Leaders Clipstone chase down rain target

Bassetlaw and District League Championship leaders Clipstone & Bilsthorpe won by four wickets in a rain-affected match at Notts & Arnold Amateur.
Josh Porter - magnificent 120 not out for Cuckney seconds.Josh Porter - magnificent 120 not out for Cuckney seconds.
Josh Porter - magnificent 120 not out for Cuckney seconds.

Asked to bat, Notts made 133-9 in 44.2 overs, Lee Wilson (3-14) and Chris Fletcher (3-30) sharing six of the wickets.

But rain saw Clipstone given a revised target of 101 in 33 overs and Adam Dutton's 37 not out plus 23 from Fletcher saw them reach 102 from the final over.

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With Welbecks' game at Anston rained off, Thoresby took the chance to leapfrog them into second spot by winning by 121 runs at Ordsall Bridon.

Thoresby made 215-7, with 88 for Kieran Walker and 58 for John Skinner, Jake Wells taking 4-40.

But this was another rain-affected afternoon and Bridon were set a revised target of 222 from 42 overs, only to crumble to 100 all out in just 25.3 overs, Will Shaw their only resistance with 38 and Stuart Bullin ending with 4-20 and Azar Hussain 3-8 in just 2.3 overs.

Farnsfield also won with a revised target at Bawtry, where they bowled out the home side for 93.

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Asked then to make 86 from 42 overs after rain, Farnsfield did so for five wickets in 31.3 overs, Liam Delaney with 27.

Cuckney seconds won by a commanding 10 wickets against visiting Glapwell.

After Glapwell were bowled out for 168, George Unwin adding 41 and Rob Davison 33, Dan Hadlow with 3-25, Cuckney coasted home as Josh Porter struck a mighty 120 not out and Drew Owen backed him with an unbeaten 43.