A PRENTICE MASTERS BOWLING

From Ann Boulton

Stamford Town hit the highest total in South Lincolnshire & Border League Division One to consolidate their second place helped by Josh Prentice who made the day’s only century.
But Billingborough look set for the championship after another victory, this time over Boston 2nd who are now only three points ahead of Bourne 2nd at the bottom of the table.
Prentice hit an unbeaten 100 to help his side to 250 for nine before Simon Lem took five wickets to bowl Market Deeping 2nd out for 138 and Billingborough had an eight wicket win over Boston.
Archie Stroud hit his maiden league half century for Bourne who managed to pick up eight points in their game against Spalding and a Barnett family effort kept Moulton Harrox in fourth place, Harry taking five wickets and Jack hitting 96 in a tight two wicket win over Sleaford 2nd.
Skegness and Cavaliers continue to do battle for Division Two honours, both recording similar scores in victories over Billingborough 2nd and Boston 3rd respectively.
Welby’s Simon Meadows just missed out on a century when he was bowled on 98 by Paul Roberts, who then hit 51 as Sleaford Sunday claimed a five wicket win.
In Division Three, Baston and Blankney kept up their challenge for honours, Blankney with an eight wicket win over Clayole and Baston hitting the division’s highest score of 246 for four against Timberland.
Danny Ashley of Grantham 2nd put in the best all-round performance, taking six Pinchbeck wickets then hitting an unbeaten 68 to take his side to victory.
And Jim Clarke also had a good day, making an unbeaten 58 and taking six wickets in second placed Spalding 3rd’s win over Burgh & District.

Division One
Boston 2nd 90, Billingborough 94-2 (G Scott 50);
Woodhall Spa 2nd 151-9 (McCarrick 59), Lindum Ramblers 155-2;
Sleaford 2nd 150 (H Barnett 5-45), Moulton Harrox 153-8 (J Barnett 96);
Spalding 232-6 (Hussain 73), Bourne 2nd 194-5 (Binns 50, A Stroud 67no);
Stamford Town 250-9 (Bore 58, T Williams 51, J Prentice 100no), Market Deeping 2nd 138 (Lem 5-47);
Grantham conceded to Belton Park.

Division Two
Ropsley 67, Heckington 68-7;
Skegness 2nd 214-9 (Hewitt 75, Vyas 57), Billingborough 2nd 185-7 (Chessum 67);
Cavaliers 214-7, Boston 3rd 175-9 (Baxter 56);
Spalding 2nd 90-9, Thomas Cook 92-2;
Welby 199-4 (Meadows 98), Sleaford Sunday 203-5 (Roberts 51);

Division Three
Claypole 169-8, Blankney 170-2 (Donald 70);
Baston 246-4 (Lamin 70), Timberland 87;
Pinchbeck 113 (Ashley 6-17), Grantham 2nd 114-4 (Ashley 68no);
Spalding 3rd 207-9 (Nottingham 65, Clarke 58no), Burgh & District 158 (Sharp 64, Blackmore 51, Clarke 6-35);
North Luffenham conceded to Moulton Harrox Sunday.