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All the up-to-date results, reports and tables from the 2010 season

South Lincs and Border Cricket League results and latest positions round-up for the 2010 season
Concluding updates: Including September 26 (final tables featured below)
Division One	M	W	L	NR	T	Bat	Bowl	Pts
Billingborough	22	17	2	3	0	80	92	357
Sleaford 2nd	22	15	4	3	0	74	91	330
Lindum 2nd	22	15	4	3	0	65	86	316
Spalding	22	11	7	4	0	64	77	271
Bourne 2nd	22	11	9	2	0	58	85	263
Belton Park	22	11	7	4	0	57	65	252
Grantham	22	8	9	5	0	51	61	217
Boston 2nd	22	7	11	4	0	46	69	205
Market Deeping 2nd	22	6	12	4	0	49	57	186
Woodhall Spa 2nd	22	4	15	3	0	52	60	167
Moulton Harrox	22	3	14	5	0	36	47	138
Long Sutton	22	2	16	4	0	35	58	133
Division Two	M	W	L	NR	T	Bat	Bowl	Pts
Stamford Town	20	16	1	3	0	76	74	325
Sleaford 3rd	20	13	7	0	0	67	84	281
Cavaliers	20	10	7	3	0	59	67	241
Heckington	20	10	8	2	0	55	65	230
Welby	20	10	7	3	0	49	56	220
Skegness 2nd	20	8	9	3	0	50	67	212
Thomas Cook	20	9	9	2	0	42	68	210
Billingborough 2nd	20	7	10	3	0	45	62	192
Ropsley	20	6	10	4	0	40	55	175
Boston 3rd	20	4	14	2	0	50	55	155
Spalding 2nd	20	3	14	3	0	36	59	140
Division Three	M	W	L	NR	T	Bat	Bowl	Pts
Stamford Town 2nd	20	14	3	3	0	70	73	298
Blankney	20	13	6	1	0	54	76	265
North Luffenham	20	12	4	4	0	51	62	253
Baston	20	10	6	4	0	54	69	243
Long Sutton 2nd	20	10	8	2	0	51	69	230
Claypole	20	9	8	3	0	56	66	227
Burgh & District	20	8	9	3	0	40	51	186
Spalding 3rd	20	7	11	2	0	44	55	179
Moulton Harrox Sun	20	6	12	2	0	48	61	169
Grantham 2nd	20	2	14	4	0	33	40	113
Timberlands	20	4	14	2	0	24	38	42
*10 points awarded for conceded game ** 10 points deducted for conceded game **20 points deducted for two conceded games
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Round-up details September 25-26 The final four fixtures of the South Lincolnshire & Border League season saw Sleaford claim the runners-up spot in Division One despite being bowled out for a meagre 126. Ben Burrows hit 62 and Colin Cheer took six wickets for Boston who were then bowled out for 85, with Jonathan Miles claiming nine for 36. Division Two champions Stamford went out on a high, hitting 257 for six against Spalding 2nd, Andrew Hulme with 84. Spalding then denied the leaders maximum points by holding on to finish 133 for nine. And in Division Three, Spalding 3rd celebrated an enjoyable first season in the league with a four wicket win over Timberland, Ashley Bright taking five wickets and Tom Dale hitting 90. Blankney consolidated their second place with a win over Grantham 2nd, Lee Allman scoring a half century. Division One: Sleaford 2nd 126 (Burrows 62, Cheer 6-42), Boston 2nd 85 (Miles 9-36). Division Two: Stamford 257-6 (Hulme 84), Spalding 2nd 133-9, Division Three: Timberland 150 (Bright 5-32), Spalding 3rd 151-6 (Dale 90); Blankney 190-9 (Allman 55), Grantham 2nd 155.
Round-up details September 18-19 Billingborough confirmed their dominance of Division One of the South Lincolnshire and Border League with a convincing final victory over Spalding who have enjoyed a successful first season after gaining promotion to the top flight to finish in fourth place. Below the champions there is still all to play for with Sleaford 2nd needing just four points from next Saturday’s game against Boston 2nd to snatch the runner-up slot from Lindum Ramblers who missed their chance of consolidating second place after suffering a disappointing seven wicket defeat at the hands of Belton Park. At the bottom of the table, Long Sutton 2nd finished five points behind Moulton Harrox who were put to the sword when Bourne 2nd hit 258 for five with Tom Dixon making 82. The top individual score of the day and the only century went to Steve Scott of Billingborough with 106. Heckington notched up the day’s top team score in the only game played in Division Two as they made 262 for six, James Hutchinson with 93. However Spalding 2nd kept their hopes of escaping bottom place alive by ending on 184 for eight. Spalding now need to take the full 20 points in their final game next Saturday when they face the might of division champions Stamford. Stamford 2nd crowned a successful first season in the league by taking the Division Three title after a nine wicket win over second placed Blankney who now need eight points from next weekend’s match against Grantham 2nd to wrest the runners-up slot away from North Luffenham who convincingly beat fourth placed Baston. At the bottom of the table, Timberland also have one fixture remaining, at home to Spalding 3rd who could move up to eighth place should they seal their sixth victory of the season. Division One: Lindum Ramblers 101 (Ward 6-41), Belton Park 102-3 (Richardson 52); Billingborough 233-9 (Scott 106), Spalding 127; Bourne 2nd 258-5 (T Dixon 82), Moulton Harrox 69; Boston 2nd 203-9 (Grant 90), Woodhall Spa 2nd 144 (Deans 5-18); Grantham 177-7 (Chadwick 74), Sleaford 2nd 179-5. Division Two: Heckington 262-6 (Hutchinson 93, Elliott 58), Spalding 2nd 184-8 (Clark 67). Division Three: Blankney 130-9, Stamford 2nd 131-1 (Bore 83no); Timberland 77 (Sylvester 6-22), Burgh & District 82-5; North Luffenham 222-7 (Brew 72no, Sherriff 52), Baston 101.
Round-up details September 11-12 With one game remaining, Billingborough sealed the South Lincolnshire & Border League championship with a nine-wicket victory over Woodhall Spa 2nd, Mark Joyce taking five wickets to bring his tally for the season to 57 and Dave Newman hitting 75. Challengers Lindum Ramblers also won but could only pick up 18 points against Boston 2nd and could still be overtaken in the runners-up slot by Sleaford 2nd who beat Belton Park by eight wickets after James Rickett had taken six for 27. Long Sutton were consigned to last place after losing to Bourne 2nd while the game between Grantham and Moulton Harrox was rained off, giving Moulton the five points that would guarantee survival in the top division. Sleaford Sunday ended their season on a high note with victory over Welby to finish runners-up in Division Two behind clear winners Stamford, with Cavaliers holding on to third place despite losing to Heckington. And Stamford 2nd cleared their first hurdle in their race for the Division Three championship with a convincing win over North Luffenham and now need just three points from next week’s game against second placed Blankney to take top place. Baston moved up to third with a six wicket win over Claypole Division One: Woodhall Spa 128, Billingborough 133-1 (Joyce 5-46, Newman 75); Belton Park 129 (Rickett 6-27), Sleaford 2nd 133-2; Bourne 2nd 199-5 (Creaney 95no), Long Sutton 46; Lindum Ramblers 158-9, Boston 2nd 117 (Gilding 59); Market Deeping 2nd 108-9 (Hendry 5-18), Spalding 112-3. Division Two: Thomas Cook 66, Skegness 2nd 70-2; Cavaliers 131 (Glover 61), Heckington 134-7; Welby 188-9 (M Whatton 62), Sleaford Sunday 189-5 (Starbuck 71no, Brewster 51); Rospley v Spalding – abandoned, no play. Division Three: Stamford 2nd 244-6 (N Williams 78, T Williams 53), North Luffenham 87; Claypole 120, Baston 121-4; Moulton Harrox Sunday 159, Long Sutton 160-8; Burgh & District v Timberland – Timberland conceded.
Round-up details September 4-5 Billingborough and Lindum Ramblers stay locked in battle at the top of Division One of the South Lincolnshire and Border League following victories over Bourne 2nd and Woodhall Spa 2nd respectively. Ramblers gained two points on Billingborough but still trail the leaders by 21 points while at the bottom of the table, an unexpected win for Moulton Harrox over fourth placed Spalding moved them above Long Sutton who lost to Belton Park. A nail biting game in Division Two saw Heckington scrape home by just one wicket after bowling Spalding 2nd out for only 58, Damon Tunnicliffe taking five wickets for Heckington while Heath Ripley claimed eight for Spalding. Sean Chamberlain also took eight wickets for Skegness in their victory over Welby. Ropsley suffered mixed fortunes, going down to leaders Stamford on Saturday, only to beat second placed Sleaford on Sunday while Cavaliers stayed third, continuing their run of victories by beating local rivals Thomas Cook. Claypole enjoyed an excellent weekend, moving up to fourth in the Division Three table after overcoming Burgh & District on Saturday followed by Moulton Harrox on Sunday. North Luffenham closed the gap on second placed Blankney with a seven wicket victory over their rivals while Grantham 2nd, who had waited so long for a victory, made it two in a row when they beat Timberland, Harry Nichols hitting the day’s only century with 105 not out. Division One: Long Sutton 109 (Brewer 5-33), Belton Park 110-3; Market Deeping 154-9, Sleaford 155-2; Spalding 139 (M Barnett 5-35), Moulton Harrox 140-6 (Jex 57); Bourne 2nd 144-9, Billingborough 145-8; Lindum Ramblers 224 (Watkins 51), Woodhall Spa 2nd 124-9 (Benson 5-20). Division Two: Spalding 2nd 58 (Tunnicliffe 5-24), Heckington 59-9 (Ripley 8-17); Billingborough 2nd 152-7, Boston 3rd 125; Stamford 236 (Dave 71, Morley 52), Ropsley 139-9; Welby 142 (Meadows 50, Chamberlain 8-27), Skegness 2nd 145-1 (Saeed 57, O’Dare 56no); Cavaliers 159-9 (Robinson 90), Thomas Cook 117; Sleaford Sunday 141-9 (Markham 53no), Ropsley 142-7. Division Three: Claypole 155 (Dobbie 62), Burgh & District 72; Grantham 2nd 265-3 (H Nichols 105no, M Wing 61no), Timberland 110; Baston 197-7, Long Sutton 2nd 108-5 (A Wright 55no); Blankney 137-8 (Hodson 5-26), North Luffenham 138-3 (Brew 64). Moulton Harrox Sunday 69, Claypole 71-4.
Round-up details August 28-29 Billingborough retained their lead at the top of South Lincolnshire and Border League Division One, beating Moulton Harrox by seven wickets while challengers Lindum Ramblers scored a 93 run win over Long Sutton. Sleaford slipped further behind the top two after losing to Bourne 2nd, for whom Xanti Xipu took five wickets while fourth placed Spalding moved closer to the top three with a win over Woodhall Spa 2nd in a match reduced to 60 overs after a rain delayed start. At the bottom of Division Two, Spalding 2nd went down by just two wickets to Skegness 2nd for whom Sean Chamberlain who took seven wickets and hit 65 runs. Boston 3rd scored a welcome eight wicket win over Heckington while Ropsley went down to Billingborough 2nd. There were celebrations at Grantham as the 2nd XI recorded their first win of the season in Division Three, beating Timberland by eight wickets to go above their opponents. North Luffenham moved up to third after beating Long Sutton 2nd while Blankney kept up their challenge with a win over Baston. Division One: Boston 2nd 169-7, Belton Park 110 (Cridland 5-33); Grantham 210-8 (Harling 56, Cameron-Clarke 55), Market Deeping 2nd 71; Moulton Harrox 92, Billingborough 93-3; Lindum Ramblers 190-7, Long Sutton 97 (T Norris 77); Bourne 2nd 134, Sleaford 2nd 91 (Xipu 5-20); Spalding 171-5, Woodhall Spa 138-9. Division Two: Heckington 157 (Garfoot 53), Boston 3rd 159-2 (Gilding 89no); Billingborough 2nd 138-3, Ropsley 99; Spalding 2nd 100 (Chamberlain 7-24), Skegness 2nd 112-8 (Chamberlain 65). Division Three: North Luffenham 167 (Lewin 61), Long Sutton 2nd 77; Blankney 155-9 (Thomas 59), Baston 103; Timberland 140, Grantham 2nd 142-2 (Nicholls 52, Ashley 65no).
Round-up details August 21-22 Only one game was completed in each of South Lincolnshire and Border League Divisions One and Three, but a result was achieved in all four games in Division Two. In the top flight, Bourne bowled Woodhall Spa out cheaply, for 51, and went on to win by nine wickets before the rain came. And in Division three, Spalding 3rd also won their Sunday game against Moulton Harrox by nine wickets. Billingborough and Lindum Ramblers both picked up 10 points from their rained off fixtures to retain the status quo at the top. Cavaliers moved into third place in Division Two following their victory over Boston 3rd in which Jamie Hayes took six for 12 for the Peterborough side. However, Welby are only two behind in fourth after new singing Simon Godby took six for 14 including a hat trick against his old club Billingborough. Thomas Cook slipped to fifth after going down to second placed Sleaford Sunday for whom 18 year old Tom Mapletoft took a magnificent nine for 34. And Ropsley moved further away from the relegation zone with victory over Heckington. In the abandoned game at Stamford 2nds, Tom Williams scored an unbeaten 118 and Simon Prentice 98 as the home side reached 302 for two then reduced Baston to 58 for four before rain stopped play. Division One: Woodhall Spa 2nd 51, Bourne 2nd 52-1; Moulton Harrox 108 (Farrell 5-21), Lindum Ramblers 44-4 – abandoned; Market Deeping 76 (Joyce 5-26), Billingborough 51-2 – abandoned; Long Sutton 189-8, Boston 34-1 – abandoned; Spalding 139 v Sleaford – abandoned; Belton Park v Grantham – rained off. Division Two: Billingborough 2nd 72 (Godby 6-14 inc hat trick), Welby 73-1; Cavaliers 198-4 (Glover 77), Boston 3rd 122 (Hayes 6-12); Heckington 113, Ropsley 114-7; Thomas Cook 122 (Mapletoft 9-34), Sleaford Sunday 124-6 (Markham 50no). Division Three: Moulton Harrox Sunday 91, Spalding 3rd 97-1 (Hussain 66no); Claypole 116 (K Nottingham 6-26), Spalding 3rd 79-3 – abandoned; Stamford 2nd 302-2 (T Williams 118no, Prentice 98, N Williams 59), Baston 58-4 – abandoned; Burgh & District v North Luffenham – rained off; Grantham 2nd v Long Sutton 2nd – rained off; Timberland conceded v Blankney.
Round-up details August 14-15 Only five matches were possible in the South Lincolnshire and Border League due to heavy downpours, two of which were Sunday games. However, the top two in Division One both managed to complete their games, Lindum Ramblers beating Bourne by 44 runs and leaders Billingborough overcoming Sleaford 2nd by the much closer margin of 11 runs. In Division Two’s only game, Spalding 2nd gave their chances of avoiding demotion a boost when they won a nail-biter against Sleaford Sunday who failed by just three runs to reach their target of 148. And Stamford 2nd went further ahead at the top of Division Three, beating Timberland by five wickets while Moulton Harrox Sunday beat off the challenge of Burgh & District to win by three wickets. Division 1: Lindum Ramblers 140, Bourne 2nd 96; Billingborough 190-9 (Scott 56), Sleaford 179-9. Division 2: Spalding 2nd 148-9, Sleaford Sunday 145 (Eyett 5-30). Division 3: Timberland 123-8 (Tonge 59), Stamford 2nd 127-5; Burgh and District 143 (Underwood 65), Moulton Harrox Sunday 145-7 (Heath 58). All other games rained off.
Round-up details August 7-August 8 Billingborough maintained their lead at the top of South Lincolnshire & Border League Division One with a win over Grantham while Sleaford 2nd and Lindum Ramblers kept up their challenge for honours by beating Long Sutton and Spalding respectively. But it was the mid-table game between Market Deeping 2nd and Belton Park that produced the highest scoring fixture of the day, Deeping reaching 250 for six, a total Belton overtook for the loss of five wickets. Boston 2nd’s Liam Aggett scored the division’s only century in a tight game at Bourne 2nd that saw the home side fall 14 short of their opponents’ total of 210. There was another century for a Boston team in Division Two where Dave Gilding hit an unbeaten 103 of the 3rd XI’s score of 197 for four against Skegness 2nd. John Morris then took five Skegness wickets to help bowl the seasiders out for 143. Ropsley improved their chances of survival with a victory over Thomas Cook while Cavaliers beat Heckington to move into fourth, just two behind their fellow Peterborough side. And Stamford marched on at the top after beating Welby, who slip to fifth. In Division Three, Spalding 3rd scored the shock result of the day, beating leaders Stamford 2nd by four wickets, then on Sunday went on to claim another four wicket win over Moulton Harrox Sunday. Blankney came out the victors against Long Sutton 2nd to move above their opponents into second but North Luffenham and Baston, in fourth and fifth, both have games in hand and are in a good position to attack the top three teams following their wins over Grantham 2nd and Timberland respectively. Division One: Long Sutton 94 (Endley 5-33), Sleaford 97-3 (Brewster 72no); Market Deeping 250-6 (Andrews 82, Bird 62, Davies 50no), Belton Park 253-5 (Richardson 82, Lumb 78); Lindum Ramblers 141, Spalding 111; Billingborough 141, Grantham 100; Boston 2nd 210 (Aggett 101), Bourne 2nd 196-7 (Binns 69no); Moulton Harrox 164, Woodhall Spa 2nd 166-8. Division Two: Boston 3rd 197-4 (Gilding 103no), Skegness 2nd 143 (Morris 5-19); Ropsley 179-9 (Taylor 61), Thomas Cook 151 (Youles 6-43); Welby 114, Stamford 118-1 (Bore 52no, Piggott 52no); Heckington 145 (Hayes 6-37), Cavaliers 149-8 (Barnes 69); Sleaford Sunday 242-4 (Hutson 109), Billingborough 2nd 187 (Brewster 6-13). Division Three: Stamford 2nd 72, Spalding 3rd 75-6; Burgh & District 83 (Clarke 5-9), Claypole 86-1; North Luffenham 158 (Lewin 56), Grantham 2nd 102; Baston 268-3 (Bower 75no, Howard 65, Morris 59), Timberland 117 (Hudson 5-33); Blankney 163, Long Sutton 2nd 82; Moulton Harrox Sunday 156 (Beale 59), Spalding 3rd 157-6.
Round-up details July 31-August 1 Billingborough cemented their place at the top of South Lincolnshire & Border League Division One with a seven wicket win over Belton Park, Mark Joyce just falling short of his 1000 run target but taking his wicket haul to 38 with a tally of five for 27. Billingborough now lead Sleaford 2nd by 20 points with Lindum in third after going down to Sleaford by three wickets and Spalding still in fourth following their seven wicket victory over Bourne 2^nd. Long Sutton won the bottom of the table battle, beating Moulton Harrox by 34 runs. In Division Two. Stamford opened up a big gap over Sleaford Sunday when they defeated their close rivals on Sunday after beating Thomas Cook on Saturday. Matt Orrey (4-11) and Mike Whatton (4-12) shared the first eight wickets as Welby recorded a club record performance with the ball bowling Billingborough 2nds out for 27 to win by 110 runs and stay in third place. Cavaliers excellent season continued with a win over Spalding 2nd while Heckington’s James Hutchinson put in a man of the match performance with an innings of 98 and a haul of seven wickets for five runs to give his side victory over Skegness 2nd. Stamford 2nd now have a comfortable lead at the top of Division Three following their top of the table victory over Long Sutton 2nd, Neil Williams making the only century of the day with 122 and Jonny Williams taking five for six. This allowed Blankney, who beat Claypole, to move into second place above Long Sutton. Division One: Bourne 2nd 124, Spalding 127-3; Belton Park 113 (D Turner 58, Joyce 5-27), Billingborough 115-3; Grantham 212-8, Woodhall Spa 2nd 181-8 (Stone 57); Lindum Ramblers 140, Sleaford 2nd 141-7 (Brewster 58); Long Sutton 174-9, Moulton Harrox 140; Market Deeping 173-7 (E Davis 61no), Boston 2nd 144. Division Two: Heckington 224 (Hutchinson 98), Skegness 2nd 84 (Hutchinson 7-5); Ropsley 176-5, Boston 3rd 76; Thomas Cook 73, Stamford 75-2; Welby 137, Billingborough 2nd 27; Cavaliers 210-6 (Robinson 82), Spalding 2nd 120-8; Stamford 205 (Dave 50), Sleaford Sunday 138-8. Division Three: Stamford 2nd 265-3 (N Williams 122, Flynn 84), Long Sutton 35 (J Williams 5-6); Spalding 3rd 158-8, Burgh & District 162-4; Blankney 154-9 (Donald 66), Claypole 82 (Jarvis 5-32); Moulton Harrox Sunday 183-7, Grantham 2nd 68 (D Hibbert 6-41); Grantham 2nd v Baston – abandoned; North Luffenham v Timberland – cancelled.
Round-up details July 24-25 Moulton Harrox, bottom of South Lincolnshire and Border League Division One, pulled off the surprise result of the weekend, inflicting a seven wicket defeat on second placed Sleaford 2nd, Colin Saville taking five Sleaford wickets and Jack Barnett hitting an unbeaten 88 for Moulton. This allowed Lindum Ramblers to take over in second place after their victory over Market Deeping for whom John McDougall hit an unbeaten 104, while Billingborough stay top having beaten Boston 2nd, Mark Joyce making the day’s top score of 124. Martin Parmley also scored a ton as Grantham beat Bourne. Spalding stay fourth and Belton Park fifth, both coming out on top against Long Sutton and Woodhall Spa 2nd respectively. In Division Two, Cavaliers bowled Sleaford Sunday out cheaply and went on to win by seven wickets, allowing Stamford to open up a 17 point gap at the top following their victory over Welby, Josh Prentice hitting 118 not out and Liam Dave 92 for Stamford before David Piggott claimed six Welby wickets. Thomas Cook moved into third above Welby with an eight wicket victory over Boston 3rd while Spalding 2nd won the battle at the bottom of the table with a three wicket win over Ropsley. Long Sutton 2nd suffered a blow to their Division Three championship hopes when they went down to Baston by just two wickets while leaders Stamford 2nd were coasting to a nine wicket win over Burgh & District. And North Luffenham continued their progress up the table with a win over Spalding 3rd but have Claypole, who beat Grantham 2nd, in hot pursuit. The tightest game of the day was on Sunday at Moulton Harrox where third placed Blankney were bowled out for 160, only for their opponents to lose their last wicket three runs short of their target. Division One: Grantham 204-5 (Parmley 100no), Bourne 2nd 165 (Epsom 61); Billingborough 237-7 (Joyce 124, D Gollop 53), Boston 2nd 144; Long Sutton 201-9 (T Norris 73), Spalding 203-4 (Hendry 91); Lindum Ramblers 230-7 (Knowles 53), Market Deeping 2nd 154-6 (McDougall 104no); Woodhall Spa 135, Belton Park 136-5; Sleaford 2nd 150-9 (Neaverson 52, Saville 5-37), Moulton Harrox 152-3 (Barnett 88no). Division Two: Billingborough 2nd 118 (O’Dare 5-13), Skegness 2nd 122-5; Ropsley 85, Spalding 2nd 88-7 (Cook 5-22); Stamford 271-4 (Prentice 118no, Dave 92), Welby 140 (Piggott 6-46); Boston 3rd 136, Thomas Cook 137-2; Sleaford Sunday 69, Cavaliers 71-3. Division Three: Spalding 3rd 95 (Hodson 5-37), North Luffenham 99-2; Burgh & District 125, Stamford 2nd 128-1 (Peck 64no); Long Sutton 2nd 158, Baston 159-8 (Howard 98); Grantham 2nd 113, Claypole 114-7 (Ashley 5-45); Blankney 160 (Cusack 5-35), Moulton Harrox Sunday 157.
Round-up details July 17-18 Billingborough moved to the top of Division One of the South Lincolnshire & Border League following a low scoring victory over former leaders Lindum Ramblers. And Sleaford 2nd took advantage of this result to go into second after beating Boston 2nd by more than 150 runs. However, the title race is still wide open with just five points separating these top three – and Sleaford with a game in hand on their rivals. Behind them, Spalding kept up their challenge, beating Grantham by seven wickets while Bourne 2nd overcame Belton Park. Moulton Harrox stay bottom after going down to Market Deeping despite Jack Barnett’s five wicket haul with Long Sutton still one above them having been beaten by Woodhall Spa 2nd. Sleaford’s Luke Endley scored division one’s only century, hitting an unbeaten 108. In Division Two, Stamford and Sleaford Sunday continued their battle for honours, both gaining victories over Boston 3rd and Heckington respectively. Welby also kept up their challenge after Michael Whatton’s seven wickets and five dismissals by wicketkeeper Brian Spence saw off Spalding 2nd while Thomas Cook moved to within one point of Welby with a convincing victory over Billingborough 2nd who had been challenging for fourth place. Cavaliers got back to winning ways, Dave Robinson making 91 and Geoff Church taking five wickets in the win over Skegness 2nd for whom Steve O’ Dare took five wickets. While only nine points separate Division Three top teams Stamford 2nd and Long Sutton 2nd, these two have opened up a gap over the remaining teams. Stamford celebrated a seven wicket win over Grantham 2nd while Long Sutton bowler James Baker took four wickets in one over, including a hat trick, in the victory over Claypole. Jack Barnett hit the second century of the weekend with an unbeaten 122 for Moulton Harrox Sunday who beat Timberland. Division One: Sleaford 2nd 208-6 (Endley 108no), Boston 2nd 64; Grantham 104, Spalding 107-3 (Hussain 69no); Billingborough 151, Lindum Ramblers 96; Market Deeping 154-6 (Andrews 56, Wheatley 55, Barnett 5-28), Moulton Harrox 124; Bourne 2nd 160-8 (Epsom 76no), Belton Park 89; Woodhall Spa 202-9 (McCarrick 70), Long Sutton 141. Division Two: Thomas Cook 219-6 (Shah 63no), Billingborough 2nd 116; Spalding 2nd 46 (M Whatton 7-16, Welby 47-3; Stamford 251-9 (Bore 54), Boston 3rd 162-8; Cavaliers 177-7 (Robinson 91, O’Dare 5-32), Skegness 2nd 96 (Church 5-26); Sleaford Sunday 193-6 (Markham 79 no), Heckington 123. Division Three: Baston 120, Burgh & District 63 (S Richardson 7-19); Claypole 91 (Baker 4-13 inc hat trick), Long Sutton 92-3; Grantham 2nd 142 (Ryder 59), Stamford 2nd 143-3; Blankney 107-9, Spalding 3rd 83; Moulton Harrox Sunday 293-3 (Barnett 122no, Heath 78), Timberland 85.
Round-up details July 10-11 There was little change in Division One of the South Lincolnshire & Border League as all the top sides won, with Sleaford notching up the highest total of the day of 311 for four declared, of which Glen Robinson hit 102 and Matthew Mountain 117. James Rickett then took six for 53 as opponents Woodhall Spa 2nd were bowled out for 170. Mark Joyce added another 97 runs to his total, which now stands at 768 and Ben Smith made 43 in Billingborough’s 252 for seven before Jon Lamyman took six for 55 to help bowl Long Sutton out for 103. Leaders Lindum Ramblers failed to take Grantham’s last wicket as the home side hung on for 143 for nine after being set a target of 270, Gary Gratrick making 62 for Ramblers. Belton Park stay fourth following a close game against Moulton Harrox and Spalding remain fifth after a match winning performance from Ansar Hussain who took six wickets and hit an unbeaten 81 against Boston 2nd. Stamford moved within one point of Division Two leaders Sleaford 2nd after winning their game in hand by just 14 runs. Liam Dave made 66 as Stamford set Skegness a target of 194 only to see their opponents reach 180 for eight before the overs ran out. Welby defeated Cavaliers to stay third withThomas Cook moving back up to fourth after beating Ropsley to push Billingborough 2nd down to fifth. At Claypole, Long Sutton 2nd swept to their sixth victory in succession in Division Three as James Baker claimed his second five wicket haul in two weeks. This run has taken Sutton to second in Division Three behind Stamford who defeated Grantham 2nd. Blankney stay third following victory over Spalding 3rd and Claypole are fourth, closely pursued by North Luffenham who beat Moulton Harrox Sunday by six wickets despite Jack Barnett’s innings of 113 for Moulton. Division One: Belton Park 166-7 (Lumb 76no), Moulton Harrox 162-9 (Dodds 68); Sleaford 2nd 311-4 dec (Robinson 102, Mountain 117), Woodhall Spa 2nd 170 (Rickett 6-53); Lindum Ramblers 270 (G Gratrick 62), Grantham 143-9; Billingborough 252-7 (Joyce 97), Long Sutton 103 (Lamyman 6-55); Market Deeping 2nd 140 (Andrews 59), Bourne 143-1 (Spinks 71); Boston 2nd 151 (Hussain 6-23), Spalding 154-4 (Hussain 81no). Division Two: Heckington 270 (Thompson 71), Boston 3rd 175 (Ushewokunze 61); Billingborough 2nd 215-4 (Wells 51, Zealand 50no), Spalding 2nd 196-9; Welby 188 (Symondson 84), Cavaliers 142; Stamford 194 (Dave 66), Skegness 2nd 180-8; Thomas Cook 217-5 (Shah 59, Kennedy 64), Ropsley 132. Division Three: Stamford 2nd 217-9 (J Williams 74), Grantham 2nd 190 (Mihill 97); Baston 178, Timberland 83 (Northwood 5-17); Claypole 111 (Baker 5-32), Long Sutton 2nd 112-1; Spalding 3rd 142 (de-Keyser 50), Blankney 143-2 (Behan 53, Thomas 51no); Moulton Harrox Sunday 176 (Barnett 113), North Luffenham 179-4 (Brew 77no, Lewin 52no).
Round-up details July 3-4 Lindum Ramblers stay top of South Lincolnshire & Border League Division One after defeating Belton Park 2nd who, despite seeing their challenge for honours fade in recent weeks, still lie fourth. Billingborough are now second following a high scoring match that saw three centuries. Mark Joyce took his total of runs for the season to 671 with an innings of 146 with Dave Newman hitting 100 as Billingborough rattled up 329 for two. Ansar Hussain then made 110 for Spalding who, despite Roy Tilley’s five-wicket haul, reached 231 for eight at the close. Lower down the table, Nick Andrews of Market Deeping made the game against Long Sutton his own as he hit 100 runs out of Deeping’s 179 then took six wickets to help bowl Sutton out for 100. And Moulton Harrox went down to Bourne 2nd while Boston 2nd overcame Woodhall Spa 2nd. Stamford kept up their challenge for Division Two honours when Bryan Bennett took seven wickets for eight runs to dismiss Heckington for 24, a total Stamford overtook for the loss of two wickets. Welby got their season back on track with a win over Spalding 2nd, Alistair Symondson taking six wickets, and Thomas Cook stayed fourth after beating Boston 3rd, for whom Herbert Ushewokunze hit 99. Cavaliers slipped down to eighth after losing to Billingborough 2nd who are now fifth while Ropsley lost to Skegness 2nd. Skegness then went on to inflict a surprise defeat on runaway leaders Sleaford Sunday, hitting 248 for eight and bowling their opponents out for 61. This leaves Stamford 19 points behind the leaders with a game in hand. Long Sutton 2nd made the biggest leap in Division Three, James Baker’s five wickets helping to bowl Blankney out for 85. Sutton then lost eight wickets overtaking this modest total to move up to second. However, Blankney recovered on Sunday to get the better of Moulton Harrox by 125 runs, Paul Woodcock hitting an unbeaten 103. Stamford 2nd consolidated their top place, while Claypole lost by just nine runs to North Luffenham but stay third. Burgh & District moved up to fourth after winning a high scoring game at Grantham 2nd, for whom the results may have been different had they not given away 51 extras. Division One: Billingborough 329-2 (Joyce 146, Newman 100), Spalding 231-8 (Hussain 110, Tilley 5-25); Lindum Ramblers 245-7 (Elworthy 51, Watkins 71), Belton Park 186-8 (Law 71); Moulton Harrox 126-9, Bourne 2nd 130-3; Grantham 136, Sleaford 2nd 137-4; Market Deeping 179 (N Andrews 100), Long Sutton 100 (N Andrews 6-13); Boston 2nd 191-9, Woodhall Spa 2nd 174 (Epton 57, McCarrick 59). Division Two: Boston 183-4 (Ushewokunze 99), Thomas Cook 186-7 (Hurst 57, Srivastav 74); Heckington 24 (Bennett 7-8), Stamford 28-2; Welby 158 (M Whatton 60), Spalding 2nd 77 (Symondson 6-16); Cavaliers 163-8, Billingborough 2nd 164-4; Ropsley 103, Skegness 2nd 104-1 (Ainsworth 59no); Skegness 2nd 249-8 (Elsom 58), Sleaford Sunday 61. Division Three: Baston 30, Stamford 2nd 31-0; Blankney 85 (Baker 5-25), Long Sutton 2nd 86-8; Grantham 2nd 257 (Nicholls 90no, Shaw 77), Burgh & District 259-4; North Luffenham 200 (Hodson 54), Claypole 191; Blankney 216-6 (Woodcock 103no), Moulton Harrox Sunday 91; Spalding 3rd v Timberland – Timberland conceded, unable to raise a team.
Round-up details June 26-27 Lindum Ramblers stay top of Division One of the South Lincolnshire and Border League despite being denied maximum points by Boston who hung on to their last wicket, while Billingborough go second following the highest scoring game of the day against Woodhall Spa 2nd. Billingborough clocked up a massive 355 for the loss of only one wicket, Mark Joyce making an ubeaten 183, Dave Newman hitting 73 and David Gollop 75 not out. But Woodhall were also in batting mood, Ben Percival with 55 and Ben McCarrick’s unbeaten 87 taking his side to 214 for five at the close. Belton Park dropped to fourth after going down to Sleaford 2nd while at the bottom, Moulton Harrox’ woes continued as they went down to Grantham and Long Sutton stay just one above them following defeat by Bourne 2nd. Stamford ended Cavaliers’ good run in Division Two, defeating the Peterborough team by 10 wickets while Heckington took over third place, unseating opponents Welby with a six wicket win, a victory helped by Nathan Thompson’s five wickets, which included a hat trick. Thomas Cook leapfrogged over Welby and Cavaliers to move back into fourth place after winning a low scoring game against Skegness 2nd and at the bottom of the table, Spalding 2nd celebrated their first win of the season when they defeated Boston 3rd by eight wickets. Stamford 2nd stayed top of Division Three, beating North Luffenham by seven wickets while Claypole moved back into second, having notched up 279 before bowling Blankney out for 60, Christian Lennon taking six for 37. Long Sutton 2nd continued their good run with a win over Spalding 3rd and now lie third but at the bottom, Grantham 2nd are still looking for their first victory of the season after going down to Burgh & District for whom Andrew Sylvester took fove the 30 then hit an unbeaten 60 to help his team climb to fourth. Division One: Long Sutton 95, Bourne 2nd 97-3; Moulton Harrox 168-6 (Dodds 87no), Grantham 170-1 (Mudie 52no, Chadwick 76no); Boston 2nd 141-9, Lindum Ramblers 142-3 (Watkins 87no); Market Deeping 2nd 208-8 (Andrews 63), Spalding 209-4 (Parsons 75); Belton Park 193-9, Sleaford 194-3 (Tomlin 73no); Billingborough 355-1 (Joyce 183no, Newman 73, Gollop 75no), Woodhall Spa 2nd 214-5 (Percival 55, B McCarrick 87no). Division Two: Welby 78 (Thompson 5-29 inc hat trick), Heckington 82-4 (Charlesworth 50no); Cavaliers 135, Stamford 136-1 (Bore 62no); Boston 3rd 145 (Gilding 85no), Spalding 2nd 147-2 (East 52, Lyon 65); Thomas Cook 123, Skegness 2nd 101; Ropsley 175-7 (Jones 64), Billingborough 2nd 129 (Garner 5-38). Division Three: Grantham 2nd 166 (Shaw 74, Sylvester 5-30), Burgh & District 169-0 (Sylvester 50no, Pearce 73no); Claypole 279 (Attewell 70), Blankney 60 (Lennon 6-37); Spalding 3rd 135 (De-Keyser 53), Long Sutton 2nd 136-4 (Oldfield 68no); North Luffenham 137, Stamford 2nd 138-3 (Flynn 67no, Lem 50); Sunday – Moulton Harrox Sun v Long Sutton 2nd cancelled, Moulton Harrox unable to raise a team.
Round-up details June 19-20 It was all change yet again at the top of South Lincolnshire and Border League Division One as Lindum Ramblers caught up their game in hand and, with two victories on successive days, took over at the top. On Saturday, Luke Robinson scored the league’s only century, hitting 123 of Ramblers’ total of 310-7 in their victory over Woodhall Spa 2nd. And in a much lower scoring match on Sunday, the Lincoln side beat Moulton Harrox by 39 runs despite an excellent knock of 61 from Moulton’s Matt Barnett. This puts Lindum nine ahead of Belton Park and Billingborough who are neck and neck in second place after victories over Long Sutton and Bourne 2nd respectively. Alan Ward took seven for 27 for Belton as Long Sutton were bowled out for 53 chasing 208 while Billingborough won by five wickets in a low scoring game. Michael Agard is proving to be a good signing for Grantham, hitting 71 runs and taking five wickets in his side’s victory over Boston 2nd which moved them up to sixth place in the table. Sleaford Sunday maintained their lead in Division Two, beating bottom side Spalding 2nd who had also gone down the previous day to Stamford, who stay in contention with the top side after Chris Bore made the division’s top total of 81. Welby moved back into third while Cavaliers took over in fourth, beating close rivals Thomas Cook to make it three wins in a row. Stamford 2nd moved to the top of Division Three after a convincing win over former leaders Claypole and Baston took the opportunity to go second when they beat North Luffenham by 120 runs. Blankney are now fourth following their victory over Burgh & District. And there was an excellent performance from 15 year old Jake Burton who was the division’s top bowler, taking six for 23 as Long Sutton scored a nine wicket win over Timberland to move up to sixth. Division One: Market Deeping 81, Sleaford 2nd 82-3; Grantham 217-6 (Chadwick 59, Agard 71), Boston 2nd 113 (Gilding 54, Agard 5-43); Belton Park 208 (Moore 73, O’Connor 69no), Long Sutton 53 (Ward 7-27); Lindum Ramblers 310-7 (Robinson 123, Dewhurst 52, Haslam 5-29), Woodhall Spa 151-9 (McCarrick 57no); Bourne 107, Billingborough 108-5; Lindum Ramblers 185-8, Moulton Harrox 146 (M Barnett 61). Division Two: Skegness 2nd 140, Boston 3rd 141-9; Ropsley 112-7, Welby 113-4; Heckington 133 (Pullum 5-41), Billingborough 2nd 109; Spalding 2nd 142, Stamford 145-2 (Bore 81no); Cavaliers 186 (Robinson 53), Thomas Cook 145 (Kennedy 55); Sleaford Sunday 213-8 (Hutson 61), Spalding 2nd 126. Division Three: Grantham 2nd 85 (R Dale 5-17), Spalding 3rd 87-2; Burgh & District 117, Blankney 118-2; Stamford 2nd 247-5 (Flynn 63, G Peck 68no, C Birch 62), Claypole 80; Timberland 91 (Burton 6-23), Long Sutton 2nd 92-1; Baston 209-7 (L Stewart 74, Morris 60no, King 5-54), North Luffenham 89 (G Cunningham 5-52).
Round-up details June 12-13 Spalding took over once again at the top of South Lincolnshire and Border League Division One after last week’s leaders Belton park went down to a surprise defeat by Boston 2nd and Sleaford 2nd were beaten by Bourne 2nd . Sleaford now lie equal fourth with Lindum Ramblers who beat Long Sutton while Billingborough overcame Moulton Harrox to go third, Mark Joyce recording the day’s top score with an unbeaten 140. Martin Parmley scored the division’s only other century with 103 not out as Grantham got the better of Market Deeping 2nd to move within two points of their opponents. Two bowlers celebrated six wickets, Grantham’s Michael Agard with six for 32 and Mick Troops who took six for 45 for Boston. In Division Two, Jamie Hayes too five for 29 to give Cavaliers victory in successive weeks and move them up to fifth. Welby got back to winning ways, and into third place, with victory over Boston 3rd after Billingborough 2nd went down to Heckington by four wickets. Thomas Cook moved up to fourth with a win over high-flying Sleaford Sunday who were pegged back to 128 for eight after their opponents had set a first innings total of 174 for nine despite a six wicket haul for Luke Endley. Andy Flynn was Division Three’s only centurion, his 103 taking Stamford 2nd into fifth above opponents Burgh & District who reached 175 for five chasing Stamford’s 254 for three. Claypole easily won the top of the table clash with Timberlands while Baston continued their good start to the season, Tim Dyer the day’s top bowler with seven for 17 in the victory over Blankney. North Luffenham renewed their challenge for honours with a convincing win over Moulton Harrox Sunday and Long Sutton 2nd received a welcome boost to their battle to leave the bottom teams behind when they beat Spalding 3rd, James Wright falling four short of his century. Division One: Lindum Ramblers 152, Long Sutton 98; Grantham 190-8 (Parmley 103no), Market Deeping 88 (Agard 6-32); Bourne 135 (Brook 5-41), Sleaford 2nd 87 (T Dixon 5-20); Boston 2nd 139 (O’Connor 6-41), Belton Park 92 (Troops 6-45); Billingborough 285-2 (Joyce 140no, Newman 78, Smith 57no), Moulton Harrox 88-7; Spalding 270-5 (Kearns 76, Khan 63, Hussain 58no), Woodhall Spa 2nd 163-6 (Robson 68no). Division Two: Boston 3rd 98 (Curran 5-27), Welby 99-3; Cavaliers 165-8 (Dale 53), Ropsley 132 (Hayes 5-29); Skegness 2nd 201-7 (Elsom 59), Spalding 2nd 105-5; Billingborough 2nd 162-9, Heckington 163-6; Thomas Cook 174-9 (Aziz 63, Endley 6-30), Sleaford Sunday 128-8. Division Three: Claypole 227 (S Allman 66, Taylor 56), Timberland 86; Blankney 132 (Foster 52, Dyer 7-17), Baston 137-4 (Howard 60no); Long Sutton 2nd 250-4 (J Wright 96, Edgler 86no), Spalding 3rd 149 (Walkers 54); Stamford 2nd 254-3 (Flynn 103, Lem 50no), Burgh & District 175-7; North Luffenham 168 (Barnsdall 62, Cusack 5-41). Moulton Harrox Sunday 85.
Round-up details June 5-6 Belton Park moved to the top of Division One of the South Lincolnshire & Border League after a 54 run victory over Grantham while Spalding got back to winning ways with a tight two wicket win over Moulton Harrox to stay in third behind Sleaford 2nd who were without a game. Billingborough continued their climb up the table, beating Market Deeping by five wickets to go fourth, with Deeping now in fifth. Boston 2nd won the battle of the teams lower down the table with a 61 run win over Long Sutton 2nd for whom Tim Norris just missed out on his century, finishing unbeaten on 94 when the final wicket fell. And Bourne 2nd picked up their second win of the season, beating Woodhall Spa 2nd by six wickets. Sleaford Sunday continue to dominate Division Two, beating Ropsley despite Matt Stock’s knock of 81 but Stamford kept up their challenge in a high scoring match against Skegness. Chris Bore was out four short of his century and Liam Dave added another 89 to his growing total as Stamford finished on 277 for seven. But Skegness put up a good fight, Reece Brant hitting 80 of his side’s final total of 220 all out. Both Peterborough sides are enjoying a good season, Thomas Cook dealing Welby’s title hopes a knock with a 73 run victory while Cavaliers chased Boston 3rd’s 207 for eight to win by four wickets. Welby slipped to fourth following this defeat, allowing Billingborough 2nd to move into third following their six run win over Spalding 2nd. Division Three provided the highlights of the day with a hat trick, two six wicket hauls and a century. Matt Taylor took the hat trick as Spalding 3rd were bowled out for 60, a total Claypole overtook for the loss of two wickets. And Chris Simms hit an unbeaten 102 for Stamford 2nd to help them to their second victory of the season. Stamford made 253 for five, Gary Peck contributing 67, before Long Sutton 2nd were bowled out for 149. Two players sharing the same name returned the best bowling figures of the day – Neil Gilbert of Blankney took six for 24 against Grantham 2nd while Timberland’s Adam Gilbert bagged six for 50 as his side won the battle for the top of the table, beating North Luffenham by three wickets. Burgh & District staying fourth after a four wicket win over Baston. Division One: Market Deeping 2nd 157, Billingborough 160-5 (Newman 73); Boston 2nd 235-7 (Grant 58), Long Sutton 174 (T Norris 94no); Woodhall Spa 2nd 122 (Baker 56), Bourne 2nd 125-4; Belton Park 154, Grantham 100; Moulton Harrox 162-9, Spalding 166-8. Division Two: Ropsley 171-6 (Stock 81), Sleaford Sunday 172-2 (Hutson 66); Thomas Cook 181-7, Welby 108; Boston 3rd 207-8, Cavaliers 211-6; Stamford 277-7 (Bore 96, Dave 89), Skegness 220 (Brant 80); Spalding 2nd 122, Billingborough 2nd 124-4 (Godby 58). Division Three: Spalding 2nd 60 (Taylor 4-19 inc hat trick), Claypole 61-2; North Luffenham 75 (A Gilbert 6-50), Timberland 76-7; Baston 167-6 (Morris 74), Burgh & District 168-6; Stamford 2nd 253-5 (Simms 102no, Peck 67), Long Sutton 2nd 149; Grantham 2nd 38 (N Gilbert 6-24), Blankney 39-1; Moulton Harrox Sunday v Stamford – rained off.
Round-up details May 29-30 Saturday’s South Lincolnshire and Border League programme again fell foul of the weather with only three games taking place. However, the day proved notable for Heckington’s 16 year old batsman Dom Kew who scored his maiden half century in his club’s Division Two victory over Thomas Cook. In a game reduced to 30 overs a side, Heckington chased down Thomas Cook’s 116 for seven to win by eight wickets, Kew unbeaten on 51. On Sunday, Heckington almost made it a double success when, having restricted Division Two leaders Sleaford Sunday to 177 for eight at London Road, the visitors lost their last wicket just 13 runs short of their target, Nathan Thompson hitting 50 while for Sleaford Paul Roberts also made 50. In Division Three, despite a reduction to 36 overs a side, Baston rattled up 200 for four against Spalding 3rd, Guy Cunningham falling just four short of his century. In reply, Spalding were out for 136 in the 32nd over of their innings. It was the bowlers who dominated in the only other game played, James Wright taking five for nine in just seven overs for Long Sutton in their victory over Grantham 2nd. At the other end, Gary Burton only two and a half overs but finished with four for eight, his four wickets coming in just five balls. Grantham were all out for 44 and Long Sutton lost three wickets before overtaking this total. Against Moulton Harrox Sunday the following day, Grantham were all out for 107, Max Cusack taking five wickets. Jack Barnett then scored 53 to help his side to an eight-wicket win. Division Two: Thomas Cook 116-7, Heckington 117-2 (Dom Kew 51no, 30 overs a side played); Sleaford Sunday 177-8 (Roberts 50), Heckington 164 (Thompson 50). Division Three: Grantham 2nd 44 (J Wright 5-9), Long Sutton 2nd 47-3; (30 overs); Baston 200-4 (G Cunningham 96), Spalding 3rd 136; (36 overs); Grantham 2nd 107 (Cusack 5-43), Moulton Harrox Sunday 108-2 (Barnett 53no). All other games abandoned.
Round-up details May 22-23 Market Deeping’s brief reign at the top of South Lincolnshire & Border League Division One ended with defeat by Belton Park who moved up into second place in the table while Sleaford 2^nd took over as leaders following victory over Long Sutton 2^nd. Former Caythorpe player and league junior batting winner Jamie Redmile made a welcome return to the South Lincs & Border with an innings of 63 to help Belton Park to their three wicket win. Deeping slipped to third while Lindum Ramblers win over Spalding kept them in fourth with Spalding going down to fifth. Luke Robinson, another up and coming junior, hit 76 for Rambers. Mark Joyce enjoyed an excellent day for Billingborough, taking six Grantham wickets then hitting an unbeaten 65 to see his side home to an eight wicket win that moved them up to sixth. Woodhall Spa and Boston also picked up welcome points with victories over Moulton Harrox and Bourne 2^nd respectively. Sleaford Sunday stay top of Division Two with Stamford and Welby fighting it out for second place, John Morley hitting one of only two centuries with an unbeaten 101 which gave Stamford the day’s overall top total of 321 for five to overwhelm Heckington who were out for 175. Welby meanwhile were also among the runs, making 245 for nine and restricting Ropsley to 175 for six. But it was Thomas Cook who were involved in the tightest game of the weekend as, having been bowled out for a modest 128 by Spalding 2^nd, they took their opponents’ last wicket on 127. North Luffenham inflicted a heavy defeat on Grantham 2^nd to stay top of Division Three but have Timberland breathing down their necks after the village side overcame Claypole despite Dan Sullivan making the days highest total of 102 not out. However, Claypole hung on to third place after Burgh & District were well beaten by Blankney. Division One: Market Deeping 2^nd 162-8, Belton Park 163-7 (Redmile 63, Turner 73); Long Sutton 148, Sleaford 2^nd 154-6; Boston 2^nd 190 (Troops 94), Bourne 2^nd 183-8; Grantham 130 (Joyce 6-27), Billingborough 132-2 (Joyce 65no); Lindum Ramblers 222 (Robinson 76, Walker 70, Hendry 5-50), Spalding 154; Moulton Harrox 151 (Barnett 65no), Woodhall Spa 2^nd 153-3. Division Two: Stamford 321-5 (Morley 101no, Perchard 80), Heckington 175 (Hall 5-28); Boston 3^rd 70, (S Gollop 5-7), Billingborough 2^nd 74-5; Thomas Cook 128 (Majeed 66no, K Nottingham 5-19), Spalding 2^nd 127 (Shanmugam 4-8); Welby 245-9 (Gilbert 82, Jones 5-41), Ropsley 175-6 (Currall 69); Cavaliers 133 (Johnson 59no, Mapletoft 6-28), Sleaford Sunday 134-8 (Hutson 59). Division Three: Grantham 2^nd 62 (Hodson 6-20), North Luffenham 63-3; Stamford 2^nd 256-6 (Prentice 73, G Peck 63), Spalding 128 (De-Keyser 53); Timberland 234-7 (Lowth 54), Claypole 181-6 (Sullivan 102no); Blankney 205-8, Burgh & District 95 (Gilbert 5-26); Moulton Harrox Sunday 185 (Barnett 110), Baston 186-9 (Barnett 5-19).
Round-up details May 15-16 Bottom of the table Bourne 2nd pulled off the result of the day in South Lincolnshire & Border League Division One when they defeated early leaders Spalding by nine runs in a low scoring game. This consigned Boston 2nd to the foot of the table after defeat by Market Deeping 2nd who moved to the top, just above Sleaford 2nd who had an eight run win over close rivals Lindum Ramblers. Belton Park continued their good run with a three wicket victory over Moulton Harrox while the highest score of the day was claimed by Billingborough who shrugged off their poor start to the season with an innings of 338 for three - Dave Newman hitting 158 and Mark Joyce 101 - before bowling Long Sutton out for 158. Division Two produced the closest game of the day as Spalding chased Cavaliers’ 179 for eight – and finished just one run short on 178 for nine, thanks to a run out off the last ball of the innings. Two players dominated this game, Jamie Hayes hitting 53 and taking three wickets for Cavaliers while Jim Clarke made 65 and claimed four wickets for Spalding 2nd. Liam Dave of Stamford hit the day’s highest score of 162 and Brett Bennett took five for nine as the division two leaders marched on against Thomas Cook and Ropsley moved off the bottom of the table with victory over Boston 3rd. Claypole took over at the top of Division Three with a seven wicket win in a low scoring game against Stamford 2nd after Matt Taylor had taken five for 21, which included a hat trick of the last three Stamford wickets. And Burgh & District continued their good run with a seven-wicket victory over Long Sutton 2nd. Division One: Bourne 125, Spalding 116; Grantham 159, Woodhall Spa 2nd 111; Market Deeping 2nd 163-9, Boston 2nd 136; Moulton Harrox 165-8 (Barnett 56), Belton Park 166-7; Billingborough 338-3 (Newman 158, Joyce 101), Long Sutton 158 (Booth 58); Sleaford 2nd 176-9 (Hollingworth 56), Lindum Ramblers 168. Division Two: Skegness 2nd 143, Heckington 147-5; Stamford 348-6 (L Dave 162, S Prentice 70), Thomas Cook 64 (Brett Bennett 5-9); Ropsley 203-9 (Stocks 104), Boston 3rd 135; Cavaliers 179-8 (Hayes 53), Spalding 2nd 178-9 (Clarke 65). Division Three: Stamford 2nd 57 (Taylor 5-21 inc hat trick), Claypole 60-3; Timberland 187-8, Blankney 104; Long Sutton 2nd 137, Burgh & District 141-3 (W Cotton 71); Spalding 3rd beat Grantham 2nd.
Round-up details May 8-9 Just one game was played over the weekend in the South Lincolnshire and Border League, with every Saturday game washed out. On Sunday, Sleaford Sunday hosted Boston in a Division Two match and swept to a seven-wicket victory that took them to the top of the table above Welby. All other matches in the league were abandoned due to rain. Division Two: Boston 3^rd 110, Sleaford Sunday 112-3.
Round-up details May 1-2 For the second week running, Belton Park were involved in the tightest game in Division One of the South Lincolnshire and Border League as they beat Bourne by just eight runs. Ramblers also made it two wins out of two with a comprehensive 90 run victory at Billingborough where John Gratrick hit 57 and Rohan Perera and Matt Benson followed up with five wickets each, but Market Deeping’s run was ended by Moulton Harrox who won by three wickets. Half centuries from Richard Tomlin and Rob Noble helped Sleaford 2nd to victory over newly promoted Spalding and there were five wicket hauls for Luke Hollingworth of Sleaford, Boston’s Paul Deans, Darren Nicholson of Grantham, who beat Boston, and John Temperton of Woodhall Spa 2nd who lost to Long Sutton. Skegness 2nd were in action twice in Division Two, beating Cavaliers on Saturday but going down to Sleaford Sunday the next day after successfully defending a modest 129 for six. Welby inflicted a heavy defeat on Heckington and Thomas Cook bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to beat Billingborough 2nd. In Division Three, Chris White took five wickets as North Luffenham bowled Spalding 3rd out for 87 and went on to win by six wickets while fellow newcomers Burgh & District went down to Long Sutton 2nd despite and excellent spell of bowling from Andrew Sylvester who took six for 18 off 12 overs. Blankney’s first game of the season brought victory over Stamford 2nd and there were also wins for Claypole who beat Baston with Steven Ryder hit the day’s top score of 66, and for Timberland for whom Cameron Donald took four wickets and hit an unbeaten 48. Division One: Ramblers 178 (Gratrick 57), Billingborough 88 (Perera 5-22, Benson 5-33); Belton Park 156-7, Bourne 148-7; Market Deeping 2nd 139-9, Moulton Harrox 143-7; Grantham 175-8 (Parmley 57no, Deans 5-23); Boston 2nd 126 (Nicholson 5-26); Sleaford 2nd 200 (Tomlin 54, Noble 55), Spalding 121 (Hollingworth 5-25); Long Sutton 57 (Temperton 5-30), Woodhall Spa 2nd 58-8. Division Two: Heckington 34 (M Orrey 6-17), Welby 35-2; Billingborough 2nd 136, Thomas Cook 137-6; Cavaliers 149-8, Skegness 2nd 150-7 (Ainsworth 51); Sleaford Sunday 129-6, Skegness 2nd 90. Division Three: Long Sutton 2nd 100-9 (Sylvester 6-18), Burgh & District 72 (G Burton 5-34); Spalding 3rd 87 (C White 5-19), North Luffenham 92-4; Stamford 2nd 101, Blankney 102-2 (Behan 54no); Baston 120, Claypole 122-9 (S Ryder 66); Moulton Harrox Sunday 143-8 (M Barnett 55), Timberland 144-4.
Round-up details April 25 A full programme in South Lincolnshire & Border League Division One saw newly promoted Market Deeping 2nd make it two wins in a row with victory over Bourne 2nd while Spalding got the better of Boston 2nd, both sides also new to the division. But the closest game of the day was at Belton Park where the home side were all out for 202, only for Billingborough to fall only three short of that total with just one wicket remaining. Barry Stanway produced the day’s best bowling figures with eight for 30 in Long Sutton’s seven wicket win over Moulton Harrox and Jamie Juckes took seven for 32 for Spalding. Stamford’s Division Two campaign has got off to the best possible start with three wins out of three, two of them over the weekend. On Saturday it was an eight-wicket win over Ropsley, while Sunday’s victims were Sleaford. Billingborough 2nd, also newly promoted, saw off the challenge of a depleted Cavaliers team while Welby inflicted a heavy defeat on Thomas Cook, bowling them out for 39. League newcomers North Luffenham staged a Division Three run fest at the Oval, hitting a huge 319 for four, Jonny White scoring the only century of the day with 113. However, Long Sutton 2nd denied their opponents maximum points, reaching 146 for seven at the close. And Burgh and District took on Spalding 3rd, both new admissions to the league, and came away with a nine wicket win. Division One: Belton Park 202 (Lumb 76), Billingborough 198-9 (Smith 52): Moulton Harrox 43 (Stanway 8-30), Long Sutton 44-3; Market Deeping 2nd 192-8 (Green 59), Bourne 2nd 117; Sleaford 2nd 225-8 (B Burrows 64), Woodhall Spa 103; Lindum Ramblers 273-9 (Robinson 56), Grantham 188 (Dann 78no); Boston 2nd 152 (J Juckes 7-32), Spalding 154-3 (Parsons 73no). Division Two: Ropsley 111 (Field 5-30), Stamford 112-2 (Bore 53); Billingborough 2nd 250-6 (Page 81), Cavaliers 184 (Robinson 85); Welby 178, Thomas Cook 39; Sleaford Sunday 126-8, Stamford 129-4. Division Three: North Luffenham 319-4 (White 113, Sherriff 63no), Long Sutton 2nd 146-7; Spalding 3rd 114, Burgh & District 115-1 (Pearce 70no); Claypole 131, Moulton Harrox Sunday 132-6.
Round-up details April 18 A handful of matches in the South Lincolnshire and Border League prior to the start of the full programme this weekend, produced good results for Division One’s newly promoted teams. Market Deeping 2^nd marked their return to the top division with a close, two wicket victory over Long Sutton while Spalding, enjoying their first season in the top flight, overcame Grantham by six wickets. In Division Two, Stamford fell foul of a strong Boston 3^rd team, both sides having come up into the division in 2010, while Sleaford Sunday, who won the division last year, saw off Welby by seven wickets. Stamford 2^nd, who joined Division Three this season, got off to a good start with a seven wicket win over Moulton Harrox. Spalding’s first team are in action again this weekend, against another newly-promoted side Boston 2^nd while Market Deeping have a local derby away at Bourne 2^nd and Long Sutton take on Moulton Harrox at Paradise Field. Division One runners-up Billingborough begin their challenge for honours with a trip to Belton Park, third placed Lindum Ramblers are at home to Grantham and Woodhall Spa 2^nd entertain Sleaford 2^nd. In Division Two, Stamford have another home game, this time against Ropsley, then fact Sleaford on Sunday while Billingborough 2^nd, also newly promoted, get their season underway at home to Cavaliers. The only other game in this division is Welby v Thomas Cook. Three of the four newcomers to Division Three are in action with Spalding 3^rd and Burgh & District meeting at Spalding while North Luffenham host Long Sutton 2^nd. On Sunday, Claypole travel to Moulton Harrox for their first game of the season. Results Division One: Grantham 89, Spalding 90-4; Long Sutton 164, Market Deeping 167-8. Division Two: Stamford 81, Boston 3rd 82-1; Welby 70, Sleaford Sunday 71-3. Division Three: Moulton Harrox Sunday 86, Stamford Town 87-3. Fixtures (1pm start) Division One Belton Park v Billingborough; Boston 2 v Spalding; Bourne 2 v Market Deeping 2; Lindum Ramblers v Grantham; Long Sutton v Moulton Harrox; Woodhall Spa 2 v Sleaford 2. Division Two Billingborough 2 v Cavaliers; Stamford v Ropsley; Welby v Thomas Cook; Sunday, Stamford v Sleaford Sunday, Division Three North Luffenham v Long Sutton 2; Spalding 3 v Burgh & District; Sunday, Moulton Harrox Sunday v Claypole.