SOUTH LINCS & BORDER ROUND-UP OF SEPT 14 GAMES

FROM ANN BOULTON

With one game to go, South Lincolnshire & Border League champions Billingborough could top 400 points for the season following their win over Lindum Ramblers.

But below them, three teams are still in the running for second place.  Bourne 2^nd finished their campaign with victory over Welby and 351 points while Stamford Town’s win against Moulton Harrox leaves them nine behind Bourne with a game to go.

However, that final game is against Boston who beat Sleaford 2nd and would snatch the runners-up position if they gained 20 points against Stamford for whom Liam Dave needs just 10 more runs to top 800 for the season.  He will be up against the league’s top bowlers, Boston’s Paul Deans and Tom Baxter having taken 54 and 49 runs respectively in 2013.

Grantham ended a greatly improved season, sealing fifth place with a win over Skegness 2^nd.

At the bottom of the table, Belton Park boosted their hopes of moving out of the bottom two when they overcame Woodhall Spa 2^nd in a close game.  Tom Dixon scored the day’s only century with an unbeaten 110 for Woodhall but James Moore replied with 96 to help his side to a slender one wicket win.

Belton will now be hoping for victory at Sleaford 2^nd in their final game to move ahead of Moulton Harrox who travel to Lindum Ramblers.

Long Sutton are Division One champions despite a rained off game, with Stamford Town 2^nd taking second place even though they suffered a defeat at the hands of Market Deeping 2^nd.   Baston finished an excellent season with victory over fellow title challengers Friskney to take third place.

Bottom sides Blankney and Moulton Harrox Sunday both have a game left but are unable to catch the teams above them despite Blankney’s victory over Heckington.

Stamford’s Chris Birch and James Wright of Long Sutton each have 53 wickets for the season.

In Division Two, Cavaliers claimed seven points against champions Long Sutton 2^nd  but will have a nervous wait for Lindum 3^rd’s two remaining results. 

Following their victory over Boston 3^rd, Lindum now require 36 from their two remaining fixtures to overhaul the Peterborough side and steal second place.

Rob Simpson of Long Sutton 2^nd is the league’s top wicket taker with a huge total of 67 for the season.

Results

Premier Division

Bourne 2^nd 221-6 (Christmas 82), Welby 98 (Gunthorp 6-43);

Boston 192-7 (Baxter 73no), Sleaford 2^nd 164;

Skegness 2^nd 184-6, Grantham 186-5 (Mudie 57, Wing 58no);

Woodhall Spa 2^nd 218-3 (Bee 55, Dixon 110no), Belton Park 219-9 (Moore 96, M Law 50);

Stamford Town 205-8, Moulton Harrox 161;

Billingborough 144, Lindum Ramblers 74.

Division One

Spalding 2^nd 125, Billingborough 2^nd 113 (Nottingham 5-30);

Blankney 171 (Behan 52), Heckington 149-8 (Tunnicliffe 61no);

Stamford Town 2^nd 111-9, Market Deeping 2^nd 112-5 (Pateman 50);

Baston 151 (Howard 54), Friskney 110;

Moulton Harrox Sunday 72, Boston 2^nd 73-3;

Thomas Cook v Long Sutton – abandoned, no play.

Division Two

Boston 3^rd 92, Lindum 3^rd 93-5;

Freiston 183-6, Spalding 3^rd 94;

Long Sutton 2^nd 180 (Harrison 55, Hayes 5-55), Cavaliers 143;

Claypole v Grantham 2^nd – abandoned, no play

Burgh & District v Pinchbeck – abandoned, no play

Welby 2^nd v Timberland – abandoned, no play.