SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE & BORDER LEAGUE MAY 19

By Ann Boulton

Spalding and Stamford retained their first and second places in the South Lincolnshire & Border League with victories over Moulton Harrox and Belton Park respectively while Lindum Ramblers moved into third after beating Sleaford 2nd.
But Billingborough were once again thwarted by the weather as an inspection of the Grantham pitch showed it was too wet to play.
Chris Kearns hit 76 for Spalding while Ben McCarrick notched up the day’s highest score of 98 for Woodhall Spa 2nd in a tight game against Bourne 2nd who finished their innings just 17 runs behind their opponents’ total.
An even tighter game in Division Two saw Welby beat Boston 2nd by 15 runs.  Boston remain top of the division but are now just one point ahead of Billingborough 2nd who scored a seven wicket victory over Baston, with newly promoted Blankney lying fourth.
Gary Peck hit the division’s highest total of 83 in Stamford 2nd’s win over Spalding 2nd.
League newcomers Lindum and Welby lead Division Three despite no play at the weekend – Lindum rained off at Burgh & District and Welby without a game after North Luffenham conceded.
Elsewhere, Boston 3rd enjoyed a hard fought game against Claypole who fell 18 short of their opponents total of 148 for four while Spalding 3rd beat Timberland by 27 runs, Jim Clarke hitting an unbeaten 72 for Spalding.

Division One
Stamford 170-7, Belton Park 107-9;
Woodhall Spa 2nd 189-3 (McDowall 57no, McCarrick 98), Bourne 2nd 172-8 (Bentley 77);
Spalding 212-7 (C Kearns 76), Moulton Harrox 101;
Skegness 2nd 189-5 (S O’Dare 64), Market Deeping 2nd 92;
Lindum Ramblers 170-5 (Taylor 65), Sleaford 2nd 82;
Grantham v Billingborough – no play, wet pitch

Division Two
Baston 103, Billingborough 2nd 107-3 (Stanley 63);
Heckington 143-9 (Charlesworth 70), Blankney 144-3 (Behan 87no);
Welby 177 (Wilson 59), Boston 2nd 162-6;
Spalding 2nd 190-5 (Dale 52, Eite 51), Stamford 2nd 191-6 (Peck 83);
Cavaliers 180 (Kennedy 55), Moulton Harrox Sun 147.

Division Three
Boston 3rd 148-4 (Mitchell 60no), Claypole 130 (Renton 5-31);
Spalding 3rd 195-4 (Morton 62, Clarke 72no), Timberland 168 (Blankley 67, King 53);
Pinchbeck v Grantham 2nd – Grantham conceded
Welby 2nd v North Luffenham – North Luffenham conceded
Burgh & District v Lindum Academy - postponed

HOW THEY STAND
Division One
P W L A Bat Bowl
Spalding 6 3 0 3 12 15 81
Stamford Town 6 2 1 3 10 14 68
Lindum Ramblers 5 2 0 3 5 10 59
Billingborough 5 1 0 4 5 4 51
Skegness 2nd 5 1 1 3 8 8 50
Woodhall 2nd 5 1 1 3 5 8 47
Sleaford 2nd 5 1 1 3 1 5 40
Grantham 6 0 2 4 3 2 37
Moulton Harrox 5 0 1 4 1 3 36
Belton Park 5 0 1 4 1 3 36
Bourne 2nd 5 0 1 4 3 1 36
Market Deeping 2nd  6 0 2 4 1 3 36

Division Two
Boston 2nd 5 1 1 3 8 10 0 52
Billingborough 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 10 0 51
Heckington 5 1 1 3 7 6 0 47
Cavaliers 5 1 1 3 7 7 0 47
Blankney 3 2 1 0 11 13 0 44
Thomas Cook 4 1 0 3 5 4 0 43
Moulton Harrox Sun 5 1 2 2 7 10 0 43
Welby 4 1 0 3 4 3 0 41
Stamford Town 2nd 4 1 1 2 5 7 0 38
Spalding 2nd 5 0 2 3 4 4 0 32
Baston 4 0 2 2 1 3 0 20

Division Three
Lindum Academy 5 1 0 0 0 4 5 5 0 52
Welby 2nd 5 0 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 49
Pinchbeck 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 44
Spalding 2nd 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 43
Friskney 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 36
Boston 3rd 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 8 0 30
Timberlands  4 0 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 29
Claypole 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 28
Burgh 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 24
North Luffenham
5 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 22
Grantham 2nd
3 0 1 1 0 1 4 3 0 5