Grantham and Melton League Division One
BUCKMINSTER v PICKWELL
Buckminster won by 8 wkts

Jon Baxter and Martin Bestwick had earlier bowled Buckminster into a good position.

Pickwell: 155.
Bowling: S. Allen 9.3-3-18-1, B. Stafford 6-0-31-0, J. Martin 10-0-41-0, M. Bestwick 9-0-41-2, J. Baxter 4-1-24-6.

Buckminster: D. Foster 70*, G. Barlow 64, D. Bates 2, T. Gott 12*, Extras 10. Total: 158-2.

Division Four
EMPINGHAM v EGERTON PARK
Park won by 83 runs

A MATCH-WINNING display with bat and ball from skipper Matt Parnham kept Park in pole position for promotion.

After losing the toss, Park were put into bat first, but Parnham led by example by top scoring with 76.

He received good support from team-mate Kemal Panchal who ended the innings unbeaten on 33 as the visitors were all out for 167.

But any victory hopes Empingham may have harboured were soon dashed as they were bowled out for just 84, Parnham weighing in with 4 for 17.

Stuart Rose was also on target with 3 for 17 as Park's Sunday XI eased to their sixth win of their league season from 10 starts, including just one loss.

Division Five
SYSTON v KINOULTON
Kinoulton won by 222 runs

VISITORS Kinoulton went on a run spree after being put into bat on a slow wicket.

Tom Richards set the tone with a career-best 149, hitting 12 sixes, his first 50 coming off just 25 balls.

Shaun Campbell weighed in with 59 and youngsters Alex Wiles (64) and Mark Towle (83 not out) found the boundaries, the latter compiling a career-best score.

The innings closed on 386-6 off 40 overs, a Sunday record for Kinoulton. The Syston batsmen made a brave effort, but tight bowling from Kinoulton's attack never gave them a chance.

C. Mills batted well for his 67, supported by C. Smith (22) and D. Linus (22) but Syston finished well short at 164.

Youngsters Dion Warren and Mark Towle took smart catches and Warren, with some leg spin bowling, finished with 2-18.

Kinoulton: T. Richards 149, S. Fox 6, A. Wiles 64, S. Campbell 59, M. Towle 83*, S. Simmons 6, T. Holmes 3*. Extras 16. Total: 386-5.
Bowling: T. Corbett 10-1-79-2, C. Trugiens 10-0-107-1, N. Punchard 8-0-67-1, D. Simpson 5-0-57-0, R. Marston 4-0-43-0, D. Nuttell 3-0-25-0.

Syston Town: Smith 23, Truijens 14, Nuthall 2, Mills 67, Spibey 1, Linus 22, Marsten 16, Punchard 4, Simpson 0*, Corbett 0*. Extras 15. Total: 164-8.
Bowling: S. Simmons 9-1-34-1, S. Campbell 10-3-24-1, A. Wiles 7-0-45-1, T. Holmes 7-2-17-1, D. Warren 4-0-18-2, J. Linley 3-0-14-2.