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| Jonathan Darke, of Louth, running in to bowl against Skegness. Darke took six wickets at Richmond Drive to set up his side's victory over Skegness. PICTURE BY KIND PERMISSION OF NIGEL WEST. Visit www.photoboxgallery.com/nigelwestphotography |
BY ANN BOULTON
Defeats for Skegness and Woodhall Spa and wins for Haxey and Bracebridge Heath left the top of the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League table wide open once again.
Skegness’ lead was cut to seven points after a devastating spell from Jon Darke saw the Bracebridge Heath bowler take six wickets for just two runs and reduce the seasiders from 74 for two to 76 for eight.
Darke finished with six for 26 as Skegness were all out for 119 chasing their opponents’ total of 198 for seven of which Brett Houston hit 57.
Woodhall went down to a resurgent Lindum side who made it three wins in successive weeks. Dan Hegarty, newly transferred from Boston, hit an unbeaten 60 for Woodhall but Karanjit Bansal’s five for 46 restricted the home side to 159 for eight. Bansal then made an unbeaten 82 and George Neal was 52 not out as Lindum claimed a nine wicket win.
Graeme Attenborough made the highest individual score of the day with an unbeaten 132 – his first century in the Lincs Premier League - to take Haxey to a seven wicket victory at home to Bourne who finished on 214 for nine, Conrad Louth with 75. Attenborough’s total came off 140 balls with 15 fours and four sixes.
Boston made it two wins in a row to open up a gap over bottom side Hartsholme who went down to Sleaford.
Mayflower skipper Tom Baxter took five for 23 as Market Deeping were held to 157 for seven and Jonathan Cheer then made the day’s second century, his unbeaten 106 – which came off 90 balls with 16 fours and two sixes - seeing Boston to a nine wicket win. Cheer now needs just 12 runs to reach 500 for the season.
Hartsholme, meanwhile, reached 203 for nine at home to Sleaford, of which Henry Rush hit 80 not out. But Oliver Burford then made 52 to help his team to a three wicket victory.
The closest game of the day was at Louth where Harry Warwick’s unbeaten 90 contributed to Grimsby’s score of 207 all out. Stewart West hit 62 for the home side but the final wicket fell 18 short of the target.
RESULTS
Market Deeping 157-7 (Baxter 5-23), Boston 161-1 (J Cheer 106no);
Bracebridge Heath 198-7 (Houston 57), Skegness 119 (Darke 6-26);
Woodhall Spa 159-8 (Hegarty 60no, Bansal 5-46), Lindum 160-1 (Bansal 82no, Neal 52no);
Grimsby 207 (Warwick 90no), Louth 189 (S West 62);
Bourne 214-9 (Louth 75), Haxey 218-3 (Attenborough 132no);
Hartsholme 203-9 (Rush 80no), Sleaford 204-7 (Burford 52).
P
|
W
|
L
|
Draw
|
NR
|
Bat
|
Bowl
|
Draw
|
Win
|
Total
|
|
Skegness
|
15
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
44
|
48
|
0
|
80
|
192
|
Haxey
|
15
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
35
|
50
|
0
|
80
|
185
|
Bracebridge Heath
|
14
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
32
|
32
|
2
|
50
|
160
|
Woodhall Spa
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
35
|
33
|
1
|
50
|
150
|
Sleaford
|
15
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
25
|
41
|
0
|
60
|
146
|
Louth
|
15
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
24
|
29
|
1
|
40
|
131
|
Bourne
|
15
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
33
|
29
|
3
|
20
|
130
|
15
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
27
|
39
|
1
|
30
|
128
|
|
Lindum
|
15
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
17
|
38
|
1
|
40
|
121
|
Market Deeping
|
15
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
24
|
29
|
1
|
30
|
121
|
15
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
5
|
11
|
31
|
0
|
30
|
97
|
|
Hartsholme
|
15
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
5
|
17
|
26
|
0
|
10
|
78
|
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