JULY 5 SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE & BORDER CRICKET LEAGUE ROUND-UP BY ANN BOULTON

The top three in the South Lincolnshire & Border Cricket League consolidated their places with victories over teams in the lower half of the league.

Leaders Grantham chased Welby’s 169 to win by seven wickets while Boston scored a three wicket victory over Long Sutton after Paul Roberts had taken five wickets for 14 runs off 11 overs.

And Matt Benson’s six for 24 helped third placed Lindum Ramblers to victory over Sleaford 2^nd.

Moulton Harrox beat fourth placed Bourne 2^nd to narrow the gap between the two, despite Tom Bentley’s unbeaten century for Bourne, while Woodhall Spa 2^nd’s new signing Chris Anderson made the division’s highest total with 116.

Billingborough 2^nd moved back to the top of the Division One despite going down to Friskney by eight wickets and now lead Spalding 2^nd – who won a low-scoring game against Heckington by 30 runs – by five points with Market Deeping 2^nd 14 behind the leaders following their six wicket victory over Woodlands.

Freiston and Lindum 3^rd continue to battle it out at the top of Division Two, Lindum going into the lead after catching up their game in hand over the weekend.

Freiston beat Timberland while Lindum overcame Belton Park 2nd, then Pinchbeck. Ben and Harry Wells made it a family affair against Belton, hitting 59 not out and 66 respectively and Harry then went on to take three wickets.  And on Sunday, Adam Lilley’s 72 propelled him to the top of the list of most runs.

But it was the game between Claypole and Grantham 3^rd that provided the highlights of the division as Rob Pealing made the huge total of 180 to propel Claypole to 330 before the final wicket fell, while 19 year old Charlotte Cross claimed six wickets for Grantham who were then bowled out for 82.

Results

Premier Division

Long Sutton 104 (Roberts 5-14), Boston 107-7;

Welby 169, Grantham 173-3;

Woodhall Spa 2^nd 257-6 (Anderson 116, Parsons 86no), Belton Park 158 (M Law 54);

Skegness 2^nd 256-6 (Hewitt 83, Brant 53, Young 75), Stamford Town 135 (Williams 55);

Bourne 2^nd 194-6 (T Bentley 100no), Moulton Harrox 198-3 (J Barnett 80no);

Lindum Ramblers 136, Sleaford 2^nd 89 (Benson 6-24);

Division One

Billingborough 2^nd 100, Friskney 101-2 (Grant 56);

Baston 62, Cavaliers 63-1;

Spalding 2^nd 105, Heckington 75;

Grantham 2^nd 160-6 (Clawson 56), Long Sutton 2^nd 161-6 (A Wright 62);

Woodlands 76, Market Deeping 2^nd 77-4;

Division Two

Claypole 330 (Pealing 180, King 63, Charlotte Croft 6-78), Grantham 3^rd 82 (Revill 6-37);

Timberland 115, Freiston 116-4 (Kirtley 52);

Lindum 3^rd 182-5 (B Wells 59no, H Wells 66), Belton Park 2^nd 109;

Sunday- Lindum 3^rd 210 (Lilley 72), Pinchbeck 57;