Title and perfect season moving ever closer for Kimberley
Kimberley Institute remain on track for the Nottinghamshire Premier League title – and the perfect season – after making it 15 wins out of 15 with a five-wicket success over Clipstone.
Clipstone won the toss, chose to bat and immediately lost a wicket to the first ball of the match.
That set the tone for another fine Kimberley bowling display, led by Matthew Campbell, who took 5-22, while George Bacon (3-30) and Harry Burnhill (2-16) picked up the other wickets to fall as Clipstone were bowled out for 132 in 39.4 overs.
Kyle Stevens (41) offered the main reistance with the bat for Clipstone, along with Adam Dutton (28).
Harrison Parker (32) led Kimberley to a solid start in reply, before the leaders took control with a fourth-wicket stand of between Harry Burnhill (38no) and Martin Weightman (29), Burnhill seeing them over the line at 136-5 in 34.5 overs.
With the top four all winning, the league standings at the sharp end remained unchanged with Kimberley still 20 points clear at the top with seven games to go.
Other results: Caythorpe 265-5, beat Mansfield Hosiery Mills 138 all out, by 127 runs; Collingham & District 229-8, lost to Cuckney 232-4, by six wickets; Hucknall 365-2, beat Attenborough 118 all out, by 247 runs; Wollaton 86 all out, lost to Papplewick & Linby 89-4, by six wickets; Notts Arnold & Amateur 147 all out, lost to Cavaliers & Carrington 247-6, by 100 runs.