Ramsey, Market Deeping and Castor all start well in new leagues as winter signings make big contributions
Ramsey made a superb start to life in the East Anglian Premier League with a six-wicket win over Sudbury at Cricketfield Lane on Saturday.
‘The Rams’ have recruited well following their promotion from Cambs League cricket at the end of last season with three players – Tarun Mouli, Dan Heath & Henry Wilson – joining from Sawston & Babraham, a regular EAPL force.
Overseas all-round players, Sri Lankan Sandun Weerakkody and Aussie Andy Chie have also signed on, the latter to play second team cricket, although he was in action yesterday as Weerakkody wasn’t available.
Wilson was unbeaten on 62 when Ramsey passed Sudbury’s 50-over score of 232-7 with almost six overs to spare. Openers Wayne Bradley (88) and Michael Cafferkey (40) also scored well. Earlier Chie returned figures of 3-47 with Mouli taking 2-34. Wicket-keeper Heath claimed two catches.
Ramsey visit Copdock & Old Ipswichian CC next Saturday (April 25).
Market Deeping made a winning start in their bid to make a swift return to the Lincs Premier Division. They thumped Moulton Harrox by eight wickets in the Championship South Division at Outgang Road with newcomers Danyaal Malik (2-22 & 43) and Aaron Kaverne-Onyon (3-10) showing up well.
Orton Park didn’t fare so well at this level after promotion, going down by 66 runs at home to Boston. The visitors have been boosted by the return of Jonathan Cheer after a long spell at Bourne Town and he cracked 122 of his side’s 226-5. Kieran Judd top scored with 56 in Orton’s 160 all out.
Clive Wilson struck 83 and Ben Woodward was 68 not out as Bourne seconds won by six wickets at Grantham seconds, while Ketton Sports won by 13 runs at Sleaford seconds after an opening stand of 142 between Jacob Miller (95) and Toby Coulson (62) and four wickets from Marcus McDevitt.
Newly-promoted Castor’s new overseas recruit, South African Blake Blumeris, made an explosive impact in a 103-run Division One South win over Long Sutton at Port Lane. Blumeris smacked 140 (25 fours, one six) of Castor’s 254-7 in 45 overs. Stuart Dockerill (4-30) and Sumit Salkar (3-21) undermined the Sutton replay with Blumeris also picking up a wicket.
Saiprasad Jammulapati cracked a century for Holme in a 115-run win over Heckington in Division Three South. Kishor Babu (4-29) bowled well for the winners.
Oundle School student Arthur Kettley scored an unbeaten 102 from 87 balls in Oundle’s 42-run win over Moulton Harrox in Rutland Division Four on Sunday.
Peterborough Town lost a 50-over friendly by 111 runs to Northants Academy at Bretton Gate. Gus Miller smacked 157 of the county side’s 321-8 with Nick Green scoring 92 on Town’s 210. Debutant Jaskaran Singh took 3-63 for Town.