Woodhall Spa 1stXI returned to more positive ways on Saturday as it recorded a winning draw in another exciting encounter with Boston CC in the Lincs ECB Premier League.Having been asked to bat first by the home captain at the Mayflower, the Spa batsmen stuck to their task well on a wicket which wasn’t conducive to stroke play particularly against the clever slow bowling of Deans and home skipper Baxter. Spa had made a reasonable start thanks mainly to another impressive innings form Jack ...
August 22, 2016 12:00 am
Woodhall Spa 1stXI slipped to its second consecutive defeat on Saturday when the young and inexperienced side were well beaten by Lincolnshire ECB Premier League title contenders Grantham.The afternoon started well for the home side after winning the toss and electing to bat on a wonderful Jubilee Park pitch and during the innings were well placed on two occasions. Prassana Jaywardene opened the innings with Jack Timby but fell to superb catch at square leg for just 5, however Chris Anderson and...
August 15, 2016 12:00 am
Woodhall Spa 1stXI held on to a losing draw and claimed eight points in a below par performance away at Louth in the Lincolnshire ECB Premier League on Saturday.Jack Luffman’s men were a shadow of the side that had performed so well in the previous two weeks with the ball and in the field as the home side piled on 256-9 form their 50 overs. It had all started well for the Spa when Alfie Lindsey removed the home side’s Australian professional Critchell for a duck via a good catch at s...
August 9, 2016 12:00 am
Ross Dixon turned in a Man of the Match performance on Saturday to help Woodhall Spa to a 19-point victory over league high flyers Market Deeping in the Lincolnshire ECB Premier League.Dixon scored 42 not out to help his side post 218-9, sharing in a vital ninth wicket partnership of 63 with Jean-Pierre Prinsloo (30), before claiming four wickets for just 20 runs and taking three fine catches as the home side bowled the visitors out for 168. It was a huge turnaround for the men form Jubilee Park...
August 2, 2016 12:00 am
The under-15 team were last night crowned County Champions in a thrilling final at Jubilee Park against an equally strong Cleethorpes side.Batting first on a superb batting track and lightening quick outfield, the home side posted a very challenging 146. The match got off to a significant start with opener Tom Caswell blasting the ball to the cover boundary, this was a sign of things to come as the batting from both sides was of the highest order, as was both the fielding and bowling.Caswell sco...
July 27, 2016 12:00 am
An unbeaten Prasanna Jayawardena century secured a convincing 16-point victory for Woodhall Spa on Saturday in its latest Lincolnshire ECB Premier League encounter at bottom of the table Nettleham.Chasing the home side’s 194, Jayawardena was the standout performer with a run-a-ball innings that also included 15 boundaries. The bulk of the run-chase had been hauled in after he shared in a 107 run partnership for the second wicket with under-15 player Henry Wilson who had opened the innings ...
July 26, 2016 12:00 am
Seventeen-year-old Jack Timby scored a maiden Lincs ECB Premier League century in his side’s losing draw at home to high flyers Bracebridge Heath on Saturday.The wicket-keeper and opening batsman scored exactly 100 off 146 balls as his side finished on 209-7 chasing a formidable 300 for victory. The right hander batted for almost three hours and showed hi skill against both pace and spin bowlers before losing his wicket in search of extra runs for extra team bonus points. Having missed out...
July 18, 2016 12:00 am
