WINKWORTH CUP: Captain Morgan blasts Bourne to victory

Market Deeping's Winkworth Cup team: (back, from left) Nick Green, Vamshi Parvathaneni, Connor Gillett, Dave Gillett, Richard Pickering, Jamie Morgan, (front) Allistair Sharp, Dave Sargeant, Mehul Adatia, James Hook, Josh Smith.

The Winkworth Cup is a competition for Lincs Premier Division clubs with the outright winner moving into the draw for the National Twenty/20 competition.

Bourne, the Jaidka Cup hoolders, will compete for that place against Grantham, Woodhall Spa and Alford at Sleaford Town CC on Monday, May 29. Bourne will play Grantham in their semi-final.

Captain Peter Morgan was Bourne’s star yesterday cracking 72 inn 83-run win over Spalding and then an unbeaten 69 in an eight-wicket win over Market Deeping in the decisive clash.

Market Deeping's James Hook in action against Spalding in the Winkworth Cup. Photo: David Lowndes.

Morgan’s innings against Spalding occupied just 36 balls and included 10 fours and a six. He faced 39 balls against Deeping and again struck 10 fours and a six.

Deeping had beaten Spalding by 41 runs with seamer Vamshi Parvathaneni taking a hat-trick.

RESULTS 

BOURNE beat SPALDING by 83 runs

The Spalding team that contested the Winkworth Cup at Bourne CC.

Bourne 192-6 (P. Morgan 72, C. Wilson 52, S. Evison 26, J. Gill 3-28, A. Dockerill 2-27).

Spalding 109-5 (W. Nel 36, B. Smith 26, B. Stroud 2-15, J. Berry 2-21).

MARKET DEEPING beat SPALDING by 41 runs

Market Deeping 147-6

Spalding 106 (V. Parvathaneni 3-24).

BOURNE beat MARKET DEEPING by 8 wkts

Market Deeping 127 (J. Morgan 34, N. Green 25, D. Sargeant 20, C. Cheer 3-30, J. Berry 2-16, B. Stroud 2-17).

Bourne 128-2 (P. Morgan 69no, J. Berry 39).