LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER ROUND-UP BY ANN BOULTON

READERS LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER LEAGUE

August 17

Maximum points for the top three teams saw no change in the upper reaches of the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League.  But Market Deeping’s defeat at the hands of second placed Sleaford allowed Lindum to move into fourth.

Ben O’Brien took six wickets as leaders Woodhall Spa raced to a seven wicket win over Louth while Matt Carter took his wicket total to 56 with a five wicket haul for Bracebridge Heath who beat Bourne by nine wickets.

Both captains opened the batting in this game – Peter Morgan for Bourne and Paul Cook for Bracebridge Heath – and both were out on the first ball of the innings, caught behind!

Tom Shorthouse hit an unbeaten 79 for Sleaford in their seven wicket victory over Market Deeping, for whom Chris Jones made 50 while Lindum were the only team to top 200, Charlie Tomlinson hitting 59 and Richard Genge taking five wickets for Hartsholme who were then bowled out for 121.

Skegness stayed sixth after Sean Williams had taken six Spalding wickets at Richmond Drive.  Josh Newton hit 58 for the visitors whose innings ended on 161 for nine, a total the seasiders overtook for the loss of four wickets.

And Grimsby moved up to seventh with a four wicket win over Haxey who are now 16 points ahead of bottom side Hartsholme.

Results

Louth 96 (O’Brien 6-42), Woodhall Spa 97-3;

Bourne 101 (Carter 5-40), Bracebridge Heath 102-1;

Market Deeping 144 (Jones 50), Sleaford 147-3 (Shorthouse 79no);

Spalding 161-9 (Newton 58, Williams 6-40), Skegness 162-4;

Haxey 102, Grimsby 103-6;

Lindum 201 (Tomlinson 59, Genge 5-52), Hartsholme 121;

	P	W	L	Draw	NR	Bat	Bowl	Win	Total
Woodhall Spa	18	13	2	2	1	68	66	130	275
Sleaford	18	11	4	3	0	73	60	110	264
Bracebridge Heath	18	9	4	4	1	68	65	90	260
Lindum	18	9	5	4	0	62	63	90	241
Market Deeping	18	10	7	1	0	62	61	100	226
Skegness	18	8	8	1	1	62	53	80	203
Grimsby	18	6	7	3	2	62	53	60	192
Louth	18	4	8	5	1	53	52	40	183
Bourne	18	3	6	7	2	51	50	30	182
Spalding	18	3	7	6	2	49	48	30	153
Haxey	18	3	11	3	1	29	45	30	120
Hartsholme	18	3	13	1	1	29	39	30	104