MARSHALLS CRICKET CLUB AWARDS, GAINSBOROUGH

Marshalls Cricket Club Winners 2014:

Young player of the year - Mark Raisborough jnr 

Callum Glenndinning award- Jake Hutchinson 

Clubman of the year- Shaun Metcalfe 

Club Champion 2014- Martyn Snell

Midweek batting - Lynton Karkach 205 runs @41

Midweek Bowling-  Joe Raisborough 13 wkts

1st XI Batting- Martyn Snell 581 runs @53 

1st XI Bowling-  Martyn Snell 34 wkts

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FORMER ENGLAND BATSMAN DENNIS AMISS TO BE GUEST OF LINCOLNSHIRE CRICKET LOVERS AT CLEETHORPES MEETING

A cricketing legend who has enjoyed more than 50 years in the game is the guest at the December meeting of the Lincolnshire Cricket Lovers’ Society, writes ANN BOULTON.

Dennis Amiss MBE will be at Cleethorpes Cricket Club on December 11 to talk about his long career as a player and later as an administrator.

The former Warwickshire and England batsman scored more than 43,000 runs and is one of the few batsmen to have score 100 first class centuries, a feat he achieved in 1986

As an England player, he hit an unbeaten 262 against the West Indies in the 1973-74 test series and followed it up with 206 at the Oval in 1976 against an attack that included Michael Holding and Andy Roberts.

In the early days of limited over cricket, he also became the first batsman to hit a century in One Day Internationals. Amiss went on to become CEO of Warwickshire and deputy chairman of the ECB before retiring in 2011. 

The evening begins at 7.30pm and is free to Society members and £5 for guests.

LINCOLNSHIRE CRICKET LOVERS’ SOCIETY

 The next meeting of the Lincolnshire Cricket Lovers’ Society focuses on a topical theme – the First World War.

Current 100^th anniversary commemorations coincide with the visit of author Brian Halford whose 11 years of research have unearthed and explored the identity of the man who was the inspiration behind the P G Wodehouse character Jeeves.

Born in Dewsbury and brought up in Goole, bowler Percy Jeeves played 50 games for Warwickshire and was on the verge of the England team when World War 1 intervened.

Halford’s book The Real Jeeves explores the player’s life before and during the conflict and reveals how Wodehouse modelled his character on Percy Jeeves after seeing him play in a county match.

Coincidentally, the foreword to the book is provided by Dennis Amiss, who will be the speaker at the Cricket Lovers’ Society December meeting.

Brian Halford will be at Cleethorpes Cricket Club on Thursday, November 13.  The evening starts at 7.30pm and is free to Society members and £5 for guests.

GRAHAM BOULTON WINS CAISTOR CRICKET CLUB COVETED AWARD

When Caistor Cricket club held its annual dinner at Grimsby Golf Club, Graham Boulton  was club person of the year 2014. PICTURE BY WES ALLISON.

CAISTOR'S HARRY BOULTON IS AMAZING SMILE SEASON WINNER

Harry Boulton with the first team batting award and  North Lindsey batting trophy at the Caistor Cricket Club dinner. The club's first team plays in the Lincolnshire League premier division and the Sunday side in the Amazing Smile North Lindsey League. PICTURE BY WES ALLISON.

CAISTOR CRICKET DINNER AWARD WINNERS

Trophy winners at the Caistor Cricket Club dinner, held at Grimsby Golf Club - picture by Wes Allison.
1st team batting  - harry boulton
1st team bowling  - paul dimbleby
2nd team batting  kev parker
2nd team bowling  - chris Laister
3rd team batting -   dave gowshall
 3rd team bowling  - terry mckitton
Cougars' batting  -    harry boulton
Cougars' bowling   - oliver barrack
Best under 21   -     oliver barrack
Most boundaries   -  harry boulton
Most sixs -  gareth johnson,  pete Jacob,   rory Ronaldson
Best performances -   oliver barrack &  chris Laister
Most ducks    -       ben barrack

Club person  -         graham boulton

LINCOLNSHIRE UMPIRES TO HOLD TRAINING COURSE

The Lincolnshire Association of Cricket Officials are organising a Level 1A Umpires Course for members who would like to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Laws of Cricket and their skills as an umpire. It is designed for those members who would like to progress further and also as a revision course.

Gareth Dowson,  the Publicity Officer and Training Co-ordinator, would like to hear from any member who would like to take the course which will be held at:

BRACEBRIDGE HEATH CRICKET CLUB PAVILION on Saturday 21^st MARCH and Saturday 28^th MARCH 2015 from 10am to 4pm each day.

Please contact Gareth at   garthdowson@hotmail.co.uk   or telephone him on 07904 806321  for more details and to register your interest.

SCUNTHORPE UMPIRES START 8-WEEK TRAINING COURSE ON MONDAY

Scunthorpe and District Cricket Umpires' Association starts an eight-week training course for new umpires at 7am on Monday, October 6, at Appleby-Frodingham Cricket Club's Brumby Hall cricket pavilion, off Ashby Road, Scunthorpe (near the Pods leisure centre).
Those interested are asked to turn up ahead of the start time on Monday night, or attend on subsequent Mondays. There is no charge for the tuition.
Last autumn, SIX people successfully completed the course and went on to umpire in league games during 2014.
If you want to know more, email scoopfisher@aol.com

AMAZING SMILE NORTH LINDSEY CRICKET LEAGUE FINAL TABLES

AMAZING SMILE NLL DIV ONE	PLAYED	WON	LOST	NO RESULT	TIED	PENALTY	TOTAL
1. ALKBOROUGH	10	6	3	1	0	0	19
2. APPLEBY FRODINGHAM	10	6	2	2	0	1	19
3. HAXEY	10	5	3	2	0	-1	17
4. SCUNTHORPE TOWN	10	4	4	2	0	0	14
5. BROUGHTON	10	3	5	2	0	-1	10
6. GRIMSBY TOWN	10	1	8	1	0	-1	3
AMAZING SMILE NLL DIV TWO	PLAYED	WON	LOST	NO RESULT	TIED	PENALTY	TOTAL
1. CAISTOR COUGARS	12	9	3	0	0	0	27
2. CLEETHORPES	12	9	2	1	0	-2	26
3. HIBALDSTOW	12	5	5	2	0	0	17
4. OUTCASTS	12	4	4	4	0	0	16
5. EVERTON	12	4	6	2	0	-1	13
6. LUDDINGTON	12	2	7	3	0	0	9
7. BLYTH CC	12	2	8	2	0	-2	6
AMAZING SMILE NLL DIV 3	PLAYED	WON	LOST	NO RESULT	TIED	PENALTY	TOTAL
1. NORMANBY PARK	10	6	4	0	0	0	18
2. MISTERTON	10	5	4	1	0	0	16
3. MESSINGHAM	10	5	4	1	0	-1	15
4. BARTON VIKINGS	10	5	4	1	0	-1	15
5. BAWTRY CC	10	4	5	1	0	0	13
6. UPTON CUM KEXBY	10	3	7	0	0	-3	6
SOUTH KELSEY WITHDREW FROM THE LEAGUE 8TH MAY  RECORD EXPUNGED

LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE AGM - NOTE THE DATE

The annual general meeting of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League  will be held on Wednesday October 22 ( not as listed in handbook) at 7.30pm at Market Rasen Cricket Club.

AGENDA           

1 ) ROLL CALL

2 ) APOLOGIES

3 ) TO AGREE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

4 ) MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

5) REPORT FROM THE FIXTURE SECRETARY

6) REPORT FROM THE RESULTS SECRETARY

7) REPORT FROM THE STATISTICIAN

8) REPORT FROM THE TREASURER

9) REPORT FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY

10) REPORT FROM THE CHAIRMAN

11) ELECTION OF OFFICIALS

1. PRESIDENT
2. VICE PRESIDENTS
3. CHAIRMAN
4. VICE CHAIRMAN
5. TREASURER
6. GENERAL SECRETARY
7. FIXTURE SECRETARY
8. RESULTS SECRETARY
9. STATISTICIAN

12) RULE CHANGES

13) APPLICATIONS TO JOIN THE LEAGUE

14) FORMATION OF DIVISIONS

Apologies can be sent to the General Secretary though as per Rule 8.1, apologies do not waiver a fine.

SEPTEMBER 20 SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE & BORDER CRICKET LEAGUE

SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE & BORDER LEAGUE

September 20^th

Just one game remains in the South Lincolnshire & Border League’s 2014 season when Division Two’s Burgh & District take on Belton Park 2^nd next weekend.

In the Premier Division Welby finished on a high note with a four wicket win over Long Sutton but were unable to overhaul Stamford Town to lift themselves out of the bottom two.

But Moulton Harrox made it into the top six after a poor start to the season with a five wicket win over Sleaford 2nd.

The Division One championship went right to the wire with Grantham 2^nd emulating their first team to finish top with Spalding 2^nd 15 points behind in second place.

Danny Bates ended his season with a flourish, hitting an unbeaten 113 in Grantham’s victory over Woodlands but Simon Jukes missed out on his century, falling for 93 in Spalding’s game against Long Sutton which had to be abandoned because of bad light with a handful of overs remaining.

Chris King made the highest total of the day with 176 not out and Shane George took six wickets as Billingborough 2^nd beat Baston to finish third in the division.

Lindum 3^rd secured the Division Two title with a win over Belton Park 2^nd, with Freiston taking second place despite going down to Boston 3^rd.  Four bowlers claimed five wicket hauls in this division, Zakir Gatta of Freiston, Boston 3rd’s Steve Appleyard, Carl Lamming of Pinchbeck and Tony Beardsley whose five for 30 helped Burgh & District to a victory that kept them out of the bottom two.

Premier Division

Sleaford 2^nd 241 (Hibbert 56), Moulton Harrox 244-5 (Broomfield 61);

Long Sutton 160, Welby 161-6 (Whatton 53, Tickler 52);

Division One

Cavaliers 279 (Taylor 95), Friskney 161 (Griffiths 71);

Grantham 2^nd 221-7 (Bates 113no), Woodlands 46;

Billingborough 2^nd 316-4 (King 176no, Stanley 86), Baston 51 (George 6-21);

Spalding 2^nd 244-2 (Jukes 93, Norris 57, M Kearns snr 79no), Long Sutton 2^nd 120-8 – abandoned, bad light.

Division Two

Grantham 3^rd 133, Claypole 137-7;

Boston 3^rd 166-9 (Azim 54, Gatta 5-20), Freiston 98 (Appleyard 5-30);

Burgh & District 158 (Underwood 54, Lammin 5-43), Pinchbeck 137 (Smith 76, Beardsley 5-30);

Belton Park 2^nd 81, Lindum 3^rd 82-5;

FAMOUS BROADCASTER AND FORMER ENGLAND BATSMAN TO ENTERTAIN LINCOLNSHIRE CRICKET LOVERS' SOCIETY IN CLEETHORPES

LINCOLNSHIRE CRICKET LOVERS’ SOCIETY 

BY ANN BOULTON

JOHN INVERDALE LAUNCHES SOCIETY’S 50^TH SEASON

The Lincolnshire Cricket Lovers’ Society celebrates its 50^th season in style with visits from two famous names in the world of sport.

TV commentator John Inverdale launches the season on Thursday, October 7^th when he visits Cleethorpes Cricket Club for the Society’s first meeting of the winter.

Inverdale began his journalistic career with the Lincolnshire Echo and BBC Radio Lincolnshire and is now a versatile presenter who covers a multitude of TV sporting events.

His talk begins at 7.30pm but there is an opportunity to meet and talk to him prior to this at a buffet that begins at 6.45pm.

The buffet and the talk are free to Society members and just £5 for guests.

To book a place, cheques should be sent to the Treasurer at 22 Margaret Place, New Waltham, Grimsby DN36 4NR by Thursday, October 2^nd.

In December, the Society will welcome former England batsman Dennis Amiss while the remaining two evenings, in November and January, feature authors of two very different books – Brian Halford’s story of The Real Jeeves and Grahame Lloyd’s fascinating account of his hunt for the genuine ball that Gary Sobers hit for six sixes.

Admission for guests to all these talks is £5, payable at the door.

WITH THANKS TO ANN BOULTON FOR ALL HER VALUED CONTRIBUTIONS TO LINCS CRICKET LATEST THIS SEASON

RENOWNED UMPIRE PETER DOUCE RETIRES

        

Peter Douce, of the Scunthorpe and District Umpires' Association, seen at the end of his last game before retiring, aged 80,  having joined the panel 33 seasons ago. It was taken on Sunday (Sept 14) when Broughton 2nds hosted Caistor 3rds in the final Lincolnshire County Cricket League division four game of the 2014 season. 
It was a memorable match, with Russ Blackburn, of Broughton, hitting seven sixes and taking 28 runs of an over. His side, batting second, needed only 96 to win and Russ got the bulk of them.
Lincolnshire League chairman Bob Welton was at the game and kindly took this picture to mark the end of Peter's lengthy career.

SKEGNESS SKIPPER HITS MAXIMUM 147 IN LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE

Skegness skipper Norman Brackley on his way to 147 at Louth. The winning draw helped the Seasiders to finish sixth in the Lincolnshire ECB table. PICTURE BY NIGEL WEST.  www.photoboxgallery.com/nigelwestphotography 

LINCS CRICKET LATEST WOULD LIKE TO TO PUBLIC IN THANKING NIGEL WEST FOR ALL HIS SUPER ACTION PICTURES PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE 2014 SEASON.

BARTON TOWN CRICKET CLUB AWARDS

Barton Town Cricket Club will hold its senior presentation night on  October 10th, from 7.30pm, and its AGM on November 21st, from 7.30 pm.   

SEPTEMBER 14 AMAZING SMILE NORTH LINDSEY CRICKET LEAGUE

BY GLEN SANDS

The North Lindsey League would like to thank Amazing Smile for their sponsorship throughout the season and also offer their sincere thanks to Mick and Jo Walker and the Scunthorpe Umpires who have served the league so well. Without them things would be so much harder.   

AMAZING SMILE NLL DIVISION THREE KO CUP FINAL
Bawtry CC are the Amazing Smile NLL Division Three KO Cup winners in their first season as they dominated their game against Messingham. Neil Birkitt's side batted first making 84 thanks in the main to Ian Dawson who scored 30 , Midgley taking 3 for 7 for Bawtry who eased to their target , losing just two wickets on the way , openers  Abbas scoring 45 not out and Morley 37.

AMAZING SMILE NLL DIVISION ONE
Appleby Frodingham beat Alkborough to claim a share of the title in Division One. The Steelmen set a tough target of 179 for 8 with skipper Matt Fowler hitting 58 and Liam Grimes 26 , Paul Mitchell picking up 5 for 66 for Alkborough who were dismissed for 75 , Matty Baxter top scoring with 16 as George Forrester took 5 for 28 and Fowler 4 for 15. The other Division One game saw Jamie Brumby hit 101 for Scunthorpe Town added to by Rory Franklin who made 80 as Scunthorpe Town racked up 258 for 5 at Grimsby who to their credit reached 182 in reply , Danny Mawer scoring 71.

AMAZING SMILE NLL DIVISION TWO
Cleethorpes remain top of the Division Two table following their close encounter victory over Hibaldstow at Chichester Road. Hibaldstow made 156 for 7 , Jerry Thomas scoring 55 and Nick Shepherdson 27 and the game was in the balance before the Meggies eventually reached 160 for 8 , Sam Baker hitting 57 and Ian Mansfield 31 as Shepherdson ended with excellent figures of 3 for 9. Caistor Cougars now need to beat Hibaldstow on September 21st to clinch the title ahead of Cleethorpes and they had a comfortable win over an under strength Outcasts side who bowled the Cougars out for 154 then were dismissed for 101 and the winner takes all game between Luddington and Everton out on the Isle went the way of Ryan Garner's Everton who had bowled Ludd out for just 57 , Chris Woods taking 6 for 18 and Ellis Meak 4 for 36 including a hat trick to end the innings , Darren Clark top scoring for the Isle team with 28 then Arron Botterill guided Everton home although Ludd did capture 5 wickets in what was a tense affair.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
AMAZING SMILE NLL DIVISION THREE KO CUP FINAL
BAWTRY CC  v  MESSINGHAM
Messingham : 84 all out ( I Dawson 30 ) J Midgley 3 for 7
Bawtry CC : 90 for 2 ( S Abbas 45 no ; W Morley 37 )
RESULT : BAWTRY CC win by 8 wickets

AMAZING SMILE NLL DIVISION ONE
ALKBOROUGH  v  APPLEBY FRODINGHAM
App Frodingham : 179 for 8 ( M Fowler 58 ; L Grimes 26 )  P Mitchell 5 for 66
Alkborough : 75 all out ( M Baxter 16 )  G Forrester 5 for 28 ; M Fowler 4 for 15
RESULT : APPLEBY FRODINGHAM win by 104 runs

GRIMSBY TOWN  v  SCUNTHORPE TOWN
Scunthorpe : 258 for 5 ( J Brumby 101 ret ; R Franklin 80 )
Grimsby : 182 all out ( D Mawer 71 )
RESULT : SCUNTHORPE TOWN win by 76 runs

AMAZING SMILE NLL DIVISION TWO
CAISTOR COUGARS  v  OUTCASTS
Cougars : 154 all out
Outcasts : 101 all out
RESULT : CAISTOR COUGARS win by 53 runs

CLEETHORPES  v  HIBALDSTOW
Hibaldstow : 156 for 7 ( J Thomas 55 ; N Shepherdson 27 )
Cleethorpes : 160 for 8 ( S Baker 57 ; I Mansfield 31 ) N Shepherdson 3 for 9
RESULT : CLEETHORPES win by 2 wickets

LUDDINGTON  v  EVERTON
Luddington : 57 all out ( D Clark 28 )  C Woods 6 for 18 ; E Meak 4 for 36 inc hat trick
Everton : 58 for 5 (A Botterill 22 )
RESULT : EVERTON win by 5 wickets

FIXTURE - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
AMAZING SMILE NLL DIVISION TWO
Caistor Cougars  v  Hibaldstow

 

AMAZING SMILE NLL DIV ONE	PLAYED	WON	LOST	NO RESULT	TIED	PENALTY	TOTAL
1. ALKBOROUGH	10	6	3	1	0	0	19
2. APPLEBY FRODINGHAM	10	6	2	2	0	1	19
3. HAXEY	10	5	3	2	0	-1	17
4. SCUNTHORPE TOWN	10	4	4	2	0	0	14
5. BROUGHTON	10	3	5	2	0	-1	10
6. GRIMSBY TOWN	10	1	8	1	0	-1	3
AMAZING SMILE NLL DIV TWO	PLAYED	WON	LOST	NO RESULT	TIED	PENALTY	TOTAL
1. CLEETHORPES	12	9	2	1	0	-2	26
2. CAISTOR COUGARS	11	8	3	0	0	0	24
3. HIBALDSTOW	11	5	4	2	0	0	17
4. OUTCASTS	12	4	4	4	0	0	16
5. EVERTON	12	4	6	2	0	-1	13
6. LUDDINGTON	12	2	7	3	0	0	9
7. BLYTH CC	12	2	8	2	0	-2	6
AMAZING SMILE NLL DIV 3	PLAYED	WON	LOST	NO RESULT	TIED	PENALTY	TOTAL
1. MESSINGHAM	9	5	3	1	0	0	16
2. MISTERTON	10	5	4	1	0	0	16
3. NORMANBY PARK	9	5	4	0	0	0	15
4. BARTON VIKINGS	10	5	4	1	0	-1	15
5. BAWTRY CC	10	4	5	1	0	0	13
6. UPTON CUM KEXBY	10	3	7	0	0	-3	6
SOUTH KELSEY WITHDREW FROM THE LEAGUE 8TH MAY  RECORD EXPUNGED

SEPTEMBER 13 SOUTH LINCS AND BORDER CRICKET LEAGUE

SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE & BORDER LEAGUE

Results, September 13

Grantham were crowned South Lincolnshire & Border League champions without facing a ball after Skegness 2^nd were forced to concede their game due to lack of players.

This gave Grantham 20 points which meant that, despite Boston also gaining 20 against Stamford, the leaders could not be caught.

Lindum Ramblers finished third after a slender two wicket win over Bourne 2^nd who claimed fourth place.

But the tightest game of the day was at Sleaford where the visitors were Welby.  Simon Godby hit 69 and Phil Sneath 51 as the home side finished on 228 for eight.  Darren Bradbury then made 58 to help Welby towards their target but Godby ended a good day by dismissing three of the visitors’ lower order for ducks to give him five for 50 and Welby were all out just three runs short of the Sleaford total.

Rob Bee was the division’s only centurion, making 115 in Woodhall Spa 2^nd’s win over Long Sutton and Belton Park ended their season with victory over Moulton Harrox.

The top of Division One is still in the melting pot, Market Deeping 2^nd missing the chance to consolidate top place after going down to Cavaliers by 13 runs and Billingborough 2^nd also losing out to Long Sutton 2^nd.

Grantham 2^nd moved to the top with a win over Heckington in which Oliver Clawson scored the day’s second ton, finishing 100 not out.  And Spalding 2^nd kept their hopes of promotion alive with a win over Boston 2^nd.  Grantham, Spalding and Billingborough each have one game to play this weekend while Deeping have completed their season.

At the bottom of the table, Long Sutton 2^nd, Friskney and Baston also have one game to play as they fight to avoid finishing in the bottom two.

Frieston and Lindum 3rd continue to dominate Division Two, Lindum currently nine points ahead of their rivals, each with a game to play.  Five of Freiston’s players fell victim to Grantham 3^rd’s up and coming 19 year old Charlotte Cross but Darren Tate took six for Freiston to help them to a comfortable win.

 Premier Division

Stamford 102, Boston 106-1;

Sleaford 2^nd 228-8 (Godby 69, Sneath 51), Welby 225 (Bradbury 58, Godby 5-50);

Belton Park 202-8 (McClure 58), Moulton Harrox 138;

Bourne 2^nd 184 (Greenfield 80), Lindum Ramblers 187-8 (Turner 56);

Woodhall Spa 2^nd 213-7 (Bee 115), Long Sutton 151-9;

Grantham v Skegness 2^nd – Skegness conceded

Division One

Spalding 2^nd 169-9 (Kearns snr 51), Boston 2^nd 131;

Billingborough 2^nd 73, Long Sutton 2^nd 76-2;

Grantham 2^nd 251-4 dec (Clawson 100no, Bates 58no), Heckington 67 (Greetham 5-15);

Friskney 167 (Milgate 73), Woodlands 168-9;

Cavaliers 123-7, Market Deeping 2^nd 110;

Division Two

Pinchbeck 169-9 (Smith 111no), Timberland 111;

Freiston 257 (Kirtley 53, Panjwani 80, Charlotte Cross 5-56), Grantham 3^rd 97 (Tate 6-37);

Burgh & District 79, Lindum 3^rd 80-3;

Spalding 3^rd 116-9, Belton Park 2^nd 41 (Dale 5-24);

PICTURES: BOURNE WIN LINCOLNSHIRE ECB CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

Lincolnshire ECB Premier Cricket League photos from Saturday, forwarded by Ann Boulton.
ABOVE: The Bourne team - front (l to r), Stuart Airey, Ben Stroud, Peter Morgan, Tom Dixon, Archie Stroud.  Back (l to r) Carl Wilson, James Keywood, Robert Bentley, Jack Berry, Colin Cheer, Conrad Louth 

ECB Premier League chairman Colin White presents Lindum captain Jonny Miller with the runners-up trophy

Bourne captain Peter Morgan receives the championship trophy from ECB Premier League chairman Colin White

Tim McIntosh of Sleaford receives the award for most nominations for Man of the Match from Colin White, who also presented him with the trophy for most runs in the season. 

HORNCASTLE V OUTCASTS - LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Outcasts ended their best ever season in the Lincolnshire League with an exciting win at Horncastle which ensured they finished in third place, which is their highest ever finish, WRITES GLEN SANDS.
They travelled across the county to Horncastle with only ten men and were dismissed for 86 by a team who's fate was already sealed and it was Graham Clark who held the innings together with a battling 44. Andrew Lawson made a quickfire 18 before being the first to fall , well caught by Ben Wilkinson off Brody Willerton then Scott Buttrick was adjudged LBW to Harry Smith with the score standing at 26. Danny Hilton was next to go , caught by wicket keeper Ross Dixon off Willerton and without a further run added Jack Lupton was back in the pavilion leaving Outcasts on 32 for 4. Skipper Liam McAnaney , in at number six when normally he bats at nine or ten joined his cousin Graham Clark but he was the third to go LBW having made just a single and that meant the Isle side were standing at 39 with over half their men gone. Danny Taylor hung around as Clark began to push the score along and they had taken the total to 55 when Taylor was caught by a diving Kelsey off Harry Smith. Graeme Fletcher was another who supported Clark well , taking several blows as Horncastle fought hard to dismiss him and he was able to help Clark move the score to 70 before edging a catch to Dixon off Paul Wood. Clark was approaching what would have been a richly deserved half century when he was out stumped , over balancing to a delivery from Wood when having reached 44 then the innings was brought to a close when Connoe r Webb was run out leaving the total at 86 , Brody Willerton taking 3 for 29 , Harry Smith 3 for 33 and Paul Wood 2 for 11.
For Outcasts to have any hope of winning the game they needed to make early in roads and that was just what they did as Graeme Fletcher had Nick Paige caught by wicket keeper Danny Hilton for nought then Liam McAnaney produced a beauty to bowl Harry Smith for four. Fletcher then bowled number three batsman Kelsey with the total on 15 and with a further ten runs on the board McAnaney hit the stumps again to send Ben Wilkinson back to the hutch. Tom Johnson hit seven then hit a catch to Danny Taylor off Fletcher with the overall score on 34 then Hilton caught number four batsman Nick Hill for ten to give Fletcher his fourth wicket and the Isle side were looking capable of gaining an unlikely win. Ross Dixon and Jim Watters then put together a stand of twelve before the latter was superbly caught by Jack Lupton off Fletcher again for 10 , a catch that swung the game back into the balance then Brody Willerton skied a catch for Hilton to take his third catch which brought Joe Smith to the crease to join Dixon who was showing all his experience in such a tight match. They took the total to 72 and appeared to be on their way to victory when spin bowler Scott Buttrick trapped Smith LBW for five which left the visitors seeking one more wicket to win but another " old head " in the guise of Paul Wood strode to the middle and along with Dixon the Lincoln club moved to within one blow of victory. It was at this point that 14 year old Adam Wroot produced a fantastic piece of fielding when Dixon blazed the ball at him , a stop that just about clinched the win for Outcasts because the same man was then caught behind off Liam McAnaney having made 20 , leaving the home side tantalisingly four runs short of the Outcasts target.
So the season ended with Outcasts having achieved their best placing , just one spot away from stepping up into the Premier Division. The second eleven were awarded the points against South Kelsey in Division Three who were unable to field a team to travel to Hirst Priory but it was all to no avail as Old Lincolnians beat Cleethorpes to wrap up the second promotion spot. Despite that disappointment it has been an outstanding season for the club as a whole and they will all meet at the ground to celebrate a successful 2014 at the ground on September 27th for a hog roast and to hand out the awards to the club members who have achieved so much during the summer.  

BRACEBRIDGE HEATH CRICKET CLUB A NATIONAL GRASSROOTS WINNER

Bracebridge Heath Cricket Club, from Lincoln, was one of 20 winners throughout England in the ECB AEG Grassroots competition. 

BBH won a washing machine and 15 sets of kit - cricket tops and trousers - but this was only the first part of the competition.

The second  is by voting - see the links shown below. Whoever gets the most  wins some training sessions with former England players. 

Voting closes on Sunday 5^th October.

Desktop: https://www.facebook.com/AEG/app_1633466833546443

Mobile: https://apps.rave_communications.com/aeg.grassrootsvoting/

SEPTEMBER 13 ROUND-UP - READERS LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE

BY ANN BOULTON

The final weekend of the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League weekend saw Bourne crowned champions – and Tim McIntosh break two records.

And Market Rasen finished the season on a high note, bowling Grimsby out for 127 and going on to win by seven wickets to consign fellow league newcomers Billingborough, who lost to Woodhall Spa, to bottom place.

Sleaford’s former New Zealand international hit 140 to take his total runs for the season to 1323, smashing his own 2013 record by 120.  And together with Andy Hibberd, who hit 107, McIntosh topped the league’s third wicket partnership, taking it from 251 to 269.

This record was set in 2001, coincidentally by Mohammed Haroon and John McDougall playing for Sleaford’s opponents, Market Deeping. 

Playing at Deeping, Sleaford finished on 310 for five, before David Sergeant became the third centurion of the match with 129 off 133 balls as the home side’s reply ended on 236.

The top of the table clash between Bourne and Lindum proved to be as tense and hard fought as predicted.  Having won the toss and elected to bowl, Lindum needed to take all 10 wickets to be in with a chance of claiming the title. 

The first fell with just seven on the board and the second on 48 but a stand of 92 between Conrad Louth, who hit a painstaking 49, and Pete Morgan (45) put paid to Lindum’s hopes, the visitors finishing on 178 for five.

Will Wright and Will Taylor set off in pursuit at T20 pace, Wright hitting 36 off 30 balls before falling to Jack Berry with the score on 72. Taylor made 46 off 36 balls but from here the rate slowed as Lindum moved more steadily towards their target, victory coming in the 30^th over by just two wickets. 

In addition to their runners-up trophy, Lindum can celebrate two more awards.  Jonathan Miller’s 62 wickets make him the season’s top wicket taker while Richard Bishop is the winning wicketkeeper with 35 dismissals.

Bourne’s victory gave them the title by eight points with Bracebridge Heath finishing third after passing Spalding’s low score of 112 for the loss of one wicket, Brett McGlade claiming five victims and Paul Cook hitting an unbeaaten 68.

Sleaford finished fourth and Woodhall Spa fifth, Malinga Bandara once more the man of the match with five wickets and 52 runs.  Billingborough made a respectable 206, Chris Morris with 77, but Bandara and Sam Evison with 54 helped Woodhall to a seven wicket win.

After a poor start to the season, Skegness finished a creditable sixth, skipper Norman Brackley ending the season with an innings of 147 in his side’s 276 for six against Louth who made 227 for three, John Medler hitting 81, Laurence Scott 65 and Tom Corden an unbeaten 57.

Results

Bourne 178-5, Lindum 179-8;

Grimsby 127 (Singh 76), Market Rasen 128-3;

Billingborough 206 (Morris 77, Bandara 5-51), Woodhall Spa 207-3 (Evison 54, Bandara 52);

Spalding 112 (McGlade 5-45), Bracebridge Heath  115-1 (Cook 68no);

Skegness 276-6 (Brackley 147), Louth 227-3 (Medler 81, Scott 65, Corden 57no);

Sleaford 310-5 (McIntosh 140, Hibbert 107), Market Deeping 236 (Jones 59, Sargeant 129);

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	P	W	L	Draw	NR	Bat	Bowl	Pen	Win	Total
Bourne	22	12	2	6	2	78	75	0	120	321
Lindum	22	11	4	5	2	74	84	0	110	313
Bracebridge Heath	22	10	4	3	4	71	80	0	100	297
Sleaford	22	9	5	6	2	77	77	0	90	284
Woodhall Spa	22	9	4	4	4	66	72	0	90	279
Skegness	22	9	7	2	4	61	61	0	90	242
Market Deeping	22	8	8	3	3	54	70	0	80	234
Louth	22	6	7	4	5	46	67	0	60	222
Spalding	22	5	8	6	3	60	62	0	50	213
Grimsby	22	4	11	4	3	42	46	0	40	147
Market Rasen	22	2	10	4	6	30	46	0	20	136
Billingborough	22	0	15	3	4	34	56	1	0	120