THE GUNN & MOORE

SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE.

WEEKLY REPORT 2^nd September 2017

“Ryder sprints to century whilst Khan delivers for Carrington”

Rye Cafe & Bar Division A

Attenborough 169-6 losing draw against Gedling Colliery 193-8

A vital 79* by Martin Shoemaker guided the host’s to survival to attain the valuable two points they required but the 86* from Rhys Hayes and the 4-41 from Akif Farooq saw the visitors take the majority of the points.

Belvoir 158-2 beat Plumtree 154-10

A fine 67 from Ryan Lewis was backed up by Olly Elson 43* along with Jamie Gilbertson 4-13 & Freddie Arlott 4-33 as the home side ended the season with a comfortable win.

Collingham 189-10 lost to Carrington 191-5

Fahad Ul Haq hit 74 for Collingham but Carrington’s trio of G Sadaff 53, A Arshad 70 and G Hussain 44 all kept the sides recent run of good form intact.

Ellerslie 70-7 beat Balderton 67-10

Balderton nearly pulled of a miraculous win as Raz Khan took 5-30 but the loss sees them suffer relegation from the top flight.

Wollaton 163-10 lost to Kimberley 204-9

Matt Dean 51, Ben Buckley 47 and man of the match Zain Ramzan 5-63 saw Kimberley hand out a first defeat of the season to champions Wollaton.

200 Degrees Coffee Division B

Carrington 81-0 beat Hoveringham 79-10

K Gregoire with 5-26 and S Arshad 3- 41 helped Carrington finish as runners up as they finished the season in convincing style.

Eastwood 133-10 lost to Clifton 136-4

Clifton were crowned champions and the win was set up by bowlers Dom Robinson 3-31 and Brad Moore 3-36 as they return to top flight cricket in 2018.

Long Eaton 185-7 beat Kirkby Portland 117-10

Lee Cuthbert 52, Samuel Harris 5-19 and Andrew Edge 4-21 all starred for Long Eaton in the win although Robert Shead did his best with a fine 51 in reply.

Nott’s Unity 230-10 beat Wollaton 174-10

The combination of 71 by Farooq Aziz and 6-51 from Tariq Mahmood saw the host’s home to a fine victory and there was also a notable return of 5-65 from Alex Cobbett in his side’s defeat.

Southwell 140-10 lost to Calverton 266-8

An excellent 109 from Scott Andrew and 51 & 7-35 from the evergreen Darren Wright gave Calverton a convincing win with also the youthful Steve Wright chipping in for Southwell with 4-61 as both bowlers showed there experience.

Rothera Sharp Division C

Beeston & Toton 132-10 lost to Hucknall 133-5

The visitors win was set up by James Guthrie with 3-30 and was confirmed with 45 by Lee Smith and secured promotion in the process..

Caythorpe 116-10 lost to Fiskerton & Thurgarton 188-6

Colin Cliff 73, Dave Hedge 57* and the bowling of Aaman Singh 3-29 & Max Danby 4-18 saw Fiskerton & Thurgarton finish in third place as the home side had to settle for fourth place in the table deciding encounter.

Farndon 185-6 beat Gotham 184-10

Although Martyn Hill 81*, Jason Lam 3-50 Mark Everington 3-54  and Andrew Duckmanton taking 5 catches it was not enough to stave of relegation for the victors as a crucial 46 from Ryan Perrell went a long way in attaining the bonus points to survive for Gotham.

Radcliffe on Trent v Gedling & Sherwood

Ozzy Quyyum took 4-32 that on reflection was the key in his teams win in a low scoring affair whilst John Croasdale top scored in the match with 40.

Rex Gooding Division D

Bingham 72-10 lost to Collingham 73-2

6-16 by T Bowers not only confirmed the victor’s safety but also put a severe dent in the promotion hopes of the home side.

Bramcote 158-9 lost to Bottesford 171-10

Bottesford secured both the title and promotion with D Allen 62 Aaron Charlesworth 3-33 & Ryan Charlesworth 3-34 all performing in the win.

Gedling Colliery 118-1 beat East Bridgford 116-9

An emphatic win was set up by Steve Burton with 5-17 and finished off in style by the pair of Tom Coffey 66* & Sukrit Raman 34*.

Hickling 120-4 beat Thrumpton 119-10

Matt Winn 68*, Charlie Hogg 4-7 & T Spawton 3-27 helped keep Hickling in the hunt for promotion in the victory over fellow candidates Thrumpton for whom  James Anstey hit 73

Plumtree 219-6 beat Ellerslie 218-8.

The home side ended the season with a fine win as another team stuttered in the run in and it was a match winning 111* from R Smith that saw his side home despite 71 made by A Gasper earlier in the day.

Trophy Master Division E

Kirkby Portland 39-10 lost to East Leake 40-2

Taking maximum points the victors attained the points required to finish outside of the relegation places and it was the pair of Simon Oakley 3-5 and Alex Cufflin 4-11 who sealed the win.

Ruddington 193-9 beat Nott’s Unity 127-10

Kafeel Rasul finished off the season in style when hitting 71 whilst his counterpart Shakeel Taj took 5-52.

Underwood 143-7 lost to Newark R&M 144-1

The champions rounded off their season in tremendous form with both R Buckley 60*& B. Parambil 69* finishing with red inkers.

West Bridgfordians 193-3 beat Belvoir 192-9

S Penford compiled a fine 87 but it was in reality Jon Sheard’s day with 4-26 and then a blistering 103 to take the man of the match award.

GB Bookkeeping Division F

Burton Joyce 162-8 beat Flintham 56-10

Gavin Baguley 58*, Ali Hussain 3- 5 and Tim Baker 3-15 gave the home side the win but also ended the title challenge of Flintham who have to settle for second position.

Lowdham 133-10 lost to Wymeswold 169-10

Sam Whowell 45*  and a fine return by Andrew Shelton of 5-11 helped Wymeswold to secure the title despite a fine all-round performance of 41 & 5-29 by Justin Graham.

Ravenshead 144-10 beat Caunton 124-10

A Fearn 48 & S Carter 5-22 helped the home side to victory whilst the visitors were in the mix at the tea interval thanks to the bowling efforts of A Rose 4-27, N Suiter 3-41 & M Hawley with 3-33.

Bar Lane Community Sports Division G

Balderton 104-10 lost to Carrington 107-2

N Ali hit 61 that followed up a devastating spell of 8-17 by N Khan to give Carrington a convincing away win and as a result it sees Balderton suffer a double relegation.

Fiskerton & Thurgarton 113-10 lost to Whatton & Aslockton 117-6

A quartet of performances helped the visitors secure survival as J Lambourne 43*, D Chambers 46, B Gregory 4-51 and M Wilson 3-13 all made significant contributions.

Gedling Colliery 143-10 beat Kinoulton 120-8

Consistency was the key in Gedling’s win with knocks by Lee Gomersall 38, Simon Neal 38 and Matt Brunton 37 whilst Tom Holmes hit 46 in the visitor’s innings.

West Bridgford Legion 98-6 beat Beeston & Toton 95-10

David Holden 27* & 3-22 played a key role in deciding this result in a low scoring match at Loughborough Road.

Young Lions 107-10 lost to Kimberley 108-3

Champions Kimberley turned in a scintillating performance over closest rivals Young Lions with C Richardson 4-35, B Riley 4-31 and J Griffiths 42* all in fine form.

Turner Violins Division H

Attenborough 70-10 lost to Madni 208-8

Rounding off the season in style were champions Madni as Rizwan Faryad 66, Haseeb Javed 33, Adnan Saddique 3-17 and Zeeshan Aziz 3-17 gave them a convincing away win at Long Lane.

Bottesford 104-10 lost to Chilwell 133-10

Vikas Arora 65, Glenn Sutton 5-36 and Paul Lever 4-13 all finished the campaign in fine form for Chilwell in the narrow win over host’s Bottesford.

Calverton 108-5 lost to Southwell 206-1

Despite only pride being at stake it did not stop Tom Clarke hitting a glorious 115* and along with Adam Gell 57 plus Richard Maloney with 3-32 it gave Southwell the honours in the battle of the two relegated sides.

Clifton 138-4 beat Stapleford 134-10

Clifton secured third place after overcoming rivals Stapleford with 5-15 from Saqib Shah setting up the win and Alam Khan then hit 43 to see them home.

Gedling & Sherwood 109-4 beat Long Eaton 107-10

Jack Fox-Male 41*, Mohammed Tariq 34 & Kash Ali 3/14 combined together to enable Gedling & Sherwood to finish on a winning note as runners up in the league.

Carlton Car Centre Division J

Basford Old Boys 66-10 lost to West Bridgfordians 298-6

Ben Shaw 71 and Ben Ryder with a breath-taking innings of 136 were the backbone in a comprehensive win for the Stamford Road outfit over the Old Boys.

Ellerslie 57-10 lost to Woodborough 165-6

J Watterson 46 & S Harrison 5-18 made it good finale to the season to seal a fine away win for Woodborough who finish in third position.

Hoveringham 119-10 lost to Keyworth 120-4

65* from Isaac Brown guided Keyworth home to an away win to secure their sixth win of the season.

Oxton 129-10 beat Hucknall 101-10

Three wickets apiece from Tom Sisson 3-30, Graham Sisson 3-30 and Chris Graham 3-12 gave Oxton a fine win over already crowned champions Hucknall at The Recreation Ground.

King Stone Products Division K

Caythorpe 236-7 lost to Collingham 239-4

Simon Park 114 and Ian Hart 62 seemed to have put Caythorpe in control but a fine 58 by S Scott took Collingham to a thrilling win with two balls to spare.

Great Dalby 156-10 lost to Bramcote 225-6

Adam Reddish 115 and J Wheeldon 5-39 were the heroes for Bramcote in the relegation shoot out against Great Dalby at Station Road.

Kimberley 278-5 beat Poplars 253-7

Tim Wheatley 95, Richard Kelley 53* & Andy Crouch 4-89 starred for Kimberley in a game of over 530 runs and the duo from Poplars of Veeran Thota 75 & Humayan Baig 56 were also in fine batting form.

Newark R&M 256-5 beat Farndon 149-10

Peter Litchfield 129*  and James Mckay 5-31 did what was required to help the home side to victory and give their slim chances of claiming the title any hope and when they saw their closest rivals result the celebrations began.

Wollaton 90-lost to Attenborough 92-8

Needing only a win to secure the title and having opponents Attenborough in dire trouble at 35-6 Wollaton must have thought the trophy was within sight but Gordon Airey & Reece Caine shared a 42 run partnership to end their hopes.

Oracle Property Finance Ltd Division L

Belvoir beat Thrumpton

Thrumpton failed to raise a side in this fixture.

Chilwell 94-10 lost to Bengal United 97-7

Bengal United claimed the title with this nervy three wicket win with both Tareq Siddique 4-15 and Jahid Hussain 30 & 3-18 vying for the man of the match award.

East Bridgford 282-7 beat Underwood 51-10

A brilliant 121* from Adnan Mehmood set up East Bridgford for an overwhelming victory and they then had to wait for the news coming from Chilwell to learn they would have to settle for the runners up slot.

Radcliffe on Trent 118-2 beat Basford Mill 117-10

48 from S Pearce steered Radcliffe on Trent home to victory after the 3-18 by W Booth had put Basford Mill on the back foot.

RHP 220-7 beat Old Dalby 216-8

William Gent 60 gave a solid foundation to the Old Dalby innings but was overshadowed by Liam Parker who hit 102 for the victors.

Robert Whowell & Partners Division M

Hucknall 18-0 beat Kirkby Portland 17-10

Tom Rees with 3-7 & Mitchell Colebrook 5-7 heaped misery on bottom placed Kirkby Portland who could only muster seventeen runs in a disappointing performance.

Nott’s & Arnold 166-4 beat Bingham 112-9

A massive chance of staying out of the bottom two was achieved after Harvey Burton 64* & Karam Sangha 50 in the win over fellow relegation candidates Bingham.

West Bridgfordians 172-10 beat Burton Joyce 94-10

Ally Pettit hit 88 and Dan James took 4-33 in the home win that sees the sides switch sides in the final league table.

Wymeswold v Lowdham

Simon Wilkinson 41, Steve Rippey 45 & Richard Ramsey 4-43 all starred for the winners and this meant in his last game before retiring veteran Phil Parkes 3-33 could not sign off with a victory against his name.

Paul Grundell Division N

Beeston & Toton 125-6 tied with Nott’s & Arnold 125-10

Matt Arnold 3-38 took the vital wicket that enabled the game to end in a tie after both Martin Huffer 33 & 3-26 and Ishaan Jumbu 37 had given both sides a chance of victory.

Gedling & Sherwood 105-10 lost to Ellerslie 132-7

4-19 from both Phil Lafbrey & Chris Hudson gave victory and the runners up spot to Ellerslie in the winner takes all game against Gedling & Sherwood.

Newark R&M 149-7 lost to West Bridgford Legion 181-7

A trio of fine innings by Raj Shandilya 47, Ryan Robinson 46 & Andrew Walters 45 secured victory and the title for the Legion who won their eleventh game of the campaign in the process.

Whatton & Aslockton 217-6 beat Fiskerton & Thurgarton 189-7

Graham Ryan 54, Andy Wallace 63* & Adam Mussert 3-27 saw Whatton & Aslockton finish on a high note with a win in a very entertaining game which also saw performances from Dan Sung 56 & 3-38, Tim Kirkham 51 & Murray Williams 38 for the visitors.

THE GUNN & MOORE

SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE.

WEEKLY REPORT 26^th August 2017

“Cliff,Edge & Pitt all star in the run in”

Rye Cafe & Bar Division A

The final relegation space will go down to the wire as a result of the winning draw gained by Attenborough 245-9 over hosts Plumtree 219-9 as R Henson 73, B Sheppard 69 & A Sandhu with 5-49 gave the visitors the edge and despite a fine 76 from S James the home side are relegated. Balderton 157-10 will battle out the final spot after going down to a home defeat at the hands of champions Wollaton 220-7 who had performances from Mustafa Iqbal 68 & 5-41, Daniel Andrew 42 and Tom Naylor 3-24.Suman Shrestha 84*, Hamish Moore 72 and 3-23, Peter Vladev 47 from 39 balls and then Chris Bellaby took 4-32 for Ellerslie 249-4 in their away win over Belvoir 157-10 for whom Darren Bicknell top scored with 53. Seb Menhauzen 51, Olly Dyson 53, Jack Copley 44 and a fine return of 5-26 from Lee Fazackerley gave Collingham 214-10 a resounding win over Gedling Colliery 81-10 who had Zaheer Rahman taking a fine 6-47 earlier in the day. Zahir Ahmed 103, Gulraiz Sadaf 46, Kaisar Altaf 37*and 4-27 & Patrick Gada 45 were the main contributors for Carrington 319-5 in the winning draw over Kimberley 218-5.

200 Degrees Coffee Division B

Andy Edge 77 & 5-89 fought a fine rear guard action but could not prevent Calverton 275-8 gaining a winning draw over his Long Eaton side who finished on 215-8 as Scott Andrew hit 60 and Darren Wright took 4-62. Zubayr Alam Khalil 51 and the 4-11 from Shuaib Khalil not only gave victory to hosts Carrington 165-10 but also meant that Eastwood 120-10 suffer relegation despite the three commendable efforts from S Humphries 5-28, S. Stocks 4-53 and N Gregory 59. Clifton 233-9 all but assured themselves of promotion with a win over rivals Nott’s Unity 107-10. An excellent 114 from Stuart Walton from just 98 balls helped Hoveringham to a total of 214-9 but visitors Southwell 215-3 took the spoils with Alex Rainbow 81, Mohan Pharate 55 and David Rimmer with 4-43 all enjoying fine end of season form. A fine 56 from Liam King steered Kirkby Portland 181-9 to the narrowest of wins as they came away victorious over Wollaton 180-6 who had Nicholas Kirkwood hitting 50. 

Rothera Sharp Division C

An undefeated 121* from Colin Cliff guided Fiskerton & Thurgarton 209-5 to a home win over Gedling & Sherwood 208-10 for whom Tauseef Ahmed hit 57 and Muhammad Niazi blasted 51 off 26 balls. Jack Pates 48, Tim Buckthorpe 43, Lee Smith 48, Tom Walters 48* & Paul Harley 4-16 all enhanced the promotion chances for Hucknall 243-6 in the win over Radcliffe on Trent 82-10 and now they need just six points from their final game. Tom Newell with 45 for Keyworth 166-10 dented the survival hopes of Farndon 119-10 and now they face a mountain to climb next week in the fixture against Gotham. Champions West Bridgfordians 147-2 finished of their campaign in style with a win over Beeston & Toton 146-10 with Ben Ryder 50, Geoff Curtis 49, and Stuart Plant bowing out with 6-5.

Rex Gooding Div D

Previous leaders Bingham 119-10 slipped to defeat at the hands of Gedling Colliery 162-8 with Michael Berry hitting 51 and S Burton taking 5-35. Bottesford 54-3 moved to the summit with a convincing win as Jake Hutchinson took 6-12 in the win over Grantham 50-10. It was a fine 6-20 from Tom Weldon and the 42* by Charlie Lucas that saw Collingham 139-4 victorious in the encounter against Plumtree 138-10. In the relegation battle it was yet another victory for Bramcote 179-6 over East Bridgford 175-10 as a trio of performance from Alex Watson 63, Tom Chamberlain 54 and M Spibey 4-10 gave them the win despite efforts from the home pair of Ben Saunders 65 & Glen Willis 51. Thrumpton 144-6 leapfrog opponents Ellerslie 143-10 with the win and both teams go into the final run in still with a chance of promotion.

Trophy Master Division E

West Bridgfordians posted a respectable total of 209-6 with John Grimes 76* & Alex Winiarski 67 leading the way but 93 from Geoff Cook gave victory to Caythorpe 210-5 in their final game of the season. 6-15 from Simon Oakley and 4-24 by Alex Cufflin helped East Leake 47-1 to an emphatic win over Sutton Bonington 46-10. A spell of 4-6 from Craig Smithurst gave Underwood 135-10 a victory over near neighbours Kirkby Portland 63-10 who at the tea interval were in high spirits after the bowling efforts of both Ryan Fisher 5-22 and Allister Bradbury 4-18. The title decider went the way of Newark R&M 205-3 as Bimal Parambil 78 & 3-33, Matthew Evans 47 & James Faulkner 3-33 all featured whilst W Ahmed hit 110 for Ruddington who fell short in the chase closing on 188-8. Lewis Dann hit 49 for Belvoir 187-10 in their away victory over Nott’s Unity 154-10 who had the consilation of an excellent return by Z Malik of 6-26.

GB Bookkeeping Division F

Waj Khalil 61, Sam Greig 66 & Harris Khalil 5-33 gave victory to Basford Mill 189-9 in the win over Burton Joyce 97-10 and ended their chances of gaining promotion in the process. Flintham 136-10 missed a chance of securing promotion as they slipped to defeat at the hands of visitors Lowdham 185-9 with A Graham doing the damage taking 5-34. Gotham 112-3 gained a first win of the season after overcoming Lenton & Willoughby 108-10 with Edward Neville 59* and 6-30 from Richard Pitt which included a hat trick. Wymeswold 100-7 secured promotion but not without a few nervous moments in the win over Caunton as Sam Saunders followed up his 6-19 by the being 29* at the end of proceedings. 

Bar Lane Community Sports Division G

A spell of 4-37 from Vikas Sharma helped Fiskerton & Thurgarton 147-10 to a victory over Beeston & Toton 97-8. Sam King took 4-22 in the win for Gedling Colliery 97-5 over Carrington who were dismissed for 96-10 earlier in the afternoon at King Georges Park. A fantastic 147 from Josh Tranter proved to be in vain as Balderton 209-4 fell to defeat at the hands of champions Kimberley 211-6 as Blayne Riley hit 82. Whatton & Aslockton 152-10 fell to defeat and as a consequence are relegated when failing to chase down the 173-9 set by Kinoulton in which Chris Dorman hit 61 even though Max Wilson returned a fine 5-25 in the loss. Matt Fletcher 42, John Walters 5-25 and Etienne Le Grange 3-25  were the stars for West Bridgford Legion 137-7 in the win over Young Lions 133-10 for whom Rav Digwa hit 68.

Turner Violins Division H

Madni 170-8 secured the title as H Javed hit 70 in the victory over Chilwell 136-10 in which S Azizi scored a fine 52 in reply. Gedling & Sherwood 165-9 secured both the runners up spot and promotion  with  Ed Shepherd 55, Aftab Ahmad 3-5 & Dean Spencer 5-30 in the win over relegated Calverton 108-10 who themselves had notable performers in Callum Jayes 60, Ethan Wright 4-43 & E Wright 4-41. Matt Croxall 95, S.Kutty 51 & A Khan 4-19 provided the firepower in the win for Clifton 253-9 over Long Eaton 120-10. Simon Silverwood took 4-29 and gave Bottesford 93-5 a chance of avoiding the drop with an away win over Southwell 92-10 and now face a winner takes all match against Chilwell next weekend. A narrow ten run win was gained by Stapleford 150-8 over Attenborough 140-10 with the consistent pair of  Alan Pearson 44 and Andrew Pearson 39 & 5-25 both again producing in the sides win.

Carlton Car Centre Division J

Hucknall 138-3 secured the title with a comfortable home win over Hoveringham 137-10 as Amani Darr 46 *& 4-14, Joe Todhunter 41* and Jack Fearn 4-42 were all in fine form when it mattered most. Ellerslie 107-10 were victors in a low scoring affair against Basford Old Boys 95-10 and were thankful to bowler Aman Parekh who took 4-16 despite a battling 42* from A Cooper. Ruddington 180-8 finished off their season in style with a fine win over Keyworth 122-10 with Chris Greaves taking 3-23. C Graham took 5-16 as Woodborough were restricted to 144-8 but Oxton 116-10 fell short as the pair of Sam Fyson 5-27 & Darren Shaw with 3-24 delivered the knock out blows.

King Stone Products Division K

B Faulkner finished on 57* in the away win for Newark R&M 134-2 over mid table Attenborough 132-6 and they still are in with a chance of taking the title. Wollaton 219-5 remain top with an overwhelming home win over relegated Caythorpe 107-10 and it was the pair of David Watson 70 and Hemant Katagi 73 who laid the foundations of the win. Chaz Dixon 101 and Max Chapple 36 & 5-17 starred in the win for Collingham 253-5 and the loss for Great Dalby 168-8 sees them in a fight in the final game of the season for survival. Farndon 193-6 did themselves a huge favour with a seventeen run win over Kimberley 176-10 and it was Sam Brown with 80 with the bat and then 3-33 plus a run out who took the man of the match award. The win for Poplars 158-9 in their close encounter against Bramcote 146-10 sees the losers agonisingly suffer relegation.

Oracle Property Finance Ltd Division L

Liam Parker 70 and Dom Modd 48 were the stand out performances in the win for RHP 231-8 in their away win over Belvoir 140-8. Bengal United 176-10 are top with one game remaining after a convincing win over Basford Mill 61-10 with Muddassir Ahmed hitting 55. A run fest saw Chilwell score 277-9 with 133 from  Mohamed Irshad  being the highlight but Old Dalby 279-5 were seen home with nine balls to spare as R Herrick hit 96 whilst there were half centuries from W Gent 55 and D Greaves 53*. Thrumpton 221-6 gained an impressive win over title contenders East Bridgford 136-6 with Ben Clark starring with 97 with throw the title race wide open. Radcliffe on Trent were unable to raise a side in the fixture away at Underwood.

Robert Whowell & Partners Division M

Dean Cowdell top scored with 51 as Burton Joyce 170-7 gained a much needed win over fellow relegation candidates Nott’s & Arnold 155-8 for whom K Sangha hit 56. Wymeswold 100-5 gained a five wicket away win over hosts Kirkby Portland 99-5 and this sees the home side relegated in the process. Promotion was secured by Hucknall 170-3 after they defeated Lambley 169-10 with fine knocks by Michael Rees 52, Andy Wagstaff 42* and a spell from Lee Whyley of 4-44 to let the celebrations commence. Finishing on 98-3 Bingham’s survival chances were given a massive boost with a fine away win over Lowdham 97-10 with T Hill taking 4-21 in the success. Nottingham Deaf 82-8 need a point to secure promotion after a nervous two wicket win over West Bridgfordians 81-10 and it was the 37 from Oliver Wilcox that proved oh so vital in the win.

Paul Grundell Division N

Will Bennett 49, Aaron Viggers 4-13 & Henry Horne 3-37 all starred in the win for Keyworth 113-7 over Newark R&M 112-10. Ishmael Hussain 2-8 and Qasim Mahmood 2-5 and Luke Rudkin 24* saw an easy win for Nott’s & Arnold 38-0 gain an easy win over Whatton & Aslockton 34-10.Table topping West Bridgford Legion 119-10 took the spoils in the win over fellow candidates Gedling & Sherwood 75-10 with Zain Saleem taking 3-20 in the win whilst Rob Sin returned the best figures of the match with 4-14. Fiskerton & Thurgarton failed to raise a side in the fixture against Ellerslie.