South Notts League: Southwell 1sts beat East Bridgford 1sts by 81 runs to post second successive win

Southwell 1sts made it two wins in a row in Division D of the South Notts League on Saturday.

They proved too strong for high-flying East Bridgford 1sts, winning by 81 runs.

Southwell opted to bat first and skipper Jonathan Butler (25) and William Rimmer (49) put on 69 for the first wicket.

Sam Barber (23) and Dan Stokes (27) continued the momentum although they lost wickets in the pursuit of quick runs and slipped from 151-3 to 193 all out in 42.3 overs.

East Bridgford were reduced to 23-4 in reply with wickets for the new-ball attack of William Johnson (2-13) and Liam Waspe (2-28).

Josh Evans took 2-25 and Ollie Wagstaff bagged 2-18 as the wickets continued to tumble with East Bridgford dismissed for 112 in the 33rd over.

Farndon 1sts’ run chase at Notts & Arnold Amateur 2nds fell short as they were beaten by 82 runs.

Half-centuries for openers Connor Brindley (63) and Charlie Appleyard (64) laid the foundations, the opening stand of 140 setting up a total of 262-3 in 40 overs. Dan Collington was the pick of the attack with 2-49.

Farndon openers Martyn Hill (30) and Ian Robinson (29) both made solid starts while Collington made 43 off just 39 balls, an innings that included six fours and a six.

But from 123-3, wickets tumbled quickly and Farndon were all out for 180 in the 33rd over, Chami Mudalige picking up 5-40.

Farndon 2nds were beaten by 194 runs in Division J at home to Burton Joyce Lions.

Opting to bat first, Lions recovered from 37-2 to reach 270-5 in 40 overs thanks to Anadi Prakash Rai’s 113 not out from just 85 balls plus 43 from Sanjay Singh Potiwal. Joss Martin was the most successful bowler with 2-64.

Farndon were reduced to 19-7 and 27-8 in reply. A last-wicket partnership of 38 between Will O’Reilly and Noah Pattison doubled their score to 76 all out in 28 overs. Number 11 O’Reilly was out for 23 with Pattison left unbeaten on 19.

Umar Saeed was the pick of the bowlers with fine figures of 5-13 in 10 overs.

In Division K, Southwell 2nds’ Jim Scott scored 135 to set up an 86-run win over Midlands 3rds.

Joshua Ingram also made 32 as Southwell reached 254-5 in 40 overs.

In reply, Midlands were reduced to 79-7 with David Boothroyd taking 4-49 in 10 overs and Alexander Ingram returning 2-17 in five overs.

Some lower-order hitting from Nishant Landage (51) and Hasan Ul Islam (27) lifted their score to 168 all out, with Ganesh Subramanian ending up with figures of 3-43.