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READERS LINCOLNSHIRE
August 18
Haxey took another
step towards the Readers
Lincolnshire ECB Premier League
championship
after winning the lowest scoring game of the day.
Bowlers on
both sides dominated as the village side, newly promoted this season, took on
Skegness, joint leaders going into the match.
Having put
their opponents into bat, Skegness bowler Adrian Gordon proved a handful for
the Haxey batsmen, three of whom were back in the pavilion with only 23
scored.
Rob Young’s
26 and 35 from Chinthaka Perera gave some respectability to the total as the
final wicket fell on 124 in the 36th over, Gordon with five wickets
and Saeed Bariwala with four.
Perera then
reduced the seasiders to 24 for two but Oliver Pringle and Gordon pushed the
score along and at 64 for two, Haxey were facing defeat. However, the introduction of spin, in the
shape of Mark Atkins and Graeme Attenborough, saw wickets begin go to tumble.
Attenborough
ended up with four and Atkins three as the title challengers were all out for
104, Perera also taking three wickets and Paul Bell bowling an economical nine
overs for just 18.
This puts Haxey 10 points ahead of Skegness with Bracebridge
Heath still in touch with the top two after Brett Houston’s century earned the
2011 champions a victory at Sleaford.
The home side made 233 for six but Houston and Nick John (77)
saw their side to a seven wicket win, dealing a big blow to the Sleaford’s
hopes of a top three place.
At the foot of the table, the bottom three sides all lost, Boston Boston
It was a similar story at Louth, who made 190 then bowled
Hartsholme out for 126, Andy Carrington taking six wickets.
And Market Deeping were also out for 123 chasing Grimsby’s
250 for nine, 14 year old Jack Wilson hitting 64 and skipper Jim Morgan ending
a runs famine with an innings of 53.
Carl Taylor took four wickets for the home side.
The highest scoring game was at Bourne where Conrad Louth hit
an unbeaten 100 and David Christmas 97 to rescue their side who were 61 for
four before this partnership added 179.
Steady batting down the Woodhall order ate into the total,
three players making over 40, but the overs ran out with the visitors 21 runs
short and eight down, Darren Cousins taking four of the wickets.
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Adrian Gordon - five wickets for
Skegness
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| Conrad Louth - 100no for Bourne |
Results
Haxey 124
(Gordon 5-44), Skegness 104;
Louth 190,
Hartsholme 126 (Carrington 6-35);
Sleaford
233-6 (Burford 74), Bracebridge Heath 234-3 (Houston 105no, John 77);
Bourne
239-4 (Louth 100no, Christmas 97), Woodhall Spa 218-8;
Lindum
163-9 (Hornsby 86, C Cheer 5-43), Boston
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P
|
W
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L
|
Draw
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NR
|
Bat
|
Bowl
|
Win
|
Total
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|
Haxey
|
18
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
43
|
63
|
100
|
229
|
|
Skegness
|
18
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
48
|
61
|
90
|
219
|
|
Bracebridge Heath
|
17
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
40
|
40
|
70
|
201
|
|
Sleaford
|
18
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
40
|
48
|
70
|
187
|
|
Woodhall Spa
|
17
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
42
|
40
|
50
|
172
|
|
|
18
|
4
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
40
|
51
|
40
|
170
|
|
Bourne
|
18
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
7
|
40
|
40
|
30
|
165
|
|
Lindum
|
18
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
23
|
48
|
60
|
162
|
|
Louth
|
18
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
7
|
28
|
40
|
50
|
156
|
|
Market Deeping
|
18
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
7
|
27
|
38
|
30
|
134
|
|
Hartsholme
|
18
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
28
|
41
|
30
|
124
|
|
|
18
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
6
|
14
|
40
|
30
|
114
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