NCL CRICKET: Top two swap places again as Stony take advantage of Finedon's slip

Finedon Dolben, had reclaimed top spot the previous week, but they suffered a six-wicket defeat at home to Peterborough Town on Saturday.

That opened the door for Stony Stratford to regain the lead in the race for silverware, and they took it in style as they thrashed struggling Rushden & Higham Town by 179 runs.

Borough kept alive their own slim hopes of winning the title with their win over reigning champions Finedon.

It was top hosting fourth at Avenue Road, and Finedon will have felt pretty confident as they declared on 278 for six from 57 overs.

Callum Berrill hit 91, Drew Brierley 58 and Sean Davis 52 as Finedon set a testing target, with Nick Green (2-69) and teenager D J Sivaganeshan (2-72) the most successful bowlers.

That left Borough with 53 overs to overhaul the Finedon total, and they did it with six wickets and 17 balls to spare - at one point sitting 215 for one in the 42nd over.

Josh Smith was the star of the show with the bat, hitting 114 from 148 balls, while Green hit a quickfire 92 from 80 deliveries and skipper David Clarke 41 not out from 34.

Daniel Bendon took three wickets for Finedon, but it was too little too late, and the defeat ensure they lost top spot to Stony who battered Rushden.

Charlie Oldershaw hit 89 from 98 balls and James Hildreth 79 not out from 68 as Stony rattled up 283 for six declared at Short Stocks, with Steven Plant adding 43.

Chana Ruwansiri took three for 50 for Rushden, who were then rushed out for just 104 in reply, opener Liam Gough top-scoring with 34.

Top man with the ball for Stony was Ben Arnold who snared six for 22 from 10.5 overs.

The win means Stony go back to the top, and now have a slim 10 point lead over Finedon, with Geddington a further 22 points back.

Geddington maintained their challenge as they brought an abrupt halt to Oundle Town's recent run of wins, the villagers claiming a five-wicket success.

Oundle were left to rue several players making starts but then not going on to capitalise as they were bowled out for 206.

Bill Amas top scored with 53, but four other players who all hit more than 20, never kicked on, with Sam Batten's 31 the next best.

Keshav Sthanakiya was the pick of the Geddington bowlers, claiming three for 14.

Geddington were left with 62 overs to get over the line, and although they took their time they got there at 210 for five in the 55th, Matt Taylor top-scoring with 68 from 92 balls.

Elsewhere, Harry Penberthy's innings proved the difference as Kislingbury Temperance won a low-scoring encounter with Overstone Park by 32 runs.

Penberthy hit 73 to rescue Kisl from a precarious 54 for five and help them post 172 all out, with Harvey Julyan claiming four for 39.

Overstone then lost wickets at regular intervals in reply as they were bowled out for 140.

Top performers with the ball for Kisl were Northants seamers Tiaan Louw (3-26) and Harry Conway (3-20), and Zaakir Khawaja (4-30).

Old Northamptonians were comfortable six-wicket winners over second-from-bottom Loddington & Mawsley at Billing Road.

Tom Webb (3026), Rob White (3-23) and Rhys Noble (3-23) were all in the wickets for ONs as Loddington were bowled out for 133 - which was something of a recovery as they were at one point 89 for nine.

ONs then eased to 135 for four in the 28th over, with Anshul Poothi top-scoring with 42.

WOMEN’S T20 Cup and Plate Finals

Kettering Town are celebrating after winning the Hevey Building Supplies Women's T20 Cup.

Kettering edged past Thrapston Green in the semi-finals, before beating Northampton Saints with a ball to spare in a high-scoring final.

In the last four, T Foster hit 56 not out and L Griffiths 28 as Thrapston posted 153 for six in their 20 overs.

That was a testing target for Kettering, but they got home at 157 for six with three balls to spare.

D Austin was the star with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 63, and support came from M Harte with an unbeaten 37.

For Thrapston, Foster took two for 41.

The final was played at Kettering, but the home side knew they were in for a tough test as Saints compiled 168 for two in their 20 overs, with Lily Scott hitting 53 and Evie Amiss-Smith 35.

The chase would then go down to the wire, with Kettering getting over the line at 170 for one from 19.5 overs!

L Billington retired not out on 52, H McCulley retired not out on 50 and Harte made 41 not out as Kettering secured the silverware.

Saints had earlier hammered Thrapston Yellow by 141 runs in the other semi-final.

Scott was again in the runs, making 55 not out, as Saints piled up 196 for seven, with other key contributions coming from Amiss-Smith (38) and Saisha Ranina (24).

For Thrapston, Grace Owen took two for 49.

The total proved to be well out of reach for Thrapston as they were bowled out for 55 in reply, with Sophie Willis taking three for 10 and Aimee Paters two for 10.

In the Plate competition, Wellingborough Old Grammarians emerged victorious after they saw off Kislingbury Temperance in another high-scoring final.

OGs took control of proceedings as they posted 173 for one thanks to excellent efforts from L Odell (35rno), R Houlden (35rno), D Brockwell (32no) and I Gray (25).

Kislingbury made a valiant attempt to overhaul that total, but in the end fell seven runs short at 166 for three.

A Allington top-scored with 37, and there were also good knocks from L Porter (36), A Dolan (22) and T Mitchell-Faulkner (22).

In the semi-finals, Kislingbury (118-3) beat Overstone Park (117 all out), while OGs (221-0) thrashed Old (62 all out) by 159 runs.

Results

Saturday, August 15

Northants Cricket League

Premier Division: Finedon Dolben 278-6 lost to Peterborough Town 284-4 by six wickets

Kislingbury Temperance 172 all out beat Overstone Park 140 all out by 32 runs

Old Northamptonians 135-4 beat Loddington & Mawsley 133 all out by six wickets

Oundle Town 206 all out lost to Geddington 210-5 by five wickets

Rushden and Higham Town 104 all out lost to Stony Stratford 283-6

Division One: Barby 114 all out lost to Burton Latimer 270-9 by 156 runs

Brixworth 288-7 beat Desborough Town 187 all out by 101 runs

Kettering Town 240 all out beat Horton House 132 all out by 108 runs

Peterborough Town IIs 163 all out lost to Thrapston 165-8 by two wickets

Weekley & Warkton 174 all out lost to Wellingborough Town 176-6 by four wickets

Wollaston 147 all out lost to Northampton Saints 211-9 by 64 runs

Division Two: Brigstock 206-6 beat Old Northamptonians IIs 202-8 by four wickets

Earls Barton 233-6 beat Weldon 136 all out by 97 runs

Haddon 242 all out beat Irthlingborough Town 154 all out by 88 runs

Heyford 194 all out lost to Rothwell Town 195-2 by eight wickets

Stony Stratford IIs 177-2 beat Wollaston IIs 176 all out by eight wicketsd

Wellingborough Indians 168-7 beat Finedon Dolben IIs 167 all out by three wickets

Division Three: Great Houghton 149-8 beat Bowden 148 all out by two wickets

Old 55 all out lost to Olney Town 269-6 by 214 runs

Overstone Park IIs 255 all out beat Brixworth IIs 112 all out by 143 runs

Spencer Bruerne 196-9 tied with Bold Dragoon 196 all out

Sun Hardingstone 83 all out lost to Thurleigh 84-7 by three wickets

Division Four: Burton Latimer IIs 233 all out beat Wellingborough Indians IIs 213 all out by 20 runs

New Bradwell 232 all out beat S & L Corby 208 all out by 24 runs

Northampton Saints IIs 235-6 beat Podington 234-8 by four wickets

Old Northamptonians IIIs 293 all out beat Carrib United 180 all out by 113 runs

St Crispin & Harlestone 138-2 beat Kettering Town IIs 135 all out by eight wickets

Wellingborough OGs 108 all out lost to Great Oakley 109-6 by four wickets

Division Five: Cogenhoe 205-4 beat Long Buckby 201 all out by five wickets

Raunds Town 205 all out lost to Rushden and Higham Town IIs 209-7 by three wickets

Sharnbrook & Bromham 193-9 lost to MK Air 196-5 by five wickets

Stony Stratford IIIs 129 all out lost to Bugbrooke 192 all out by 63 runs

Wellingborough Town IIs 189 all out lost to Mears Ashby 233 all out by 44 runs

Willoughby 247 all out lost to North Crawley 252-8 by five runs

Division Six: Desborough Town IIs v Yelvertoft - Desborough conceded

Finedon Dolben IIIs 176-3 beat Overstone Park IIIs 175-8 by seven wickets

Geddington IIs 232-8 lost to Barby IIs 236-8 by two wickets

Irthlingborough Town IIs 196-7 lost to Weekley & Warkton IIs 198-6 by four wickets

Loddington & Mawsley IIs 99 all out lost to St Crispin & Harlestone IIs 104-4 by six wickets

Thrapston IIs 136 all out lost to Towcestrians 293-7 by 157 runs

Division Seven: Bowden IIs 230-4 beat Great Houghton IIs 213 all out by 17 runs

Haddon IIs 278-8 beat Old Northamptonians IVs 179 all ouy by 99 runsd

Horton House IIs 172-9 beat Kislingbury Temperance IIs 171-9 by one wicket

Kettering Town IIIs 165 all out lost to New Bradwell IIs 193 all out by 28 runs

S & L Corby IIs152-5 beat Old IIs 148-5 by five wickets

Division Eight: Brixworth IIIs 136 all out lost to Irchester 138-6 by four wickets

Gretton 150-2 beat Stony Stratford IVs 146 all out by eight wickets

MK Air IIs 245 all out beat Grange Park 124 all out by 121 runs

North Crawley IIs 156 all out lost to Burton Latimer IIIs 157-6 by four wickets

St Michaels 151 all out lost to Wellingborough OGs IIs 252-6 by 101 runs

Division Nine: Braunston Paddox 160 all out beat Bugbrooke IIs 155 all out by five runs

Carrib United IIs 94 all out lost to Byfield 95-1 by nine wickets

Newport Pagnell 259-3 beat Wollaston IIIs 199 all out by 60 runs

Oundle Town IIIs 180-3 beat Earls Barton IIs 179 all out by seven wickets

Podington IIs 109 all out lost to Isham 110-7 by three wickets

St Crispin & Harlestone IIIs 99-3 beat Kettering Town IVs 96 all out by seven wickets

Division 10: Bold Dragoon IIs 202-5 beat Northampton Saints IIIs 197-7 by five wickets

Geddington IIIs 248-5 beat Horton House IIIs 212 all out by 36 runs

Mears Ashby IIs 99-6 beat Sharnbrook & Bromham IIs 94 all out by four wikets

Rothwell Town IIs 194-9 lost to Dunchurch & Bilton 196-3 by seven wickets

Towcestrians IIs 134-4 beat Heyford IIs 133 all out by six wickets

Woodford Halse 233-8 beat Weekley & Warkton IIIs 223 all out by 10 runs

Division 11 North: Barton Seagrave 187 all out lost to Brigstock IIs 337-6 by 150 runs

Burton Latimer IVs 214-6 lost to Pytchley 218-7 by three wickets

Great Oakley IIs 191-2 beat Rushden and Higham Town IIIs 190 all out by eight wickets

Thrapston IIIs 125-3 beat Raunds Town IIs 123 all out by eight wickets

Weldon IIs 295-5 beat S & L Corby IIIs 257-6 by 38 runs

Wellingborough Town IIIs 127 all out lost to Finedon Dolben IVs 262-8 by 135 runs

Division 11 West: Barby IIIs v Sun Hardingstone IIs - Hardingstone conceded

Long Buckby IIs 62 all out lost to Kislingbury Temperance IIIs 160 all out by 98 runs

Stony Stratford Vs 193 all out lost to Willoughby IIs 228 all out by 35 runs

Yelvertoft IIs 206 all out beat Northampton Saints IVs 153 all out by 53 runs

Wellingborough Indians IIIs 97-2 beat Spencer Bruerne IIs 96 all out by eight wickets

Division 12 North: Bowden IIIs 194-4 beat Barton Seagrave IIs 193 all out by six wickets

Isham IIs 136 all out lost to Great Oakley IIIs 231-7 by 95 runs

Old IIIs 170-2 beat Thrapston IVs 168 all out by eight wickets

Rushton IIs 219-8 beat Irthlingborough Town IIIs 60 all out by 159 runs

S & L Corby IVs 152-8 lost to Geddington IVs 250-7 by 98 runs

Division 12 West: Bugbrooke IIIs 199-2 beat Braunston Paddox IIs 198 all out by eight wickets

Byfield IIs v Woodford Halse IIs - Woodford Halse conceded

Dunchurch & Bilton IIs 201-8 beat Newport Pagnell IIs 142 all out by 59 runs

North Crawley IIIs 141-3 beat Barby IVs 138 all out by seven wickets

Spencer Bruerne IIIs 246-1 beat MK Air IIIs 245 all out by nine wickets

Division 12 Central: Grange Park IIs 246-9 lost to Cogenhoe IIs 255-7 by nine runs

Horton House IVs 253-7 lost to Wellingborough Indians IVs 270 all out by 17 runs

Old Northamptonians Vs 93 all out lost to Haddon IIIs 86-2 by eight wickets

Overstone Park IVs 141-2 beat Old IVs 140 all out by eight wickets

Thurleigh IIs 327-5 beat Brixworth IVs 82-9 by 245 runs

Wellingborough OGs IIIs 152-7 beat St Crispin & Harlestone IVs 96 all out by 56 runs

Fixtures

Saturday, August 22

Premier Division: Geddington v Stony Stratford; Loddington & Mawsley v Oundle Town; Overstone Park v Old Northamptonians; Peterborough Town v Kislingbury Temperance; Rushden and Higham Town v Finedon Dolben

Division One: Burton Latimer v Thrapston; Desborough Town v Peterborough Town IIs; Horton House v Wellingborough Town; Northampton Saints v Barby; Weekley & Warkton v Brixworth; Wollaston v Kettering Town

Division Two: Finedon Dolben IIs v Rothwell Town; Haddon v Earls Barton; Irthlingborough Town v Wellingborough Indians; Old Northamptonians IIs v Heyford; Stony Stratford IIs v Brigstock; Weldon v Wollaston IIs

Division Three: Bold Dragoon v Thurleigh; Bowden v Old; Brixworth IIs v Olney Town; Oundle Town IIs v Overstone Park IIs; Sun Hardingstone v Great Houghton

Division Four: Carrib United v Podington; Great Oakley v Old Northamptonians IIIs; Kettering Town IIs v S & L Corby; New Bradwell v Burton Latimer IIs; Wellingborough Indians IIs v Northampton Saints IIs; Wellingborough OGs v St Crispin & Harlestone

Division Five: Bugbrooke v Rushden and Higham Town IIs; Long Buckby v MK Air; Mears Ashby v Stony Stratford IIIs; North Crawley v Raunds Town; Sharnbrook & Bromham v Willoughby; Wellingborough Town IIs v Cogenhoe

Division Six: Barby IIs v Irthlingborough Town IIs; Finedon Dolben IIIs v Loddington & Mawsley IIs; Overstone Park IIIs v Desborough Town IIs; St Crispin & Harlestone IIs v Towcestrians; Thrapston IIs v Geddington IIs; Yelvertoft v Weekley & Warkton IIs

Division Seven: Great Houghton IIs v New Bradwell IIs; Old IIs v Bowden IIs; Old Northamptonians IVs v Kettering Town IIIs; Olney Town IIs v Haddon IIs; S & L Corby IIs v Horton House IIs

Division Eight: Burton Latimer IIIs v Irchester; Grange Park v Wellingborough OGs IIs; Rushton v North Crawley IIs; St Michaels v Gretton; Stony Stratford IVs v Brixworth IIIs

Division Nine: Bugbrooke IIs v Wollaston IIIs; Byfield v Newport Pagnell; Earls Barton IIs v Isham; Kettering Town IVs v Braunston Paddox; Podington IIs v Carrib United IIs; St Crispin & Harlestone IIIs v Oundle Town IIIs

Division 10: Heyford IIs v Geddington IIIs; Horton House IIIs v Sharnbrook & Bromham IIs; Northampton Saints IIIs v Dunchurch & Bilton; Rothwell Town IIs v Woodford Halse; Towcestrians IIs v Bold Dragoon IIs; Weekley & Warkton IIIs v Mears Ashby IIs

Division 11 North: Brigstock IIs v Rushden and Higham Town IIIs; Pytchley v Great Oakley IIs; Raunds Town IIs v Barton Seagrave; Thrapston IIIs v Weldon IIs; Wellingborough Town IIIs v Burton Latimer IVs

Division 11 West: Barby IIIs v Yelvertoft IIs; Kislingbury Temperance IIIs v Wellingborough Indians IIIs; Northampton Saints IVs v Long Buckby IIs; Spencer Bruerne IIs v Stony Stratford Vs; Willoughby IIs v Sun Hardingstone IIs

Division 12 North: Barton Seagrave IIs v Rushton IIs; Geddington IVs v Thrapston IVs; Isham IIs v S & L Corby IVs; Old IIIs v Bowden IIIs v North Crawley IIIs; Dunchurch & Bilton IIs v Spencer Bruerne IIIs; MK Air IIIs v Towcestrians IIIs; Newport Pagnell IIs v Byfield IIs; Stony Stratford VIs v Bugbrooke IIIs; Woodford Halse IIs v Barby IVs

Division 12 Central: Brixworth IVs v Old Northamptonians Vs; Cogenhoe IIs v St Crispin & Harlestone IVs; Haddon IIIs v Old IVs; Thurleigh IIs v Grange Park IIs; Wellingborough OGs IIIs v Horton House IVs; Wellingborough Indians IVs v Overstone Park IVs

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