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South Lincs and Border League
South Lincs & Border League - Matchday 4: 11th May
Just nine points separate the top six in the South Lincolnshire & Border League Premier Division, with Skegness 2nd staying top despite a four wicket defeat by Woodhall Spa 2nd for whom Neil Robson took five wickets, while Alistair Ainsworth made 81 for the Seasiders.
Bourne 2nd, for whom Archie Stroud has already topped 200 runs, are in second place following victory over Grantham. Stroud was out for 98 in this game but at the Mayflower Ground, 17 year-old Kieran Evans made it through the 90s to his maiden century in senior cricket, finishing unbeaten on 103 as Boston overcame Welby by eight wickets.
Only six wickets fell at Belton Park where Stamford Town came out winners after two half-centuries were scored in each innings. Elsewhere, Lindum Ramblers pushed Sleaford 2nd close, losing by just 13 runs.
At Moulton Harrox, Roy Tilley took five for 28 and Luke Hollingworth and Dave Newman both hit half-centuries as Billingborough continued their winning run.
Division One’s top teams both went down to defeats, Long Sutton to Heckington and Baston to Stamford Town 2nd , but retain their first and second positions, while newly-promoted Friskney scored the tightest of victories, beating Spalding 2nd by just one wicket.
Jamie Juckes made the highest score in this division with 95, while Rob Grant made 83 for Friskney. Joe Dobson took six wickets as Thomas Cook overcame Boston 2nd and Long Sutton 2nd stay top of Division Two after beating Lindum 3rd .Claypole kept up their challenge, hitting the day’s top score of 235 for seven before bowling Pinchbeck out for 58, Matthew Revill taking five for 17.
Results:
Premier Division
Belton Park 179-3 (O’Connor 61no, Turner 69), Stamford Town 183-3 (Bore 58, Dave 59);
Bourne 2nd 220-9 (Stroud 98), Grantham 70;
Welby 179-6 (Meadows 60no), Boston 180-2 (Evans 103no),
Sleaford 2nd 232-7 (Godby 76), Lindum Ramblers 219 (Dunn 70);
Skegness 2nd 186 (Ainsworth 81, Robson 5-30), Woodhall Spa 187-6;
Moulton Harrox 139-7 (Tilley 5-28), Billingborough 140-1 (Hollingworth 73no, Newman 50);
Division One
Billingborough 2nd 104-9, Market Deeping 2nd 105-2;
Heckington 125, Long Sutton 115;
Baston 108 (Howard 50, Holland 5-23), Stamford Town 2nd 109-6;
Thomas Cook 157 (Shah 69), Boston 2nd 34 (Dobson 6-20);
Spalding 2nd 159-9 (J Jukes 95), Friskney 160-9 (Grant 83);
Blankney 17-0 v Moulton Harrox Sunday - Abandoned, rain.
Division Two
Grantham 2nd 107-9, Timberland 108-4;
Cavaliers 150-9 (Hayes 50no), Spalding 3rd 154-6 (Wright 79no);
Claypole 235-7 (Cragg 56no), Pinchbeck 58 (Revill 5-17);
Welby 2nd 83, Burgh & District 84-6;
Long Sutton 2nd 208-8 (Sisson 72), Lindum 3rd 124;
Freiston 52-1 v Boston 3rd - Abandoned, rain.
South Lincs & Border League - Matchday 3: 4th May
After three games Skegness 2nd top the South Lincolnshire & Border League Premier Division following a seven-wicket win over newly-promoted Welby.
Waiting in the wings are Billingborough and Boston, who have gained maximum points from their first two matches.
Rutvik Botadra was the star man of Billingborough’s win over Bourne, who were all out for 73 chasing their opponents’ 225 for eight, Botadra taking seven for 21.
Seven wickets also fell to Adam Parker of Grantham to help his side to a 101 run win, and Paul Deans took five for 36 for Boston who went on to beat Belton Park by seven wickets.
Woodhall Spa hit the highest team total of the divisions with 288 for seven with no batsman reaching 50!
Long Sutton top Division One with the maximum 60 points from their three games, while Baston find themselves in accustomed heights in second place with 57. Baston got the better of Billingborough 2nd by five wickets, while Long Sutton scored a nine- wicket win over Stamford Town 2nd.
Blankney are also enjoying a better season, lying third after two games following their victory over Boston 2nd. David Thomas and Ash Jarvis both hit half-centuries for Blankney.
Tom Dale was the leading wicket taker with six for 15 for Friskney against Heckington and Joe Pearson also took six for Market Deeping, who beat Moulton Harrox Sunday by nine wickets.
The Division Two leaders are Long Sutton 2nds, who have dropped only one point so far and beat Grantham 2nd by five wickets at the weekend. Rob Simpson took six for 22 for the league newcomers.
Claypole are just one behind after beating Burgh & District, and Cavaliers lie third following their win over Freiston.
Two wins for Lindum 3rd keep them in contention, 14 year-old Ossama Rabbani hitting 69 against Pinchbeck, for whom Andrew Beeston took five wickets.
Top wicket-taker was Andrew Spencer of Welby 2nd who took six for eight to add to his earlier knock of 78 not out.
Results:
Premier Division
Stamford 225-8 (Benson 5-48), Lindum Ramblers 183 (Morley-Barnes 50);
Welby 137, Skegness 2nd 140-3 (Nuttall 56no);
Woodhall Spa 2nd 288-7, Moulton Harrox 137;
Billingborough 225-8, Bourne 2nd 73 (Botadra 7-21);
Grantham 169 (Mudie 65, Sneath 5-48), Sleaford 2nd 68 (Parker 7-37);
Belton Park 107 (Deans 5-36), Boston 108-3;
Division One
Billingborough 2nd 96, Baston 99-5;
Blankney 209-7 (Thomas 53, Jarvis 57no); Boston 2nd 110;
Heckington 30 (Dale 6-15), Friskney 33-0;
Stamford Town 2nd 90, Long Sutton 94-1 (Booth 53);
Thomas Cook 164-8 (Easwaran 58), Spalding 2nd 122;
Moulton Harrox Sunday 98 (J Pearson 6-34), Market Deeping 2nd 99-1;
Division Two
Welby 2nd 155 (Spencer 78no, Kippy 5-32), Boston 3rd 147 (Spencer 6-8);
Claypole 221-7, Burgh & District 179 (Sharp 57, J Attewell 5-31):
Freiston 154-8 (Sexton 50), Cavaliers 155-6;
Grantham 2nd 82 (Simpson 6-22), Long Sutton 2nd 85-5;
Timberland 110, Spalding 3rd 111-9;
Lindum 3rd 218 (14 yr old Ossama Rabbani 69, Beeston 5-37), Pinchbeck 142 (Riley 59);
South Lincs & Border League - Matchday 2: 27th April
Boston’s quest for an immediate return to ECB Premier League cricket got off to a good start with a nine-wicket win over Woodhall Spa 2nds, who were bowled out for 99. Tom Baxter claimed four victims. Rowan Evans then hit an unbeaten 62 to take Boston to victory.
Last year’s title challengers Billingborough also triumphed, with an emphatic victory over Stamford Town. Dave Newman made 65 of the village side’s 207 for five before Roy Tilley’s eight overs brought him five wickets for 12 runs as Stamford were bowled out for 84.
Newly-promoted Welby got a win under their belts as they beat Sleaford 2nds by 64 runs, while Daniel Turner’s 59 put Belton Park on track for a 93 run win over Grantham, for whom Neil Stevenson took six for 39. Skegness 2nds managed a 100 run win over Moulton Harrox, with Alistair Ainsworth making 79 for the Seasiders.
Archie Stroud put in another good performance for Bourne 2nds, taking five Lindum Ramblers wickets for 29 runs to help his side to a six-wicket win. Tom Bentley hit 54 for Bourne.
In Division One John Lamin took five for eight in 6.3 overs to help Baston to a 27 run win over Market Deeping 2nds, while Long Sutton went on to claim a nine-wicket win over Friskney after Phil Edgeller took four for seven off seven overs.
Boston 2nds couldn’t emulate their first team, going down to Stamford Town 2nds by 78 runs, but Simon Behan’s 56 helped Blankney to victory over Thomas Cook.
The tightest game of the day was in Division Two, where Long Sutton 2nds had just one wicket standing when they scored the winning run at home to Timberland, who had been bowled out for 108.
Elsewhere, Cavaliers set Welby 2nds a target of 205 for nine, Jamie Hayes hitting 68 and Andrew Spencer taking five for 39 for the visitors. Paul Ingram then claimed six for 23 as Welby were all out for 62.
Grantham 2nds went down to Freiston by 10 wickets. Goodfellow took five for 29. A higher scoring game at Spalding saw Burgh & District make 171 for nine, a target Pinchbeck reached for the loss of five wickets, Danny Jackson with 72.
Claypole continued their good start, bowling Spalding 3rds out for 110. Having then been reduced to 48 for six, Ben Ryder and Luke Endley came to the rescue with an unbeaten stand to take Claypole to victory.
Results:
Premier Division
Woodhall Spa 2nd 99, Boston 101-1 (Evans 62no);
Welby 176, Sleaford 2nd 112-9;
Belton Park 194 (D Turner 59, Stevenson 6-39), Grantham 101;
Billingborough 207-5 (Newman 65), Stamford Town 84 (Tilley 5-12)
Lindum Ramblers 159 (A Stroud 5-29), Bourne 2nd 161-4 (Bentley 54);
Skegness 2nd 219-4 (Ainsworth 79), Moulton Harrox 119
Division One
Thomas Cook 133-7, Blankney 135-4 (Behan 56no);
Baston 128, Market Deeping 2nd 101 (Lamin 5-8);
Friskney 47, Long Sutton 51-1;
Stamford Town 2nd 184-8, Boston 2nd 106;
Division Two
Cavaliers 205-9 (Hayes 68, Spencer 5-39), Welby 2nd 62 (Ingram 6-23);
Burgh & District 171-9, Pinchbeck 172-5 (Jackson 72);
Grantham 2nd 89 (Goodfellow 5-29), Freiston 92-0;
Spalding 3rd 110, Claypole 112-6;
Timberland 108, Long Sutton 2nd 109-9;
South Lincs & Border League - Matchday 1: 20th April
Of the eight teams involved in the opening South Lincolnshire & Border League Premier Division games, only Stamford Town came out with a maximum 20 points.
Stamford’s innings ended on 225 for nine and Bill Hall’s five for 12 helped bowl Moulton Harrox out for 85.
Rob Bee made the Premier Division’s only century with 101 as Woodhall Spa finished on 200 for six before bowling newly-promoted Welby out for 154.
Rob Bentley was also among the wickets with six for 45 for Bourne 2nds, who were all out for 142. Archie Stroud made 61. Paul Roberts hit an unbeaten 74 for Sleaford 2nds, but Bentley’s haul helped his side to a 14 run victory.
Alistair Ainsworth hit 90 of the Skegness total of 192 for six and Belton Park were then bowled out for 114.
Division One’s century maker in a tense, high-scoring game, was Lloyd Stewart, whose unbeaten 102 saw Baston reach 232 for eight, Jon Howard with 51. For Moulton Harrox Karl Hibbert made 64 and Henry Lavery 63 not out, but five for 18 from Felix Cunningham helped bowl Moulton out for 221.
Friskney got their Division One campaign off to a good start with victory over Thomas Cook, while Stamford Town 2nds won a tight game against Market Deeping by just two wickets, Neil Lowndes taking five for 19 for Deeping.
In Division Two, both league newcomers met at Freiston, where Long Sutton 2nds came out on top by nine wickets after bowling their opponents out for 58.
Claypole hit the day’s top team score with 262 before Luke Endley’s five for 16 helped bowl Boston 3rds out for 41.
Sanjeet Tottl took five for 30 in Spalding 3rds victory over Pinchbeck and Grantham 2nds continued last season’s improving form with a 22 run victory over Cavaliers. Stuart Mudie hit 62 for Grantham.
Results:
Premier Division
Stamford Town 225-9, Moulton Harrox 85 (Hall 5-12);
Bourne 2nd 142 (A Stroud 61), Sleaford 2nd 128 (Roberts 74no, R Bentley 6-45);
Skegness 2nd 192-6 (Ainsworth 90), Belton Park 114;
Woodhall Spa 2nd 200-6 (Bee 101), Welby 154;
Division One
Spalding 2nd 74, Boston 2nd 75-3;
Friskney 158, Thomas Cook 84;
Market Deeping 2nd 121-7, Stamford Town 2nd 123-8 (Lowndes 5-19);
Baston 232-8 (Howard 51, L Stewart 102no), Moulton Harrox 221 (Hibbert 64, Lavery 63no, F Cunningham 5-18);
Long Sutton v Heckington – Heckington conceded
Division Two
Grantham 173-9 (S Mudie 62), Cavaliers 151;
Claypole 262, Boston 3rd 41 (Endley 5-16);
Welby 2nd 116, Lindum 3rd 117-4;
Freiston 58, Long Sutton 2nd 59-1;
Pinchbeck 109 (S Tott 5-20), Spalding 3rd 111-6;
SOUTH LINCS & BORDER LEAGUE 2013 PREVIEW
A full complement of 36 teams will contest the three divisions in the South Lincolnshire & Border League.
With the return of two Long Sutton teams and the admission of Freiston, the league now has 12 teams in each of what have been renamed Premier, First and Second Divisions.
Last year’s title contenders Stamford Town start their 2013 challenge with a home game against Moulton Harrox, while newly-promoted Welby will test their strength against Woodhall Spa 2nd who are once again skippered by Rob Bee.
Skegness 2nd will take their new Australian signing, 19 year-old Trevor Walton, to Belton Park and the final game sees Bourne 2nd travel to Sleaford.
In Division One, Long Sutton’s 1st XI take on Heckington at Paradise Field with the visitors hoping to welcome back Damon Tunnicliffe, who was sidelined last season by a broken leg.
Market Deeping, demoted at the end of 2012, face a tough game against last year’s second-placed team Stamford Town 2nd, while Spalding 2nd – with promotion now open to them following the departure of the 1st XI to the ECB Premier League – get their challenge under way at home to Boston 2nd.
Friskney, who gained promotion in their first season in the league, entertain Thomas Cook.
Following a nomadic 2012 which was also badly affected by the weather, this season will see Lindum 3rds with a permanent home at Sobraon Barracks in Lincoln, where the new ground is now ready for play.
But the young Division Two side have to wait until May 5 to try out the new facilities, starting their season away to Welby 2nd.
Claypole and Grantham 2nd both saw an improvement in form in 2012 and start 2013 with games away to Boston 3rd and home to newly-demoted Cavaliers respectively.
Premier Division
Belton Park v Skegness 2nd
Sleaford 2nd v Bourne 2nd
Stamford Town v Moulton Harrox
Woodhall Spa 2nd v Welby
Division One
Friskney v Thomas Cook
Long Sutton v Heckington
Market Deeping 2nd v Stamford Town 2nd
Spalding 2nd v Boston 2nd
Division Two
Boston 3rd v Claypole
Grantham 2nd v Cavaliers
Welby 2nd v Lindum Academy
Key Contacts
Secretary
Ann Boulton
T: 01469 531280
E: annandsteveb@btinternet.com
Chairman
David Morris
T: 01205 369915
E: david@dmorris80.wannadoo.co.uk
Treasurer
Dudley Hall
T: 01775 725669
E: dudley.hall@empireworldtrade.com
General Information
The South Lincolnshire & Border League enters 2013 - its 44th season - with 36 teams in three divisions, having expanded steadily over the past few years.
In 1970, the league began with two divisions of eight, rising swiftly the following season when 11 new teams joined. At that time, the SLBL was chaired by Michael Brown who remains the longest serving chairman with 14 years service in that position. Grantham were the first winners of what was then the A Division.
In 1976, the league extended to four divisions which lasted until 2000 when several teams were invited to become inaugural members of the Lincolnshire ECB Premier League. Since then, promotion and demotion has operated between these leagues.
The SLBL committee has enjoyed remarkable stability with Charles Hughes serving 21 years as secretary and David Watson 26 as treasurer, both retiring in 2003.