A good weekend for the senior men’s teams with 3 wins from 3. The Saturday 1st XI entertained Spalding. Asked to bat 1st the Sleaford batters set about the Spalding bowling. Aayush Patel scoring a fine 102 and alongside Hibberd (61) set a platform for Smith and Shorthouse to press the accelerator in an unbroken partnership of 122 in the final 9 overs of the innings. Smith finishing on 88 from 49 with the skipper bludgeoning 52 from just 23 balls faced. This was always likely to be far too many for Spalding, and so it proved as they finished on 186/9 with Sleaford unable to capture the final wicket for the extra bowling point. A win by 167 runs with 4 wickets for Drew Harbron, 2 each for Shorthouse and Kieran and 1 for Tite. A good result, setting them up nicely for the trip to reigning champions Lindum next Saturday.
The 2nd XI travelled to Freiston and on losing the toss were asked to field on what was described as a sporty wicket. Makwana in a fine all-round display capturing 5/21, ably supported by Nel with 2 and a wicket apiece for Hall, Sneath and Goddard. All out for 102, but Freiston did manage to put on a last wicket partnership of 44, to give their bowlers something to work with. Makwana was the backbone of the chase with 35 and Sleaford will be thankful to the patience of the umpires as they hung around for 2.5 hours watching it rain. When they eventually did get back on the pitch ‘cool head’ Roberts with 18 not out alongside Hutson picked off the required runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Onto Sunday and the 2’s took on Owmby at London Road. Batting 1st Sleaford posted a respectable 194/9 in their 40 overs. Godby top scoring with 45, well supported by Ben Glendinning with 42*. Returning fan favourite Dylan Chessum took the only 2 wickets to fall as the heavens opened and the game was abandoned with Owmby at 68/2 and the match in the balance.
Unfortunately, the Women’s 2024 bad luck continues as both super 8 matches were abandoned without the team travelling.
On Monday, the club hosted the Winkworth Cup T20 finals day, that saw Woodhall Spa topple Grantham in the final to take the cup. Many thanks to all volunteers who helped the day run smoothly and special note to the Sunday 2nd XI for cleaning the changing rooms after their fixture ended and making the clubhouse look respectable for our visitors.
U15’s report from Phil Sneath
Sleaford U15s season got underway with a well-earned victory over Grantham in the County Cup. Having lost the toss, Sleaford were asked to bat first on a very good wicket. Sleaford lost opener Josh Nel early in the innings bringing Oliver Sneath to the crease. Together with Ryan Twells (18) the pair put together a 90 run partnership before Sneath retired after scoring an excellent 50. Oscar Lond (18) and Liam Henry (9) played aggressively before the innings closed on 118-4 from 18 overs. Sleaford bowled with great discipline supported bysome excellent fielding to restrict Grantham to 96 for 4 from their 18 overs. Josh Nel (1-4), Matty Eaton (1-16) & Charlie Foran (1-11) all picking up wickets. Sleaford will now face Moulton Harrox in the quarter final.
Results from the past week.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | |
| 20 May | Boston CC Under 13….27/9 | Sleaford CC Under 13….102/4 | Win by 75 runs | Scorecard |
| 21 May | Grantham CC Under 15….96/4 | Sleaford CC Under 15….118/7 | Win by 22 runs | Scorecard |
| 25 May | Sleaford CC 1st XI….353/3 | Spalding CC 1st XI….186/9 | Win by 167 runs | Scorecard |
| Freiston L&L CC 1st XI….1002 | Sleaford CC 2nd XI….107/5 | Win by 5 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 26 May | Sleaford CC Sunday 2nd XI….194/9 | Owmby CC Owmby Trojans….68/2 | Abandoned | Scorecard |
| Sleaford CC Women’s Super 8’s…. | Eastwood Town CC Women’s Super 8’s…. | Cancelled | ||
| Sleaford CC Women’s Super 8’s…. | Caythorpe CC Women’s Super 8s 1st Team…. | Cancelled |
Fixtures for the week ahead
| Date | Start Time | Home Team | Away Team |
| Tuesday 28 May | 18:00 | Sleaford CC Under 15 | Bracebridge Heath CC U15s |
| Saturday 1 June | 11:30 | Lindum CC 1st XI | Sleaford CC 1st XI |
| 13:00 | Sleaford CC 2nd XI | Skegness CC 1st XI | |
| Sunday 2 June | 13:00 | Nettleham CC Sunday 1st XI | Sleaford CC Sunday 1st XI |
| 13:00 | Sleaford CC Sunday 2nd XI | Nettleham CC Academy XI | |
| 13:00 | Nettleham CC Womens 1st XI | Sleaford CC Womens 1st XI |
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