NORTH LINDSEY LEAGUE UPDATE

By Glen Sands

DIVISION ONE
Caistor Cougars remain as leaders of the First Division following their eight wicket victory over Barton Acadamy Vikings at Marsh Lane who were bowled out for 144 before Liam Wood hit 57 and Nathan Davies 40 to guide the Cougars home whilst Grimsby Town 3rds are up to second when they beat Cleethorpes 5ths in a high scoring match at Augusta Street. Cleethorpes made 205 all out with 39 from Joe Farmery and 33 not out from Fred Lumby , Ramesh Radhaksishnan taking 3 for 30 and he was in form with the bat too hitting 41 not out as Grimsby replied with 208 for 5 to clinch a five wicket win , Matt Hinchcliffe scoring 44 and Gary Tilson 41 to help see them home. Messingham 3rds are level with Grimsby in second place after they comfortably beat Scunthorpe 4ths , Danny Rands hitting 95 as Messingham made 214 for 7 with Jack Harrison taking 3 for 38 and although Ian Snowden hit 30 Scunthorpe were restricted to 150 for 8 to give Messingham a 56 runs victory.

BARTON ACADAMY VIKINGS v CAISTOR COUGARS
Vikings : 144 all out
Cougars : 148 for 2 ( L Wood 57 ; N Davies 40 )
RESULT : Caistor Cougars win by 8 wickets

GRIMSBY TOWN 3RDS v CLEETHORPES 5THS
Cleethorpes : 205 all out ( J Farmery 39 ; F Lumby 33 no ) R Radhaksishnan 3 for 30
Grimsby : 208 for 5 ( M Hinchcliffe 44 ; G Tilson 41 )
RESULT : Grimsby Town 3rds win by 5 wickets

MESSINGHAM 3RDS v SCUNTHORPE 4THS
Messingham : 214 for 7 ( D Rands 95 ) J Harrison 3 for 38
Scunthorpe : 158 for 8 ( I Snowden 30 )
RESULT : Messingham 2rds win by 56 runs

DIVISION TWO
Alkborough 3rds maintained their place as joint leaders of the Second Division when they beat Broughton 3rds by 40 runs although at 28 for 4 when batting first they did not appear likely to set much of a target for Broughton , then Dave Kilgallon stepped up to the plate scoring 49 whilst young talent Liam Hebblewhite made 30 and Fred Balderson (not so young a talent!) 31 to guide Alkborough to 175 all out , father and son combo Paul and Ryan Musslewhite each picking up three wickets for Broughton who in reply were bowled out for 135 , Paul Mitchell taking 5 for 54 and Jake Astle 3 for 18 for the home side as Nick Dobbs made 40 and Neil Simpson 34 for the visitors.Haxey 3rds had an emphatic 10 wicket victory over Wheatley & Leverton who were bowled out for 131 , predominently by Oliver Tonks who took 3 for 22 and the ever improving Danny Bullock ( 3 for 41 ) then Tonks made 45 not out along with Tom Scott who finished 53 not out to guide the Isle side home. Russell Blackburn hit 53 as Hibaldstow set a target of 210 for 9 against Barton Town 4ths , Les Wilkinson taking 4 for 40 and Lucas Waller 4 for 51 for the Humbersiders who were then bowled out for 96 , Peter Taylor taking 4 for 36 for Hibaldstow.

ALKBOROUGH 3RDS v BROUGHTON 3RDS
Alkborough : 175 all out ( D Kilgallon 49 ; F Balderson 31 ; L Hebblewhite 30 )
Broughton : 135 all out ( Nick Dobbs 40 ; N Simpson 34 ) P Mitchell 5 for 54 ; J Astle 3 for 18
RESULT : Alkborough 3rds win by 40 runs

HAXEY 3RDS v WHEATLEY & LEVERTON
Wheatley : 131 all out ( W Ellis 24 ) O Tonks 3 for 22 ; D Bullock 3 for 41
Haxey : 132 for 0 ( T Scott 63 no ; O Tonks 45 no )
RESULT : Haxey 3rds win by 10 wickets

HIBALDSTOW 2NDS v BARTON TOWN 4THS
Hibaldstow : 210 for 9 ( R Blackburn 53 ) L Wilkinson 4 for 40 ; L Waller 4 for 51
Barton : 96 all out P Taylor 4 for 36
RESULT : Hibaldstow 2nds win by 114 runs

DIVISION THREE
Leaders Everton 3rds beat Upton cum Kexby to move six points clear at the top of the table , bowling Upton out for 134 with Robert Hunter Shaw taking 3 for 16 and Sean Leach 3 for 35 , N Ward - Lowery hitting 27 to top score for the visitors who managed only two wickets when Everton eased to 135 for 2 , Bobby Johnson making an impressive 82 runs for Everton who would like to remind all Division Three clubs that they play on a synthetic track in the North Lindsey League. Misterton 2nds beat Normanby Park although the league newcomers did produce a much better performance than the last time they met , posting a total of 149 all out thanks chiefly to Paul Cowling's 77 , Darren Emmingham taking 3 for 5 for Misterton who replied with 153 for 3 , Andy Harlow hitting 74 not out to see them home. Finally the derby match at Luddington saw them take the honours against Isleonians who were bowled out for 84 , Rick Green making 28 against his former club with Danny Taylor taking an impressive 4 for 4 and Graham Clark 4 for 21 then Andy Lawson hit 27 not out and Darren Clark 26 as Luddington eased to 88 for 3 to move equal second in the table.

EVERTON 3RDS v UPTON cum KEXBY
Upton : 134 all out ( N Ward-Lowery 27 ) R Hunter-Shaw 3 for 16 ; S Leach 3 for 35
Everton : 135 for 2 ( B Johnson 82 )
RESULT : Everton 3rds win by 8 wickets

LUDDINGTON v ISLEONIANS
Isleonians : 84 all out ( R Green 28 ) D Taylor 4 for 4 ; G Clark 4 for 21
Luddington : 88 for 3 ( A Lawson 27 no ; D Clark 26 )
RESULT : Luddington win by 7 wickets

MISTERTON 2NDS v NORMANBY PARK
N Park : 149 all out ( P Cowling 77 ) D Emmingham 3 for 5
Misterton : 153 for 3 ( A Harlow 74 no )
RESULT : Misterton 2nds win by 7 wickets

FIXTURES
Sun June 11th

DIVISION ONE
Caistor Cougars v App Frodingham 3rds
Scunthorpe 4ths v Cleethorpes 5ths

DIVISION TWO
Barton Town 4ths v Haxey 3rds
Outcasts 3rds v Alkborough 3rds
Wheatley & Leverton v Broughton 3rds

DIVISION THREE
Bottesford v Luddington
Broughton 4ths v Misterton 2nds
Upton cum Kexby v Isleonians

HOW THEY STAND

DIVISION ONE
PLAYED WON LOST NO RES TIED TOTAL
1. CAISTOR COUGARS 5 4 1 0 0 12
2. GRIMSBY TOWN 3RDS 4 3 1 0 0 9
3. MESSINGHAM 3RDS 4 3 1 0 0 9
4. APP FRODINGHAM 3RDS 2 1 1 0 0 3
5. BARTON ACADAMY VIKINGS 3 1 2 0 0 3
6. CLEETHORPES 5THS 4 1 3 0 0 3
7. SCUNTHORPE 4THS 4 0 4 0 0 0

DIVISION TWO
1. ALKBOROUGH 3RDS 4 3 1 0 0 9
2. HAXEY 3RDS 5 3 2 0 0 9
3. OUTCASTS 3RDS 3 2 1 0 0 6
4. BROUGHTON 3RDS 4 2 2 0 0 6
5. HIBALDSTOW 2NDS 5 2 3 0 0 6
6. WHEATLEY & LEVERTON 3 1 2 0 0 3
7. BARTON TOWN 4THS 4 1 3 0 0 3

DIVISION THREE
1. EVERTON 3RDS 5 4 1 0 0 12
2. BROUGHTON 4THS 3 2 1 0 0 6
3. MISTERTON 2NDS 3 2 1 0 0 6
4. UPTON cum KEXBY 3 2 1 0 0 6
5. LUDDINGTON 4 2 2 0 0 6
6. ISLEONIANS 5 2 3 0 0 6
7. BOTTESFORD 3 1 2 0 0 3
8. NORMANBY PARK 4 0 4 0 0 0