Orton Park teenager has opponents in a spin as competitive cricket returns, Freear starts ‘summer’ in fine form, two wins for Peterborough Town and one for Market Deeping, weekend fixtures

Unfortunately excellent figures of 5-43 couldn’t stop the city side losing by 79 runs in a South Lincs Division game at Heckington last weekend.

Spalding were also in early South Lincs League action in the Premier Division and they also went down, by eight wickets at Skegness. Former Spalding player Warren Nel struck an unbeaten half century for Skegness.

There are a handful of South Lincs League matches this Saturday (April 17) including a Premier Division derby between Bourne seconds and Market Deeping seconds at Abbey Lawns (1pm).

Peterborough Town beat Wisbech in first and second team friendlies by five wickets last Saturday.

Gary Freear (62) claimed his second half century of the ‘summer’ for Wisbech first team with Jonny Garner adding 68 in a total of 184.

Star seamer Mark Edwards 4-35 and emerging batsman Scott Howard (52no) were in fine form for Town.

Jamie Gollands (86) helped Wisbech seconds up to a 40-over total of 252-9, but Nick Paskins (91) and Jai Venugopal (51) set Town on the way to victory.

Opener Josh Smith struck a ton in Market Deeping’s big friendly win over Long Sutton.

Results

South Lincs League

Premier Division: Skegness 150-2 (W. Nel 54no) beat Spalding 148 (N. Atapattu 42, B. Smith 37, J. Manton 23) by 8 wkts.

Division One: Heckington 161 (D. Vaseeharan 5-43) beat Orton Park 2nds 82 (C. Evans 27) by 79 runs.

Friendlies: Peterborough Town 186-5 (S. Howard 52no, C. Milner 38, A. Mitchell 27no, K. Haynes 2-38, G. Gowler 2-47) beat Wisbech 184 (J. Garner 68, G. Freear 62, J. Williams 28, M. Edwards 4-35, Josh Smith 2-26, Jamie Smith 2-29).

Peterborough Town 2nds 254-5 (N. Paskins 91, J. Venugopal 51, S. Hayat 29, S. Subramonian 26no, A. Gardner 2-24) beat Wisbech 2nds 252-9 (J. Gollands 86, S. Patel 40no, J. Esser 31, M. Esser 29, Z. Fazil 5-30, A. Popat 2-59) by 5 wkts.

Market Deeping 270-5 (J. Smith 100no, C. Gillett 57no, K. Judd 31, S. Malton 30, J. Burton 2-32) beat Long Sutton 150 (A. Bell 41, D. Oldfield 22, K. Green 4-20, J. Smith 2-32) by 120 runs.

FIXTURES

Saturday, April 17

South Lincs League (1pm).

Premier Division: Bourne 2nds v Market Deeping 2nds, Grantham 2nds v Spalding, Moulton Harrox v Long Sutton.

Division One: Billingborough v Spalding 2nds, Newborough v Orton Park 2nds.

Division Two: Uffington v Belton Park.

Sunday, April 18:

Friendly: Bourne v Peterborough Town (noon).