Peterborough Town start with a stroll in the Park, Oundle beaten, Wisbech win despite conceding 50 wides, success for March Town and Stamford Town are boosted by young guns

Peterborough Town started their defence of the Northants Premier Division title with an emphatic six-wicket win at newly-promoted Overstone Park.
By Alan Swann
Published 19th Jul 2020, 09:37 BST
A sign of the times as hand sanitiser is placed behind the stumps in the game between Nassington and Stamford. Photo: David Lowndes.A sign of the times as hand sanitiser is placed behind the stumps in the game between Nassington and Stamford. Photo: David Lowndes.
A sign of the times as hand sanitiser is placed behind the stumps in the game between Nassington and Stamford. Photo: David Lowndes.

In a 40-over match Town restricted their hosts to 179-6 and, despite losing three early wickets, a partnership of 94 between skipper David Clarke (70) and Lewis Bruce (51no) set them on the way to victory with eight overs to spare.

Oundle were well beaten at Rushden & Higham in their opening fixture despite 51 from opener Dan Robinson. Northants staff member Emilo Gay struck an unbeaten 75 for Rushden.

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In Division Two 50 from Veer Mangat and an unbeaten 38 from Daniel Oldham steered Peterborough Town seconds to a four-wicket win over Old in a high-scoring fixture at Bretton Gate, but Oundle seconds were crushed by a strong Geddington second team in Division Three.

Nassington's Dave Lovelock is bowled during the Hunts League defeat by Stamford. Photo: David Lowndes.Nassington's Dave Lovelock is bowled during the Hunts League defeat by Stamford. Photo: David Lowndes.
Nassington's Dave Lovelock is bowled during the Hunts League defeat by Stamford. Photo: David Lowndes.

Wisbech claimed an impressive eight-wicket win at Eaton Socon in Cambs Division One even though they conceded 50 wides in the home side’s 201. That enabled Socon to recover from 3-3, but it ultimately didn’t matter thanks to 85 not out from Wisbech opener Danny Haynes.

Andrew George (61no) claimed his highest Cambs Division One score in a five-wicket win at Cambridge seconds.

In Hunts Division One Stamford won by five wickets at Nassington after the home side were skittled for just 61. Stamford recovered from 1-3 to win. Seventeen year-old Sam Younger took three wickets for Stamford, while 14 year-old Jacob Hewitt bagged two wickets and took a great catch.

RESULTS

Andrew George on his way to 61 for March Town at Cambridge seconds. Photo: Pat Ringham.Andrew George on his way to 61 for March Town at Cambridge seconds. Photo: Pat Ringham.
Andrew George on his way to 61 for March Town at Cambridge seconds. Photo: Pat Ringham.

Northants Premier Division

OVERSTONE lost to PETERBOROUGH TOWN by 6 wkts

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Overstone 179-6 (J. Sales 76, L. Bruce 2-31, M. Danyaal 2-38).

Peterborough Town 183-4 (D. Clarke 70, L. Bruce 51no, C. Milner 24, M. Cannon 3-28).

RUSHDEN & HIGHAM beat OUNDLE by 6 wkts

Oundle 145 (D. Robinson 51, M. Hodgson 24, H. Craig 24, C. Nicholson 4-41).

Rushden & Higham 147-4 (E. Gay 74no, T. Norman 2-26).

Northants Division Two

PETERBOROUGH TOWN 2nds beat OLD by 4 wkts

Old 204-2 (D. Ryan 93, S. Street 92no).

Peterborough Town 205-6 (V. Mangat 50, B. Ganesan 42, D. Oldham 38no, A. Mitchell 30).

Northants Division Three

OUNDLE 2nds lost to GEDDINGTON 2nds by 9 wkts

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Oundle 187 (G. Bolsover 47, J. Bolsover 35, S. Shah 26, J. Hull 20no).

Geddington 188-1 (C. Harrison 110no, M. Thomas 61).

Cambs Division One

EATON SOCON lost to WISBECH by 8 wkts

Eaton Socon 201 (D. Humphrey 76no, G. Gowler 3-37, K. Haynes 3-50, C. Clark 2-30).

Wisbech 202-2 (D. Haynes 85no, S. Albutt 47, J. Williams 36no, G. Freear 22).

CAMBRIDGE 2nds lost to MARCH by 5 wkts

Cambridge 168-7 (S. Brahambhatt 2-23, A. Wright 2-30).

March 169-5 (A, George 61no).

HUNTS DIVISION ONE NORTH
NASSINGTON lost to STAMFORD by 5 wkts

Nassington 61 (S. Younger 3-18).

Stamford 62-5 (T. Williams 30no)

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