scorer with 49. For Owmby, Ben
Brumby took 2-18, before making 60 in Owmby’s total of 127-8 which was 42
runs short of their target. Seven BBH bowlers shared the wickets. Although 40
points behind the leaders, Boston 2nd retained second place, as they chased
down opponents Caythorpe’s total of 168-5. This total included 101 not out
from their skipper Luke Endley. Boston lost six wickets on route to victory
with Adam Wright making a top score of 68 not out. Hartsholme 2nd swapped
places with third placed Morton after the two sides met at Gainsborough.
Morton made 111 in their innings and despite Steve Crooks taking 5-21, he
could not prevent Hartsholme reaching their target with two wickets to spare.
The final game in this division saw Scothern entertain second to bottom
Blankney. The visitors were on the back of three straight defeats and batting
first made 154-9 with Dave Pearse making 60. For Scothern J R Drabble took
3-29. In reply, after a shaky start, Scothern looked on course for victory on
111-4 but slipped dramatically to 115 all out. The hero of the hour for
Blankney was Sam Palmer who picked up his first six wicket haul with 6-21. JR
Drabble was the home sides top batsman with 41. In Division Two things went from bad to worse for
leaders Branston who suffered their third defeat in a row when hosting fifth
placed Millers. An excellent spell of bowling by Adam Bartlett (5-14) looked
to have put Branston in the driving seat as Millers were bowled out for 120.
But then when the home side batted only Greg Wines delivered as he made 63 in
their total of 113, seven short of their target. Branston’s defeat allowed Lindum Academy to go top as they beat
Middle Rasen in a high scoring game. Lindum batted first, posting a total of
232 and in reply Middle Rasen got to within 31 of their target with 201-9. K
Salmon made 50 for Rasen as 433 runs were scored in the game. An equally
close game was witnesses at bottom placed Heighington who entertained Old
Lincolnians. Heighington were restricted to 140, due in the main to Ed
Barker, who had bowling figures of 5-45. Top scorer for Heighington was Rob Hall
with 30. When the city side batted their innings never really got going and
only Joe Walukiewicz (31) made a worthwhile contribution as they were bowled
out for 95 to give Heighington a much needed, 45 run victory. Jim Reeson took
5-36 and Ian Tomlinson 4-26 for Heighington. In Division Three, fourth placed Aswarby saw second
placed Horncastle as their visitors. With leaders Fulbeck inactive Horncastle
were poised to go to the top and looked well placed after the home side had
been bowled out for 108 (including 59 not out from Ben Wootton). Again another excellent spell of bowling
turned potential defeat in to victory as Sam Pemberton returned figures of
5-24 to see Horncastle bowled out for 83 to give Aswarby victory by 25 runs.
Despite defeat, Horncastle collected sufficient bonus points, to got to the
head of the table. by one point. The only other game in this division saw
Cherry Willingham 2nd visit bottom side, Bassingham. Both sides were without
a victory in June and in a truly entertaining game Cherry chased down
Bassingham’s, excellent total of 171-6, with three wickets to spare. For
Bassingham, Dave Lewis made 60 and for Cherry, Matt Dobson, 55. In Division Four nearly 1,300 runs were scored in the
four games played. This included three of the eight sides contributing just
223 of these runs. Leading run-makers were Revesby who hit the seasons’
fourth highest total of 295-3 in their game against bottom side Market Rasen
2nd. Their total included 162 not out from Mark Twell (the third highest individual
score of the season). It also included a third wicket stand of 154 between
Twell and Gordon Lane. Then when Rasen batted, they were skittled out for 51
to suffer defeat by 244 runs, the biggest losing margin of the season. The
second highest total in the division was by BBH 2nd who made 239 when
entertaining Nocton. For them, their openers, Oliver Clawson 53 and Paul
Heaton (72), put on 128 for the first wicket. Sticking to their task the pick
of the Nocton bowlers was Sam Allison with 3-52. When Nocton batted, five
batsmen were out for ducks, with only veteran Dave Franklin making double
figures with 47 in their total of just 76. For BBH, John Robertson had
figures of 5-2-7-3 and Adithya
Sreedharan 5-1-14-3 as the home side won by 163 runs. The third
side to make a 200 plus score was leaders Marshalls who took on Rustons. For
Marshalls, Robbie Power scored 50 in their total of 237-7. Again the side
batting second failed to produce as Rustons were bowled out for 96 for a 141
run defeat. The fourth game in this division saw a more conservative result
as Aisthorpe, who hosted Bardney, won by just 25 runs. Aisthorpe set Bardney
a total of 155 to chase, and despite Gary Backhouse making an unbeaten 73 for
Bardney, they were bowled out for 130. In the Major Hoult Group ‘A’ game at Carholme, Sam
Housam hit 65 in Reepham’s total of 154 and then the Reepham bowlers set to
and dismissed the home side for 87. The final game, in Group ‘B’, brought
together ‘David and Goliath’ as Premier leaders, Boston 1st, entertained
Hougham and Marston, from Division Two. Boston hit the days’ second highest
total of 260-5 with Matt Wood making 71, Tom Baxter 77 and Pete Moore 50 not
out. The day then got worse for the visitors as they were skittled out for
their lowest ever total in these Leagues and the second lowest of the season
in the League, with just 36 for a 224 run reverse. Premier Cherry Willingham 1st 197-8 (T Shooter 69 / W Carter 62) Heckington 135 (L Tunstall 63) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Heckington (5 pts – 2
bat / 3 bowl) by 62 runs Market Rasen 1st 132-1(J New 70*) Martin 131 Mkt Rasen 1st (20 pts) beat Martin (2 bat pts) by 9 wkts Div 1 Boston 2nd 169-6 (A Wright 68*) Caythorpe 168-5 (L
Endley 101*) Boston 2nd (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (6 pts – 4 bat / 2
bowl) by 4 wkts Morton 111 Hartsholme 2nd 112-8 (S Crooks 5-21) Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Morton 4 pts (1 bat / 3 bowl)
by 2 wkts Owmby 127-8 (B Brumby 60) BBH 1st 168-7 BBH (20 pts) beat Owmby (5 pts – 2 bat / 3 bowl) by 41
runs Scothern 115 (S Palmer 6-21) Blankney 154-9 (D Pearse
50) Blankney (20 pts) beat Scothern (5 pts – 1 bat / 4 bowl)
by 39 runs Div 2 Branston 113 (G Wines 63) Miller 120 (A Bartlett 5-14) Millers (20 pts) beat Branston (5 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 7 runs Heighington 140 (E Barker 5-45) Old Lincolnians 95 (J
Reeson 5-36) Heighington (20 pts) beat Old Lincolnians (5 bowl pts)
by 45 runs Lindum Academy 232 Middle Rasen 201-9 (K Salmon 50) Lindum Academy (20 pts) beat Middle Rasen (10 pts – 5
bat / 5 bowl) by 31 runs Div 3 Aswarby 108 (B Wootton 59*) Horncastle 83 (S Pemberton
5-24) Aswarby (20 pts) beat Horncastle (5 bowl pts) by 25 runs Bassingham 171-6 (D Lewis 60) Cherry Willingham 2nd 175-7
(M Dobson 55) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Bassingham (7 pts – 4
bat / 3 bowl) by 3 wkts Div 4 Aisthorpe 155 Bardney 130 (G Backhouse 73*) Aisthorpe (20 pts) beat Bardney (7 pts – 2 bat / 5 bowl)
by 25 runs BBH 2nd 239 (O Clawson 53 / P Heaton 72) Nocton 76 BBH (20 pts) beat Nocton (5 bowl pts) by 163 runs Marshalls 237-7 (R Power 50) Rustons 96 Marshalls (20 pts) beat Rustons (3 bowl pts) by 141 runs Revesby 295-3 (M Twell 162*) Market Rasen 2nd 48 Revesby (20 pts) beat Market Rasen 2nd (1 bowl pts) by
244 runs Major Hoult Group a Carholme 87 Reepham 154 (S Housam 65) Reepham (20 pts) beat Carholme (5 bowl pts) by 67 runs Major Hoult Group B Hougham & Marston 36 Boston 1st 260-5 (M Wood 71 / T
Baxter 77 / P Moore 50*) Boston (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (2 bowl pts
by 224 runs HIGHEST SCORES 295-3 Revesby .v.
Market Rasen 2nd 51 260-5 Boston 1st .v.
Hougham & Marston (a) MH Cup) LOWEST SCORES 36 Hougham
& Marston .v.
Boston 1st (H)(MH Cup) 51 Market
Rasen 2nd .v.
Revesby (a)(Div 4) TOP BATSMEN 162* M Twell
(Revesby) .v.
Market Rasen 2nd (H)(Div 4) 101* L Endley
(Caythorpe) .v.
Boston 2nd (a)(Div 1) 77 T
Baxter (Boston 1st) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a)(MH Cup) 73* G
Backhouse (Bardney) .v.
Aisthorpe (a)(Div 4) 72 P Heaton
(BBH 2nd) .v.
Nocton (H)(4) 71 M Ward
(Boston 1st) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a)(MH Cup) 70* J New
(Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Martin (H)(Prem) 69 T
Shooter (Cherry Will 1st) .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 68* A Wright
(Boston 2nd) .v.
Caythorpe (H)(Div 1) 65 S
Housam (Reepham) .v.
Carholme (a)(MH Cup) 63 G
Wines (Branston) .v.
Millers (H)(Div 2) 63 L
Tunstall (Heckington) .v.
Cherry Willingham 1st (a)(Prem) 62 W
Carter (Cherry Will’m 1st) .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 60 D Lewis
(Bassingham) .v.
Cherry Willingham 2nd (H)(Div 3) 60 B
Brumby (Owmby) .v.
BBH 1sr (H)(Div 1) 59* B
Wootton (Aswarby) .v.
Horncastle (H) (Div 3) 55 M
Dobson (Cherry Will. 2nd) .v.
Bassingham (a)(Div 3) 53 O
Clawson (BBH 2nd) .v.
Nocton (H)(4) 50* P Moore
(Boston 1st) .v.
Hougham & Marston (a)(MH Cup) 50 D
Pearse (Blankney) .v.
Scothern (a)(Div 1) 50 R Power
(Marshalls) .v.
Rustons (H)(Div 4) 50 K
Salmon (Middle Rasen) .v.
Lindum Academy (a)(Div 3) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 154 runs (3rd wkt) M Twells / G Lane (Revesby) .v. Market Rasen 2nd 128 runs (1st wkt) O Clawson / P Heaton (BBH 2) .v. Nocton (H)(Div 4) TOP BOWLERS 6-21 S Palmer
(Blankney) .v.
Scothern (a)(Div 1) 5-14 A
Bartlett (Branston) .v.
Millers (H)(Div 2) 5-21 S Crooks
(Morton) .v.
Hartsholme 2nd (H)(Div 1) 5-24 S
Pemberton (Aswarby) .v.
Horncastle (H)(Div 3) 5-36 J Reeson
(Heighington) .v. Old
Lincolnians (H)(Div 2) 5-45 E Barker
(Old Lincolnians) .v.
Heighington (a)(Div 2) CLOSEST FINISHES 7 runs Branston
113 Millers 120 (Div 2) 25 runs Aswarby
108 Horncastle 83 (Div 3) 25 runs Aisthorpe
155 Bardney 130 (Div 4) BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 244 runs Revesby
295-3 .v. Market Rasen 2nd 51 (Div 4) 163 runs BBH
2nd 239 .v. Nocton 76 (Div 4) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 433-19 Lindum Academy 232 .v. Middle Rasen 201-9 (Div 3) 346-13 Bassingham 171-6 .v. Cherry Willingham 2nd 175-7 |
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Round-up details June 19 After the wash-out of last week our British Summer tried to put a halt to this weekends programme but eleven of the 18 scheduled matches managed to go ahead. Of these, there were some big surprises, none of which were in the Premier League. Here the top of the table clash saw Boston 1st overcome Cherry Willingham 1st and reigning champions Market Rasen 1st thrashed Hartsholme 1st. Martin also came out on top in a similar fashion against winless, newly promoted, Heckington. In Division One, BBH 1st retained their 100% record with
a convincing victory over Blankney in the days highest aggregate score.
Second placed Morton suffered a surprise defeat at second to bottom side
Caythorpe and Boston 2nd won in the closest finish of the day at North
Scarle. Two of the big surprises were in Division Two, where
leaders Branston lost at home to Lindum Academy and second placed Hougham
& Marston came unstuck at second to bottom, Old Lincolnians. There was
also a win for bottom side Millers at home to Waddington. In Division Three, two of the three games were cancelled
but Washingbrough overcame their closest rivals Reepham to climb above them
in the table. It was a similar situation in Division Four with only
one of the three games taking place. This also produced one of the surprises
of the day as Marshalls surrendered their 100% record with a disappointing
home defeat against second to bottom side BBH 2nd. The days top clash took place at Boston where the league
leaders took on an under strength Cherry Willingham 1st. Boston batted first
and made 188 with Jonathan Cheer making 57 and Tom Baxter 39. The pick of the
Cherry bowlers was youngster Matt Carter who collected his first Premier
League ‘fifer’ with 5-40. When Cherry batted, only three players made double
figure scores in their total of 141 with Scott Coupland leading the way with
56. Two Boston bowlers took three wickets apiece as they won by 47 runs and
they were Colin Cheer 3-25 and Paul Timby 3-16. Despite defeat, Cherry held on to second place, as third placed
Nettleham’s game with Lindum 1st was
called off. This said, fourth placed Martin closed the gap with an 80 run
victory over Heckington who have yet to record a victory since promotion.
Martin were grateful to a partnership of 109 between Geordy Scott (70) and
Steve Scott (71) which helped them to a total of 175-8. For Heckington Joe
Braithwaite took 3-46 but then when they batted only their top three batsmen
made double figure scores with Ross Tuach (20) their top scorer in a total of
95. The key wicket takers for Martin were James Zealand 3-9 and G Scott 3-26
while S Scott took four catches in the field. The final game in the top
flight saw the biggest winning margin of the day as champions Market Rasen
visited a Hartsholme side that had lost their last four games. Here Rasen
batted first with a fifth wicket partnership of 120 between Lawrence Scott
(53) and Dale Christie (87) seeing the visitors post a total of 225-8. Phil
Watson was the pick of the home bowlers with 2-29 while Henry Rush took 2-80.
When Hartsholme batted only three players got into double figure with Adrian
Bunn, at number six, top scorer with 26 not out as they were bowled out for
84, the days second lowest total. For Rasen, as they collected their third
win in a row, Jonathan Darke took 4-33. In Division One, leaders BBH made it six wins out of
six, as they cruised to their biggest winning margin of the season. Facing
Blankney, they piled on 254-5 (the highest score of the day) with Tom Monson
making 112 (including 7 x 4 and 8 x 6). When Blankney batted eight of their
players surrendered their wickets to catches as they were bowled out for 121
for a 133 run defeat. Top scorer was Gareth Schwandt with 41 while Carl
Walton had bowling figures of 4-1-8-4 as 375 runs were scored in the match.
One of the days surprise results saw second places Morton fail to keep
pressure on the leaders as they slipped up on their long trip to lowly Caythorpe. Here Matt Adams made 52 in Caythorpe’s
total of 188 and then Morton could muster only 83 in reply, which proved to
be the lowest score of the day. The victory took Caythorpe up to a mid table
position and pushed Blankney into the bottom two. The only other game in this
division produced the closest finish as North Scarle hosted Boston 2nd in a
mid table clash. Boston batted first with Tim Norris hitting his fourth half
century of the season as he made 64 and along with Dave Gilding’s 57, a total
of 188 was posted. In reply North Scarle saw Matt Baker make his second fifty
in the month, with 70, but bowling figures of 5-31 from Paul Deans prevented
the home side making the target as they fell 8 runs short. In Division Two it was defeat for the two leading sides
with Branston going down at the death to Lindum Academy. Branston made a
disappointing 107 with Nick Robson top scorer with 26 as James Dewhurst took
3-1 and Tom Lindsey 3-9. When Lindum batted they were cruising to victory at
58-1 before Greg Wine ripped through the heart of their innings with the days
best figures of 6-21. Hanging on at 92-9, it was only a spirited 20 not out,
from last man Dave Elworthy that saw the visitors to a one wicket victory.
The win for Lindum saw them move up from fourth to second, just three points
behind Branston at the top. There was also disappointment for Hougham &
Marston who lost to an improving Old Lincolnians, who had won their last two
games. In a reduced overs game the visitors made 90-9 and despite losing
seven wickets themselves the city side reached the target to take maximum
points. In this tightly grouped division the win was enough to move them up
four places from eighth to fourth. Another side to climb four places were
Millers who moved off the bottom to fifth with victory over Waddington.
Waddington were seeking their third win in a row but chasing a total of only
129 set by the home side, they closed on 104-8, to suffer a 25 run defeat. In Division Three the only game to take place saw
Washingborough and Reepham swap places in the table. Both sides were looking
for their first win of the month and batting first Reepham made 119. In reply
Tom Mangham, with 61, helped Washingborough to a four wicket victory. As stated it was a day of some surprises but the biggest
one had to be the home defeat of Marshalls in Division Four. Having taken the
League by storm since joining this season they went into their game with
second to bottom side BBH 2nd with an unblemished record. Having already
beaten the same opponents by 80 runs at Bracebridge their first league double
looked a formality, but it was not to be.
Batting first for the sixth successive game they posted their lowest
total of the season with just 108. This proved little obstacle for the young
Heath side as they cruised to a seven wicket victory which lifted them up to
fifth in the table. Premier Boston 1st 188
(J Cheer 57 / M Carter 5-40) Cherry Willingham 1st 141 (S Coupland 56) Boston (20 pts) beat Cherry Willingham (8 pts – 3 bat /
5 bowl) by 47 runs Hartsholme 1st 84 Mkt Rasen 1st 225-6 (L Scott 53 / D Christie 87) Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (2 bowl pts) by 141
runs Martin 175-8 (S Scott 71 / G Scott 70) Heckington 95 Martin (20 pts) beat Heckington (3 bowl pts) by 80 runs Nettleham 1st v Lindum 1st Cancelled (5 pts each) Div 1 BBH 1st 254-5 (T Monson 112) Blankney 121 BBH (20 pts) beat Blankney (4 pts – 2 bat / 2 bowl) by
133 runs Caythorpe 180 (M Adams 52) Morton 83 Caythorpe (20 pts) beat Morton (5 bowl pts) by 97 runs North Scarle 173 (M Baker 70 / P Deans 5-31) Boston 2nd
181 (T Norris 64 / D Gilding 57) Boston (20 pts) beat North Scarle (9 pts – 4 bat / 5
bowl) by 8 runs Scothern v Hartsholme 2nd Cancelled (5 pts each) Div 2 Branston 107 Lindum Academy 108-9 (G Wine 6-21) Lindum (20 pts) beat Branston (5 pts – 1 bat / 4 bowl)
by 1 wkt Middle Rasen v Carholme Cancelled (5 pts each) Millers 129 Waddington 104-8 Millers (20 pts) beat Waddington (6 pts – 1 bat / 5
bowl) by 25 runs Old Lincolnians 91-7 Hougham & Marston 90-9 Old Lincolnians (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (3
bowl pts) by 3 wkts Div 3 Cherry Willingham 2 v Nettleham 2 Cancelled (5 pts each) Washingborough 123-6 (T Mangham 61) Reepham 119 Washingborough (20 pts) beat Reepham (3 pts – 1 bat / 2
bowl) by 4 wkts Winthorpe v Aswarby Cancelled (5 pts each) Div 4 Mkt Rasen 2nd v
Bardney Cancelled (5 pts each) Marshalls 108 BBH 2nd 109-3 BBH (20 pts) beat Marshalls (2 pts – 1 bat / 1 bowl) by
7 wkts Rustons v Nocton Cancelled (5 pts each) HIGHEST SCORES 254-5 BBH
1st .v.
Blankney (H)(Div 1) 225-6 Mkt
Rasen 1st .v. Hartsholme 1st
(a)(Prem) LOWEST SCORES 83 Morton .v.
Caythorpe (a)(Div 1) 84 Hartsholme
1st .v.
Mkt Rasen 1st (H)(Prem) TOP BATSMEN 112 T
Monson (BBH 1st) .v.
Blankney (H)(Div 1) 71 S
Scott (Martin) .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 70 G Scott
(Martin) .v.
Heckington (H)(Prem) 70 M Baker
(North Scarle) .v.
Boston 2nd (H)(Div 1) 64 T
Norris (Boston 2nd) .v.
NorthScarle (a)(Div 1) 61 T
Mangham (Washingboro) .v. Reepham
(H)(Div 3) 57 J Cheer
(Boston 1st) .v.Cherry
Willingham 1st (H)(Prem) 57 D
Gilding (Boston 2nd) .v.
North Scarle (a)(Div 1) 56 S
Coupland (Cherry W. 1st) .v.
Boston 1st (a)(Prem) 52 M
Adams (Caythorpe) .v.
Morton (H)(Div 1) 100 PARTNERSHIPS 120 (5th wkt) L Scott / D Christie (Mkt Rasen 1st) .v.
Hartsholme 1st (a)(Prem) 109 (2nd wkt) G. Scott / S Scott (Martin) .v. Heckington (H)(Prem) TOP BOWLERS 6-21 G Wines
(Branston) .v.
Lindum Academy (H)(Div 2) 5-31 P Deans
(Boston 2nd) .v.
North Scarle (a)(Div 1) 5-40 M Carter
(Cherry W 1st) .v.
Boston 1st (a)(Prem) CLOSEST FINISHES 8 runs North
Scarle 173 .v. Boston 2nd
181 25 runs Millers
129 .v.
Waddington 108-8 1 wkt Branston
107 .v. Lindum
Academy 108-9 BIGGEST WINNING MARGINS 141 runs Hartsholme
1st 84 .v. Mkt Rasen 1st 225-6 133 runs BBH
1st 254-5 .v. Blankney
121 (H)(Div 1) HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORES 375-15 BBH
1st 254-5 .v. Blankney
121 354-20 North Scarle 173 .v. Boston 2nd 181 |
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Round-up details June 12 Last season, going into the ninth week of the season, 19
games had already been lost to the weather. Now in the space of one week this
season has gone from having had no games lost to being totally wiped out with
all the days 17 fixtures called off. Well that is not exactly correct as,
before the rains arrived, Division 3 bottom side, Winthorpe became the first
side to fail to fulfil a league game this season. This saw opponents,
Horncastle, gifted 20 points, when all other clubs were picking up 5 points
for their abandoned games. The maximum points collected by Horncastle saw
them climb one place, to go above Nettleham 2nd into second place in Division
3. Just a point of interest before closing this shortened
report. At this stage last season (week 9), nine games had already been lost
to clubs failing to fulfil compared to one this season. That has got to be
something positive out of a more than damp weekend. Premier Heckington v Hartsholme 1st Hykeham 1st v Martin Market Rasen 1st v Cherry Willingham 1st All cancelled (5 pts each) Div 1 Hartsholme 2nd v Owmby North Scarle v Scothern All cancelled (5 pts each) Div 2 Carholme v Waddington Hougham & Marston v Branston Lindum Academy v Heighington Old Lincolnians v Middle Rasen All cancelled (5 pts each) Div 3 Reepham v Aswarby Washingborough v Bassingham Nettleham 2nd v Fulbeck All cancelled (5 pts each) Horncastle v Winthorpe Horncastle (20 pts) - Winthorpe failed to fulfil Div 4 Bardney v Hykeham 2nd Nocton v Market Rasen 2nd Aisthorpe v BBH 2nd All cancelled (5 pts each) Major Hoult Cup – Group B Revesby v Boston 1st cancelled (5 pts each) Fixtures June 19 Premier Boston 1 v Cherry Willingham 1 Hartsholme 1 v Mkt Rasen 1 Martin v Heckington Nettleham 1 v Lindum 1 Div 1 BBH 1 v Blankney Caythorpe v Morton North Scarle v Boston 2 Scothern v Hartsholme 2 Div 2 Branston v Lindum Academy Middle Rasen v Carholme Millers v Waddington Old Lincolnians v Hougham & Marston Div 3 Cherry Willingham 2 v Nettleham 2 Washingborough v Reepham Winthorpe v Aswarby Div 4 Mkt Rasen 2 v Bardney Marshalls v BBH 2 Rustons v Nocton |
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Round-up details June 5 What a fantastic weekend of local cricket which saw no less than seven century-makers, a further twenty plus players hitting 50s and six bowlers taking five wicket hauls (or better) including one taking a hat-trick. To add to this there were two games which saw over 500 runs scored on the day and ten sides hit 200 plus total. If that was not enough the day also saw the biggest winning margin recorded, the third lowest score, the second closest finish, the second highest individual total, two sides registering their first wins and one side losing their unbeaten record. The second highest aggregate total of the season was
witnessed in the Premier League at Lindum 1st where league leaders Boston 1st
were the visitors. 539 runs were scored (the second highest aggregate runs
scored this season) with Boston winning their fourth game in a row. Perhaps
the surprise of the day was at Cherry Willingham 1st where second to bottom
side, Hykeham 1st picked up just their second win of the season. Another 500
plus total was recorded at Hartsholme 1st where Martin collected their second
win in a nail-biting finish. For Hartsholme it was their fourth successive
defeat. As for reigning champions Market Rasen 1st, they sneaked home to a
narrow victory over Nettleham 1st in a game which produced over 400 runs. In Division One, leaders BBH 1st were inactive, which
allowed Morton to close the gap as they subjected Owmby to a third defeat in
a row. Worst still Owmby were pushed to the bottom of the table as North
Scarle collected their first win of the season in another close finish at Blankney.
An equally close finish was recorded at Boston 2nd who saw Hartsholme 2nd
pick up their third win in four games to go equal third. As North Scarle
moved off the bottom, Scothern also climbed out of the bottom two with yet
another nail-bitter against Caythorpe. For Caythorpe it was their third
defeat in four starts since promotion. In Division Two there was defeat for the leaders
Branston as they allowed neighbours Heighington to collect their first win in
four games. It was not a good day either, for second placed Middle Rasen who
were well beaten at home by Hougham & Marston to suffer their third
successive defeat. Losing for the first time in three games were third placed
Carholme who came unstuck against local rivals Old Lincolnians. Victory was not
enough to lift Old Lincolnians off the bottom as this division is the
tightest of all, with just 24 points separating top from bottom. Fourth
placed Lindum Academy also lost for a second game in a row as Waddington beat
them at ease to move out of the bottom two. It was also defeat for the leaders of Division Two with
Nettleham 2nd as they registered the days lowest total at Aswarby. They have
now the unenviable record of holding two of the five lowest scores of the
season. Taking advantage of Nettleham’s demise were Fulbeck who climbed above
them after inflicting a first defeat of the season on Cherry Willingham 2nd.
While Fulbeck were going top, bottom side Bassingham secured their first win,
pushing Winthorpe into this position after a convincing win in their bottom
of the table clash. The only other game in this division saw Reepham and
Horncastle swap places with Horncastle going fourth after a convincing win at
the villagers ground. In Division Four newcomers Marshalls continue to lead
the way as they recorded this seasons’ biggest winning margin when defeating
Aisthorpe. The second game here brought together second placed Hykeham 2nd
and third placed Revesby and for only the second occasion this season Hykeham
were totally outplayed by one of the new side in the league. Of another new
side, Market Rasen 2nd are now one of only two sides left in the leagues
seeking their first win as they lost their fourth successive game. Their
latest defeat came against Rustons, who collected a more than rare league
double. The final game was also a return encounter, with Nocton visiting
neighbours Bardney in search of avenging an early season defeat. This they
did in fine style to move from second to bottom to a mid table position. Boston 1st became the third side this season to register
a score of 300 as they made 301-7 at Lindum 1st. Opener Jonathan Cheer made
the seasons’ second highest individual total of 166 before being caught off
the bowling of John Farrell. He and fellow opener Matt Ward (81) gave them the
platform to post this massive total but Farrell kept plugging away and came
away with 5-68. In response for Lindum, only Probada de Silva (57) of the
home sides top four got into double figures. The real fight from their side
came from the middle order as Dave Knowles hit an unbeaten 50. Jake Benson
made 32 and Matt Bursa 25 not out, as their innings closed on 238-7, still 63
runs from their target. 539 runs were scored in this game and it was a
similar picture at the other end of the city as Hartsholme 1st hosted Martin.
Here Martin batted first with new signing Dan Duke making it back to back
centuries as he hit 106. Supported by Tom Harrison, who made 51, Martin
posted a total of 268 while Henry Rush picked up 5-43. After the tea interval
Rush then hit his second century of the season, making 117, but despite their
efforts, Hartsholme fell an agonising 5 runs short, being all out for 263. G
Scott collected 5-35 for Martin as 531 runs were scored on the day. At Cherry
Willingham 1st there were considerably less runs scored in their game with
struggling Hykeham 1st. The home side were only able to muster 144-6 which
included 52 not out from Lee Coupland. In reply Hykeham regularly lost
wickets but sneaked home by one wicket with Keiron O’Sullivan unbeaten on 87
at the close. Second placed Nettleham 1st, who are proving somewhat
inconsistent, hosted reigning champions Market Rasen 1st who are languishing
in the bottom half of the league. With Dale Christie making 70? and Lawrence
Scott 62?, Rasen set Nettleham a target of 218 to chase. Whilst losing
wickets Nettleham edged ever closer to the total but needing 19 of the last
over they were bowled out to lose by 13 runs. Despite defeat Nttleham picked
up maximum bonus points to retain second place while victory for Rasen lifted
them fifth. In Division One, Morton closed the gap on BBH 1st at the
top, with a six wicket victory at Owmby. The home side made 153-3 in their
innings with Sam Atkin (63) and Ben Brumby 59 not out. In reply Morton’s
openers of Chris Needham (48) and Steve Butroid (67) put on 107 for the first
wicket before both fell victim to Ben Tumilty. Morton lost one further wicket before reaching their target
with just over two overs to spare. The second game saw third placed Boston
2nd fail to close the gap as they lost to fifth placed Hartsholme 2nd. Here
Hartsholme batted first and after losing two early wickets, recovered to make
a total of 176, with opener Wayne Gelder their top scorer with 75. For Boston
Ian Morris picked up 3-33. Boston’s response got off to a good start with
opener Tim Norris (63) seeing 55 on the board before he was dismissed. The
score then slipped to 94-6 as Graham Morley picked up 4-26. Late in the
innings Lee Gilding (27*) and Paul Deans (16) gave Boston hope but when Dave
Hill picked up the wicket of Deans it was all over with Boston 15 short. In
mid table, fourth place Blankney hosted bottom side North Scarle who were
still seeking their first win. Similar to the Boston game, this too proved a
close encounter. Batting first North Scarle made 168-6 with Martin Sugden
their top scorer with 33. In reply Blankney looked on course to make the
total with skipper Cameron Donald in control but unfortunately for him he was
then run out for 73. The home sides’ innings then stutters to close with them
15 runs short, with one wicket in hand. The final game in this division was
yet another match to go to the wire with just 16 runs separating them. This
match brought together second to bottom, Scothern and sixth placed Caythorpe.
Callum Pearse hit 55 for Scothern in their highest total of the season of
208-7. Then when Caythorpe batted their innings closed at 192-9 – 16 off
their target. Victory moved Scothern up to fifth while Caythorpe slipped to
second to bottom. In Division Two, leaders Branston looked set to retain
top spot after Greg Wine had collected 5-31 as neighbours Heighington were
bowled out for 117. For the second week in a row wicket keeper, John
Stephenson, collected four victims behind the stumps. Then in Branston’s inning
Stephenson proved to be the only batsman to make a double figure score as he
hit 23 in their dismal total of 76. It proved a bad day all round for the top
sides in this division as second placed Middle Rasen lost for the second game
in a row at home. This time it was Hougham & Marston who came away
victorious after their lengthy trip. Middle Rasen batting first were only
able to post a total of 146 which the visitors reached for the loss of five
wicket, thanks solely to Josh Sainsbury-Bows who hit 101. This win moved
Hougham & Marston into second place. There was also defeat for third
placed Carholme who totally capitulated against neighbours Old Lincolnians.
After two good wins Carholme, batting first, could muster just 63 which their
opponents made for the lost of five wickets. To complete the set there was
also defeat for fourth placed Lindum Academy, who visited Waddington, who had
gone in to the game second to bottom. Lindum batted first making 154-7 but
with a maiden fifty from Adam Morton (71*) and an unbeaten 50 from Billy
Evans, Waddington eased their way to a five wicket victory. Another top side to lose was Nettleham 2nd as they went
into their game at Aswarby as league leaders. The home side was bowled out
for 134 with Mark Dowse making 42 and Sam Pemberton 45 while Martin Connor
took 4-33 and Chris Dobbs 2-27. Then it all went wrong for the league leaders
as only Ben Connor (11) was the only player to make a double figure score as
they were bowled out for 44 (in actual fact top scorer was extras – 15). Just
a month earlier Nettleham had been bowled out for 48 and now have two scores
in the ‘Lowest 5 scores of the season’.
This defeat saw Fulbeck, who had previously held top place, go back to
the summit after their convincing win over the previously unbeaten Cherry
Willingham 2nd. Batting first Fulbeck, made their highest total of the season
with 208-4. This included 47 from H Millard and 42 from G Hall. Then when
Cherry batted the visitors looked comfortable at 87-3 but their innings went
dramatically down hill to close at 139 all out. Eight bowlers were used by
Fulbeck with the pick being Liam Pollard with 3-27. Moving into a promotion challenging position are Horncastle who
visited fourth placed Reepham. Here the home side made just 76 with Andy
Housam (27) their only batsman to make double figure. Most of the damage was
done by Nathan Whiting, who had figures of 6-1-14-6 and Lewis Lovegrove,
5-3-8-3, supported by wicket-keeper Jim Watters who picked up four catches.
Keiran Wilson (33*) then carried his bat to see Horncastle to a 7 wicket
victory which lifted them to third in the table. The final game in this
division was the battle between the bottom two sides, Bassingham and
Winthorpe. The home side had yet to chalk up their first win while Winthorpe
had won once but not for three games. Bassingham, batting first, made 135-6
and then bowled Winthorpe out for 52 for an 83 run victory. This win lifted
Bassingham from the foot of the table for the first time this season. In Division Four it is all about the two newcomers who are taking on all-comers at ease. League leaders Marshalls once again showed their opponents no mercy as they recorded the League’s biggest winning margin of the season. Not for the first time Robbie Power and Lynton Karkach were in the runs. This week Power made 116 and Karkach 56 as they amassed the days’ second highest total of 292-9. Then opponents Aisthorpe were bowled out for 82 to give Marshalls a massive 210 run victory. Not to be outdone Revesby, like Marshalls, continue their unbeaten league start to life in the Lincoln league. Revesby took on second placed Hykeham 2nd, whose only previous defeat was a 156 run reverse at Marshalls. This week it was a 153 run defeat for Hykeham as Revesby made a huge 246-1 which included 119 from Ian Roberts, who carried his bat for a second century in three games, and 66 from Mark Twell. Hykeham were then bowled out for 93 thus allowing Revesby to go above them in the table. Climbing from seventh to fourth are Rustons who hit their highest total of the season at winless Market Rasen 2nd. For Rustons, who made 200-8, Matt Scott made a maiden 50 with 53 while Andy Richley too 5-35. Then when Rasen batted, Richley hit 59 but some excellent bowling from Dan Finn, who took 6-16, including a hat-trick (the second such feat recorded in the league in successive weeks) saw the home side bowled out for 110. Having met in their previous game this gave Rustons an early league double. Another side seeking a quick double was fourth placed Bardney who hosted local rivals Nocton (8th). Here the home side batted first posting a total of just 105. Nocton in reply pulled all the stops out to cruise to an emphatic seven wicket victory which lifted them to fifth, their highest position of the season. Premier Lindum 1st 238-7 (P de Silva 57 / D Knowles 50*) Boston
1st 301-7 (J Cheer 166 / M Ward 87 / J Farrell 5-68) Boston 1st (20 pts) beat Lindum 1st (8 pts – 5 bat / 3
bowl) by 63 runs Nettleham 1st v Market Rasen 1st RESULT NOT RECEIVED Hartsholme 1st 263 (H Rush 117 / G Scott 5-35) Martin
268 (D Duke 106 / T Harrison 51 / H Rush 5-43) Martin (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (10 pts – 5 bat / 5
bowl) by 5 runs Cherry Willingham 1st 144-6 (L Coupland 52*) Hykeham 1st
145-9 (K O’Sullivan 87*) Hykeham (20 pts) beat Cherry Willingham 1st (7 pts – 3
bat / 4 bowl) by 1 wkt Div 1 Boston 2nd 161 (T Norris 63) v Hartsholme 2nd 176 (W
Gelder 75) Hartsholme 2nd (20 pts) beat Boston 2nbd (9 pts – 4 bat
/ 5 bowl) by 15 runs Owmby 153-3 (S Atkin 63 / B Brumby 59*) Morton 154-4 (S
Butroid 67) Morton (20 pts) beat Owmby (4 pts – 3 bat / 1 bowl) by 6
wkts Blankney 153-9 (C Donald 73) North Scarle 168-6 North Scarle (20 pts) beat Blankney (5 pts – 3 bat / 2
bowl) by 15 runs Scothern 208-7 (C Pearse 55) Caythorpe 192-9 Scothern (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (8 pts – 5 bat / 3
bowl) by 16 runs Div 2 Carholme 63 Old Lincolnians 66-5 Old Lincolnians (20 pts) beat Carholme (2 bowl pts) by 5
wkts Waddington 156-5 (A Morton 71* / B Evans 50*) Lindum
Academy 154-7 Waddington (20 pts) beat Lindum Academy (5 pts – 3 bat /
2 bowl) by 5 wkts Branston 76 Heighington 117 (G Wines 5-31) Heighington (20 pts) beat Branston (5 bowl pts) by 41
runs Middle Rasen 146 Hougham & Marston 147-5 (J
Sainsbury-Bow 101) Hougham & Marston (20 pts) beat Middle Rasen (5 pts
– 3 bat / 2 bowl) by 5 wkt Div 3 Aswarby 134 Nettleham 2nd 44 Aswarby (20 pts) beat Nettleham (5 bowl pts) by 90 runs Reepham 76 (N Whiting 6-14) Horncastle 77-3 Horncastle (20 pts) beat Reepham (1 bowl pt) by 7 wkts Fulbeck 208-4 Cherry Willingham 2nd 139 Fulbeck (20 pts) beat Cherry Willingham 2nd (3 pts – 2
Bat / 1 bowl) by 69 runs Bassingham 135-6 Winthorpe 52 Bassingham (20 pts) beat Winthorpe (2 bowl pts) by 83
runs Div 4 Revesby 246-1 (I Roberts 119* / M Twell 66)
Hykeham 2nd 93 Revesby (20 pts) beat Hykeham (nil pt) by 153 runs Market Rasen 2nd 110 (A Richley 59 / D Finn 6-16HT)
Rustons 200-8 (M Scott 53 /A Richley 5-35) Rustons (20 pts) beat Mkt Rasen 2nd (4 pts – 1 bat / 3
bowl) by 90 runs Marshalls 292-9 (R Power 116 / L Karkach 56) Aisthorpe
82 Marshalls (20 pts) beat Aisthorpe (4 bowl pts) by 210
runs Bardney 105 Nocton 106-3 Nocton (20 pts) beat Bardney (2 pts – 1 bat / 1 bowl) by
7 wkts Highest Scores 301-7 Boston
1st
.v. Lindum 1st (a) (Prem) 292-9 Marshalls
.v. Aisthorpe (H)(Div 4) Lowest Scores 44
Nettleham
2nd
.v.
Aswarby (a) (Div 3) 52
Winthorpe
.v. Bassingham (a)(Div 2) Top batsmen 166 J Cheer (Boston
1st)
.v. Lindum 1st (a)(Prem) 119* I Roberts
(Revesby)
.v. Hykeham (H) (Div 4) 117 H Rush
(Hartsholme1st)
.v. Martin (H)(Prem) 116 R Power
(Marshalls)
.v. Aisthorpe (H) (Div 4) 106 D Duke
(Martin)
.v. Hartasholme1st (a)(Prem) 101 J Sainsbury-Bow
(Hougham & Marston) .v. Middle Rasen (a) (Div 2 87* Keiron
O’Sullivan (Hykeham
1st)
.v. Cherry Willingham1st (a)(Prem) 87 M
Ward (Boston
1st)
.v. Lindum 1st (a) (Prem) 75 W
Gelder (Hartsholme
2nd)
.v. Boston 2nd (a)(Div 1) 73 C
Donald
(Blankney)
.v. North Scarle (H)(Div 1) 71* A Morton
(Waddington)
.v. Lindum Academy (H) (Div 2) 63 S
Atkin
(Owmby)
.v. Morton (H)(Div 1) 67 S
Butroid
(Morton)
.v. Owmby (a)(Div 1) 66 M
Twells
(Revesby)
.v. Hykeham 2nd (H)(Div 4) 63 T
Norris (Boston
2nd)
.v. Hartsholme 2nd (H)(Div 1) 59* B Brumby
(Owmby)
.v. Morton (H)(Div 1) 59 A
Richley (Mkt Rasen
2nd)
.v. Rustons (H) (Div 4) 57 P de
Silva (Lindum
1st)
.v. Boston 1st (H)( Prem) 56 L
Karkach
(Marshalls)
.v. Aisthorpe (H)(Div 4) 55 C
Pearse
(Scothern)
.v. Caythorpe (H)(Div 1) 53 M
Scott
(Rustons)
.v. Mkt Rasen 2nd (a) (Div 4) 52* L Coupland
(Cherry Willingham 1st) .v.
Hykeham 1st (a)(Prem) 51 T
Harrison
(Martin)
.v. Hartsholme 1st(a)(Prem) 50* B Evans
(Waddington)
.v. Lindum Academy (H) (Div 2) 50* D Knowles
(Lindum
1st)
.v. Boston 1st (H)(Prem)
Top bowlers 6-14
N Whiting
(Horncastle)
.v. Reepham (a) (Div 3) 6-16(HT) D
Finn
(Rustons)
.v. Mkt Rasen 2nd (a) (Div 4) 5-31
G Wines
(Branston)
.v. Heighington (H) (Div 2) 5-35
A Richley (Mkt Rasen
2nd) .v. Rustons
(H)(Div 4) 5-35
G Scott
(Martin)
.v. Hartsholme 1st (a)(Prem) 5-43
H Rush (Hartsholme
1st)
.v. Martin (H)(PRem) 5-68
J Farrell (Lindum
1st)
.v. Boston 1st (H)(Prem)
Closest Finishes 5
runs
Hartsholme
1st 263 Martin 268 (Prem) 15
runs
Blankney
153-9 North Scarle 168-9 (Div 1) 15
runs
Boston 2nd
161 Hartsholme 2nd 176 (Div 1) Biggest Winning Margins 210
runs
Marshalls 292-9 Aisthopre 82 (Div 4) 153
runs
Revesby 246-1 Hykeham 2nd 93 Highest Aggregate Scores 539-14
Lindum 1st
238-7 Boston 1st 301-7 532-20 Hartsholme 1st 263 Martin 268 June 12 Premier Heckington v Hartsholme 1 Hykeham 1 v Martin Market Rasen 1 v Cherry Willingham 1 Div 1 Hartsholme 2 v Owmby North Scarle v Scothern Div 2 Carholme v Waddington Hougham & Marston v Branston Lindum Academy v Heighington Old Lincolnians v Middle Rasen Div 3 Reepham v Aswarby Washingborough v Bassinhgham Nettleham 2 v Fulbeck Horncastle v Winthorpe Div 4 Bardney v Hykeham 2 Nocton v Market Rasen 2 Aisthorpe v BBH 2 Major Hoult Cup – Group B Revesby v Boston 1 |
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Round-up details May 29 Local cricket managed to beat the bank holiday weather with all games played. Just two games took place in the Premier League and these did not include the top two which allowed Boston 1st to sneak into top place on the back of a big win over Hartsholme 1st who registered the lowest score of the day. The only other game saw Martin hit the day’s biggest score when inflicting a first defeat of the season on Lindum 1st in a game which produced 433 runs. In Division One there was also a first defeat of the
season for Hartsholme 2nd who saw BBH collected a fifth successive win as
they dominate the division. The days’ second lowest score was witnessed at
Morton, who also suffered their first reverse as Boston 2nd won at ease. At
the lower end of the table bottom side Caythorpe swapped places with North
Scarle after subjecting them to a fifth successive defeat. In Division Two inactive Carholme lost top spot to
Branston who were involved in a high scoring game against Middle Rasen, who
despite losing, climbed from fifth to second. Picking up their first win of
the season were Old Lincolnians who made the short trip to Lindum Academy and
came away with a seven-wicket victory. The other game in this division saw
Heighington suffer a third defeat in a row as Millers won for the first time
in three games. In Division Three leaders Fulbeck lost to Horncastle
allowing Nettleham 2nd to go top on the back of their victory over bottom
side Bassingham who were beaten for the fourth game in a row. Cherry
Willingham 2nd moved into third place as they maintained their 100% record in
beating Washingborough. In Division Four just two games took place with Hykeham
closing the gap on the inactive leaders Marshalls by virtue of their three
wicket victory over Aisthorpe. The only other game saw Revesby continue their
unbeaten league start in emphatic fashion as they visited Bardney and won by
10 wickets. There were also Major Hoult Cup group games played with
Reepham picking up their first win in the days closest finish against Owmby
in their Group A game. Market Rasen continue to head this group after their
game with Carholme was called off with them awarded the points. The final game in Group B produced a high scoring game
as Hougham and Marston lost to Heckington who also hold top spot. The Premier League produced the fourth highest total of
the season as Martin took on Lindum 1st. Lindum went into the game unbeaten
but batting first Martin made 277-8, scoring 146 in their last ten overs. The
run blitz came from Dan Dukes who hit his first club century with 120, while
Steve Scott made his second fifty of the season with 60. James Kempton was the pick of the Lindum
bowlers with 3-57. In reply Lindum were in trouble from the start and at one
point were 39-5. They could not live with the bowling of Rob Noble who became
the first player of the season to complete a hat-trick as he took 5-25. Top
scoring for Lindum, as they were bowled out for just 156, was number nine
batsman, Jake Benson with 32. Going top of the table by one point from the
inactive Nettleham were Boston 1st who destroyed Hartsholme 1st in
comprehensive fashion. This was due in the main to the bowling of Colin Cheer
who registered the days’ best bowling figures of 6-22 with Hartsholme
dismissed for just 63. Boston lost two wickets themselves on route to an
eight-wicket victory. In Division One the previously unbeaten Hartsholme 2nd
only narrowly bettered their senior side as they were skittled out for just
72 by the all conquering BBH 1st. Only two players made double figures for
Hartsholme with Ady Putt top scorer with 25 while Oliver Bentley took 5-25
for BBH. Kit Spence then made 43 not out as BBH raced to a nine wicket
victory inside 13 overs. Morton became the second side in this division to
lose their unbeaten recorded as they succumbed to Boston 2nd. Morton were
bowled out for only 67 as Boston won by six wickets. At the bottom of the
table the two opposing side were both seeking their first wins of the season.
Entertaining Caythorpe, North Scarle looked on course for a good total but
from 117-3 they slipped to 142 all out. Top scorer was opener Chris Geeson
with 50 with Matt Adams Caythorpe top bowler, taking 4-32. In Caythorpe’s
inning Luke Endley carried his bat to take his side to a seven wicket victory
with 63 as Chris Hogg picked up 3-15 in 8 overs. In Division Two, Branston took over at the top, as they
overcame Middle Rasen who were looking to bounce back from their first defeat
of the season last week. John Stephenson became the second century-maker of
the day as he hit 123 in Branston’s total of 239. In reply Middle Rasen made
192 with Ian Nash top scorer with 74 as they lost by 47 runs. Stephenson
completed a pleasing afternoon, collecting four victims behind the stumps.
Lindum Academy missed the chance to challenge for top spot as they
surprisingly lost to winless neighbours, Old Lincolnians. Batting first,
Lindum saw only two players make double figures, with opener Phil Lawson
making 25 and Dave Elworthy 60 in their total of 133. For Old Lincolnians,
Tom Barker recorded his first five wicket haul with 5-28. Old Lincolnians, in
positive mood, then set to and Joe Walukiewkz carried bat with 54 to see his
side to their first victory, by seven wickets. At Heighington, another player
not only collected his first five wicket haul, but he did it on debut. This
was Tom Butcher who took 5-19 as visitors Millers were bowled out for 140.
Unfortunately, not for the first time this season, the Heighington batsmen
failed, and they were bowled out for 117 to lose by the days’ second lowest
margin of 23 runs. In Division Three, leaders Fulbeck visited Horncastle
looking for a fourth successive win, but this was not to be as they lost by
six wickets after posting a total of only 97. This gave Nettleham 2nd the
chance to go to the head of the table as they took on struggling Bassingham,
who had lost their first three games. For a second week, Nettleham hit a 200
plus total, as they made 232-9, before then restricting Bassingham to 159-7
for a 73 run victory. The third game in this flight saw Cherry Willingham 2nd
continue their unbeaten start to the season with victory over Washingborough.
With a spattering of experienced players in their side Cherry dismissed
Washingborough for 100 with Joe Dobson taking 5-22. Scott Coupland then hit
69 as Cherry won by 8 wickets. In Division Four another side to continue their unbeaten
start were Revesby who visited Bardney. The home side made just 108 before
Ian Roberts made an unbeaten 49 as Revesby won by 10 wickets. This victory
took Revesby to third, just three points behind Hykeham 2nd who collected
their third win in four games. They hosted an Aisthorpe side that had lost
their last two games. Batting first Aisthorpe made 134-7 with Mike Reynolds
again their key run-maker with 63. In response Hykeham lost seven wickets
themselves before reaching their target. Matt Murray top scored for them with
68. The days’ closest game took place at Division Three side
Reepham, who hosted Division One opponents Owmby, in their Major Hoult group
game. Sam Housam made 62 for the home side as they made 156-9. Taking the
game to the wire Owmby were bowled out in the final over with just two runs
required. This equalled the seasons’ closest finish of the season. The final
game too was a Major Hoult Cup group game as Division Three, Hougham &
Marston took on Premier League, Heckington. Hougham and Marston batted first
making a solid 179-9 with Josh Sainsbury-Bows making 50. Chasing this target
Heckington reached it for the loss of six wickets with Sam Elliott 62 not out
and Liam Tunstall making 55. Premier Martin 277-8 (D Duke 120 / S Scott 60) Lindum 1st 156 (R
Noble 5-22 HT) Martin (20 pts) beat Lindum (6 pts – 3 bat / 3 bowl) by
121 runs Boston 1st 64-2 Hartsholme 63 (C Cheer 6-22) Boston (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (nil pt) by 8 wkts Div 1 Hartsholme 2nd 72 (O Bentley 5-25) BBH 1st 73-1 BBH (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (nil pt) by 9 wkts Morton 67 Boston 2nd 68-4 Boston (20 pts) beat Morton (1 bowl pt) by 6 wkts North Scarle 142 (C Geeson 50) Caythorpe 146-3 (L Endley
63*) Caythorpe (20 pts) beat North Scarle (4 pts – 3 bat / 1
bowl) by 7 wkts Div 2 Lindum Academy v Old Lincolnians RESULT NOT RECEIVED Branston 239 (J Stephenson 123) Middle Rasen 192 (I Nash
74) Branston (20 pts) beat Middle Rasen (10 pts – 5 bat / 5
bowl) by 47 runs Heighington 117 Millers 140 (T Butcher 5-19) Miller (20 pts) beat Heighington (5 bowl pts) by 23 runs Div 3 Nettleham 2nd 232-9 Bassingham 159-7 Nettleham (20 pts) beat Bassingham (7 pts – 3 bat / 4
bowl) by 73 runs Horncastle 99-4 Fulbeck 97 Horncastle (20 pts) beat Fulbeck (1 bowl pt) by 6 wkts Cherry Willingham 2nd 101-2 (S Coupland 69)
Washingborough 100 (J Dobson 5-22) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Washingborough (1 bat
pt) by 8 wkts Div 4 Hykeham 2nd 135-7 (M Murray 68) Aisthorpe 134-7 (M
Reynolds 63) Hykeham (20 pts) beat Aisthorpe (5 pts – 2 bat / 3 bowl)
by 3 wkts Bardney 108 Revesby 109-0 Revesby (20 pts) beat Bardney (1 bat pt) by 10 wkts Major Hoult Cup Group A Reepham v Owmby RESULT NOT RECEIVED Market Rasen 1st v Carholme RESULT NOT RECEIVED Major Hoult Group B Hougham & Marston 179-9 (J Sainsbury-Bows 50)
Heckington 180-6 (S Elliott 62* / L Tunstall 55) Heckington (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (7 pts –
4 bat / 3 bowl) by 4 wkts Highest Scores 277-8
Martin
.v. Lindum
1st (H) (Prem) 239
Branston
.v. Middle Rasen (H) (Div 2) Lowest Scores 63
Hartsholme
1st
.v. Boston 1st (a) (Prem) 67
Morton
.v. Boston
2nd (H) (Div 1) Top batsmen 123 J Stephenson
(Branston) .v.
Middle Rasen (H) (Div 2) 120 D Duke (Martin)
.v. Lindum
(H)( Prem) 74 I
Nash (Middle
Rasen)
.v. Branston (a) (Div 2) 69 S
Coupland (Cherry 2nd)
.v.
Washingborough (H) (Div 3) 68 M
Murray (Hykeham 2nd) .v. Aisthorpe (H) (Div 4) 63* L Endley
(Caythorpe)
.v. North Scarle (a) (Div 1) 63 M
Reynolds (Aisthorpe)
.v.
Hykeham 2nd (a) (Div 4) 62* S Elliott
(Heckington)
.v. Hougham & Marston (A) MH) 60 S
Scott
(Martin)
.v. Lindum
(H) (Prem) 55 L
Tunstall
(Heckington)
.v. Hougham & Marston (A) MH) 50 C
Geeson (North
Scarle) .v.
Caythorpe (H) (Div 1) 50 J
Sainsbury-Bows(Hougham & Marston) .v. Heckington (H) (MH) Top bowlers 6-22
C Cheer (Boston 1st) .v. Hartsholme 1st (H)
(Prem) 5-19 (on debut) T Butcher (Heighington) .v.
Millers (H) (Div 2) 5-22
J Dobson (Cherry 2nd) .v. Washingborough (H)( (Div 3) 5-25 (incl HT) R Noble
(Martin)
.v. Lindum 1st (H) (Prem) 5-25
O Bentley (BBH 1st) .v. Hartsholme
2nd 100 partnerships Nil to hand Closest finishes 23
runs
Heighington 117 .v. Millers 134 (Div 3) 47
runs
Branston 239 v Middle Rasen 192 (Div 2) Biggest winning margins 121
runs Martin
277-8 v Lindum 1st 156 (Prem) 73
runs
Nettleham 2nd 232-9 Bassingham 159-7 Highest aggregate scores 433-18
Martin 277-8 v Lindum 1st 156 431-20
Branston 239 v Middle Rasen 192 (Div 2) |
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Round-up details May 22 The blustery weather conditions produced a change in fortunes as ‘bowlers’ appeared to have much the better day with no less than eight five wicket hauls or better recorded. The day also saw the lowest total of the season along with the third highest score and winning margin, four sides lose their unbeaten record and four others pick up their first wins of the season. In the Premier League Nettleham 1st and Cherry
Willingham 1st continue to lead the way with Nettleham demolishing newcomers
Heckington who have now lost four in a row and Cherry inflicting a first
defeat of the season on promoted Martin. The days highest aggregate score
came at reigning champions Market Rasen 1st who chased down a 200 plus total
as Hartsholme suffered their third defeat in four games. The final top flight game saw Boston 1st
remain in touch with the leaders with victory at Hykeham 1st. In Division One BBH 1st stretched their lead to twenty
points with a convincing win at Scothern. Morton moved back into second place
with a nail-biting finish at North Scarle. Blankney slipped to third after
capitulating against Hartsholme 2nd who climbed to fourth and Boston 2nd
picked up their first win with victory over Owmby. In Division Two just six points separates the top five
with Carholme holding top spot from Branston after their meeting which saw
Branston suffered their first defeat. Hougham & Marston climbed into
third place on the back of a good win at Millers. Lindum Academy secured an
equally good win at Middle Rasen and Waddington got their season up and
running as they inflicted the second lowest total of the day on Heighington. In Division Three Fulbeck retained their top spot as
their visitors Winthorpe were dismissed for the seasons’ lowest total. Second
placed Nettleham 2nd slipped up at Washingborough allowing Reepham to go
level on points with them after their convincing victory over winless
Bassingham. Cherry Willingham 2nd became the last unbeaten side in this
division as they ended Aswarby’s unbeaten start. In Division Two Marshalls continue their unbeaten start
in the Lincoln League as they recorded the seasons’ third highest total when
beating previously unbeaten Hykeham 2nd. The only other unbeaten side in this
division are fellow newcomers Revesby who hit over 200 in their victory at
BBH 2nd. This division also saw first wins of the season for Rustons, who
over came Market Rasen 2nd and Nocton who won at Aisthorpe. For leaders Nettleham 1st the day belonged to Dan Wright
who made 85 to help his side to 215-5 and then he demolished Heckington with
6-28 (one of four six wicket hauls) as the visitors were bowled out for 57.
Just one point adrift of the leaders come Cherry Willingham who visited
unbeaten Martin. Cherry set a total a modest total of 164 but some excellent
bowling from seasoned campaigner, Matt Spikings (5-10), saw the home side
bowled out for 119 for a 64 run defeat. At Hykeham 1st, third placed Boston
1st collected a six wicket victory as Umir Farroq became the first bowler of
the season to pick up a second five wicket haul as he took 5-14 in the home
sides total of exactly 100. The days highest aggregate total of 445-11 was
witnessed at champions Market Rasen 1st who entertained Hartsholme 1st. Matt
Wooldridge (70) and Rob Thorpe (54) helped Hartsholme to 222-6 but Matt
Rutherford (82*), his third 50 of the season, and Dale Christie (51) guided
them to a five wicket victory with just over three overs to spare. In Division One BBH 1st maintained their 100% start with
a 101 run victory at Scothern. Josh
Lee made, 65 his second fifty in successive weeks, with BBH making 185-7 and
then he picked up 2-8 as Scothern were bowled out for 84 in 21 overs. Steve
Leak was their top scorer with 20. Morton, too, continued their unbeaten
start to life in Division One but their game at North Scarle was a little
more nail-biting. Batting first Morton posted a total of 178-9 and then North
Scarle, in reply, got to within 7 runs of the total with two wickets left
before the overs ran out. This proved to be the closest finish of the day.
The third side still to be beaten are Hartsholme 2nd as they collected an
easy 8 wicket victory at Blankney. The home side had only one player make a double
figure score and that was Jake Ellis with a maiden fifty with 54 out of their
total of 94. For Saxilby Dave Hill took 4-12 and Graham Morley 4-14 while
wicket keeper Wayne Gelder took five catches. Gelder then hit an unbeaten 56
as Hartsholme reached their target for the loss of two wickets inside 15
overs. Meanwhile Boston 2nd collected
their first win of the season with victory over Owmby. Here Tim Norris made
his second fifty of the season with 54 in Boston’s 153-9. For Owmby Jamie
Brumby took 43 before Sam Atkin top scored with 45 in their reply of 119 as
Boston won by 34 runs. In Division Two, Carholme replaced Branston at the head
of the table, as they came out on top in their meeting. Carholme, batting
first, made only 132-9. Nial Evans top scored with 20 and Pete Flint took
3-12 while keeper John Stephenson claimed four victims behind the
stumps. In reply Branston’s opener
Jason Davis made 69 (his second 50 of the season) and only Stephenson (13) of
the remaining batsmen made double figures as Branston were bowled out for
only 119 to lose by 22 and suffer their first defeat. For Carholme, Justin
Hunt produced an excellent spell of bowling with 6-25. As Branston lost top
spot, Hougham & Marston moved level on points with them in second place.
They visited Millers who are just starting to find life a little difficult in
the higher division. The visitors set a total of 137-8 but once again when
Millers skipper Stuart Gollop and Simon Godby fail, so do Millers, as they
were dismissed for 96, for a second defeat in a row. Suffering their first
defeat were Middle Rasen who lost at home to Lindum Academy. For Lindum it
was back to back wins as they chased down a poor home total of 73, for the
loss of only three wickets. Another low total was recorded by a home side as
Heighington were skittled out for 56 by Waddington’s Gary Evans who took
5-12. Waddington then went on to register their first win for the loss of
four wickets. In Division Three the lowest total of the season was
recorded at Fulbeck who bowled visitors Winthorpe out for 26. D Marshall was
Winthorpe’s top scorer with 11 as Neil Evans had figures of 9-3-16-6 and Jake
Pollard 6-1-7-3. The league leaders lost one wicket, that of Pollard, for 21,
before securing victory. Second placed Nettleham 2nd lost ground as they
suffered a 54 run defeat at Washingborough, who climbed up to fourth.
Washingborough made 179 and Nettleham were bowled out for 134. Moving up to
equal second were Reepham who hosted winless Bassingham. The visitors made
136-8 in their allotted overs and then Andy Housam hit an unbeaten 67 as
Reepham won by eight wickets. This division has just one unbeaten side left
and that is Cherry Willingham 2nd who inflicted a first defeat of the season
on their visitors Aswarby. This was due in the main to some excellent bowling
from veteran, Trev Doughty, who took 6-27 as Aswarby were bowled out for 90.
Cherry lost three wickets before securing their win. Division Four is still dominated by unbeaten Marshalls
who picked up a fourth successive win in impressive style as they
comprehensively defeated the previously unbeaten, Hykeham 2nd by a massive
166 runs (the 2nd biggest winning margin of the season). Marshalls hit the
third highest total of the season with 289-3. This included 102 from Matt
Whitlam, 83 from Lynton Karcach and 70 from Robbie Power. In reply Hykeham
were bowled out for 123. With Hykeham losing their unbeaten recorded it
leaves only fellow newcomers Revesby still unbeaten. They too saw a
century-maker in their innings as opener, Ian Roberts, made an unbeaten 100
in their total of 241-7 at BBH 2nd. The home side were then restricted to 123
with their top scorer, Connor Steele, who was unbeaten on 31. For Reversby W Laird picked up 4-22 and
Darren Hunt 3-28. The final two games were all about two sides picking up
their first wins of the season. Something had to give in the meeting of
Rustons and Market Rasen 2nd as both sides were seeking their first wins. It
proved to be a home win for Rustons who chased down the visitors 86 for the
loss of four wickets. In the final game winless Nocton visited Aisthorpe with
Nocton stalwart Dave Franklin making an unbeaten 59 in their total of 150-5.
Then when Aisthorpe batted, one of Nocton’s up and coming youngsters, Sam
Allison picked up his first ever five wicket haul with 5-33 as Aisthorpe were
bowled out for 124 to lose by 26 runs. 22 May Premier League Nettleham 1st 215-5 (D Wright 85) Heckington 57 (D
Wright 6-28) Nettleham 1st (20 pts) beat Heckington (2 bowl pts) by
158 runs Martin 119 (M Spiking 5-10) Cherry Willingham 1st 164 Cherry Willingham 1st (20 pts) beat Martin (6 pts – 1
bat / 5 bowl) by 46 runs Market Rasen 1st 223-5 (M Rutherford 82* / D Christie
51) Hartsholme 1st 222-6 (M Wooldridge 70 / R Thorpe 54) Mkt Rasen 1st (20 pts) beat Hartsholme 1st (7 pts – 5
bat / 2 bowl) by 5 wkts Hykeham 1st 100 (U Farooq 5-14) Boston 1st 101-4 Boston 1st (20 pts) beat Hykeham 1st (2 pts – 1 bat / 1
bowl) by 6 wkts Div One Boston 2nd 153-9 (T Norris 54) Owmby 119 Boston 2nd (20 pts) beat Owmby (5 pts – 1 bat / 4 bowl)
by 34 runs Scothern 84 BBH 1st 185-7 (J Lee 65) BBH 1st (20 pts) beat Scothern (3 bowl pts) by 101 runs North Scarle 171-8 (M Baker 61) Morton 178-9 Morton (20 pts) beat North Scarle (8 pts – 4 bat / 4
bowl) by 7 runs Blankney 94 (J Ellis 54) Hartsholme 2nd 96-2 (W Gelder 56*) Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Blankney (nil pt) by 8 wkts Div Two Branston 110 (J Davies 69 / J Hunt 6-25) Carholme 132-9 Carholme (20 pts) beat Branston (5 pts – 1 bat / 4 bowl)
by 22 runs Millers 96 Hougham & Marston 137-8 Hougham & Marston (20 pts) beat Millers (3 bowl pts)
by 41 runs Middle Rasen 73 Lindum Academy 74-3 Lindum Academy (20 pts) beat Middle Rasen (1 bowl pt) by
7 wkts Heighington 56 (G Evans 5-12) Waddington 57-4 Waddington (20 pts) beat Heighington (1 bowl pt) by 6
wkts Div Three Washingborough 179 Nettleham 2nd 134 Washingborough (20 pts) beat Nettleham 2nd (7 pts – 2
bat / 5 bowl) by 45 runs Reepham 137-2 (A Housam 67*) Bassingham 136-8 Reepham (20 pts) beat Bassingham (2 bat pts) by 8 wkts Cherry Willingham 2nd 92-3 Aswarby 90 (T Doughty 6-27) Cherry Willingham 2nd (20 pts) beat Aswarby (1 bowl pt)
by 7 wkts Fulbeck 29-1 Winthorpe 26 (N Evans 6-16) Fulbeck (20 pts) beat Winthorpe by 9 wkts Div Four Rustons 89-4 Market Rasen 2nd 86 Ruston (20 pts) beat Mkt Rasen 2nd (1 bowl pt) by 6 wkts BBH 2nd 123 Revesby 241-7 (I Roberts 100*) Revesby (20 pts) beat BBH 2nd (5 pts- 2 bat / 3 bowl) by 118 runs Aisthorpe 124 (S Allison 5-33) Nocton 150-5 (D Franklin
59*) Nocton (20 pts) beat Aisthorpe (4 pts – 2 bat / 2 bowl)
by 26 runs Marshalls 289-3 (M Whitlam 102 / L Karcach 83 / R Power
70) Hykeham 2nd 123 Marshalls (20 pts) beat Hykeham 2nd (3 pts – 2 bat / 1
bowl) by 166 runs Highest scores 289-3 Marshalls v Hykeham 2nd (H) (Div 4) 223-5 Mkt Rasen 1st v Hartsholme 1st (H)
(Prem) Lowest scores 26 Winthorpe v Fulbeck (a) Div 3 56 Heighington v
Waddington (H) Div 2 Top batsmen 102 M Whitlam (Marshalls) v Hykeham 2nd (H) (Div 4) 100* I Roberts (Revesby) v BBH 2nd (H) (Div 4) 85 D Wright (Nettleham 1st) v Heckington (H) (Prem) 83 L Karcach (Marshalls) v Hykeham 2nd (H) (Div 4) 82 M Rutherford (Mkt Rasen 1st) v Hartsholme 1st (H)
(Prem) 70 M Wooldridge (Hartsholme 1st) v Mkt Rasen
1st (a) (Prem) 70 R Power (Marshalls) v Hykeham 2nd (H) (Div 4) 69 J Davis (Branston) v Carholme (H) (Div 2) 67* A Housam (Reepham) v Bassingham (H) (Div 3) 65 J Lee (BBH 1st) v Scothern (a) (Div 1) 61 M Baker (North Scarle) v Morton (H) (Div 1) 59* D Franklin (Nocton) v Aisthorpe (a) (Div 4) 56* W Gelder (Hartsholme 2) v Blankney (a) Div 1 54 R Thorpe (Hartsholme 1st) v Mkt Rasen 1st (a) (Prem) 54 J Ellis (Blankney) v Hartsholme 2 (H) Div 1 54 T Norris (Boston 2nd) v Owmby (H) (Div 1) 51 D Christie (Mkt Rasen 1st) v Hartsholme
1st (H) (Prem) Top bowlers 6-16 N Evans (Fulbeck) v Winthorpe (H) (Div 3) 6-25 J Hunt (Carholme) v Branston (a) (Div 2) 6-27 T Doughty (Cherry Will 2nd) v Aswarby (H) (Div 3) 6-28 D Wright (Nettleham 1st) v Heckington (H) (Prem) 5-10 M Spikings (Cherry will 1st) v Martin (a) (Prem) 5-12 G Evans (Waddington) v Heighington(a) Div 2 5-14 U Farooq (Boston 1st) v Mkt Rsen 1st (a)(Prem) 5-33 S Allison (Nocton) v Aisthorpe (a) (Div 4) 100 stands ?? Marshalls v Hykeham 2nd Closest Finishes 7 runs North Scarle 171-8 Morton 178-9 22 runs Branston
110 Carholme 132-9 Biggest winning margins 166 runs Marshalls 289-3 Hykeham 2nd 123 158 runs Nettleham 1st 212-5 Heckington 57 Highest aggregate scores 445-11 Mkt Rasen 1st 223-5 Hartsholme 1st 222-6 391-13 Marshalls 289-3 Hykeham 2nd 102 Fixtures Tues 24 May Smiler Parker Village Trophy Rd 1 Reepham v Scothern Bardney v Caythorpe Owmby v Nettleham Thurs 26 May Smiler Parker Village Trophy Rd 1 Washingborough v Cherry Willingham BBH v Revesby Sun 29 May Premier Martin v Lindum 1st Boston 1st v Hartsholme 1st Div 1 Hartsholme 2nd v BBH 1st Morton v Boston 2nd North Scarle v Caythorpe Div 2 Lindum Academy v Old Lincolnians Branston v Middle Rasen Heighington v Millers Div 3 Nettleham 2nd v Bassingham Horncastle v Fulbeck Cherry Willingham 2nd v Washingborough Div 4 Hykeham 2nd v Aisthorpe Bardney v Revesby Major Hoult Cup Group A Reepham v Owmby Market Rasen 1st v Carholme Major Hoult Group B Hougham & Marston v Heckington |
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Round-up details May 15 It was another weekend of fantastic, sometimes nail-biting cricket, in the McKinnell Lincoln Cricket League. There were five century-makers and the day also saw the closest finish of the season along with the second highest aggregate total, where over 500 runs were score for the loss of only 12 wickets. In the Premier League the two sides leading the table,
Nettleham and Cherry Willingham played out a nail-biting game. Also meeting
were last season’s champions and runners up, Market Rasen 1st and Boston 1st,
in another game which went down to the wire. Lindum 1st met city neighbours
Hartsholme in yet another close finish which saw both sides hit 200 plus
scores while at the other end of the table, two winless sides, Heckington and
Hykeham 1st met in one of the games which saw an unbeaten century scored. In Division One BBH 1st continue to head the table after
inflicting a third defeat of the season on North Scarle. Still also without a
win are Caythorpe who were beaten at home by Blankney, who climbed to second
place. Scothern too got their season up and running as they inflicted a first
defeat of the season on Owmby. In Division Two, four games took place, with both
Branston and Middle Rasen continuing their unbeaten start with wins against
Old Lincolnians and Waddington respectively. At Waddington over 450 runs were
scored with just eight runs separating the sides at the close. In the other
games Carholme picked up a good win at Hougham and Marston and the youthful
Lindum Academy saw off Millers. In Division Three over 500 runs were witnessed at
Nettleham 2nd, along with two century-makers as the home side beat
Horncastle. Aswarby were another side to continue their unbeaten start with
victory over Washingborough. Fulbeck held top spot with victory at Bassingham
and Reepham picked up their first win by beating Winthorpe. In Division Four, Marshalls and Hykeham continue to lead
the way as they both collected their third wins of the season with victories
over Rustons and Bardney respectiviely. Collecting their first league wins
since joining the league were BBH 2nd, who beat Market Rasen 2nd and Revesby
who brought Aisthorpe down to earth with the days lowest total after their
200 plus score total last week. Cherry Willingham 1st was the venue for the battle of
the two top sides in the Premier League with league leaders Nettleham 1st the
visitors. Batting first the home side set a moderate total of 155 with Will
Carter their top scorer while Tom Dalton picking up 5-22 for Nettleham. In
reply the visitors looked on course to reach their target with Ben Pearce top
scoring with 50 but two silly run-outs saw Cherry sneak home by just 2 runs
(the seasons’ closest finish to date). Pick of the Cherry bowlers was
teenager Luke Benyon with 4-45. The game between the top two sides of
last season was an equally nail-biting affair. Runners-up Boston 1st hosted
champions Market Rasen 1st with the home side batting first but only making
101. This was due mainly to an excellent spell of bowling from Matt
Rutherford who took 5-20. In reality the home sides total never really looked
enough but some excellent bowling and fielding saw them dismiss the champions
for just 94 for a seven run victory. In the battle of the city sides,
Lindum 1st were looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season on
their visit to Hartshome 1st. Batting first Lindum saw Pierce Morley-Barnes
carry his bat with a superb 151 off only 135 balls. In reply Hartsholme
lost opener Rob Cook for a duck and then fellow opener Matt Gourmley (17)
went with the score on 23. Henry Rush turned the innings around with exactly
one hundred off 85 balls but his departure saw three further wickets fall
cheaply and despite a late flurry by the latter batsmen they fell 16 runs
short of their target with two wickets left. In the final top flight game,
both Heckington and visitors Hykeham 1st were seeking their first wins of the
season. Thanks to a run feast by Josh Taylor (105*) and Chris Hammond (54*)
Hykeham posted a total of 212-2. This proved too many for the home side who
were bowled out for just 149 for a 63 run defeat which sees them at the
bottom of the table. In Division One BBH 1st continue to dominate the scene
as they collected a third successive victory. Hosting winless North
Scarle they posted a total of 207 including 54 from Josh Lee. For Scarle Andy
Fotheringham was the pick of their bowlers with 3-48. North Scarle’s reply
saw only three batsmen make double figures with Martin Sugden their top
scorer with 31 as they were bowled out for 119 for an 88 run defeat. For the
Heath Kit Spence took 3-21 and Carl Walton 3-20. Another side looking for
their first win were Caythorpe who entertained Blankney. but it was not to
be. Caythorpe’s Dan Pinfold picked up 5-29 as the visitors were restricted to
109 but this proved too many for the home side as they were bowled out for
only 71 for a 38 run defeat. This win for Blankney took them up to second.
The third game in this league brought together promoted and unbeaten Owmby
against relegated and winless Scothern. Batting first the visitors set Owmby
a target of 151-7 but in reply Owmby’s innings closed, disappointedly, on
122-9, 29 off their target. In Division Two four sides went into the day unbeaten
but only two came out with their record intact. One of these was Branston who
visited Old Lincolnians. The city side batted first making 136-9 and in reply
Branston reached their target with six wickets to spare thanks to 64 from G
Wine. Also remaining unbeaten were Middle Rasen who were involved in a high
scoring game at Waddington. The visitors amassed 233-5, thanks to 93 from
Darren Salmon. Then when Waddington batted Billy Evans hit a quick fire 63
supported by an equally swift 65 not out from Ady Shaw but with their final
batsmen at the wicket they closed on 229-9, eight run short. For Middle Rasen
G Sharman took 5-22. One of the sides to lose their unbeaten record was
Hougham and Marston who took on Carholme who were seeking their first win.
The home side batted first, making a solid 181-9 but Carholme set to their
task in positive mood and with Paul Herrick making 76 not out they reached
their target with the lose of only two wickets. Another side to lose for the
first time were Millers, who perhaps expected to collect a win at Lindum
Academy. The home side batted first and with 55 not out from Olly Smith and
70 from skipper Matt Pickering they made 188-6. In reply Millers big guns of
Stuart Gollop and Simon Godby both failed with the bat and their highest
score came from P Cook who made 38 not out as they were bowled out for 110.
The home sides best bowling figures came from Eddie Smith who took 2-5 in
three overs while Jack Lawson took 2-1 in five balls. In Division Three Fulbeck and Nettleham 2nd lead the way
from unbeaten Aswarby. Aswarby took on unbeaten Washingborough which meant
something had to give. Washingborough restricted the home side to just
103 but some excellent bowling by home player M Dowse saw Washingborough
dismissed for just 64 to give Aswarby a 39 run victory. As for leaders
Fulbeck they visited Bassingham who had suffered a heavy defeat in their only
previous game. Bassingham, batting first made 109 but Fulbeck sneaked home
with three wickets to spare. Nettleham 2nd, Fulbeck’s closest rivals, played
out, what appeared to be a much more enthralling game with 517 runs scored in
their game with Horncastle. Nettleham set the benchmark hitting 270-5 with
Dan McCardell making 120. Horncastle went for their target with a century
from Jim Watters and 65 from Nathan Whiting but they fell 23 runs short with
3 wicket left. The total of 517 runs on the day was the second highest
aggregate total of the season. The final game in this division saw a
first win of the season for Reepham who visited Winthorpe. A knock of 69 from
Richard Straw helped Reepham to 179-6 and in reply Winthorpe closed on 138-8
to lose by 41 runs. In the bottom division, newcomers Marshalls and Hykeham
2nd continue to head the table as they both picked up their third successive
wins. Hykeham 2nd took on Bardney in what proved a low scoring but tense
affair. The home side was dismissed for just 74, due in the main to the days
best bowling figures of 6-23 by Richard Bradley. Then in reply this meagre
total proved too many for the villagers as they were skittled out for the
day’s second lowest score of 61 to lose by just 13 runs. As for Marshalls
they visited a winless Rustons and came away with a comfortable 50 run
victory. Martyn Snell carried his bat with 66 not out to help Marshalls to a
188-7 total and then some excellent bowling from Garry Andrews with figures
of 8-6-2-4 saw Rustons dismissed for 138. The days lowest total came at the
home of newcomers Revesby who took on Aisthorpe, fresh from their 215-4 total
of last week. Lightning was not going to strike twice as Aisthorpe were
bowled out for just 58 which was easily achieved by the home side for the
lose of only 2 wickets. The final game brought together the remaining two new
sides as Market Rasen 2nd took on BBH 2nd. Both sides were still looking for
a first win since joining the league. Batting first Rasen made 115 with Paul
Bett (39) and Rob Cook (19) the only players to make double figures. For BBH
Oliver Bentley took 3-13. In reply the Heath saw Oliver Bentley complete a
pleasing day with 25 but he was upstaged with a top score of 41 by Jordan
Bentley as they made the target with three wickets to spare. Paul Bett,
despite finishing on the losing side, completed a personal sound performance
with 3-12 for Rasen. Premier Heckington 149 Hykeham 1st 212-2 (J Taylor 105* / C
Hammond 54*) Hykeham (20 pts) beat Heckington (3 bat pts) by 63 runs Cherry Willingham 1st 155 (W Carter 61 / T Dalton 5-22)
Nettleham 1st 153 (B Pearce 50) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Nettleham (8 pts – 3 bat
/ 5 bowl) by 2 runs Boston 1st 101 (M Rutherford 5-20) Market Rasen 1st 94 Boston (20 pts) beat Mkt Rasen (5 bowl pts) by 7 runs Hartsholme 1st 210-8 (H Rush 100) Lindum 1st 226-5 (P
Morley-Barnes 151*) Lindum (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (7 pts – 5 bat / 2 bowl)
by 16 runs Div 1 BBH 1st 207 (J Lee 54) North Scarle 119 BBH (20 pts) beat North Scarle (6 pts – 1 bat / 5 bowl)
by 88 runs Owmby 122-9 Scothern 151-7 Scothern (20 pts) beat Owmby (5 pts – 2 bat / 3 bowl) by
29 runs Caythorpe 71 Blankney 109 (D Pinfold 5-29) Blankney (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (5 bowl pts) by 38 runs Div 2 Hougham & Marston 181-9 Carholme 182-2 (P Herrick
76*) Carholme (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (5 bat pts)
by 8 wkts Lindum Academy 188-6 Millers 110 Lindum (20 pts) beat Millers (3 pts – 1 bat / 2 bowl) by
78 runs Old Lincolnians 136-9 Branston 137-4 (G Wine 64) Branston (20 pts) beat Old Lincolnians (3 pts – 2 bat /
1 bowl) by 6 wkts Waddington 225-9 (B Evans 63/ A Shaw 65* / G Sharman
5-22) Middle Rasen 233-5 (D Salmon 93) Middle Rasen (20 pts) beat Waddington (7 pts – 5 bat / 2
bowl) by 8 runs Div 3 Nettleham 2nd 270-5 (D McCardell 120) Horncastle 247-7
(Waters 100) Nettleham (20 pts) beat horncastle (7 pts – 5 bat/2
bowl) by 23 runs Aswarby 103 Washingborough 64 (M Dowse 5-21) Aswarby (20 pts) beat Washingborough (5 bowl pts) by 39
runs Bassingham 109 Fulbeck 112-7 Fuilbeck (20 pts) beat Bassingham (4 pts – 1 bat / 3
bowl) by 3 wkts Winthorpe 138-8 Reepham 179-6 (R Straw 69) Reepham (20 pts) beat Winthorpe 4 pts – 2 bat / 2 bowl)
by 41 runs Div 4 Market Rasen 2nd 115 BBH 2nd 119-9 BBH (20 pts) beat Market Rasen 2nd (5 pts – 1 bat / 4
bowl) by 1 wkt Hykeham 2nd 74 (R Bradley 6-23) Bardney 61 Hykeham (20 pts) beat Bardney (5 bowl pts) by 13 runs Revesby 62-2 Aisthorpe 58 Revesby (10 pts) beat Aisthorpe (nil pt) by 8 wkts Rustons 138 Marshalls 188-7 (M Snell 66*) Marshalls (20 pts) beat Rustons (5 pts – 2 bat / 3 bowl)
by 50 runs Highest scores 270-5 Nettleham 2nd v Horncastle (h) (Div 3) 247-7 Horncastle v Nettleham (a) (Div 3) Lowest scores 58 Aisthorpe v Revesby (a) (Div 4) 61 Bardney v Hykeham 2nd (a) (Div 4) Top batsmen 151* P Morley-Barnes (Lindum 1st) v Hartsholme
1st (a)(Prem) 120 McCardell (Nettleham 2nd) v Horncastle (H) (Div
3) 104* J Taylor (Hykeham 1st) v Heckington (a)
(Prem) 100 H Rush (Hartsholme 1st) v Lindum 1st (H)(Prem) 100 J Watters (Horncastle) v Nettleham 2nd (a)(Div
3) 93 D Salmon (Middle Rasen) v Waddington (a) (Div
2) 76* P Herrick (Carholme) v Hougham & Marston
(a) (Div 3) 70 M Pickering (Lindum Academy) v Millers
(H)(Div 2) 69 R Straw (Reepham) v Winthorpe (a) (Div 3) 66* M Snell (Marshalls) v Rustons (a) (Div 4) 65* A Shaw (Waddington) v Middle rasen(H)(Div
2) 64 G Wine (Branston) v Old Lincolnians (a)
(Div 2) 63 B Evans (Waddington) v Middle rasen (H)(Div
2) 61 W Carter (Cherry Will. 1st) v Nettleham 1st
(H) (Prem) 55* O Smith (Lindum Academy) v Millers (H)(Div
2) 54* C Hammond (Hykeham 1st) v Heckington (a)
(Prem) 54 J Lee (BBH 1st) v North Scarle (H)(Div 1) 50 B Pearce (Nettleham 1st) v.Cherry Willingham 1st
(a) (Prem) Top bowlers 6-23 R Bradley (Bardney) v Hykeham 2nd (a) (Div 4) 5-20 M Rutherford (Mkt Rasen 1st) v Boston 1st (H)
(Prem) 5-21 M Dowse (Aswarby) v Washingborough (H)
(Div 3) 5-22 T Dalton (Nettleham 1st) v Cherry Willingham
1st) (a) (Prem) 5-22 G Sharman (Middle Rasen) v Waddington
(a)(Div 2) 5-29 D Pinfold (Caythorpe) v Blankney (H) (Div
1) 100 stand None to hand Closest finishes 2 runs Cherry Willingham 1st 155 Nettleham 1st 153
(Prem) 7 runs Boston 1st 101 v Market Rasen 1st 94 (Prem) 8 runs Waddington 225-9 Middle Rasen 233-5 (Div 2) Biggest winning margins 88 runs BBH 1st 207 North Scarle 119 (Div 1) 78 runs Lindum Academy 188 Millers 110 (Div 2) Highest aggregate scores 517-12 Nettleham 2nd 270-5 Horncastle 247-7 (Div 3) 458-14 Waddington 225-9 Middle Rasen 233-5 436-16 Hartsholme 1st 210-8 Lindum 1st 226-5 May 22 Premier League Nettleham 1 v Heckington Martin v Cherry Willingham 1 Market Rasen 1 v Hartsholme 1 Hykeham 1 v Boston 1 Div One Boston 1 v Owmby Scothern v BBH 1 North Scarle v Morton Blankney v Hartsholme 2 Div Two Branston v Carholme Millers v Hougham & Marston Middle Rasen v Lindum Academy Heighington v Waddington Div Three Washingborough v Nettleham 2 Reepham v Bassingham Cherry Willingham 2 v Aswarby Fulbeck v Winthorpe Div Four Rustons Market Rasen 2 BBHY 2 v Revesby Aisthorpe v Nocton Marshalls v Hykeham 2 Tues 24 May Smiler Parker Village Trophy Rd 1 Reepham v Scothern Bardney v Caythorpe Owmby v Nettleham Thurs 26 May Washingborough v Cherry Willingham BBH v Revesby |
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Round-up details May 8 Premier Lindum 1st 147-3 Hykeham 1st 144 (D Chester 52) Lindum (20 pts) beat Hykeham (4 pts – 3 bat/ 1 bowl) by
7 wkts Nettleham 1st 173 (D Wright 50) Martin 267 (S Scott 95) Martin (20 pts) beat Nettleham (9 pts – 4 bat / 5 bowl)
by 94 runs Cherry Willingham 1st 180-6 (S Coupland 93) Boston 1st
171-8 (M Poole 69) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Boston (6 pts – 4 bat /
2 bowl) by 9 runs Div 1 Caythorpe 131-8 BBH 1st 217 BBH (20 pts) beat Caythorpe (7 pts – 2 bat / 5 bowl) by
86 runs Boston 2nd 134 (T Norris 65) Blankney 140 Blankney (20 pts) beat Boston (7 pts – 2 bat / 5 bowl)
by 6 runs Hartsholme 2nd 124-3 North Scarle 123 Hartsholme (20 pts) beat North Scarle (3 pts – 2 bat / 1
bowl) by 7 wkts Scothern 151-9 (S Leak 72) Morton152-5 (S Crook 73*) Morton (20 pts) beat Scothern (5 pts – 3 bat / 2 bowl)
by 5 wkts Div 2 Millers 122 (S Gollop 57) Carholme 95 (S Gollop 6-25) Millers (20 pts) beat Carholme 5 bowl pts) by 27 runs Heighington 140 (J Robinson 63 / N Bell 5-39) Hougham
& Marston 141-2 (Shokath 50) Hougham & Marston (20 pts) beat Heighington (3 bat
pts) by 8 wkts Middle Rasen v Old Lincolnians RESULT NOT RECEIVED Div 3 Winthorpe 84 Nettleham 2nd 48 (Winthorpe (20 pts) beat Nettleham (5 bowl pts) by 36
runs Horncastle v Cherry Willingham 2nd RESULT NOT RECEIVED Reepham 126 Fulbeck 130-8 (S Barter 64) Fulbeck (20 pts) beat Reepham (5 pts – 2 bat / 3 bowl)
by 2 wkts Div 4 Hykeham 2nd 46-1 Rustons 45 Hykeham (20 pts) beat Rustons (nil pt) by 9 wkts BBH 2nd 110 (A Turver 6-10) Marshalls 190-6 (H Green 101) Marshalls (20 pts) beat BBH 2nd (3 pts – 1 bat/ 2 bowl)
by 80 runs Nocton 110-8 Bardney 197-8 (D Laughton 56) Bardney (20 pts) beat Nocton (4 pts – 1 bat / 3 bowl) by
87 runs Market Rasen 2nd 65 Aisthorpe 215-4 (M Reynolds 115*) Aisthorpe (20 pts) beat Mt Rasen 2nd (1 bowl pts) by 150
runs MH Cup Group B Heckington 1st v Revesby RESULT NO RECEIVED Highest scores 267 Martin v Nettleham 1st (A) (PRem) 217 BBH 1st v Caythorpe (A) (Div 1) Lowest scores 45 Rustons v Hykeham 2nd (Div 4) 48 Nettleham 2nd v Winthorpe (Div 3) Top batsmen 115* M Reynolds (Aisthorpe) v Mkt Rasen 2nd (A)
(Div 4) 101 H Green (Marshalls) v BBH 2nd (A) (Div 4) 95 S Scott (Martin)v Nettleham 1st (A) (Prem) 93 S Coupland (Cherry 1st) v Boston 1st (H) (Prem) 73* S Crook (Morton) v Scothern (A) (Div 1) 72 S Leak (Scothern) v Morton (H) (Div 1) 69 M Poole (Boston 1st) v Cherry Willingham
1st (A) (Prem) 65 T Norris (Boston 2nd) v Blankney (H) (Div 1) 64 Barter (Fulbeck) v Reepham (A) (Div 3) 63 J Robinson (Heighington) v Hougham &
Marston (H) (Div 2) 57 S Gollop (Millers) v Carholme (H) (Div 2) 56 D Laughton (Bardney) v Nocton (A) (Div 4) 52 D Chester (Hykeham 1st) v Lindum 1st (A) (Prem) 50 Shokath (Hougham & Marston) v Heighington (A)
(Div 2) 50 D Wright (Nettleham 1st) v Martin (H)
(Prem) Top bowlers 6-10 A Turver (Marshalls) v BBH 2nd (A) (Div 4) 6-25 S Gollop (Millers) v Carholme (H) (Div 2) 5-39 N Bell (Hougham & Marston) v
Heighington (A) (Div 2) 100 stand 128 (2nd wkt) T Brooks / H Green (Marshalls) v BBH
2nd (A) (Div 4) Closest finishes 6 runs Boston 2nd 134 Blankney 140 (Div 1) 9 runs Cherry Willingham 1st 180-6 Boston 1st 171-8 Biggest winning margins 150 runs Mkt Rasen 2nd 65 Aisthorpe 215-4 94 runs Nettleham 1st 173 Martin 267 Highest Aggregate Scores 440-20 Nettleham 173 Martin 267 351-14 Cherry Willingham 1st 180-6 Boston 1st 171-8 Sun 15 May Premier Heckington v Hykeham 1st Cherry Willingham 1st v Nettleham 1st Boston 1st v Market Rasen 1st Hartsholme 1st v Lindum 1st Div 1 BBH 1st v North Scarlle Owmby v Scothern Caythorpe v Blankney Div 2 Hougham & Marston v Carholme Lindum Academy v Millers Old Lincolnians v Branston Waddington v Middle Rasen Div 3 Nettleham 2nd v Horncastle Aswarby v Washingborough Bassingham v Fulbeck Winthorpe v Reepham Div 4 Market Rasen 2nd v BBH 2nd Hykeham 2nd v Bardney Revesby v Aisthorpe Rustons v Marshalls It is with deep sorrow and regret that Caythorpe CC have
to announce the passing of Peter Endley, known affectionately and almost
universally as “Pops” who died at his home in Caythorpe on Friday May 6.
“Pops” has been a true friend and servant to the club and to the sports of
cricket and football throughout Lincolnshire for many more years than most us
can remember, having in turn acted as president, chairman, secretary,
treasurer, groundsman, scorer and player. |
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Round-up details May 1 Premier Hykeham 1st 176 (S Dawson 63* / D Rice 5-66) Nettleham
1st 177-7 Nettleham (20 pts) beat Hykeham (7 pts – 4 bat / 3 bowl)
by 3 wkts Heckington 154 (W Charlesworth 56) Cherry Willingham 1st
165-5 (L Coupland 66*) Cherry Willingham (20 pts) beat Heckington (5 pts – 3
bat / 2 bowl) by 11 runs Div 1 Boston 2nd 174 BBH 1st 224-4 (K Spence 72 / D
Whapplington 65*) BBH (20 pts) beat Boston (5 pts – 4 bat / 1 bowl) by 50
runs North Scarle 40 (B Brumby 7-10) Owmby 115-7 Owmby (20 pts) beat North Scarle (3 bowl pts) by 76 runs Morton 126-1 (A West 79*) Blankney 123 (D Thomas 65* / C
Needham 5-21) Morton (20 pts) beat Blankney (2 bat pts) by 9 wkts Div 2 Heighington 134-2 (R Tupholme 56*) Carholme 132 (P
Cruickshank 52) Heighington (20 pts) beat Carholme (2 bat pts) by 8 wkts Lindum Academy 140 Branston 141-4 (J Davis 50*) Branston (20 pts) beat Lindum Academy (4 pts – 3 bat/ 1
bowl) by 6 wkts Div 3 Bassingham 183-5 (S Butt 56*) Horncastle 365-3 (D
Freeman 232* (13x6 / 26x4) ) Horncastle (20 pts) beat Bassingham (6 pts – 5 bat / 1
bowl) by 182 runs Washingborough 149 Winthorpe 89 Washingborough (20 pts) beat Winthorpe (5 bowl pts) by
60 runs Fulbeck 170-7 (J Brooke 82) Aswarby 175-6 (J Pollard 51) Aswarby (20 pts) beat Fulbeck (6 pts – 4 bat / 2 bowl)
by 5 runs Div 4 Marshalls 236-3 (T Brooke 88 / M Snell 66) Bardney 150
(J Bensley 73) Marshalls (20 pts) beat Bardney (4 pts – 3 bat / 1 bowl)
by 86 runs MH Cup Group A Market Rasen 1st 74-2 Reepham 72 Market Rasen (20 pts) beat Reepham (nil pts) by 8
wkts Group B Revesby 93-2 Hougham & Marston 89 Revesby (20 pts) beat Hougham & Marston (nil pts) by
8 wkts They say lightning doesn’t strike twice but at one of
our games this weekend this has been proven wrong. Last season the opening
report told of a 14 year old hitting an unbeaten 194 in his first game in our
Leagues. Well, this week this youth, now 15, has done it again in his sides
opening game but this time he went even one better, hitting an unbeaten 232.
This young man is Dan Freeman of Horncastle. The Premier League saw two games played with Nettleham
collecting their second win of the season while newcomers Heckington have now
suffered back-to-back defeats. In Division One a side relegated from the Premier, North
Scarle, opened their campaign, registering the seasons lowest score to date
as they were beaten by promoted side Owmby. Another relegated side Morton,
however, showed that they could be a force to be reckoned with to go straight
back up as they easily beat Blankney and BBH 1st also showed their intentions
with a good win at promoted side, Boston 2nd. In Division Two there were convincing wins by the two
village sides of Heighington and Branston as they beat city teams Carholme
and Lindum Academy respectively. Division Three produced the days’ ‘highest score’ and
‘aggregate score’ as Horncastle thrashed Bassingham, thanks to the phenomenal
innings of Dan Freeman. Washingborough saw off Winthorpe and this seasons’
closest finish was witnessed at Fulbeck where Aswarby were the victors. In the newly formed Division Four just one game took
place as newcomers Marshalls opened their account with a resounding win over
Bardney. There were also Major Hoult Cup group games with Market
Rasen setting the pace in Group ‘A’ as they easily beat Reepham and in Group
‘B’ another new side, Revesby, saw off Hougham & Marston with ease. In the Premier League newcomers Heckington opened their
home programme with the visit of Cherry Willingham 1st. Cherry batted
first, with opener Lee Coupland hitting an unbeaten 66, in their total of
165-5. For Heckington, their opener Will Charlesworth, also top scored with
56 but they were unable to reach the target as their final wicket fell with
them just 11 runs away. In the other top flight game, Nettleham 1st went to
the top of the table as they collected their second win of the season with victory
at Hykeham 1st. The home side batted first making 176, including 63 not out
from Stuart Dawson. For Nettleham Dave Rice took 5-66. In reply it was not
plain sailing for Nettleham but they eventually reached their target with
three wickets to spare. In Division One the highest total came from BBH 1st on
their trip to newly promoted Boston 2nd. Kit Spence (72) and Dave
Whapplington (65*) helped BBH to 224-4 before the home side was dismissed for
174, 50 off their target. The two other games saw relegated sides have
contrasting fortunes. Morton hosted Blankney and came away with a convincing
9 wicket victory. This was, in the main, due to some excellent bowling by
Chris Needham who took 5-21 as the visitors were restricted to 123 (including
65* from Dave Thomas). Then an opening stand of 103 between Adam West (79*)
and Steve Crooks (29) saw them well on their way to victory which came inside
23 overs for the lose of only one wicket. An equally convincing victory was
recorded by newly promoted side Owmby on their trip to relegated side North
Scarle. Owmby had posted only a moderate total of 115-7, including a top
score of 24 from Cairon Deegan. For Scarle veteran bowler Chris Hogg had
figures of 10-5-13-4. Things went downhill for the home side as soon as they
lost their first wicket to the bowling of Ben Brumby with only 11 on the
board. They never recovered from this with the first ten men contributing
only 19 runs between them. Only last man Richard Denton made double figures
with 10 not out while ‘extras’ top scored with 11 as they were bowled out for
just 40 inside 17 overs (the lowest total of the season so far). Brumby
finished with the seasons’ best figures of 8-2-10-7. In Division Two, Heighington entertained relegated side
Carholme with the visitors batting first. Thanks to a top score of 52 from
Paul Cruickshank they made 132 but it was never going to be enough. For
Heighington Rob Tupholme carried his bat with an unbeaten 56 to see
Heighington to an eight wicket victory. It was a similar situation for fellow
villagers Branston who visited Lindum Academy. The youthful home side
posted a total of 140 with opener Joel Waller top scoring with 47. Pete Flint
took 3-18 and Jason Davis 3-39 along with three catches by wicket keeper John
Stephenson. Davis then carried his bat with 50 as Branston won by 6 wickets. In Division Three the day saw the highest total so far
as Horncastle blazed their way to a massive 365-3 at relegated side
Bassingham. The phenomenal 15 year old, Dan Freeman, started the new season
just as he had done last season, when he made 194* on the opening day; this
time he made a superb 232 not out. This total was only bettered once last
year when Millers, Dave Newman made 235 against Bardney. Freeman’s
total included 13 sixes and 26 fours. Unfortunately there are presently no
details to what sort of partnerships Freeman shared in the Horncastle total.
Bassingham gave their all in trying to reach the target but closed on 183-5
with Shez Butt 56 not out. Despite having made nearly 200 runs, the winning
margin was the biggest of the season as Horncastle won by 182 runs. The
aggregate total of the two innings was also this seasons highest to date,
being 548-8 (This total was bettered only once last season). Two sides who
came down from Division Two least season also met for their opening game as
Washingborough took on Winthorpe. The home side did not set a particularly
imposing total for the visitors to chase, making only 149 but it still proved
too many as Winthorpe could only muster 89 themselves, thus giving
Washingborough a 60 run victory. This seasons closes finish to date took
place at Fulbeck where Aswarby were the visitors. Aswarby were put in to bat
and posted a total of 175-6 with opener J Brookes making 82. In response
Fulbeck’s opener Jake Pollard also top scored, making 51and supported by
Chris Bates (42) and B Sanderson (24) they got to within 5 runs of their
target before the overs ran out. In Division Four it was a debut match for Gainsborough
side Marshalls as they entertained Bardney who had struggled throughout last
season. Marshalls batted first with their two openers of Tom Brooks and
Martyn Snell putting on 166 for the first wicket. Then supported by a not out
knock of 29 from 14 year old Jack Senescell their innings closed on the days
second highest score of 236-3. For Bardney Richard Bradley took all three
wickets with figures of 3-33. When Bardney batted they lost three early
wickets before Danny Laughton (42) and Jack Bensley turned the innings
around. Unfortunately Bensley ran out of partners and was stranded on 72 not
out at the close with Bardney still 86 off their target. The final two games were Major Hoult Cup, group games.
The first, in Group ‘A’ brought together Premier League champions Market
Rasen 1st and Division Three side Reepham. The gap between the two sides was
more than apparent as Reepham were bowled out for 72 with John Betts taking
4-15 and Graeme Bell 3-16. Jason New then made a not out 37 as Rasen reached
their target for the loss of two wickets. The Group ‘B’ game saw a debut in
this league for Revesby who took on newcomers of last year in Hougham and
Marston. This game also proved to be a little one sides which could be
ominous for Division Four sides as the visitors were bowled out for 89 and
Revesby lost only two wickets on course to victory. Highest Scores 365-3 Horncastle (A) v Bassingham (Div 3) 236-3 Marshalls (H) v Bardney (Div 4) Lowest Scores 40 North Scarle (H) v Owmby (Div 1) 72 Reepham (a) v Mkt Rasen 1st (MH Cup) Top batsmen 232* D Freeman (Horncastle) (A) v Bassingham (A)
(Div 3) 88 T Brooke (Marshalls) (H) v Bardney (Div 4) 79* A West (Morton) (H) v Blankney (Div 1) 73 J Bensley (Bardney) (A) v Marshalls (Div 4) 72 K Spence (BBH 1st) (A) v Boston 2nd (Div 1) 66 L Coupland (Cherry Will 1st) (A) v
Heckington (Prem) 66 M Snell (Marshalls) (H) v Bardney (Div 4) 65* D Thomas (Blankney) (A) v Morton (Div 1) 65* D Whapplington (BBH 1st) (A) v Boston 2nd
(Div 1) 63* S Dawson (Hykeham 1st)(H) v Nettleham 1st
(Prem) 56* R Tupholme (Heighington) (H) v Carholme (Div 2) 56 S Butt (Bassingham)(H) v Horncastle (Div 3) 56 W Charlesworth (Heckington)(H) v Cherry
Willingham 1st) (Prem) 52 P Cruickshank (Carholme) (A) v Heighington
(Div 2) 50* J Davis (Branston) (A) v Lindum Academy
(Div 2) Top bowlers 7-10 B Brumby (Owmby) (A) v North Scarle (Div 1) 5-21 C Needham (Morton) (H) v Blankney (Div 1) 5-66 D Rice (Nettleham 1st) (A) v Hykeham 1st
(Prem) 100 stand 166 T Brook / M Snell (Marshalls) (H) 1st wkt v
Bardney (Div 4) 100+ D Freeman / & partner
(Horncastle)(A) 1st wkt v Bassingham (Div 3) 103 A West / S Crooks (Morton) (H) 1st wkt v
Blankney (Div 1) Closest finishes 5 runs Fulbeck 170-6 v Aswarby 175-6 (Div 3) 11 runs Heckington 154 v Cherry Willingham 1st 165-5 (Prem) Biggest winning margins 182 runs Bassingham 183-5 Horncastle 365-3 (Div 3) 86 runs Marshalls 236-3 Bardney 150 (Div 4) Highest aggregate scores 548-8 Bassingham 183-5 Horncastle 365-3 (Div 3) 398-14 Boston 2nd 174 BBH 224-4 |
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Round-up details April 24 Premier Boston 1st 228 (M Ward 58 / C Cheer 58*) Nettleham 1st
151 (Umar Farooq 6-8) Boston (20 pts) beat Nettleham (8 pts – 3 bat / 5 bowl)
by 77 runs Hartsholme 1st 183-5 (W Nel 100) Cherry Willingham 1st
120 Hartsholme (20 pts) beat Cherry Willingham (4 pts - 2
bat / 2 bowl) by 63 runs Market Rasen 1st 301-5 (L Scott 127 / M Rutherford 74)
Heckington 150 (J Braithwaite 68*) Mkt Rasen (20 pts) beat Heckington (5 pts - 3 bat / 2
bowl) by 151 runs Div 3 Nettleham 2nd 157-9 Reepham 154-7 Nettleham (20 pts) beat Reepham (7 pts - 3 bat / 4 bowl)
by 1 wkt Major Hoult Cup Group A Owmby v Carholme Carholme failed to fulfil – Owmby 20 pts On another bright sunny day week two of the new season saw three Premier League games played along with a local derby in Division Three between Nettleham 2nd and Reepham. Sadly the day also saw the first game called off due to a side failing to fulfil their fixture as the Major Hoult Cup tie between Owmby and Carholme was called off due to the lack of the latter not having enough players available. In the Premier it was very much ‘as you were’ as last
seasons champions Market Rasen 1st and runners-up Boston 1st both got off to
winning starts. There was also a win for Hartsholme 1st, thanks mainly to the
efforts of one of their new signings. The day saw the first 300 plus total and first
century-makers of the new season along with several fifties and a six wicket
haul. Market Rasen 1st, fresh from their convincing Major
Hoult cup victory over Owmby last week, hosted newly promoted Heckington and
quickly showed the visitors what they might expect in the top flight. Batting
first Rasen hit the first three hundred total of the season, making 301-5 in
their 40 overs. This was thanks, mainly to the days highest individual score
of 127 from Lawrence Scott whose innings was ended by a caught and bowled by
Chris Morley. Continuing on from his 72 of last week Matt Rutherford also
weighed in 74 while the pick of the Heckington bowlers was Damon Tunnicliffe
with 3-63. When Heckington batted only Will Charlesworth of their top seven
batsmen made a double figure score. He made 32 and it was then left to Joe
Braithwaite to give the innings so respectability with an unbeaten 68 before
running out of partners as they fell 151 runs short of their target. Jonathan
Darke took 4-35 and Simon Bunn 3-24 for Rasen. It was a similar sort of game
at Boston where Nettleham 1st were the visitors. Nettleham had got their
season off to a winning start last week with victory over Hartsholme so were
looking to make it two in a row. Boston had different ideas as they amassed a
total of 228 with Matt Ward making 58 and Colin Cheer 58 not out. In response
the Nettleham batsmen could not live with the bowling of Umar Farooq who had
figures of 7-3-8-6 as they were bowled out for 151. In the final game in the
Premier League Hartsholme 1st gave a Sunday debut to new signing Warren Nel
in their game against Cherry Willingham 1st. Opening the innings he
lost two early partners but then, joined by second new signing Rob Cook, they
put on 79 for the third wicket. Cook then went for 16 but Nel went on to make
exactly 100 before being caught behind by Scott Coupland off Joe Dobson. Matt
Wooldridge went on to make an unbeaten 37 as Hartsholme posted a total of
183-5. For Cherry the best bowling figures came from James Drabble with 2-46.
When Cherry batted only two batsmen made scores into the twenties with Will
Carter top scoring with 28 and Lee Coupland making 27. Warren Nel completed a
more than satisfying debut with bowling figures of 3.4-2-8-4 and along with
2-18 from Henry Rush, Cherry were bowled out for the days lowest total of
120, still 63 off their target. In Division Three Nettleham 2nd hosted near neighbours
Reepham. Reepham batted first with their top seven batsmen all making double
figure scores but none of them carrying their innings on. M Stafford top
scored with 28 and new signing Raj Barla made 23 as they set a target of
154-7 for Nettleham to chase. The pick of the eight Nettleham bowlers used
was Martin Connor, with 2-35. Nettleham’s response got off to an
excellent start with the opening pair of Dan McCardle (39) and Dave Butter
(43) putting on 57 for the first wicket. . Wickets then started to fall but
at 132-6 their target looked well achievable. The score then slipped from
153-6 to 153-9 but with the last pair at the wicket they sneaked home with
just over four overs to spare. A phenomenon, perhaps not seen since the days
of the Cook’s playing for Bishop Norton in the 1960s, was that all Nettleham
wickets were taken by a Housam. Andy Housam took 4-33, Ben Housam 3-30 and
Sam Housam 2-25. Highest scores Mkt Rasen 1st 301-5 v Heckington Boston 1st 228 v Nettleham 1st Lowest scores Cherry Willingham 1st 120 v Hartsholme 1st Heckington 150 v Mkt Rasen 1st Top batsmen L Scott (Mkt Rasen 1st) 127 v Heckington W Nel (Hartsholme 1st) 100 v Cherry Willingham 1st M Rutherford (Mkt Rasen 1st) 74 v Heckington J Braithwaite (Heckington) 68* v Mkt Rasen 1st C Cheer (Boston 1st) 58* v Nettleham 1st M Ward (Boston 1st) 58 v Nettleham 1st Top bowlers Umar Farooq (Boston 1st) 6-8 v Nettleham 1st Closest finishes 1 wkt Nettleham 2nd 157-9 Reepham 154-7 63 runs Hartsholme 1st 183-5 Cherry Willingham 1st
120 Biggest winning margins 151 runs Mkt Rasen 1st 301-5 Heckington 150 77 runs Boston 1st 228 Nettleham 151 Highest aggregate scores 451-15 Mkt Rasen 301-5 Heckingtom 150 379-20 Boston 1st 228 Nettleham 1st 151 |
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Round-up details April 17 Major Hoult Cup Group A Owmby 66 (G Bierlein 6-9), Market Rasen 234 (L Robinson
84, M Rutherford 72) Market Rasen (20 pts) beat Owmby (5 bowling pts) by 166
runs Group B Boston 1st 211-8 (J Cheer 99), Heckington 72 Boston (20 pts) beat Heckington (3 bowling pts) by 139
runs Premier League Nettleham 1st 132-5, Hartsholme 1st 131 (S Bell 70 / M
Strawson 5-16) Nettleham (20 pts) beat Hartsholme (2 bat / 2 bowl pts)
by 5 wkts The new McKinnells Solicitors Lincoln Cricket season got
off to a sunny start with three games played, two in the Major Hoult Cup and
a Premier League game. The Premier League game brought together local rivals
Nettleham and Hartsholme who were separated by just six points in mid table
at the end of last season. Last season Hartsholme completed a comprehensive
league double but this season Nettleham reaped revenge quickly in a low
scoring game. In the revamped Major Hoult Cup, which had not been competed
for over the last two seasons, there were two games played. The first saw
Owmby host Market Rasen in Group A and in Group B, Boston entertained
Heckington. Bringing the competition back to life this season the
format sees a ‘two group’ system with four sides playing each other once and
the winner of each group meeting in the final. The two groups are made up of:
Group A – Owmby, Market Rasen, Carholme and Reepham; Group B – Boston,
Heckington, Revesby, Hougham and Marston. At Owmby Premier League champions Market Rasen continued
where they left off last season, winning in convincing style, against the
newly promoted Division Two Champions. An equally convincing win was secured
at Premier League runners-up, Boston where Heckington (newly promoted to the
Premier League) got an early taste of what to expect in the top flight. In the Premier League at Nettleham, visitors Hartsholme
batted first, but only Stuart Bell with 70, found any sort of form as he
scored more than half the sides total of 131. For Nettleham Martin Strawson
bagged the first five-wicket haul of the league season with 5-16. On route to
securing their first win of the season Nettleham lost five wickets. In the Group A Major Hoult cup-tie, Premier Champions
Market Rasen had the Owmby fielders running around in the heat of the day as
they amassed 234 with Lee Robinson making 84 and Matt Rutherford (72). Then
when the home side batted, Rasen bowler Gary Beirlein had them in knots,
returning figures of 8.1-4-9-6 as they capitulated to 66 all out and a 166
run defeat. The Group ‘B’ tie had a similar outcome with last
seasons’ Premier League’s top batsman Jonathan Cheer continuing where he left
of as he fell one short of the seasons’ first century. Along with a good
knock from number eight bat Colin Cheer (46) the home side set a total of
211-8. The pick of the Heckington bowlers were Nathan Garfoot with 3-31 and
Chris Morley 3-39. The Heckington innings never got off the ground with
them being 20-3 by the tenth over. Only Sam Elliott made a worthwhile score
of 33 as the innings slipped to 54-6 and then 72 all out with the last four
wickets all going on this total. For Boston Paul Deans was the pick with
figures of 6-3-15-4 Highest Scores Market Rasen 234 v Owmby Boston 1st 211-8 v Heckington Lowest Scores Owmby 66 v Market Rasen Heckington 72 v Boston 1st Top batsmen J Cheer (Boston 1st) 99 v Heckington L Robinson (Mkt Rasen) 84 v Owmby M Rutherford (Mkt Rasen) 72 v Owmby S Bell (Hartsholme 1st) 70 v Nettleham 1st Top bowlers G Bierlein (Mkt Rasen) 6-9 v Owmby M Strawson (Nettleham 1st) 5-16 v Hartsholme
1st Fixtures for April 24 Premier Boston 1st v Nettleham 1st Hartsholme 1st v Cherry Willingham 1st Market Rasen v Heckington Div 3 Nettleham 2nd v Reepham Major Hoult Cup Group A Owmby v Carholme |
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Round-up details April 3 The McKinnell Solicitors Lincoln Cricket season is just around the corner and clubs will find lots of changes to the format of last season. Four / five new clubs have joined the league for 2011 namely Marshalls (Gainsborough), Revesby, Market Rasen 2nd and Hartsholme 2nd; the fifth side being the amalgamation of Division One side Saxilby with Hartsholme, thus forming Hartsholme 2nd. The league has now gone up from 41 to 45 sides and by the introduction of a fifth division it made sense to present nine teams per league at the League AGM. To accommodate this is has been necessary to make sweeping changes through the league. Firstly three sides went down from the Premier League (North Scarle, Scothern and Morton) and only two were promoted from Division One (champions, Martin and Heckington, who, despite finishing third, went up in preference to the Saxilby side that has now become Hartsholme 2nd). In Division One (to see the nine sides per division) it
has been necessary for four teams to be relegated, to allow the top two from
Division Two, to be promoted (Caythorpe and Owmby). Dropping down to Division Two are Carholme, Middle
Rasen, Old Lincolnians and Waddington. The newly promoted sides are Millers
and Hougham & Marston. Only three sides (Heighington, Branston and Lindum
Academy see life in this flight from last season. Division Three is formed by the five bottom sides from
last seasons’ Division Two (Bassingham, Fulbeck, Nettleham 2nd,
Washingborough and Winthorpe) and the top four of last seasons Third Division
(Aswarby, Horncastle, Cherry Willingham 2nd and Reepham). The newly formed Division Four is made up of the bottom
five from Division Three last season (Aisthorpe, Bardney, Hykeham 2nd, Nocton
and Rustons) who are joined by the newcomers BBH 2nd and Market Rasen 2nd,
Marshalls and Revesby, As stated, the season is just around the corner with
things getting underway on 17 April with just one Premier League game,
Nettleham 1st vs. Hartsholme 1st. On April 24, four games are scheduled, three in the
Premier and one in Division Three. Then things getting underway in full flow
on 1st May with 12 games. Good luck to all clubs. Lets hope we see lots of
sunshine and some great cricket for the next twenty odd weeks all the way
through to September. Results can be checked out in the Lincolnshire Echo
each week as well as all club secretaries being sent results, reports and
stats weekly. Clubs can also keep abreast of results on the play-cricket
website at www.ldc.play-cricket.com and also on www.bostonbuzz.co.uk Premier DivisionBoston 1st XI CC Cherry Willingham 1st XI CC Hartsholme 1st XI CC Heckington CC Hykeham 1st XI CC Lindum 1st XI CC Market Rasen CC Martin CC Nettleham 1st XI CC Div 1Boston 2nd XI CC Blankney CC Bracebridge Heath CC Caythorpe CC Hartsholme 2nd XI CC Morton CC North Scarle CC Owmby CC Scothern CC Div 2Branston CC Carholme CC Heighington CC Hougham & Marston CC Lindum 2nd XI Middle Rasen CC Millers Old Lincolnians CC Waddington CC Div 3Aswarby CC Bassingham CC Cherry Willingham 2nd XI CC Fulbeck CC Horncastle CC Nettleham 2nd XI CC Reepham CC Winthorpe CC Washingborough CC Div 4Aisthorpe CC Bardney CC Hykeham 2nd XI Nocton CC Revesby CC Rustons CC Bracebridge Heath 2nd CC Market Rasen CC 2nd XI* Marshalls CC |
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