Lincoln’s fine comeback
Lincoln made a remarkable comeback against Leeston at Leeston to win the Ellesmere Cricket Association’s competition for yet another season. ■ With one round to play. Lincoln is assured of the championship as it has a lead of 28 points over its nearest rivals. Burnham A and Leeston. Lincoln turned a 54-run deficit on the first day into a fourwicket victory on the second day through the fine bowling of Mervyn Taylor and Andrew Carver. They took seven wickets between them and dismissed Leeston for 108 in its second innings. Burnham B moved off the bottom of the points table with its first win of the season and Weedons went within one wicket of upsetting Tai Tapu. For Weedons. Dave Tilson scored 109. claimed three wickets and held three catches at slip. Lincoln High School 134 (A. MacDonald 44. S. Eaton 32: T.
Cook 3/24. S. Ashworth 3.4) met Burnham A 125/5 (Ashworth 80 n. 0.. S. Davies’ 2/36. MacDonald 2/37). Southbridge B 144 and 111 (R. Campion 35. C. Smith 43; M. Fisher 2/46. M. Dean 2/15. A. Meli 6/42) lost to Burnham B 134/7 dec. (T. Rau 56. M. Dean 59; L. Maw 4/54) and 125/7 (Rau 44. Dean 28; Campion 2/12. T. Gulliver 4/13). Weedons 174/6 dec. and 202/6 dec. (D. Tilson 109. T. McClelland 29 n. 0.. J. Wilson 22; S. Ryan 3/ 18) drew with Tai Tapu 179'6 dec. and 180/9 (S. Ryan 42. D. Hamilton 59: Tilson 3 39. S. Rose 2/38). Leeston 208/7 dec. and 108 (D. Woodfield 30 n. 0., M. Tavlor 4/37, S. Reardon 2/19. A. Carver 3/24) lost to Lincoln 201 (T. Barclay 28. J. Reardon . 60. D. Campbell 25, Carver 25: G. Chamberlain 4/60, D. Chamberlain 2/38. P. Ridden 2/11) and 117/6 (J. Reardon 47 n. 0.. G. Johnson 3/40). Dunsandel 87 and 204 (S. Boon 23. R. Sheat 53, A. Scott 22. P.
Chamberlain 35, R. Inwood 33; D. Smolensk! 3/37. M. Graham 2/46. D. Lancaster 3/68) lost to Springston 140/6 dec. and 156/4 (S. Bavliss 27. G. Jones 92 n. 0.). Irwell 121/9 dec. and 157/8 dec. (J. Lay 41. J. Coe 35. G. Saunders 2/0: R. Brears 3/40. W. Abbott ’2/54) drew with Southbridge A 125 (S. Brannigan 39. Abbott 35: Coe 3/14. B. Harkness 2/25. Saunders 2/30) and 131/6 (C. Heslop 43. Brannigan 21; Coe 5/ 31). Points: Lincoln 148. Burnham A 120. Leeston 120. Irwell 115. Tai Tapu 115, Southbridge A 96. Dunsandel 89. Springston 85. Lincoln High School 74. Weedons 74. Burnham B 32. Southbridge B 26. The Ellesmere representative team to meet Malvern at Burnham on March 14 at 10 a.m. is: C. Heslop (captain), S. Ryan. J. Rvan. C. Hight. S. Boon. M. Allan. S. Reardon. S. Ashworth, M. Tavlor, G. Jones. D. Campbell. Anv plaver not available contact G. Doak (Tai Tapu 788).
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