LOOKING BACK: Telegraph better than Anglia Television
Other local sporting highlights this week in years gone by:
10 YEARS AGO
CRICKET: Ten year-old Jason Dunn took a hat-trick in senior cricket, achieving the feat in a Midweek League game for Heron against Netts. He finished with figures of 3-5.
SPEEDWAY: Panthers beat Elite League rivals Arena Essex 62-28 at Alwalton. Top scorer with 13 points from five rides was Ryan Sullivan.
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Hide AdCRICKET: Orton Park celebrated promotion from Rutland League Division Four by beating Uffington by 80 runs. Barry Morris scored 121 out of their 324-5.
RUGBY: Peterborough Lions smashed Towcester seconds 62-0 in a friendly with Dan Thompson crossing for a hat-trick of tries.
POSH: Manager Keith Alexander promised ‘heads will roll’ after his side were thrashed 5-0 at Walsall in League Two. Posh finished with nine men after having Paul Carden and Guy Branston sent off.
FOOTBALL: Josh Rust netted five times for ICA Under 13s in their 13-0 win over Spalding.
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Hide AdATHLETICS: City schoolteacher Matt Amos won the Grunty Fen Half-Marathon in a time of 72:12.
FOOTBALL: Lee Mason scored f ive goals for Woodston Under 12s in a 12-0 win over PSV.
20 YEARS AGO
CRICKET: Peterborough Town were crowned Northants League Premier Division champions for the first time for 17 years when beating Old Wellingburians by three wickets. Skipper Dominic Ralfs took 6-29 and Ajaz Akhtar 3-40 as OWs were demolished for 71. Town recovered from 31-5 to reach 73-7.
RUGBY: Borough were well beaten 22-5 at home by Moderns in their opening Midlands East Division One match of the season. Jeremy Smythe scored their consolation try. It was a different story at second team level as Borough ran out handsome 46-10 winners in Nottingham with tries by Pete Brudnell (3), Jason Elliott (2), Mick Lesiw and Howard Tilney.
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Hide AdFOOTBALL: Paddy Rayment scored with a splendid curling 20-yard free-kick to earn Stamford a 1-0 win over UCL rivals Wootton.
CRICKET: Barry Morris made 92 for Old Deaconians in a Rutland League Division Two win over Melton.
FOOTBALL: Lord Westwood player Scott Stirrup was fined £206 and banned sine die by the Northants FA after being found guilty of assaulting referee Mick Temperley in a Mid-Anglia League match.
30 YEARS AGO
POSH: John Wile’s side were poor in a 1-1 Division Four draw against Aldershot at London Road. Dave Gregory scored a late equaliser.
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Hide AdCRICKET: Town collapsed from 123-2 to 174 all out against Kettering in the Northants League. Pete Dale top-scored with 74 and the game ended in a draw.
RUGBY: Borough started the season with a 10-4 win at Hemel Hempstead thanks to a penalty try, a Seen Nicholson touchdown and an Alan Griffin conversion.
SNOOKER; Thirteen year-old Mark Gray from Baston made a century break (106) in a practice match against professional Mark Wildman at The Court Snooker Centre in Bretton.
FOOTBALL: Barry Gaunt scored a hat-trick for British Rail in their 7-3 win over United Technology in Division One of the Mid-Anglia League.
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Hide AdGOLF: Retired surgeon Denis Bracey proved just as handy with a golf club as a scalpel when winning the Veterans Cup at Milton with a round of 89-26=63.
CRICKET: Nenedale closed in on the Jack Goodwin League Division One title by beating Leighton Bromswold by six wickets. George Leveridge took 4-15 and Nadeem Mohammed 3-5 as Bromswold wer skittled for 110.
40 YEARS AGO
ANGLING: Kevin Wilmot won the Hunts County Championship fished on the Ouse at St Ives with 9lb 14oz.
GOLF: Robin Dennis won the prestigious President’s Cup at Milton by beating Len Wright 11 & 10 in the 36-hole final.
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Hide AdFOOTBALL: Peterborough Referees Association members refused to take charge of matches on pitches where the lines had been marked in cresote. They said it was a health hazard. The city council were using creasote as an economy measure.
SPEEDWAY: History was created at Alwalton as Oxford refused to ride in a National League fixture claiming the track was unfit. So Panthers rode unopposed for eight heats to complete a 40-0 win.
POSH: Pino Nardino scored five times for Posh Youths in a 7-0 win over Spurs Youths. Nigel Barnes and Tony Cliss scored the other two goals.
FOOTBALL: Sunday Combination League Division One champions Comet made a bright start to the defence of their title by hammering Molins 6-0 with goals by Steve Hurry (2), Tony Freeman (2), John Wright and John McLaughlin. Cadge & Colman beat Peterborough Corporation 4-0 with Dick Templeman netting four.