Wednesday, 1 August 2012

'BIG THREAT' HAXEY AT GRIMSBY ON SATURDAY IN LINCS ECB PREMIER


BY ANN BOULTON

With their lead cut to just seven points at the top of the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League table following last week’s batting collapse, Skegness have a fight on their hands to beat off their rivals when they take on sixth placed Louth at Richmond Road.
Haxey are currently the biggest threat and they travel to Grimsby - with Graeme Attenborough fresh from his first century in the Lincs Premier League.
Grimsby are eighth but only trail Louth by three points – and with only 10 points separating Louth and tenth placed Market Deeping, any of the teams in the lower half of the table could find themselves in the danger zone.
Deeping, who are away to fifth placed Sleaford, are on level terms with Lindum whose game away to Bracebridge Heath will prove a tough test.  However, skipper Jon Miller is hoping to return after injury and Sri Lankan Gayan de Silva is proving a valuable signing for Lindum.
At the bottom of the table, Hartsholme travel to Bourne looking for a win that will keep them in touch with Boston, now 19 points ahead in 11th but still 24 behind Deeping and Lindum.
And the Mayflower team will be need to be on top form to pick up maximum points at home to Woodhall Spa who fourth and just 10 behind Bracebridge.  Jonathan Cheer needs just 12 runs to become the first batsman past 500 for the season, the Boston opener having leapfrogged Peter Houghton of Skegness who is on 445.
On Sunday, Bracebridge will be involved in the shorter game when they take on Treeton CC from the South Yorkshire League and Barnsley from the Yorkshire Premier League in the area finals of the ECB T20 Cup at Skegness CC.  Bracebridge play Treeton in the opening match at 10am.

SATURDAY LINCS ECB FIXTURES
(12.30pm start)
Boston v Woodhall Spa
Bourne v Hartsholme
Bracebridge Heath v Lindum
Grimsby v Haxey
Skegness v Louth
Sleaford v Market Deeping

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