The 1st XI travelled to Bracebridge Heath and were thankful for an abandonment as their opponents took the Sleaford attack for 249/6 in their allotted 40 overs Drew being the pick of the bowlers with 3/38. The rain hit as Sleaford were teetering at 19/3.
The 2’s were at home against bottom side Freiston who were content to try and slog the bowling from the get go. Goddard was the most harshly treated taking 2/45 from just 7 overs, not helped by bowling with a damp ball as it was retrieved from the Aldi frozen food aisle. Makwana took 4/30, with 2 wickets for Lambert and 1 for Sneath, as Freiston were bowled out for 120. With the bat, Nel (46) and Godby (21) put on 68 for the 1st wicket and it was left to Makwana and Roberts to knock off the required runs for the loss of 4 wickets with plenty of time left.
On Sunday there were comfortable wins for both men’s teams. The 1st XI at North Scarle made 215/9 built on the back of 79 from Sanders and 44 from Godby. In reply they could only make 140 with 3 wickets for both Kieran Harbron and Hibberd and 2 each for Drew Harbron and Patel, giving Sleaford the win by 75 runs.
The 2nd XI faced Harlaxton who were bowled out for just 93. There was a wicket each for Young and Hinton, 2 for Phillips, but the star of the show was Oscar Lond capturing best figures of 5/9. In reply, Sleaford chased downs the runs for the loss of just 3 wickets in 13 overs. Ben Glendinning top scoring with 37*.
And finally, the Women’s 1st XI were at Woodhall Spa. Batting first Sleaford could only muster 62 with just 2 batters making double figures. Woodhall knocked the runs off comfortably for the loss of 2 wickets.
Results from the past week.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | |
| 7 September | Bracebridge Heath CC 1st XI….249/6 | Sleaford CC 1st XI….19/3 | Abandoned | Scorecard |
| Sleaford CC 2nd XI….122/4 | Freiston L&L CC 1st XI….120 | Win by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 8 September | North Scarle CC 1st XI….140 | Sleaford CC Sunday 1st XI….215/9 | Win by 75 runs | Scorecard |
| Sleaford CC Sunday 2nd XI….94/3 | Harlaxton CC Sunday 1st XI….93 | Win by 7 wickets | Scorecard | |
| Woodhall Spa CC Womens 1st XI….62/2 | Sleaford CC Womens 1st XI….61 | Lost by 8 wickets | Scorecard |
Fixtures for the week ahead
| Date | Start Time | Home Team | Away Team |
| Saturday 14 September | 11:30 | Sleaford CC 1st XI | Market Deeping CC 1st XI |
| 12:30 | Billingborough CC 1st XI | Sleaford CC 2nd XI | |
| Sunday 15 September | 13:00 | Sleaford CC Sunday 1st XI | Ancaster CC Sunday 1st XI |
| 13:00 | Horncastle CC Sunday 1st XI | Sleaford CC Sunday 2nd XI | |
| 12:30 | Spondon CC Women’s Academy | Sleaford CC Womens 1st XI |
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