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Sunday, 1 September 2024 09:30

Cricket

Leicestershire & Rutland League:

Oakham Town 1sts beat Kibworth 1sts in the Premier Division by 6 wickets after the visitors were all out for 97 with Charlie Baker taking 4-6.

In Division 1, Uppingham Town 1sts won by 5 wickets including a Mark Cox half-century away at Electricity Sports 1sts.

Division 6 East saw Uppingham Town 2nds lose to LCS Cricket Academy 2nds by 29 runs which was after Harry Cox had taken five wickets.

Market Overton in need of a win lost at home by 77 runs after Birstall Village 2nd XI had made 233.

Wakerley & Barrowden in Division 7 East suffered a 94 run defeat at Bharat Sports 3rd X1 after being dismissed for 103 in which Chris White made 40.

Sunday matches in Rutland League:

Uppingham Town in Division 1 lost by 5 wickets at home after being dismissed for 173 by Burghley Park 1sts. A result which moves Burghley Park 1sts up to second in the league.

Now to Division 2. Champions, Oakham 1sts went down to a shock 7 wicket defeat at bottom of the table Castor (Cast her) & Ailsworth 1sts as they were bowled out for 94.

Stamford Town 1sts made it two wins in a row as they won by 7wkts against East Carlton 1sts after restricting them to 214-9.

Uffington 1sts in a game that went down to the last over beat Wisbech Town 1sts by 4 runs after they were bowled out for 215. Earlier, Jonathan Dalley had hit 95.

In the relegation battle in Division 3, Ketton Sports 1sts defeated Bourne Town 1sts at home by 65 runs. Dan Hughes with 106, his second hundred of the weekend in a total of 229-6.

Finally in Division 4 West, Uffington 2nds produced a superb away performance at 2nd placed Oundle Town 1sts. Uffington 2nds scored 259-6 with 50’s from Damien Herrick and Ben Jennings. This was followed up by Matt Bailey with 5-24 as the home side made only 179 in reply.

South Lincs & Border League:

Burghley Park 1sts celebrated the Championship title with a 50 run victory over Freiston L&L 1sts who were dismissed for 222.

Ketton Sports 1sts became champions of Division 1 following a 61 run win over Orton Park 1sts. The star of the show was Ketton Sports Dan Hughes who hit an unbeaten 146 in a total of 270-6.

In Division 2, the champions Burghley Park 2nds game was conceded by Castor and Ailsworth 2nds.

In Division 3, 2nd placed Ketton Sports 2nds beat Orton Park 3rds away by 7wkts.

Uffington 1sts fixture was conceded by Spalding 3rds.

Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire League: Division 2, Stamford Town 1sts lost at home to Castor & Ailsworth 1sts by 28 runs Stamford Town 2nds beat Biggleswade 2nds away by 18 runs in the Huntingdonshire County Cricket League Division 2.

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