MONDAY NIGHT - LINCS CAVALIERS TO MESSINGHAM IN GRIMSBY TOWN KNOCKOUT

PREVIEW BY ANN BOULTON

An excellent match is the prospect on Monday, June 17 as two strong teams contest the latest match in the Grimsby Town Knock Out.

In a repeat of last year’s first round fixture, Lincolnshire Cavaliers take on Messingham – and in 2012 just one run separated the two teams, with Cavaliers coming out the winners.

Andy Langford brings a Messingham team that features a number of new faces and several familiar ones.

Former Grimsby Town captain Richard Antcliffe returns, as does Gary Tillison who has also moved to Messingham.  And a name from three years ago features as Cameron Fletcher dons the gloves. 

Cameron first came to England as a 16 year old, playing for Messingham in 2010.  Since then he has seen success as a member of New Zealand’s U19 World Cup team and is currently playing in the Huddersfield League.

Nick White, Paul Taylor and Danny Rands are well known to knock out fans but a new name is Dale Coy, who moved from Haxey to play for Messingham this season.

They will be up against a number of highly experienced knock out players led by Lindum all-rounder Karanjit Bansal.  With him are team mates Jon Miller and Luke Robinson while ECB Premier League award winning wicketkeeper Jack Hughes from Woodhall Spa is behind the stumps.

Ben O’Brien, also Woodhall, plays alongside Market Rasen’s Graeme Bell and Matt Rutherford while the Webb brothers, Matt and Tom bring with them Jonny Reynolds from their club Baildon.   Completing the line-up is Kristian Adams.

The match starts at 6.15pm.   Entry is £2 (free for Grimsby Town members)

Messingham: A. Langford (c), C Fletcher (wk), R Antcliffe, K Lindley, D Coy, R Dannatt, N White, M Lawson, D Rands, G Tillison, P Taylor

Lincs Cavaliers:  K Bansal (Lindum) (c), J Hughes (Woodhall Spa) (wk), M Webb, T Webb, J Reynolds (all Baildon), G Bell, M Rutherford (both Market Rasen), J Miller, L Robinson (both Lindum); B O’Brien (Woodhall Spa), K Adams;