Uffington CC clinch a title without playing, but others had a crack at performing in the rain!
Uffington CC clinched the Lincs Division Three South title without playing on Saturday.
Grantham thirds conceded the scheduled game meaning Uffington cannot be caught at the top.
Not a single local club managed to complete a cricket fixture on Saturday. It was a huge surprise given the incessant rain that some actually managed to start.
In Championship South of the Lincs League Sonal Martin claimed 4-24 for Moulton Harrox seconds at Sleaford seconds when play was washed out with the home side on 53-5.
In Division One South leaders Long Sutton reached 38-1 at Billingborough and Market Deeping seconds were 133-4 at Heckington when those games were called off. Moulton Harrox seconds were 54-6 at home to Freiston when the rain arrived there.
Ashley Rodgers smacked 63 (9 4s, 1 6) as Newborough seconds made 133-6 at Freiston seconds in Division Two South before the players returned home. In the same section Baston were dismissed for 113 at Long Sutton seconds. Joe Whittaker and Alistair Drohan picked up three wickets apiece, but Sutton were denied the chance to bat.
Just 27 balls were bowled in the Premier Division game between Bourne and Spalding at the Abbey Lawn. The visitors were 16-1 when play was halted after losing a wicket to Ray Toole, a seam bowler now contracted to Glamorgan for the rest of the season. Bourne remain second, a point behind Scunthorpe, with the sides due to meet at the Abbey Lawn in the final game on September 12. Bourne travel to Sleaford next Saturday (September 5).
Werrington tried to play a Hunts Division Two game against Elstow at Campbell Drive by reducing the contest to a 20 overs a side match. The city side amassed 160-5 with Saad Ashraf (56) and Nayyar Mehmood (51no) scoring well. Mehmood hit six sixes and Ashraf smacked four maximums.
But Elstow could only reach 37-1 before the rain returned and play was abandoned.
In Division One Peterborough Knights were 36-1 chasing 186-6 at Southill Park in another 20 over game when play was halted. The highly-anticipated Northants Premier Division games between Oundle Town and Finedon, and Stony Stratford and Peterborough Town were abandoned, without a ball being bowled. Top two Finedon and Stony clash next Saturday when Peterborough Town host third-placed Geddington (11am) and Oundle Town travel to Kislingbury Temperance.
Some play is expected in the Rutland League today (Sunday).