Saturday 27 July 2013

LINCS ECB PREMIER ROUND-UP BY ANN BOULTON

READERS LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER LEAGUE

July 20

Sleaford gained three points on Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League leaders Woodhall Spa after bowling Louth out for 83 - Sean Morris taking four wickets and Alex Sears and Nick Goacher three each - and going on to win by nine wickets.
This brought the challengers 20 points while Woodhall picked up 17 in a tight finish against Skegness at Jubilee Park.
The seasiders made 277 for six, Norman Brackley unbeaten on 88 and Peter Houghton hitting 67, but even this challenging score wasn’t didn’t deter the leaders who triumphed in the last over by just one wicket, Jonny Cheer top scoring with 110.
Bracebridge Heath picked up 18 points to stay third but, as in previous weeks, Spalding hung on to their last wicket. 
Bracebridge skipper Paul Cook made the day’s top score of 117 before being run out and Hymie Bentley hit 51 as Bracebridge reached 268 for eight.  But Warren Nel, who had earlier taken four wickets, continued in good batting form, scoring 85 and Mike Kearns hit 73.  
Both fell to Matt Bradley who ended with five for 64 as Bracebridge fought to take the final wicket but their was also disappointment for the visitors who failed by one run to reach the 201 total they needed to gain three points for the draw.
This game was also notable for Bracebridge Heath’s achievement in not conceding any extras.
At the bottom of the table, Hartsholme moved closer to Haxey, who still have a 16 point advantage.  At Ashby Avenue, Grimsby’s Steve Crossley fell just eight short of a century and Richard Genge took five wickets as the visitors’ innings ended on 265 for eight.
Tim Brown then hit 60 for the home side whose last wicket fell on 161 to give them five points from the match.
Haxey, meanwhile, picked up only one after being bowled out for 122 by Market Deeping for whom Tom Andrews took five for 45.  Deeping went on to win by six wickets.
Bourne missed the chance to go above Louth after failing to reach the target of 216 for eight set by Lindum at St Giles Avenue.  Saikat Sarkar made 76 for the Lincoln side, who bowled Bourne out for 135, Tom Lindsay and Stuart Turner taking four wickets each.
This moved Lindum up to fifth while only six points now separate Louth in eighth place and Spalding in 10th.

Results
Haxey 122 (Andrews 5-45), Market Deeping 123-4;
Bracebridge Heath 267-8 (Cook 117, Bentley 51), Spalding 200-9 (Nel 85, M Kearns 73, Bradley 5-64);
Grimsby 265-8 (Crossley 92, Genge 5-77), Hartsholme 161 (Brown 60);
Skegness 277-6 (Houghton 57, Brackley 88no), Woodhall Spa 281-9 (Cheer 110);
Lindum 216-8 (Sarkar 76), Bourne 135;
Louth 83, Sleaford 84-1;


P
W
L
Draw
NR
Bat
Bowl
Win
Total
Woodhall Spa
14
11
1
1
1
48
53
110
219
Sleaford
14
8
3
3
0
55
47
80
203
Bracebridge Heath
14
5
4
4
1
49
48
50
184
Market Deeping
14
8
6
0
0
48
48
80
176
Lindum
14
5
5
4
0
44
46
50
166
Skegness
14
6
6
1
1
52
43
60
163
Grimsby
14
5
4
3
2
49
42
50
158
Louth
14
2
6
5
1
40
40
20
138
Bourne
14
3
5
4
2
36
40
30
134
Spalding
14
3
4
5
2
41
38
30
132
Haxey
14
3
8
2
1
23
38
30
100
Hartsholme
14
3
10
0
1
20
29
30
84


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