Seconds shine as Market Rasen power to victory against Caythorpe
Market Rasen CC's second team powered to a nine wicket win against visiting Caythorpe in the Lincolnshire Premier League Division Three Central on Saturday.
With no game for the first XI all focus was on the seconds who produced an immaculate batting reply in the chase of Caythorpe's 154 all out, who had chose to bat first.
Caythorpe openers James King (39) and Chris Warmby (29) made a steady start.
But, apart from a gutsy 53 by Joe Attewell, the rest of the batting order flopped with no one else into double figures and four failing to register a single run.
Star bowler was Matthew Rutherford with 4-30, Theo Nutting chipping in with 2-33.
Rasen then coasted to a winning 156-1 in just 19.4 overs with Dale Christie opening with 46 and then James Kirk (65 not out) and Aaron Navin (34 not out) seeing them comfortably home.
In Division One North, Caistor saw off struggling Alford & District by eight wickets.
Asked to bat, Alford were dismissed for 125, Charles Porter-Robinson scoring 33 and Jordan Smith 31 while Luke Francis claimed 4-34.
Caistor made a sticky start, losing their first two wickets for just 17 runs.
But Keiran Brooker (52 not out) and Scott Indian (49 not out) took control to ease them to 129-2 in 33.1 overs.
Caistor seconds also took maximum points as they won by 59 runs away at Broughton in Division Three North.
Put into bat first, Caistor made 249-6, Alex Taylor hitting 16 fours in his superb unbeaten 101 and backed by 80 from Oliver Barrick.
The home side were then bowled out for 190, Matt Blackburn taking 3-16 and Owen Catley 3-15. Sam Benson scored 54 and Andrew Tinnie 40.
Market Rasen's Sunday first XI lost by 52 runs at home to Coddington & Winthorpe.
Dominic Modd’s 81 not out helped Coddington to 227-7 before bowling Rasen out for 175, despite 59 from Darren Salmon.