Back-to-back tons for hitman Hayat, first wins for Nassington and Bretton, City CC and Newborough setting a strong pace in the Rutland League

The former Peterborough Town youngster finished unbeaten on 100 on Saturday as Nassington claimed their first Hunts Division Two win of the season at the expense of Sawtry & Alconbury Weald. Arbas Nawaz contributed 73 as the villagers piled up 264-5 in their 45 overs before Yasser Qayum (3-19) led a consistent bowling attack as the visitors were dismissed for 207 to suffer a first defeat of the campaign. Hayat has finished unbeaten on 109 the previous weekend.

There was also a first win of the summer in this section for Bretton who shot out previously unbeaten Houghton & Wyton for 67 to set up a 6-wicket win. Mohammed Zunooran and Andy Bennett both picked up 4 wickets for Bretton.

Standings: 1 Blunham II P4 67pts, 2 Sawtry & Alconbury Weald P4 67pts, 3 Royal Strikers P4 65pts, 4 Elstow P4 57pts, 5 Houghton & Wyton P3 48pts, 6 Bretton P4 47pts, 7 Sheikh 11 P4 46pts, 8 Nassington P3 31pts, 9 Werrington P4 31pts, 10 Biggleswade II P4 -2pts.

Orton Park 3rds are second in Division Four after beating Waresley 2nds by 96 runs in a high scoring contest. Billy Durham smacked 88 from 86 balls and Dale Adderley made 60 from 54 balls as the city side posted 275-7 in 40 overs.

Captain Billy Parker was the star as Whittlesey beat Sawtry & Alconbury Weald 2nds by 7 wickets. He followed a bowling spell of 3-18 with an unbeaten 56 from 49 balls.

Standings: 1 Buckden II P4 62pts, 2 Orton Park III P4 56pts, 3 Waresley II P4 49pts, 4 Peterborough Town IV P3 48pts, 5 Whittlesey P3 35pts, 6 Ballerz P3 34pts, 7 King’s Keys P2 24pts, 8 Sawtry & Alconbury Weald II P3 6pts.

Newborough and City CC are setting a strong pace at the top of Rutland Division One. Both recorded their third win in four matches on Sunday after posting scores in excess of 300.

Muhammed Tayyib (123no, 108 balls) and skipper Mohammed Saif (64) scored best in City’s 327-4 which led to a 146-run win over Barnack, while Newborough won by 175 runs at Uffington after amassing 320-8. Jake Carlin (88) and Joe Malton (61) put on 124 for the first wicket before Sam Malton (54no, 39 balls) hurried things along towards the end of the innings.

It wasn’t a great Saturday for local Cambs clubs. Ramsey were beaten by 62 runs at Bury St Edmunds in the East Anglian Premier League despite a half century from Harry Wilson and Wisbech were crushed by 9 wickets at Saffron Walden in Division one of the Cambs Premier Division. Sam Albutt made 96 in a Wisbech total of 204-9.

There were defeats in Division Two for Barnack and in Division Three for Stamford Town and March Town.