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Bank Holiday Monday’s Bews Brown Cup
quarter-final tie against Bracebridge Heath was called off due to a
waterlogged pitch at the Mayflower. A new date for the tie will be announced
in due course. Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League
scores and league table from May 26: Boston 202-8,
Market Deeping 203-4 (Gillett 69no). Bourne 151-7,
Louth 117. Lindum 236-5 (Brodie 130no), Woodhall Spa
193. Nettleham 194-8
(Poundall 74), Sleaford 198-6. Caistor 176 (Watkins 103), Messingham 177 –7. Bracebridge Heath 222-7 (Fell 76, Miller 5-81),
Grimsby 131-6 — rain stopped play.
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27th May 2007 |
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Sunday’s scheduled fixtures against Heighington
and Grainthorpe both fell foul of the wet weather, without a ball being
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26th May 2007 |
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Teenagers Ricky Drury and Sam Deptford
struck maiden half centuries for Boston Cricket Club on Saturday as the Third
XI maintained their position at the top of SLBL Division Two with a 34-run
win over Long Sutton. Drury (65) and Deptford (59) shared a
fourth wicket partnership of 100 as Boston posted 198 off 45 overs. In reply,
three run-outs helped restrict the hosts to 164-8 and secured 18 points out
of 20 for Boston. Kevin Brooks, Steffen Cook, Haydn Roberts, Azeem Qadir and
Dave Gilding all took one wicket apiece, while youngster Matthew Hood
produced a faultless display behind the stumps. The First XI were beaten by six wickets
against Market Deeping. Six Boston batsmen reached the 20-mark, but nobody
went on to post a big score as the home side closed on 202-8. In reply, Dan
Milgate’s 2-53 led the way, but with Colin Cheer and Mickey Troops also
claiming scalps, the visitors reached their target for the loss of just four
wickets, with more than seven overs remaining. A re-jigged Second XI suffered a heavy
defeat at Market Deeping. After scoring just 103, Boston claimed two wickets
in reply, but it was not enough. Gareth Epton, Rob Grant, Luke Gilding and
Wills Barker each notched double figures, while Scott Elleray and Epton
claimed wickets later in the day. Boston’s Saturday scorecards are featured
here: http://boston.play-cricket.com. |
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21st May 2007 |
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The East Lindsey XI beat Freiston, Leake
and Leverton in the first round of the Knockout Cup on Monday evening. After restricting Freiston to 104-6 off 20
overs, Boston replied with 106-2, with Conrad Louth top scoring with 66. Full scorecard here. Boston will travel to Skegness in round
two, who edged out Graves Park in their first round match on Monday. |
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21st May 2007 |
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In a low-scoring encounter at Nocton, Boston
got life in the Lincoln League off to a winning start. After skittling Nocton
for just 62, Boston staggered to 64-6 to claim 20 much-needed points. Scott Elleray (three), Tatu Vehvilainen
(two) and Dan Milgate (two) were the bowling heroes, while Gareth Epton’s 40
not out with the bat laid the platform in reply. Elsewhere, Jonathan Cheer scored 86 not
out as Boston’s East Lindsey XI chased down a decent total at Alford. The
hosts were bowled out for 162, with Matthew Poole (3-35) and Tim Bell (2-34)
leading the way with the ball. In reply, Cheer carried his bat and was
assisted by Dave Gilding (15) and skipper Lee Brooks (26) as Boston cruised
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19th May 2007 |
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The First XI suffered a humiliating defeat
at Sleaford on Saturday, being bowled out for just 56 in reply to the home
side’s total of 247-7. Boston endured a terrible afternoon and
dropped a staggering nine catches as the hosts ran riot at London Road.
Mickey Troops (three), Colin Cheer (two) and John Morris (two) claimed
wickets, but Dan Milgate saw five chances dropped off his bowling. In reply, Boston were reduced to 32-9,
before Colin Cheer and John Morris put on 24 for the final wicket. Jonathan
Cheer top scored with 13, as Boston claimed just three bonus points from an
afternoon to forget. At the Mayflower, Boston and Sleaford did
battle at Second XI level. With four ex-Bostonians in their top five,
Sleaford posted 237-5 off 45 overs, with Andrew Wilson scoring 125. Boston’s
wicket-takers were Tim Bell (two), Scott Elleray, Nic Stone and Gareth Epton. In reply, Stone fired an unbeaten 76, but
Boston fell short in their chase and closed on 197-8. Dave Gilding was the
other man to make a mark with the bat, adding 30 to the total. The Third XI added some much-needed cheer
though, securing a satisfying victory over a ‘chirpy’ Heckington outfit.
Boston restricted Heckington to 178-8 off 45 overs, with John Elleray and JP
Horton claiming two wickets apiece. Youngster Matthew Poole also claimed his
first scalp in senior cricket. In reply, Boston slumped to 82-6, but an
excellent stand of 75 between Elleray and Steffen Cook revived their hopes
and it was then left to skipper Kevin Brooks to mark his 47th
birthday by hitting the winning runs to finally silence the visitors. Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League
scores and league table from May 19: Bracebridge Heath 266-5
(Airey 77no, Atri 73), Louth 46 (Davies 5-28, Houston 5-18). Sleaford 247-7 (Morris
116), Boston 56 (Goacher 5-28, Dannatt 5-26). Messingham 170 (I Dawson
59, Xipu 7-57), Bourne 171-6. Woodhall Spa 222-9 (Bee
95, P Cook 5-42), Nettleham 142. Caistor 152, Lindum 153-3
(Brodie 78no). Grimsby 249-8
(Gunawardena 91), Market Deeping 203-4 (J McDougall 107).
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