LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER - JULY 27

READERS LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND-UP BY ANN BOULTON

Bracebridge Heath made the headlines yet again in the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League as Matt Carter claimed four wickets in four balls and finished with eight for 30 off 10 overs at Haxey.

Earlier, Paul Cook had hit 81 as his side finished on 215 for five, all the wickets falling to Graeme Attenborough.  Haxey lost early wickets and at the start of the 18^th over were 61 for seven.  Four balls later, it was all over as Carter claimed the remaining wickets.

And at Grimsby, there was also an eight wicket haul as Woodhall Spa’s Matt Sargeant claimed eight for 50 to help bowl the home side out for 145, of which Dan Wood made 51.  Sargeant then completed his man of the match performance with an unbeaten 60 as the visitors went on to win by four wickets.

This increased Woodhall’s lead at the top to 29 points as Lindum continued their steady climb up the table with a 15 run win over second-placed Sleaford.

Players on each side got into the 90s but couldn’t reach that elusive ton – Will Wright hit 97 in Lindum’s 236 for seven and Paul Roberts made 96 as Sleaford were bowled out on the last ball of the game for 221.

Sleaford stay second but are now only seven points ahead of Bracebridge who in turn are seven up on Market Deeping, victors at Skegness after bowling the seasiders out for 144, Tom Andrews taking four wickets.  Andrews then hit 58 and Mehul Adatia an unbeaten 65 as Deeping claimed a five wicket win.

Haxey’s defeat saw them slip further behind Spalding who were bowled out for 195 chasing Louth’s total of 243.  John Medler hit 80 for Louth whose final wicket fell on the last ball of the innings.

But Hartsholme closed the gap on Haxey as they held out for a losing draw at Bourne who made the day’s highest total of 286 for seven.  Hartsholme finished on 167 for eight and now lie just 12 adrift at the bottom. 

Results

Skegness 144, Market Deeping 148-5 (Adatia 65no, Andrews 58);

Bracebridge Heath 215-5 (Cook 81, Attenborough 5-58), Haxey 61 (Carter 8-30 inc four in four balls);

Louth 243 (Medler 80), Spalding 195;

Bourne 286-7 (R Bentley 56, Hawken 69), Hartsholme 167-6 (Brown 66no);

Lindum 236-7 (Wright 97), Sleaford 221 (Roberts 96);

Grimsby 145 (Wood 51, Sargeant 8-50), Woodhall Spa 146-6 (Sargeant 60no);

	P	W	L	Draw	NR	Bat	Bowl	Win	Total
Woodhall Spa	15	12	1	1	1	53	58	120	239
Sleaford	15	8	4	3	0	59	50	80	210
Bracebridge Heath	15	6	4	4	1	53	53	60	203
Market Deeping	15	9	6	0	0	53	53	90	196
Lindum	15	6	5	4	0	49	51	60	186
Skegness	15	6	7	1	1	53	45	60	166
Grimsby	15	5	5	3	2	50	44	50	161
Louth	15	3	6	5	1	45	45	30	158
Bourne	15	3	5	5	2	41	42	30	150
Spalding	15	3	5	5	2	44	43	30	140
Haxey	15	3	9	2	1	23	40	30	102
Hartsholme	15	3	10	1	1	22	32	30	90