Newton’s blast lifts Moulton

There were twin wins over Grantham for Moulton Harrox in the South Lincs Border League.

In the Championship, the promotion-chasing first team were five-wicket winners against Grantham Seconds, while their second team emerged four-wicket victors at Grantham Thirds.
At Moulton, the hosts won the toss and inserted their visitors, taking full advantage to reduce them to 29/3.
Harry Green (39) and Ben Kennedy-Short (32) held up progress in the middle of the innings but two wickets apiece for Lee Eyett (2-10), Robbie Townsend (2-22), Blake Wolstenholme (2-36) and Matthew Rose (2-41) ensured they remained well shackled and reached 146/9 in their 40 overs.
Both Moulton openers were gone with only 19 runs on the board but Josh Newton struck 16 fours on his way to an unbeaten 89 to turn things in home favour.
Rose (18) and Flynn McMillan (18no) formed the main support to push their side to 148/5 one ball into the 34th over.
In Division Two, Grantham’s third team made Moulton work hard for their victory. Three of their batsmen passed the 30-run mark but tight bowling from the seven-man visiting attack ensured they could not hit out and they finished their 45-over innings on 174/5.
Simon Juckes was particularly miserly, conceding just 13 runs from his nine overs and one of five different bowlers to take a wicket.
Opener Anish Suwarneraj was run out for 52 but an unbeaten 21 from Danny Jackson eased Moulton to 175/6 with nine overs in hand.
Hopes of a winning weekend hat-trick were dashed at home to Peterborough Town Seconds on Sunday, when Moulton fell to a 15-run defeat in Division Four East of the Rutland League.
The struggling visitors scored well at the start and end of their innings, reaching 34/0 and then recovering from 73/6 to reach 173/9.
Tom Richardson-Woodward was the pick of the home bowlers, finishing with 3-14.
Blake Wolstenholme (27) and Anish Suwarmeraj (23) put on 47 for the first wicket but they proved to be top scorers with the only other notable contributions coming from Cameron Fox (22), Zak Maddison (18no), Lewis Peak (15) and Harry Shersby (13) as they ran out of overs with one wicket left at 166/9.

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