BURGHLEY SIXES: Pigs plunder semi-final spot after Hobbiss' hot streak powers hosts through

The Baston team through to finals night at the Burghley Park sixes.

Hobbiss added an unbeaten 55 in a 20-run win over the fancied Ketton side in a quarter-final tie to add to the unbeaten 40 he scored in the first round win over Market Overton.

Hobbiss’ hot form enabled Burghley to post a formidable five-over score of 92-1 which proved too many even for the hard hitters in the Ketton side.

Burghley now face a tasty semi-final tonight with last season’s runners-up Nassington.

Baston's Robert Dunn receives his 'champagne moment' prize from umpire Derek Patience.

Ufford Park’s Ross Keymer also batted well last night to help his side escape from early trouble in their quarter-final against Uppingham.

Ufford looked dead and buried when losing three early wickets in pursuit of Uppingham’s 71-3, but Keymer’s 37 not out guided them home with two balls to spare.

Baston left it even later before pipping Newborough to the last semi-final berth. The Pigs scraped pasdt Newborough’s 69-2 with a ball in hand.

Baston’s Robert Dunn collected the ‘champagne moment’ prize after taking a spectacular catch.

Baston and Ufford Park now clash in tonight’s second semi-final.

The final will also be staged this evening at approximately 7.30pm.

RESULTS

BASTON 70-2 beat NEWBOROUGH 69-2

UFFORD PARK 74-3 (R. Keymer 37no) beat UPPINGHAM 71-3

BURGHLEY PARK 92-1 (M. Hobbiss 55no) beat KETTON 72-1.

FIXTURES Semi-finals: Nassington v Burghley Park, Ufford Park v Baston.

Followed by final.