Table-topping Scunthorpe beat Woodhall Spa in thrilling runs fest
Nearly 600 runs came in the game at Woodhall Spa as they were beaten by 28 runs by table-toppers Scunthorpe Town in the Lincolnshire Premier League Premier Division.
Scunthorpe piled on 303 for the loss of four wickets, Tom Giles with 85 and Priyanshu Khanduri making an unbeaten 104, including 14 fours.
Giles and Khanduri put on 102 for the second wicket for a firm foundation.
Henry Wilson added 32 and Harry Doyle 26 not out.
Woodhall were also on good batting form, opener George Pocklingon getting his team off to a good start with 47 followed by 50 from Dan Pawson and 68 from Tayyib Tahir.
But the final wicket fell in the last over, the home side having reached 275, Doyle claiming 4-51 from his 10 overs.
In Division One South, Spa's seconds coasted home by nine wickets at Moulton Harrox seconds.
The home side were all out for just 79, Sam Cook taking 3-29 and Jonny Caswell 3-5.
Spa replied with 82-1 win just 14.1 overs, opener Mike Galbraith hitting 50 not out.
In Division Two North, Horncastle lost by seven wickets at home to Louth seconds.
Put into bat, Horncastle were dismissed for 121 in 29 overs, N. Nelson contributing 39 and Fergus Ringland (4-36) and Pete Wargent (4-15) sharing eight of the home wickets.
Louth then took 21 overs to reach a winning 125-3.
Wargent was 38 not out and Harry Hall made 34.
Horncastle seconds were crushed by 164 runs away at Caythorpe in Division Three Central.
Choosing to bat first, Caythorpe were all out for 208, led by J. Dickinson's superb 101.
However, Horncastle then simply crumbled to 44 all out in just 14 overs, M. Ackerman scoring 30, five batsmen failing to register a run.
J. Cowley was Caythorpe's star turn with the ball, ending with 6-20 off his seven overs with two maidens.
Louth reeled off a fifth win in a row to keep up the pressure at the top of the Championship North table with a 57 run home win over Market Rasen, Ethan Garner scoring 85 runs of their 194.
That kept Louth in third place but with three games in hand on the teams above them.