S LINCS & BORDER UPDATE

By Ann Boulton

The top of Division One of the South Lincolnshire & Border League saw no change as Billingborough and Stamford both claimed 20 points against Woodhall Spa 2nd and Moulton Harrox respectively.
But Market Deeping moved up out of the bottom two after a tight game against Sleaford 2nd who were bowled out for 157, just 10 runs short of their opponents score. Belton Park stay third as, despite five wickets for Spalding’s Mike Kearns jnr, they came away with a 30 run win.
And Ramblers kept up their challenge with an eight wicket win over Boston 2nd who slipped to 11th in the table.
Stewart Mudie hit the day’s only century, scoring an unbeaten 146 in Grantham’s victory over Bourne 2nd while Cavaliers Mohamed Jazeem had the biggest wicket haul with six for 22 against Billingborough 2nd in Division Two.
Cavaliers completed a successful two weeks that has seen them beat both top teams, resulting in a move up to second above their opponents who were bowled out for 102 chasing a seemingly modest 132.
Skegness got back to winning ways but were unable to bowl out bottom side Ropsley who hung on to their last wicket to deny the top team maximum points.
The closest games of the weekend were in Division Three where Timberland beat Pinchbeck by just five runs and Moulton Harrox Sunday and Spalding 3rds both won by only two wickets against Grantham 2nd and Burgh & District respectively.

Division One
Boston 2nd 116 (M Benson 5-31), Lindum Ramblers 117-2 (Taylor 68no);
Market Deeping 2nd 167-7 (Wheatley 56no), Sleaford 2nd 157;
Grantham 253-4 (S Mudie 146no), Bourne 183-9 (Knowles 50);
Stamford 229-9 (Pigott 56, M Barnett 5-59), Moulton Harrox 168;
Belton Park 160 (M Kearns jnr 5-55), Spalding 130;
Billingborough 253-7 (Harrison 76, Brown 56), Woodhall Spa 150;

Division Two
Stamford 2nd 207 (Williams 61, Prentice 58), Spalding 2nd 157 (Dale 53);
Boston 3rd 101, Welby 102-3 (Wilson 51);
Cavaliers 123 (Kennedy 57), Billingborough 2nd 102 (Jazeem 6-22);
Skegness 218 (Hewitt 60, Sylvester 75), Ropsley 132-9;
Sleaford Sunday 227 (Rickett 58), Thomas Cook 118;

Division Three
Timberland 192-5 (Mickleburgh 59, Durward 77), Pinchbeck 188 (Carter 5-42);
North Luffenham conceded to Blankney
Claypole conceded to Baston
Grantham 2nd 166 (Donnellan 52no), Moulton Harrox Sunday 167-8 (Barnett 59);
Burgh & District 161, Spalding 3rd 162-8 (Sharp 5-41);