A magnificent unbeaten 128 by Divyeash Vaseeharan propelled Spalding to an impressive eight-wicket win against Lindum in the Premier Division of the Lincs Premier League.
He hit 17 fours and shared in an opening partnership of 101 with Jon Manton (28) and an unbroken third-wicket stand of 78 with captain Ollie Dring (39no) as he led a successful chase to 207/2 in reply to the visitors’ 204/8.
Lindum were put into bat and reached 41/1 before Nilantha Atapattu (3-28) and Walter Kinlock (2-19) got into their stride, reducing them to 46/5.
Daniel Cleveland (70) anchored a lower-order recovery from 106/6 to a final score of 204/8 but Spalding eased past it with an over to spare.
Moulton Harrox were well beaten in Championship South at Newborough.
The Huntingdonshire team posted 257/3 and they proceeded to skittle their visitors for 143 in the 45th over.
Curtis Todd and Harry Lovell enjoyed early success for Moulton as the hosts were restricted to 100/2 but the arrival of Miles Morris at the crease changed things. He went on to score a straight 100 until being bowled by Ruari Drumm, while Sam Malton hit an unbeaten 58 to set a challenging target.
That task got all the more tougher when Moulton were reduced to 56/5 with both openers out for ducks.
Drumm steadied things briefly with 47 and captain Matt Rose added 44 from the middle order but the next highest scorers managed only six, with 33 extras giving a slightly healthier look to the visitors’ score in a
114-run defeat.
There was also a heavy loss for Moulton Seconds in Division One South, where they crashed by 10 wickets at Market Deeping Seconds.
Captain Rob Callaby did his best with an unbeaten 32 but fought a losing battle, with five of his colleagues out without troubling the scorers. At one stage they lost six wickets for just four runs and were all out for 66 in the 32nd over.
The home team reached their target inside 15 overs without losing a wicket.
It was also a day to forget for Long Sutton Seconds in Division Two South.
Home captain Alastair Drohan was made to pay after winning the toss and inserting Newborough Seconds.
They responded by piling up the runs, with 78 for the first wicket, 132 for the third and an unbroken 119 for the fifth, led by Matt Cawley’s unbeaten 152.
It saw them reach 341/4 in their 45 overs to set a formidable target.
Drohan (18) and Baz Keshvara (10) dug in to push Sutton to 49/2 but they then lost three wickets without improving the score and fell 269 runs short on 72.
It was a similar story for Spalding Seconds in the same division.
Lily Hooker took 3-38 for the visitors as Royal Boston were bowled out for a reachable 191.
However, in reply, only Dan Mulley (32) and Elliot Humphreys (12) reached double figures in Spalding’s 64 all out.
Moulton Harrox enjoyed a 100-run win over Upwood in Division Four of the Rutland Sunday League.
Ruari Drumm hit 51 before retiring to lead his team to their first win of the season after four consecutive defeats.
Sonal Martin (37) and Joseph Broomfield (30) also scored well in the hosts’ 170/6.
Apart from opener George Tuffin (22), no one in the visiting ranks scored more than eight, with Seth Adhikaramge (4-7) Jotham Suwarneraj (4-25) sending them packing for just 70 in reply.
