NORMANBY PARK MAKE WELCOME RETURN

By Glen Sands

The North Lindsey Sunday League got into full swing yesterday, with nine matches being played over the three divisions that produced some outstanding performances.

DIVISION ONE
Champions Cleethorpes 5ths were beaten by Messingham 3rds at Chichester Road where Messingham's New Zealand all rounder Donovan Deeble hit 120 not out along with 31 from Tom McDougall as they posted a total of 209 for 6 after which the Meggies replied with 197 for 8 thanks chiefly to Callum Richardson who hit 72 , McDougall picking up 3 for 42 in what proved to be a terrific game for him in particular. App Frodingham 3rds hit 236 for 7 at Brumby Hall against Scunthorpe 4ths with Kieran Watson scoring 87 , Matt Fowler 72 and Jack Dixon 34 for thr Steelmen then Scunthorpe were bowled out for 120 , Ian Snowden top scoring with 32 whilst Ben Bramley , Zen Akhtar and Liam Grimes all took three wickets apiece. Grimsby Town 3rds made their bow in the First Division but began with a defeat when being bowled out for 81 by Caistor Cougars for who Ryan Farrow picked up 3 for 26 , wicket keeper batsman Gareth Johnson hitting 45 not out to see the Cougars home although George Linde did manage 2 for 27 from the total of 83 for 3.

DIVISION TWO
Wheatley & Leverton made a tremendous start to the new campaign when posting a huge total of 274 for 4 at Hibaldstow thanks chiefly to South African player P Jansen who hit 115 not out , aided by E Toft who reached 85 and despite falling short of such a massive score Hibaldstow themselves replied with 202 for 4 with Jack Stothard making his first half century when hitting 74 for Stow. Another overseas player to star on the day was Barton's Reece Ogle who top scored with 63 against Outcasts 3rds added to by Gary Bell ( 61 ) and Matt Waller ( 35 ) as Barton made 194 for 9 , Josh Bramhill and Scott Buttrick each picking up three wickets and youg Buttrick also featured with the bat as Outcasts fell agonisingly one run short of the Barton score , Buttrick hitiing 46 and skipper Russell Fletcher 53 for the Isle side whilst Reece Ogle pitched in with 5 for 29. Finally in Division Three Haxey 3rds gained their first win of the new campaign when beating Alkborough 3rds by 91 runs , Aaron Moody ( 37 ) and Ethan Tonks ( 34 not out ) top scoring as they made 158 for 7 , Paul Mitchell taking 3 for 20 who were then bowled out for 67 , junior Dan Redhead making 20 not out as Ethan Tonks took 5 for 25 and Trewick 3 for 22 for Haxey.

DIVISION THREE
Normanby Park made a welcome return to the local cricket arena when they hosted Bottesford as the Third Division got underway , Bottesford scoring 161 when batting first with M Khan hitting 44 whilst Jack Render took an impressive 4 for 24 then Normanby replied with 96 all out , M Knapton scoring 36 with evergreen John Danson took 3 for 7 for Bottesford. Broughton 4ths were set 134 as a target by Isleonians for whom Mether hit 23 and Mark Metcalf 22 , Broughton youngster Kyle Kitchen taking an impressive 5 for 21 on debut then Paul Reed cracked 62 not out as they overhauled the target with three wickets to spare , Carroll picking up 4 for 35 for the newly named Epworth team who are playing all their games away this seasn. Finally another Isle side made a rusty start when Luddington were beaten by four wickets at Everton 3rds. Luddington batted first and made 116 all out with Darren Clark and Steve Proctor making the best contributions but the home side reached their target for the loss of six wickets with Graham Clark taking four wickets and Matthew Mellers two.

Scores and highlights

DIVISION ONE
APP FRODINGHAM 3RDS v SCUNTHORPE 4THS
App Frodingham : 236 for 7 ( K Watson 87 ; M Fowler 72 ; J Dixon 35 )
Scun 4ths : 120 all out ( I Snowden 32 ) B Bramley 3 for 12 ; Z Akhtar 3 for 28 ; L Grimes 3 for 38
RESULT : APP FRODINGHAM 3rds win by 116 runs

CLEETHORPES 5THS v MESSINGHAM 3RDS
Messingham : 209 for 6 ( D Deeble 120 no ; T McDougall 31 )
Cleethorpes 5ths : 197 for 8 ( C Robinson 72 ) T McDougall 3 for 42
RESULT : MESSINGHAM 3RDS win by 12 runs

GRIMSBY TOWN 3RDS v CAISTOR COUGARS
Grimsby : 81 all out R Farrow 3 for 26
Cougars : 83 for 3 ( G Johnson 45 no ) G Linde 2 for 27
RESULT : CAISTOR COUGARS win by 7 wickets

DIVISION TWO
ALKBOROUGH 3RDS v HAXEY 3RDS
Haxey 3rds : 158 for 7 ( A Moody 37 ; E Tonks 34 no ) P Mitchell 3 for 20
Alkborough : 67 all out ( D Redhead 20 no ) E Tonks 5 for 25 ; E Trewick 3 for 22
RESULT : HAXEY 3RDS win by 91 runs

BARTON TOWN 4THS v OUTCASTS 3RDS
Barton : 194 for 9 ( R Ogle 63 ; G Bell 61 ) J Bramhill 3 for 25 ; S Buttrick 3 for 45
Outcasts : 193 all out ( R Fletcher 53 ; S Buttrick 46 ; O Coulman 34 ) R Ogle 5 for 29
RESULT : BARTON TOWN 4THS win by 1 run

HIBALDSTOW 2NDS v WHEATLEY & LEVERTON
Wheatley : 274 for 4 ( P Jansen 115 no ; E Toft 85 )
Hibaldstow : 202 for 4 ( J Stothard 74 )
RESULT : WHEATLEY & LEVERTON win by 72 runs

DIVISION THREE
BROUGHTON 4THS v ISLEONIANS
Isleonians : 134 all out ( J Mether 23 : M Metcalf 22 ) K Kitchen 5 for 21
Broughton : 135 for 7 ( P Reed 62 no ) A Carroll 4 for 35
RESULT : BROUGHTON 4THS win by 3 wickets

EVERTON 3RDS v LUDDINGTON
Luddington : 116 all out
Everton : 117 for 6
RESULT : EVERTON 3RDS win by 4 wickets

NORMANBY PARK v BOTTESFORD
Bottesford : 161 all out ( M Khan 44 ) J Render 4 for 24
N Park : 96 all out ( M Knapton 36 ) J Danson 3 for 7


FIXTURES
Sunday, May 15th
Divison One: Grimsby Town 3rds v Scunthorpe 4ths, Messingham 3rds v Caistor Cougars
Division Two: Broughton 3rds v Hibaldstow 2nds, Haxey 3rds v Outcasts 3rds, Wheatley & Leverton v Alkborough 3rds
Division Three: Isleonians v Normanby Park (at Normanby Park), Luddington v Broughton 4ths, Misterton 2nds v Everton 3rds, Upton cum Kexby v Bottesford.