BY ANN BOULTON
The Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League top
of the table clash between Market Deeping and Bourne lived up to expectations,
producing over 520 runs, a century and three half-centuries.
But it was Cross O’Cliff Court
Bourne’s
Carl Wilson was the century-maker while Jamie Morgan hit 50 for Deeping off 30
balls – including 30 off one Jack Berry over made up of six fours (one off a
no-ball) and a six.
The leaders
ended with 274 for seven while Deeping reached 252 for nine at the close,
giving Bourne a 12 point lead to the top of the table.
Bracebridge
moved into third, two behind Deeping, after bowling Sleaford out for a meagre
115, Matt Carter adding four wickets to his ever-growing haul. But Sleaford hit back and Paul Cook’s team
found themselves on 84 for nine and staring defeat in the face.
Enter
bowler Matt Bradley, who joined wicketkeeper Hymie Bentley in a dogged
fightback that took their side to the slenderest of victories.
Bracebridge
took over third place from Louth who suffered an unexpected defeat in a high scoring
game at home to Spalding that went to the penultimate ball of the match.
Batting
first, Louth set the team from the south a target of 228, losing nine wickets
on the way. John Medler and Amila
Wethasinghe made half centuries but the visiting batsmen were on even better
form as Warren Nel made 99.
Josh Newton
then took over and was unbeaten on 85, taking his side to a welcome seven
wicket win that kept them well above the bottom four in the table.
Skegness
moved further away from the relegation zone with a six wicket win over bottom
side Market Rasen who elected to bat on a good pitch but soon found themselves
33 for five.
The middle
order restored some stability and Rasen’s final pair defied the bowlers for
several overs before Brendan Young took the last wicket to finish with four for
38.
Skegness in
turn found the going tough, losing a wicket in the second over and with slow
bowlers Matt Rutherford and Tom Boryszczuk working in tandem, the flow of runs
dwindled. By the 19th over, the seasiders were 63 for two and by the
30th had only reached 79 for four.
However,
Young joined skipper Norman Brackley and this partnership saw their side to
victory in the 39th over.
Skegness
are now 22 points up on Billingborough who got off to a steady start at Lindum
then collapsed to 136 all out. Ben
Morrison (25) and Nathan Mill put on 39 for the first wicket but the visitors
were then reduced to 48 for five.
David
Gollop and Steve Scott added 34 and from 97 for eight, Richard Wells (25no) and
Aaron Pullum put on another 38 while for Lindum, Ryan Sneddon and Jon Miller
each took three wickets.
Lindum also
lost early wickets but from 51 for five Richard Bishop (55no) and Miller (29no)
saw their side to victory.
But Grimsby
Results
Market
Rasen 123, Skegness 124-6;
Sleaford
115, Bracebridge Heath 119-9;
Bourne
274-7 (Wilson 100, Bentley 73), Market Deeping 252-9 (Jones 57, Morgan 50);
Billingborough
136, Lindum 137-5 (Bishop 55no);
Louth 228-9
(Medler 55, Wethasinghe 53), Spalding 229-3 (Nel 99, Newton
Woodhall
Spa 278-5 (Cheer 130no, Bandara 61), Grimsby
|
|
P
|
W
|
L
|
Draw
|
NR
|
Bat
|
Bowl
|
Win
|
Total
|
|
Bourne
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
34
|
27
|
30
|
136
|
|
Market Deeping
|
10
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
24
|
33
|
50
|
123
|
|
Bracebridge Heath
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
30
|
34
|
40
|
121
|
|
Louth
|
10
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
23
|
28
|
40
|
118
|
|
Woodhall Spa
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
26
|
28
|
20
|
115
|
|
Lindum
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
24
|
33
|
30
|
113
|
|
Sleaford
|
10
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
26
|
32
|
30
|
111
|
|
Spalding
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
32
|
23
|
20
|
107
|
|
Skegness
|
10
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
22
|
30
|
85
|
|
Billingborough
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
13
|
26
|
0
|
58
|
|
|
10
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
15
|
18
|
10
|
55
|
|
Market Rasen
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
12
|
0
|
45
|
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