Farnsfield denied championship

3:48pm Wed Sep 14, 2011

Farnsfield just missed out on being crowned champions of the Bassetlaw League, despite winning their final game of the season.

They went into their match against Retford at Station Lane knowing they had to win, and hoping that Worksop picked up just one point from their game at Anston.

Farnsfield held up their side of the bargain by thrashing Retford by nine wickets, but Worksop also claimed a full 20 points in their game to secure top spot.

Nonetheless, it was an excellent season for Farnsfield who were the only team to come close to Worksop in the final table.

Neil Sharp demolished the Retford batting order on Saturday, claiming five for 59 as they were bowled out for 127, before Mark Hanson (76*) and Michael Bell (42*) knocked off the runs with a minimum of fuss.

In the Second Division, Newark R&M collapsed to defeat to West Indian Cavaliers and finished second from bottom in the table.

Newark looked to have put themselves in control by bowling the Cavaliers out for a modest 115, Anthony Hall taking four for 16, but the batting order subsided to be dismissed for just 94.

Only Danovan Ekstraal offered any resistance with his 57 not out.

Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Selected Results, Championship: Retford (0pts) 127 all out (N. Sharp five for 59) lost to Farnsfield (20pts) 130 for one (M. Hanson 76*) by nine wickets; Thoresby Colliery (20pts) 376 for four (B. Marson 135) beat Ordsall Bridon (5pts) 279 all out (R. McLeod 96, N. Ahmed four for 82) by 97 runs.

Division One: Harthill (1pt) 136 for nine (O. Wilson 42, S. Powell seven for 35) lost to Caythorpe 2nds (17 pts) 138 for one (S. King 59*) by nine wickets; West Indian Cavaliers 2nds (20pts) 115 all out (A. Hall four for 16) beat Newark R&M 94 all out (D. Ekstraal 57*, N. Khattak four for 24) by 21 runs; Edwinstowe (0pts) 46 all out (A. Shaw five for five) lost to Whitwell (20pts) 47 for two by eight wickets.

Division Two: Lea Park (20pts) 162 all out (A. Dewick 53, P. Hulme five for 43) beat Thoresby Park (4pts) 105 all out (P. Hulme 30, B. Allsop four for eight) by 57 runs; Farnsfield 2nds (3pts) 121 all out ( C. Bowers five for 27, A. Jaidev three for 16) lost to Retford 2nds (20pts) 122 for five (N. Singleton 38) by five wickets.

Division Three: Edwinstowe 2nds (2pts) 84 all out (C. Taylor 31, P. J. Radford four for ten) lost to Sherwood (20pts) 85 for five (T. Baggaley three for 35) by five wickets; Nomads (5pts) 198 all out (P. Powell 65, S. Foster 63, M. Firth four for one) lost to Kiveton Park 2nds (20pts) 201 for four (Ashley Rhodes 53, Bev Norris three for 56) by six wickets; Thoresby Colliery 2nds (18pts) 219 for seven (Simon Chatterton 74) drew with Mansfield and Pleasley 2nds (7pts) 158 for nine (Gary Smedley 64, Norman Garden three for 23).

Division Five: Bilsthorpe (20pts) 190 for nine (C. Spittlehouse 85) beat Cuckney 3rds (5pts) 131 all out (Damien Cotterill four for 26) by 59 runs; East Drayton (20pts) 234 for nine (Glyn Fowler 67, C. Smith three for 59, B Holmes three for 56) beat Grassmoor 2nds (4pts) 97 all out (B Holmes 37*., Tony Walton four for 30, Martin Evans four for 11) by 137 runs.

Division Six: Newark R&M 3rds (17pts) 208 for seven, drew with Farnsfield 3rds (8pts) 163 for eight.

Division Seven: Sherwood 2nds (0pts) 110 all out, lost to Edwinstowe 3rds (20pts) 111 for one by nine wickets; Waleswood 2nds (16pts) 205 for seven, drew with Ollerton (6pts) 125 for six; Weston (20pts) 160 for nine declared (L. Dymyd 57, Paul Hunt five for 45, M. Davis three for 36) beat Welbeck 4ths (6pts) 153 all out (M. Richardson 32, D. Walker three for 39) by seven runs.

Division Eight: South Normanton (13pts) 254 for nine v Clumber Park 4ths (11pts) 128 for seven — weather draw.