Welbeck fall short on last ball in draw thriller

Chasing 161, Welbeck finished up fractionally short on 158-9 as the overs ran out.

Eckington’s R. Cartright struck 88 as they made 241-9 before Cartright (4.13) and A. Leonard (6-49) saw off Anston for 125 for a 166-run win.

Kirkby Portland enjoyed their first Section One win of the season as they beat Mansfield Hosiery Mills by five wickets.

Matthew New scored an unbeaten 99 for Mills in their 187-7, but it wasn’t enough in the end.

Coal Aston (237-6) beat Frecheville (74) by 163 runs, the pick of the performances going to Coal Aston’s D. Rogers, scoring 64 not out and taking 4-11 with the ball.

Grassmoor (300-6) continue to do well with a winning draw at Denby (159-6). Top scorer for Grassmoor was Chris Fletcher with 154.

In Section Two Blackwell (97-2) recorded their first win of the season, beating Creswell (94) by eight wickets, Steve Bunning (4-14) the main wicket taker for Blackwell.

Morton (176-) kept up their perfect start to the season by beating Coal Aston (175) by four wickets, Morton’s D. Matthews (5-16 and 78 not out) doing most of the damage.

A high-scoring Section Three game at Ockbrook & Borrowash saw S. Rey fire 155 not out in a fine 331-5 total. But Welbeck replies with 237-7 for a losing draw.

Byron Abbey chalked up a convincing 173-run win over local rivals Papplewick & Linby in Section Four. Abbey made 203-7 before C. Cooke’s 6-12 helped see them home.

Waleswood made 219-9 but didn’t need anywhere near that total as Mohammed Rafique’s 7-6 saw Sherwood fall apart to 21 all out.

Ordsall Bridon’s fine start to the Section Five season came to an abrupt end as they failed to raise a team to take on Pheasant Hill and were penalised 25 points.

B. Kapala scored an unbeaten 58 as Wednesday reached 189-8 against Sheffield Transport. Then he took 5-4 while A. Naseby claimed 3-5 as Transport were all out for 41.

Chasing Langwith’s 195-6 in Section Six (D. Humber 68), Swanwick could only manage a losing draw as they ended up on 179-5.

Bawtry (156-8) beat Clowne (155-9) by two wickets with T. Haslam man of the match with 3-27 and 40.

Grassmoor kept up their winning ways in Section Seven with a seven-wicket win against Sheffield Transport. A. Ward made an unbeaten half-century as Grassmoor reached 147-3 before bowling out their opponents for 139.

MANSFIELD & DISTRICT LEAGUE RESULTS

PREMIER SECTION

At Ryton Road: ECKINGTON (20) 241-9 (R. Cartright 88, S. Nicolas 31, A. Perera 4-34, J. Pearson 3-56) beat ANSTON (5) 125 (R. Musgrove 46, A. Leonard 6-39, R. Cartright 4-13) by 166 runs.

At Langwith Road: CUCKNEY (16) 170-9 (R. Bostock 50, A. Burgess 33) drew with GLAPWELL

(8) 147-7 (I. Woodall 4-19).

At John Fretwell Sports Ground: HUCKNALL (17) 161 (R. Maxwell 71, R. Bentley 4-29, F. Mills 3-38, R. Mitchell 3-39) drew with WELBECK (8) 158-9 (J. Atherton 39, A. Willis 37*, H. Finch 5-42).

SECTION ONE

At Milkin Lane:ASHOVER (20) 220-5 (L. Illingworth 103, S. Dockrell 3-45) beat

EASTWOOD (5) 178 (M. Carlin 88*, B. Clarke 4-33) by 44 runs.

At Stonelow Park:COAL ASTON (20) 237-6 (D. Rogers 64*, L. Johnson 65, T. Duffield 3-28) beat FRECHEVILLE COMMUNITY (2) 74 (D. Rogers 4-11, D. Wiltshaw 3-11) by 163 runs.

At The Copper Yard: GRASSMOOR (16) 300-6 (Chris Fletcher 154, A. Bedford 68, J. Syman 3-62) drew with DENBY (6) 159-6 (J. Syman 65, C. Scott 39, J, Cow 3-16).

At The Fieldings:MANSFIELD HOSIERY MILL (6) 187-7 (Matthew New 99*, George Hadfield 44, M. Jenings 3-56) lost to KIRKBY PORTLAND (20) 191-5 (J. Jones 46, C. Fleming 33, Will Booth 3-49) by five wickets.

At Caernarvon Street: MAREHAY (18) 214-8 (J. Kyle 109) drew with TEVERSAL (8) 164-9

(Chris Hewitt 44, Carl Hewitt 39, J. Kyle 3-14).

SECTION TWO

At Primrose Hill: CRESWELL (0) 94 (N. Spencer 46, Steven Bunning 4-14, Peter Clements 3-15) lost to BLACKWELL (20) 97-2 (Kim Williams 31*, Steffan Lomas 28) by eight wickets.

At The Miners Welfare: HANDSWORTH WMC (20) 215-2 (Dean Williamson 82, John Marriott 66*) beat BLIDWORTH (0) 99 (James Wood 51, Ashley Langdale 4-11, Connor Snelgrove 4-14) by 116 runs.

At Back Lane: COAL ASTON II (4) 175 (D. Crabtree 63, D. Matthews 5-16) lost to MORTON (20) 176-4 (D. Matthews 78*, H. Wilmot 64) by four wickets.

At Church Lane: PARKHEAD (20) 131 (C. Turner 40, A. Sisson 3-19, T. Chalkley 3-12) beat UNDERWOOD (5) 121 (C. Turner 3-14) by 10 runs.

At Rectory Drive: WHISTON PCCC (1) 114 (Lewis Hague 57, Kyle Mitchell 6-13) lost to SOUTH WINGFIELD (20)116-4 (Josh Drizon 54*) by six wickets.

SECTION THREE

At the Recreational Ground: HOLMEWOOD (4) 154 (Matthew Ryalls 56, Dan Wilde 4-33, James Thompson 3-19(lost to NORTON OAKES (20) 156-6 (Tom Denton 42, Matthew Burgin 40) by four wickets.

At Nuncargate Road: ALFRETON (4) 146-9 (J. Woolley 61, Thomas Batterham 3-34, Ryan Fisher 4-33) lost to KIRKBY PORTLAND II (20) 147-5 (Thomas Batterham 34*, Jack Giles 38*) by five wickets.

At Sheffield Road: MANSFIELD (20) 175 (Ben Wright 38, Jamie Lee 38, Oliver Hume 5-20) beat KILLAMARSH (6) 145 by 30 runs.

At Victoria Avenue: OCKBROOK & BORROWASH (17) 331-5 (S. Rey 155*, G. Brandwick 65,

D. Hewitson 55) drew with WELBECK II (8) 237-7 (R. Turner 74, B. Devos 4-24).

At Park Drive: SHIREOAKS (16) 174-7 (Arron Brookes 38, Alex Needham 45, George Blatherick 3-67) drew with PAPPLEWICK & LINBY (6) 136-8 (Dave Newton 56).

SECTION FOUR

At Cutthorpe Park: CUTTHORPE (20) 261-4 (Nick Drew 77, Liam Sadler 53, Joseph Russ 51, Matthew Platts 47) beat SHEFFIELD UNITED (1) 115 (Lewis Hobbs 52) by 146 runs.

At Papplewick Hall: BYRON ABBEY (20) 203-7(P. Collins 48, J. Ratcliffe 38*) beat PAPPLEWICK & LINBY II (3) 30 (C. Cooke 6-12, N. Atkin 3-9) by 173 runs.

At Cricket Field Lane: WALESWOOD (20) 219-9 (Jawahir Kazam 58, Masood Ahmed 42,

James Singleton 4-37) beat SHERWOOD (4) 21 (Mohammed Rafique 7-6) by 198 runs.

At Middleton: SOUTH NORMANTON (20) 201-6 ( beat WIRKSWORTH & MIDDLETON (4) 155 by 46 runs.

SECTION FIVE

At Staveley Miners Welfare: CHESTERFIELD C C (20) 183-8 (B. Jenkins 30) beat

ANSTON II (4) 131 (M. Roberts 4-35) by 52 runs.

At Carr Lane: DRONFIELD WOODHOUSE SUNDAY XI (16) 203 (M. Oldfield 61, M. Donson 60, Ian Carline 6-31) drew with ASHOVER II (9) 166-6 (Darryl Hemstalk 83, Liam Braddock 3-49).

At The Queen Elizabeths Academy: PHEASANT HILL (20) v ORDSALL BRIDON (-25) - Ordsall Bridon failed to raise a team.

At The Model Village: SELSTON (0) 46 (S. Shotbolt 5-21) lost to SHIREBROOK (20) 47-2 by eight wickets.

At Davy Sporting Club: WEDNESDAY (20) 189-8 (B. Kapala 58*, C. Bennet 36, T. Baig 3-10) beat SHEFFIELD TRANSPORT (3) 41 (B. Kapala 5-4, A. Naseby 3-5) by 148 runs.

SECTION SIX

At The Pavillion: CLOWNE TOWN (5) 155-9 (T. Lodge 42, B. Lodge 41, H. Longworth 3-34,

T. Haslam 3-37) lost to BAWTRY (20) 156-8 (L. Matthews 57*, T. Haslam 40, C. Bothham 3-41)

by two wickets.

At Stone Close: CHESTERFIELD BARBARIANS (20) 195-5 (Sam Lawson 53, Joe Galley 51, David Atkin 43) beat KIVETON PARK (5) 172 (Ben Fleetwood 66, Ryan Hoyle 63, Alex Hopkinson 4-20) by 23 runs.

At Crays Park: LANGWITH (16) 195-6 (D. Humber 68, K. Robinson 3-53) drew with SWANWICK (7) 179-5 (J. Trowsdale 62* D. Poulter 31, C. Blythway 3-17).

SECTION SEVEN

At Staveley Lane: ECKINGTON II (15) 260-4 (J. Vaughan 133, T. Dawson 66) drew with NOMADS (5) 145-4 (I. Grice 31, M. (Lomas 30, J. Vaughan 3-32).

At Barnes Park: SHEFFIELD TRANSPORT II (2) 139 (P. Dengiman 34*, S. Turner 31, D. Winn 3-30) lost to GRASSMOOR II (20) 147-3 (D. Winn 32*, J. Ward50*) by seven wickets.

Windmill Lane: HUNDALL (20) 253-7 beat ANSTON LADIES (3) 83 by 170 runs.

At Forest Corner: THORESBY COLL (6) 182-5 (Nigel Birkett 47, Rob Walker 47*, James Collins 31, John Chittlock 3-30) lost to WOODSETTS (20) 184-5 (Mike Clements 103*) by five wickets.

MANSFIELD & DISTRICT LEAGUE FIXTURES

PREMIER SECTION: Cuckney v Anston, Farnsfield v Eckington, Glapwell v Hucknall. SECTION ONE: Denby v Ashover, Eastwood v Coal Aston, Frecheville v Marehay, Grassmoor v Mansfield Hosiery Mills, Kirkby Portland v Teversal. SECTION TWO: Creswell v Blidworth, Coal Aston v Blackwell, Morton v Whiston PC, South Wingfield v Handsworth. SECTION THREE: Holmewood v Kirkby Portland, Norton Oakes v Ockbrook & Borrowash, Welbeck v Mansfield. SECTION FOUR: Cutthorpe v Belper Meadows, Hollisend v Byron Abbey, Papplewick & Linby v South Normanton. SECTION FIVE: Ashover v Shirebrook, Anston v Ordsall Bridon, Wednesday v Selston. SECTION SIX: Belper Meadows v Swanwick, Bawtry v Chesterfield Barbarians, Teversal v Langwith, Mansfield v Edwinstowe. SECTION SEVEN: Anston Ladies v Grassmoor, Eckington v Hundall, Nomads v Thoresby, Woodsetts v Waleswood.