Orton Park CC are on the move, tons galore, bottom beats top and unlucky losers
Orton Park have found their feet in the Lincs Championship South Division.
The city side were promoted last season and lost their first two games of this summer, but back to back successes have sent them second behind runaway leaders Boston.
Ketton Sports were the latest victims as Orton’s close-season recruits came good. South African Adrian Van Der Westhuyzen claimed 5-32 as Ketton closed on 122-9 before Mikey Atkinson slammed an unbeaten 78 as a 6-wicket win was completed.
Newborough are fourth after Sam Malton’s unbeaten 104 helped ‘The Bulls’ to a formidable 336-5 in their 50 overs. Tim Shipman (78no) and Aussie Jack Stokes (62no) also scored well in a game Newborough won by 177 runs.
Market Deeping beat Bourne seconds by 9 wickets at the Abbey Lawn as new all-rounder Mohammed Saleem (3-33 & 89 not out from 69 balls) impressed.
In Division One South spare a thought for Castor seamer Stuart Dockerill who bagged 7-22 against Heckington and still finished on the losing side in a low-scoring game.
Bottom beat top in the Lincs Premier Division as Spalding claimed a first win of the summer by five wickets at Grimsby. Aussie leg-spinner Walter Kinlock was the star of the show here with a spell of 6-19 in 7 overs as Grimsby were rushed out for 92.
A fine innings of 106 from James Laud couldn’t save Burghley Park from defeat at the hands of early pacesetters Scunthorpe, but Sam Evison, Archie Stroud and Jordan Temple all scored half centuries as Bourne beat Woodhall Spa by 100 runs. Bourne host Burghley on Saturday (May 16, 11.30am start).
Burghley started their Rutland Division One title defence with a 3 wicket reverse at City CC, while Thomas Smith struck an unbeaten ton as Orton Park beat Oakham by 88 runs in Division Two.
Annie Gough took 5-34 as Oundle Town beat Kettering Town in Division Four and George Gregory struck an unbeaten 102 as recently merged club Sawtry and Alconbury Weald beat Nassington in Division Five.
In Hunts Division One Shohaib Arshad cracked 117 for Peterborough Knights, but Bharat Sports won a high-scoring game by 5 wickets after Harsh Joshi (80) led a successful run chase.