Everards County League Division Five
NEWTOWN LINFORD v MELTON MOWBRAY
Melton won by 72 runs
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Asked to bat, Melton made 171 for 7 on a drying wicket which offered assistance to the bowlers, a decent effort considering the very slow outfield.

Hendy (59) and Redwood (29) shared a 73-run stand and their innings was helped late on by Maggs (12), Culy (10) and Bills (14 not out).

After tea, Melton took to the field and reduced the hosts to 20 for 4. Ben Redwood proved unplayable running down the hill, supported by Darren Smith from the road end.

Despite a last wicket stand of 28, Redwood (6-19) and Smith (3-41) destroyed Linford before Alan Dawson claimed the last wicket and Melton's victory.

Afterwards, a delighted skipper Kevin Thorpe praised the spirit and contributions from all team members.

Melton: A. Thorpe 8, M. Brown 7, R. Hendy 59, B. Redwood 29, S. Maggs 12, J. Culy 10, D. Bills 14*, D. Smith 0, K. Thorpe 2n*. Total: 171-7.

Newtown Linford: 99.

Bowling: Redwood 11-5-19-6, Smith 10-0-41-3, Ruddle 3-0-17-0, Dawson 4-0-14-1, K Thorpe 1-0-4-0.

Division Two
EGERTON PARK v LUTTERWORTH TOWN
Lutterworth won by 2 wkts

A VERY close game which came down to the last over saw Park miss out on their first win of the season.

Park were put into bat after losing the toss and openers Tubb and Murdoch got the innings off to a good start. But Tubb and Taylor fell in succession to put Park in trouble.

The change bowlers made scoring hard for Murdoch and Tyler (27), but both batsmen worked hard to protect their wickets. When Murdoch was finally bowled for 37, Nick Newman came to the crease and quickly set about upping the run rate with some lusty blows.

After Tyler was dismissed more big hitting from Potter (17) and youngster Collington (17) saw Park total 175 for 6 from their 45 overs.

The Lutterworth openers found scoring hard against brilliant opening spells from Gary Potter and Jack Berry and things got worse when Berry claimed the first wicket.

Lutterworth's number two and three compiled a good partnership to steady the innings and slowly upped the run rate. But Taylor came on, bowling a brilliant spell to restrict the scoring.

Park claimed two quick wickets through Newman and Hunt, and with the re-introduction of Potter and Berry, Lutterworth collapsed to 170 for 8, with two overs left.

But the visitors went on to hit the winning runs with three balls to spare.